Risingshadow: November 2015 Edition

Mike French and Karl Brown's An Android Awakes will be published by Elsewhen Press in November 2015. Information about the authors: Mike French was the owner and senior editor of the prestigious literary magazine, The View From Here during its life from 2007 to 2014. Mike's debut novel, The Ascent of Isaac Steward, the first book of the Dandelion Trilogy, was published in 2011 and nominated for a Galaxy National Book Award which, presumably due to an unfortunate clerical error, was awarded ... [read more]

Jean Lorrain's Monsieur de Phocas was published by Tartarus Press in September 2015. Information about Jean Lorrain: Jean Lorrain (1855-1906), born Paul Alexandre Martin Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school. Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism, and openly gay. He contributed to the satirical weekly Le Courrier français. Lorrain wrote a number of collections of verse, including La forêt bleue (1883) and L'ombre ardente, (1897). He is also remembered for ... [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing the fantasy author Gail Z. Martin about her new books. Gail Z. Martin is the author of the upcoming novel Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC (Dec. 2015, Solaris Books) as well as the epic fantasy novel Shadow and Flame (March, 2016 Orbit Books) which is the fourth and final book in the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga. Shadowed Path, an anthology of Jonmarc Vahanian short stories set in the world of The ... [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing David Thomas Moore, the commissioning editor for Abaddon Books. Born in Australia, David Thomas Moore has lived and worked in the UK for the past twenty years, and has been writing for roleplaying magazines, fiction websites and short story anthologies for eight years. The Ultimate Secret is his first long work. He lives in Reading with his wife Tamsin and daughter Beatrix. You're glad you met him. Click here to visit the Abaddon Books website. AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID THOMAS MOORE (THE COMMISSIONING EDITOR FOR ABADDON BOOKS) [read more]

Kim Newman's The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School was published by Titan Books in October 2015. Information about Kim Newman: Kim Newman is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World ... [read more]

Mark A. Latham's The Lazarus Gate was published by Titan Books in September 2015. It's the first part of The Apollonian Case Files series. Information about Mark A. Latham: Mark Latham is an author, editor and games designer with a passion for nineteenth century history, from Staffordshire, UK. Formerly the editor of Games Workshop's White Dwarf magazine and head of Warhammer 40,000, Latham is now a writer of novels, short stories, and tabletop games, such as Legends of the Old West, and ... [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing Anna Waterhouse. She has co-written Mycroft Holmes (Titan Books, September 2015) with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Anna Waterhouse is a professional screenwriter and script consultant. AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNA WATERHOUSE [read more]

Nightscript: Volume 1 (edited by C. M. Muller) was published by Chthonic Matter in October 2015. Information about the editor: C. M. Muller lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his wife and two sons - and, of course, all those quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore. He is related to the Norwegian writer Jonas Lie and draws much inspiration from that scrivener of old. His tales have appeared in Shadows & Tall Trees, Supernatural Tales, The Yellow Booke, Xnoybis, and Visiak's ... [read more]

Simon Marshall-Jones' Biblia Longcrofta was published by Tickety Boo Press Ltd in August 2015. Information about Simon Marshall-Jones: Simon Marshall-Jones (aka The Tattooed Head) is editor/publisher at award-nominated Spectral Press, Theatrum Mundi, and rEvolution SF, a writer, reviewer, columnist, and blogger: a book lover, of course, but also likes French cheeses  and wines rather too much, as well as rum, a collector of vintage commercial vehicle magazines, and is heavily covered in ... [read more]

You have a chance to win a new edition of J. L. Doty's A Choice of Treasons (e-book, published by Open Road Media, October 2015). This e-book will be given to 5 lucky winners. This giveaway is open to everybody, worldwide. To participate in this giveaway, please send an e-mail message to risingshadow.giveaway@gmail.com. The subject of the e-mail message must be "CHOICE". The e-mail message must contain your name and your e-mail address. This giveaway ends on October 31st, ... [read more]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse's Mycroft Holmes was published by Titan Books in September 2015. Information about the authors: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a huge Holmesian - 7'2" tall, basketball's all-time leading scorer, and a U.S. cultural ambassador. He's written extensively, including What Color is My World (children's), Brothers in Arms (military history), and On the Shoulders of Giants (black history). Click here to visit his official website. Anna Waterhouse is a professional ... [read more]

Translated by Owen F. Witesman. The original novel was published in 2007. In the span of a few days, six tons of lithium-6 are stolen in Japan, and 180 grams of plutonium vanish in France. Word of these crimes quickly reaches Colonel Kenneth Andrews at the US Nuclear Terrorism Unit. He mobilizes the best team in nuclear defense, including special agents — and couple — Lauri Nurmi and Alice Donovan. As this secret task force sets out to find the contraband elements, they begin to fear ... [read more]

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(The Last Kids on Earth #1)

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hoards of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg. So Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, ... [read more]

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(Cold Hill #1)

Moving from the heart of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for Ollie and Caro Harcourt and their twelve-year-old daughter Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated Georgian mansion - Ollie is filled with excitement. Despite the financial strain of the move, he has dreamed of living in the country since he was a child, and he sees Cold Hill House, with its acres of land, as a paradise for his animal-loving daughter, the perfect base for his ... [read more]

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(Simon Snow #1)

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he sets something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here - it's their last year ... [read more]

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(The Lot Lands #1)

LIVE IN THE SADDLE. DIE ON THE HOG. Such is the creed of the half-orcs dwelling in the Lot Lands. Sworn to hardened brotherhoods known as hoofs, these former slaves patrol their unforgiving country astride massive swine bred for war. They are all that stand between the decadent heart of noble Hispartha and marauding bands of full-blood orcs. Jackal rides with the Grey Bastards, one of eight hoofs that have survived the harsh embrace of the Lots. Young, cunning and ambitious, he schemes to ... [read more]

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(Black Blade #2)

Something Wicked This Way Comes... As a thief, I stick to the shadows as much as possible. But when the head of the Sinclair Family picks me to compete in the Tournament of Blades, there's no escaping the spotlight — or the danger. Even though he's my competition, Devon Sinclair thinks I have the best shot at winning what's supposed to be a friendly contest. But when the competitors start having mysterious "accidents," it looks like someone will do anything to win — no matter who they ... [read more]

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(Blud #4)

Delilah S. Dawson’s award-winning Blud series comes full circle as Tish and Criminy, stars of Wicked as They Come, embark on a sexy and harrowing final adventure in a world RT Book Reviews called “delightfully edgy with hidden charms.” Ever since landing in the magical world of Sang and falling in love with dashing ringmaster Criminy Stain, Tish has been waiting for the axe to fall. Until her dying grandmother’s last breath on Earth, Tish can’t bring herself to give up her all-too ... [read more]

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(Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #1)

The first book in an epic new adventure for the Survivors dogs! From Erin Hunter, #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors, Survivors is full of "wild and wonderful adventure" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) that will thrill fans of action-packed animal fantasy.For the first time Storm can remember, she has a place in a Pack, and the world that was devastated by the Big Growl is finally at peace. But tensions are rising among the dogs of the Wild Pack — and the greatest danger they face may come from within. [read more]

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(The Walking Dead Books (graphic novel collections) #12)

After Rick delivers Carl to Hilltop to start their new lives apart, a threat emerges from within the walker hordes that no one could expect. A threat that will leave readers speechless. Collects The Walking Dead #133-144. [read more]

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(Septimus Heap: TodHunter Moon #2)

In PathFinder, readers journeyed with Alice TodHunter Moon, a young PathFinder who found her way to the Castle seven years after the events of the original Septimus Heap series. Now it’s two months later and Alice is settled into her new life in the Castle. Being Apprentice to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap is tricky — there’s loads of new Magyk to learn — but at least she’s mastered the Unseen charm. She’s lucky she has, too — that Unseen will come in handy ... [read more]

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Fairy tales for our times from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours A poisoned apple and a monkey's paw with the power to change fate; a girl whose extraordinarily long hair causes catastrophe; a man with one human arm and one swan's wing; and a house deep in the forest, constructed of gumdrops and gingerbread, vanilla frosting and boiled sugar. In A Wild Swan and Other Tales, the people and the talismans of lands far, far away―the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source ... [read more]

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(Idol Dreams #1)

At age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she’s a virgin, Chikage is humiliated and wishes she could return to the time when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15. Now Chikage is determined to pursue everything she missed out on all those years ago—including becoming a star! [read more]

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(Afterlife Saga #7)

Time. Truth. Life. ‘There is weakness in all when lies are told but the strength in each is what we must behold.’ Can our Chosen One find her way back from the deception and chaos that surrounds her or is this the life of a trapped girl, broken and lost forever? A worldwide search might be on the cards but what if the girl they're looking for was never meant to be found? These are the questions both sides face in a race against time, truth and the life they are all trying to save. ... [read more]

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(Pathfinder Tales)

Having unseated Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder RPG is the world's bestselling tabletop roleplaying game — now available in a series of novels Larsa is a dhampir — half vampire, half human. In the gritty streets and haunted moors of gothic Ustalav, she’s an agent for the royal spymaster, keeping the peace between the capital city’s secret vampire population and its huddled human masses. Yet when a noblewoman’s entire house is massacred by vampiric invaders, Larsa is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse that will reveal far more about her own heritage than she ever wanted to know. [read more]

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(Ice Planet Barbarians #4)

All this snow and no holidays? What's a stranded human to do?Create a new holiday, of course. Georgie and the other women decide to bring some new traditions and cheer to the sa-khui. More babies are born, presents are exchanged, and a new romance blossoms between a human woman desperate for a change, and the alien determined to protect her.This 25,000 word novella is NOT intended as a stand-alone. Looking for a place to start? Try ICE PLANET BARBARIANS, Book #1 in the series. [read more]

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(Gargoyle Legend)

Monsters stalk the night. Irisa Lunas has one fear, walking under the moonlit sky. A witness to the savage murder of her parents, she's spent the last twelve years neglected and alone. Compelled to return to the caves she once played in as a child, she discovers a living statue made of glistening marble. Hauntingly beautiful, he represents her greatest nightmare and most illicit dreams. Only she has the power to release him from his eternal imprisonment, but to do so she must accept the power ... [read more]

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(The Duelist Trilogy #2)

Legends and Liars is the second book in the Duelist's trilogy - a fast-paced adventure from one of the most exciting new talents in fantasy. Vocho and Kacha are brother and sister, and between them they've got quite a reputation. They were once know for the finest swordplay in the city of Reyes. The only problem is, ever since they were thrown out of the Duelist's Guild for accidentally killing a man they were sworn to protect, it seems everyone wants them dead. Including a dark ... [read more]

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(Los Nefilim (novellas) #2)

A novella. Always holding themselves aloft from the affairs of mortals, Los Nefilim have thrived for eons. But with the Spanish Civil War looming, their fragile independence is shaken by the machinations of angels and daimons... and a half-breed caught in-between. For although Diago Alvarez has pledged his loyalty to Los Nefilim, there are many who don’t trust his daimonic blood. And with the re-emergence of his father — a Nefil who sold his soul to a daimon — the fear is Diago will ... [read more]

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(The Gameshouse #3)

A novella. The Gamehouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost though games of Chess, Backgammon – every game under the sun. But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes – those of politics and empires, of economics and kings... And now, the ultimate player is about to step forward. [read more]

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(The Fractured Europe Sequence #2)

In a fractured Europe, new nations are springing up everywhere, some literally overnight. For an intelligence officer like Jim it's a nightmare. Every week or so a friendly power spawns a new and unknown national entity which may or may not be friendly to England's interests. It's hard to keep on top of it all. But things are about to get worse for Jim. A stabbing on a London bus pitches him into a world where his intelligence service is preparing for war with another universe, and a man has appeared who may hold the key to unlocking Europe's most jealously guarded secret... [read more]

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