Risingshadow: May 2015 Edition

Michael Brachman's The Milk Run was published in March 2015. Information about Michael Brachman: Michael Brachman has a Ph.D. in Sensory Science with a minor in Computer Science. Rome's Revolution is his first science fiction series, depicting the enduring love between a man from the 21st century and a woman from the 35th century. Between the two of them, they fend off various threats to mankind. The science behind the science fiction is meticulously researched. It is so realistic, you will ... [read more]

Sensorama (edited by Allen Ashley) was published by Eibonvale Press in March 2015. Information about Allen Ashley: Writer, editor, poet, writing tutor. Founder of Clockhouse London Writers. Latest book: "Dreaming Spheres" written with Sarah Doyle (PS Publishing/Stanza, 2014). His favourite sense is touch, just wouldn't want to be without the others. Click here to visit the editor's official website. Information about Sensorama: The Senses. We've all got them and are using them ... [read more]

Alexander Zelenyj's Forgotten Hymns of the Death Angels was published by Eibonvale Press in September 2014. Forgotten Hymns of the Death Angels is a signed and lettered limited edition chapbook/zine (softcover, 32 pages, 4 short stories). Information about Alexander Zelenyj: Alexander Zelenyj is the author of the books Songs For The Lost, Experiments At 3 Billion A.M., Ballads To The Burning Twins: The Complete Song Lyrics Of The Deathray Bradburys, and Black Sunshine. His fiction has been ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Betsy Dornbusch. Betsy Dornbusch is the author of a dozen short stories, three novellas, and three novels (Archive of Fire, Exile and Emissary). She also is an editor with the speculative fiction magazine Electric Spec and the longtime proprietress of Sex Scenes at Starbucks. Her latest novel, Emissary (The Seven Eyes, Book 2), was published by Night Shade Books in April 2015. GUEST POST: Dreaming in Genre by Betsy Dornbusch [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing Steve Diamond. Steve Diamond founded and runs the review site, Elitist Book Reviews (www.elitistbookreviews.com), which was nominated for the Hugo Award in 2013, 2014 & 2015. He writes for Baen, Privateer Press, and numerous small publications. RESIDUE, a YA Horror novel, is his first full-length published work. He is also the editor of the Horror anthology, SHARED NIGHTMARES. AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE DIAMOND [read more]

Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction will be published by Tachyon Publications in May 2015. Information about Hannu Rajaniemi: Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Quantum Thief, The Fractal Prince, and The Causal Angel was born in Finland and completed his doctorate in Mathematical Physics at the University of Edinburgh. His works have received Finland's top science fiction honor, the Tahtivaeltaja Award, as well as the John W. Campbell Award for the best first science fiction novel in the United ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Jonathan Maas. Jonathan Maas is a writer living in Los Angeles. He has three books reviewed by Risingshadow: City of Gods: Hellenica, Spanners: The Fountain of Youth, and Flare, each one of which has cover illustration by the extraordinarily talented Manthos Lappas. Jonathan Maas has also directed an independent movie, Spanners, which is the prequel to the book. Links Jonathan Maas' Amazon author page. Jonathan Maas' blog: Deviant Stories. GUEST POST: 3 Literary Lessons from the Movie 'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale' by Jonathan Maas [read more]

(Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #5)

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the fifth book of this thrilling prequel arc in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series. The Dawn of the Clans arc takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. The spirit-cats have spoken: to survive, the cats from the mountains must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. Clear Sky believes the only way to grow is to band together ... [read more]

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(The Foreigner Universe #16)

Tracker is the sixteenth installment of C. J. Cherryh's acclaimed Foreigner series. It’s been a year of upheaval, since Bren Cameron’s return from space — a year when he and the aiji-dowager, one of his most powerful atevi allies, returned home from their two-year interstellar mission to find the government over­thrown and their world in chaos. Now, at last, things are calming down; the Assassins’ Guild is functioning again, working out its internal difficulties, and Bren is ... [read more]

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In the darkness of a underground cave, blind creatures hunt by sound. Then there is light, voices, and they feed... Swarming from their prison, the creatures thrive; to whisper is to summon death. As the hordes lay waste to Europe, a girl watches to see if they will cross the sea. Deaf for years, she knows how to live in silence; now, it is her family's only chance of survival. To leave their home, to shun others. But what kind of world will be left? [read more]

Horror

(Frontlines #3)

The alien forces known as the Lankies are gathering on the solar system’s edge, consolidating their conquest of Mars and setting their sights on Earth. The far-off colony of New Svalbard, cut off from the rest of the galaxy by the Lanky blockade, teeters on the verge of starvation and collapse. The forces of the two Earth alliances have won minor skirmishes but are in danger of losing the war. For battle-weary staff sergeant Andrew Grayson and the ragged forces of the North ... [read more]

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From the author of the Hugo-winning Spin, a compelling science fiction novel about the next ways that social media will be changing everything In our rapidly-changing world of "social media", everyday people are more and more able to sort themselves into social groups based on finer and finer criteria. In the near future of Robert Charles Wilson's The Affinities, this process is supercharged by new analytic technologies — genetic, brain-mapping, behavioral. To join one of the ... [read more]

Science Fiction

(Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy #31)

Book thirty one in the New York Times bestselling series Only from out of great conflict can true heroes arise. With the galaxy aflame and war on an unimaginable scale tearing the Imperium apart, champions of light and darkness venture onto countless fields of battle in service to their masters. They ask not for remembrance or reward - simply to meet their destiny head-on, and only by embracing that destiny will they come to learn what the unseen future may yet hold for them... This Horus ... [read more]

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(Alice in the Country of Clover)

"IF YOU CHOOSE ONE PATH, YOU LOSE ALL THE OTHERS." Alice has been whisked to the Country of Clover, but at least her home-Hatter Mansion-came along for the move. Her intimate friendship with Elliot gives her strength to face the new challenges, but he's a man of contradictions, and she's uneasy about his hard mobster interior lurking behind the grinning goofball exterior. When she starts to fall for him, however, memories of her past world resurface that begin to sway her. Clover is a dangerous place for hesitation. Beware the talking doors! [read more]

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(Meteor Prince #2)

An alien prince falls from the sky and wants to marry Hako—a girl with the worst luck ever?! Strange accidents always seem to happen around Hako Natsuno—so much so that she’s been dubbed the “Queen of Bad Luck.” It’s hardly surprising then that a naked alien prince falls from the sky to tell her that out of all the girls in the universe, he’s come to Earth to mate with her. Does this mean Hako’s luck has changed, or…? Hako Natsuno’s bad luck hasn’t improved, but her ... [read more]

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(A Tale of Two Castles #2)

Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a thrilling tale of mystery in this companion to A Tale of Two Castles. Elodie, the dragon detective Meenore, and the kindly ogre Count Jonty Um are all on their way to Elodie’s home island of Lahnt. Elodie has barely set foot on land before she learns that the Replica, a statue that keeps her island’s deadly volcano from erupting, has been stolen! If the Replica isn’t found in three days, a mountain will be ... [read more]

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In the bestselling vein of Guillermo Del Toro and Justin Cronin, the acclaimed author Chimera and The Hydra Protocol delivers his spectacular breakout novel — an entertaining page-turning zombie epic that is sure to become a classic Anyone can be positive... The tattoed plus sign on Finnegan’s hand marks him as a Positive. At any time, the zombie virus could explode in his body, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous monster. His only chance of a normal life is to ... [read more]

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(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]

Science Fiction

(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

(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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(InterWorld Trilogy #3)

Joey Harker is a Leader. With InterWorld trapped by HEX and his only other companion — the mysterious Time Agent Acacia Jones — missing in action, Joey's the only one left. Though injured and alone, he refuses to give up. How can he, when all the worlds are depending on him? As the threat of FrostNight looms ever closer, Joey seeks out more of his fellow Walkers across the Altiverse, training them as fast as he can and trying to track down InterWorld Base Town along the ... [read more]

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(Alice in the Country of Clover)

An all-new adventure in the New York Times Manga best-selling series featuring the "Bloody Twins" Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum! Alice in the Country of Clover: Twin Lovers chronicles the further adventures of Alice as she goes deeper down the rabbit hole. Like the other New York Times bestselling books in the Alice in the Country of Clover series, this new volume is an oversized edition that features impressive artwork and color pinups. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are the "Bloody Twins," amorous ... [read more]

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Epic SF from the writer of EVE ONLINE - GAME OF THRONES meets BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! Earth has fallen to alien invasion. Our final hope lies in two enormous starships carrying both a population for a new world and fleets of attack ships for protection. Embarked on separate journeys, divided by light years of space, desperate to avoid detection, they are alone in the gulfs of space. And on board doubts grow about the mission. Morale is low, there is talk about a loss of a purpose, ... [read more]

Science Fiction

(Silver Blackthorn #2)

In the second book of Kerry Wilkinson’s new YA trilogy, Silver Blackthorne has escaped the castle where she's been held captive by a cruel king, but new dangers arise as she goes on the run. Silver Blackthorn is on the run. All she really wants is to be reunited with her family and friends but the time for thinking about herself has passed. Now the fates of eleven other teenagers are in her hands - and they are all looking to her for a plan. With an entire country searching for ... [read more]

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