Risingshadow: June 2015 Edition

Allen Ashley's Once and Future Cities was published by Eibonvale Press in 2009. Information about Allen Ashley: Allen Ashley is a writer, editor, poet and writing tutor, and he's the Founder of Clockhouse London Writers. His latest book is "Dreaming Spheres" written with Sarah Doyle (PS Publishing/Stanza, 2014). He recently edited an anthology about the senses, Sensorama. His book, The Planet Suite, will soon be published by Eibonvale Press. Click here to visit the Allen Ashley's ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Arianne "Tex" Thompson. Arianne "Tex" Thompson is a native and lifelong resident of Texas. After earning a bachelor's degree in history from UT Dallas and a master's degree in literature from the University of Dallas, she went on to become a community college professor, teaching the fundamentals of English to adults writing below the eighth-grade level. Now a master teacher for academic tutoring and test prep services, as well as the ... [read more]

Douglas Thompson's Ultrameta was published by Eibonvale Press in August 2009. Information about Douglas Thompson: Douglas Thompson's short stories have appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies, most recently Albedo One, Ambit, Postscripts, and New Writing Scotland. He won the Grolsch/Herald Question of Style Award in 1989 and second prize in the Neil Gunn Writing Competition in 2007. His first book, Ultrameta, was published by Eibonvale Press in August 2009, nominated for the ... [read more]

Rhys Hughes' Mirrors in the Deluge was published by Elsewhen Press as an e-book in March 2015. The printed edition will be published in June 2015. Information about Rhys Hughes: Rhys Hughes was born in 1966 and began writing from an early age. His first short story was published in 1991 and his first book, the now legendary Worming the Harpy, followed four years later. Since then he has published more than thirty books, his work has been translated into ten languages and he is currently one ... [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing Allen Ashley. Allen Ashley is a writer, editor, poet and writing tutor, and he's the Founder of Clockhouse London Writers. His latest book is "Dreaming Spheres" written with Sarah Doyle (PS Publishing/Stanza, 2014). He recently edited an anthology about the senses, Sensorama. His book, The Planet Suite, will soon be published by Eibonvale Press. Click here to visit the Allen Ashley's official website. Click here to read Risingshadow's review of Sensorama. AN INTERVIEW WITH ALLEN ASHLEY ABOUT SENSORAMA AND THE PLANET SUITE [read more]

Christopher Nuttall's The Best Laid Plans was published by Elsewhen Press as an e-book in February 2015. The paperback edition was published in April 2015. Information about Christopher Nuttall: Christopher Nuttall has been planning sci-fi books since he learned to read. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Chris created an alternate history website and eventually graduated to writing full-sized novels. Studying history independently allowed him to develop worlds that hung together and provided a ... [read more]

Sarah Pinborough's Charm was published by Titan Books in April 2015. (This book was originally published in 2013.) Information about Sarah Pinborough: Sarah Pinborough is a critically acclaimed horror, thriller and YA author. In the UK she is published by both Gollancz and Jo Fletcher Books at Quercus and by Ace, Penguin and Titan in the US. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies and she has a horror film Cracked currently in development and another original screenplay under ... [read more]

Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep (edited by Peter Öberg) was published by Affront Publishing in April/May 2015. Information about Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep: 26 short stories from the new wave of Swedish speculative fiction writers. Forget about cheap furniture, meatballs and crime fiction. Sweden has so much more to offer. Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep contains twenty-six stories from the new generation of Swedish writers of science fiction and the ... [read more]

Ira Nayman's What the Hell Were You Thinking?: Good Advice for People Who Make Bad Decisions! was published in March 2015. Information about Ira Nayman: Ira Nayman once shot a man in 3-D to watch him dye. Okay, okay, Ira Nayman is the author of three novels; he has also self-published five collections of Alternate Reality News Service (ARNS) articles in print. "The Weight of Information," the pilot for a radio series based on ARNS articles, can be found on YouTube. He updates his Web site ... [read more]

(Children of Time #1)

Arthur C. Clarke Award 2016. A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find a new home. But when they find it, can their desperation overcome it's dangers? WHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTH? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But ... [read more]

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Hugo Award nominee 2016. #1 New York Times Bestselling Author The critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem and Cryptonomicon, returns with an epic sociopolitical-military thriller set 30,000 years in the future when seven distinct human subspecies — our descendants — attempt to recolonize the Earth Months after our moon explodes, meteorite storms begin to pummel the Earth, rendering the planet uninhabitable. Before the deluge begins, the ... [read more]

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(A Song of Ice and Fire: The Graphic Novels #4)

Bestselling writer Daniel Abraham and acclaimed illustrator Tommy Patterson bring their stunning graphic-novel adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s classic A Game of Thrones to a stunning finish that merits a place alongside the majestic original on the bookshelf of every fantasy fan. The death of King Robert Baratheon and the imprisonment of his Hand, Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell, has set the great houses of Westeros at one another’s throats. In Winterfell, Eddard’s eldest ... [read more]

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(Nimona #1)

Nimona is the New York Times bestselling graphic novel sensation from ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic. Kirkus says, “If you’re going to read one graphic novel this year, make it this one.” Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from ND Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, ... [read more]

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A highly anticipated new novel from the author of the bestselling THE WINDUP GIRL - a novel that swept the board for awards and took the world by storm In a future hammered by climate change and drought, mountain snows have turned to rain, and rain evaporates before it hits the ground. In a fragmenting United States, the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas skirmish for a dwindling share of the Colorado River. But it is the Las Vegas water knives - assassins, terrorists and spies - who ... [read more]

Science Fiction

(The Impossible Quest #4)

Quinn, Sebastian, Elanor and Tom have found a dragon and conquered the dreaded Beast of Blackmoor Bog. Only one item remains on their impossible quest — the scale of a sea-serpent. Now they must journey to the drowned kingdom, where they will face their deadliest challenge yet. And there they will uncover the truth behind all that has happened... the truth that will change everything. [read more]

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(Black Wings #4)

World Fantasy Award nominee 2016. Edited by S. T. Joshi. Cover art by Jason Van Hollander. This fourth instalment of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series features seventeen stories that continue to elaborate upon the conceptions, motifs, and imagery of H. P. Lovecraft, the most influential writer of weird fiction of the past hundred years. One of Lovecraft’s favourite themes was the tale of archaeological horror, where venturesome explorers unearth hideous secrets of the ... [read more]

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(A Shade of Vampire #13)

"Annora is going to rue the day she ever messed with a Novak..."If Annora goes through with her treacherous plan, Rose could be hours from losing Caleb forever. But Rose is still trying to escape from becoming the main course of her captor's next meal. How will she ever reach Caleb in time? The burning of Kiev and Mona's home has sent everyone on a frantic search for the witch. What happened to her? Did she really abandon The Shade? The prince's decision to leave the island has left ... [read more]

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(Millennium Snow)

Seventeen-year-old Chiyuki Matsuoka was born with heart problems, and her doctors say she won’t live to see the next snow. Toya is an 18-year-old vampire who hates blood and refuses to make the traditional partnership with a human, whose life-giving blood would keep them both alive for a thousand years. Even though Toya has bonded with Chiyuki and is using his powers to keep her healthy, he's reluctant to make their connection complete. He can't imagine dooming someone he cares for to millennium of suffering. Can Chiyuki and their friends convince him to take a risk on love before it is too late?  [read more]

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(Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within #2)

The magic continues in SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: THE MAGIC WITHIN 2!  Sabrina Spellman’s life is intense. On top of the usual stresses of being a teenager, she’s a witch! And that means two schools and twice the work, from her Mortal Realm high school and the Magic Realm’s Charm School.  It should be simpler. But in addition to a regular spelling bee, she has to study for a magical spell-ing bee. She’s finally dating her childhood sweetheart-—but he doesn’t know she’s a witch! ... [read more]

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(Alice in the Country of Hearts)

SO MANY MEN, SO LITTLE TIME! Alice has more than a few handsome suitors in Wonderland..and in this spicy collection, she lands more than one! Whether it's Boris, Ace, or all of Hatter Mansion in a tub, Alice has her work cut out for her-these men aren't easy to love. But after adjusting to the wild ways of their world, she's finding room in her heart for a special someone. Could it be Pierce, Grey...or even Joker? In this fan-friendly mix of stories from multiple series, Alice finds love in Wonderland again and again. [read more]

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(The Clockwork Dagger #2)

Rich in atmosphere, imagination, and fun, the action-packed, magic-filled sequel to The Clockwork Dagger is an enchanting steampunk fantasy, evocative of the works of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger. Narrowly surviving assassination and capture, Octavia Leander, a powerful magical healer, is on the run with handsome Alonzo Garrett, the Clockwork Dagger who forfeited his career with the Queen’s secret society of spies and killers — and possibly his life — to save her. Now, they ... [read more]

FantasySteampunk

(Manifest Delusions #1)

A darkly imaginative writer in the tradition of Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Neil Gaiman conjures a gritty mind-bending fantasy, set in a world where delusion becomes reality... and the fulfillment of humanity’s desires may well prove to be its undoing When belief defines reality, those with the strongest convictions — the crazy, the obsessive, the delusional — have the power to shape the world. And someone is just mad enough to believe he can create a ... [read more]

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(The Leveller #1)

Nixy Bauer is a self-made Leveller. Her job? Dragging kids out of virtual reality and back to their parents in the real world. It’s normally easy cash, but Nixy’s latest mission is fraught with real danger, intrigue, and romance. Nixy Bauer is used to her classmates being very, very unhappy to see her. After all, she’s a bounty hunter in a virtual reality gaming world. Kids in the MEEP, as they call it, play entirely with their minds, while their bodies languish in a ... [read more]

Science FictionYoung Adult

(Linesman #1)

First in a brand new thought-provoking science fiction series. The lines. No ship can traverse the void without them. Only linesmen can work with them. But only Ean Lambert hears their song. And everyone thinks he’s crazy... Most slum kids never go far, certainly not becoming a level-ten linesman like Ean. Even if he’s part of a small, and unethical, cartel, and the other linesmen disdain his self-taught methods, he’s certified and working. Then a mysterious alien ship is ... [read more]

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(Dark in You #1)

Part of a small demon lair in North Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or ‘anchor’, is a guy who’s rumored to be the most powerful demon in existence. Compelling, full of secrets and armed with raw sexuality, Knox Thorne is determined to claim her as his anchor, creating a psychic bond that will prevent their inner demons from ever turning rogue. The billionaire also wants Harper in his bed. ... [read more]

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(Nocturne Falls #1)

Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. After seeing her maybe-mobster boss murder a guy, Delaney James assumes a new identity and pretends to be a mail order bride. She finds her groom-to-be living in a ... [read more]

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(The Game #3)

"Thrilling action and addictive romance — a mind-bending rush of a read!" — Pittacus Lore, New York Times bestselling author of I Am Number Four A thrilling action/suspense novel for fans of The Fifth Wave about contemporary teens pulled in and out of an alternate reality where battling aliens is more than a game — it's life and death. Miki’s life is falling apart around her. Her dad and best friend are lying in the hospital. The Game is glitching, making missions more frequent ... [read more]

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(The Grudgebearer Trilogy #2)

Rae’en has taken her father’s place as First of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur. Freed from all Oaths by Kholster’s death, Rae’en decides to wage war on the Eldrennai anyway out of rage and grief. The war between the Eldrennai and Zaur has begun. Bloodmane, leader of the now independent mystic-warsuits, has underestimated both the sheer numbers of the Zaur and their field ... [read more]

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Hot pulp fiction: A steampunk Frankenstein is a weapon of death in an alternate 19th century England On an Earth that is not our own, Victoria never ascended the throne; the House of Hanover held England only briefly before being supplanted by the House of Harminster. It is a time of gaslamps and regularly-scheduled airship flights, of trams and steam-driven clockwork with countless smoke-belching stacks. London, the capitol of the Empire of the Lion, is a filthy, crowded, ... [read more]

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