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GUEST POST: Blackbird: Deep Into That Darkness Peering... by Michael Fiegel

[author_image_10121]Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Michael Fiegel. Michael Fiegel is a writer and game designer known in Internet circles as the creator of the satiric website Ninja Burger. He has written in both the pen-and-paper a…

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GUEST POST: Coming Attractions: New books, new series and plenty of surprises! by Gail Z. Martin

[author_image_243]Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Gail Z. Martin. Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books and Orbit Books. Vengeanc…

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A review of T. R. Thompson's The Blood within the Stone

T. R. Thompson's The Blood within the Stone was published by Odyssey Books in July 2017. Information about T. R. Thompson: Tom is an Australian speculative fiction writer. He lives in Belgrave on the…

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A review of New Fears (edited by Mark Morris)

New Fears (edited by Mark Morris) was published by Titan Books in September 2017. Information about Mark Morris: Mark Morris has written over twenty-five novels, including four books in the popular D…

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GUEST POST: Worldbuilding by Aidan Russell

[author_image_10189]Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post about worldbuilding by Aidan Russell. Aidan Russell is not a New York Times bestselling author, but he has written a few sho…

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An interview with Glynn Stewart

[author_image_10184]Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing Glynn Stewart. Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship’s Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-l…

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A review of Allen Ashley's The Planet Suite

Allen Ashley's The Planet Suite was published by Eibonvale Press in May/June 2016. Information about Allen Ashley: Allen Ashley is an award-winning editor, writer, poet, creative writing tutor, event…

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High-quality speculative fiction from Tachyon Publications (short reviews)

All of the books featured on this page have been published by Tachyon Publications. Tachyon Publications is an independent press specialising in speculative fiction. Information about the books: Elle…

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A review of Eric Brown's Binary System

Eric Brown's Binary System was published by Solaris Books in August 2017. Binary System is an omnibus edition of the novellas Binary and System. Information about Eric Brown: Eric Brown reviews for t…

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GUEST POST: Vices and Virtues by Ashley Franz Holzmann

[author_image_10165]Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Ashley Franz Holzmann. About the Author A Boy Named Sue, named Ashley, who goes by Ash around his friends. Ashley grew up…

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