Last month, this blog hosted a guest post on dystopian science fiction by author Yaron Glazer. We’re happy to announce that Noble Beast is going to publish Statisicity, his dystopian sci-fi thriller set in Shanghai in the year 2084. Noble Beast is an amazing new publisher of enhanced ebooks, and their recent title – Steampunk […]
Archives for November 2013
Challenge | The NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy List
2013-11-21 · by ·
What are the best science fiction and fantasy novels of all time? NPR asked it’s listeners and readers to weigh in on this quintessential question during the summer of 2011, taking suggestions and then posting the nominees for the public’s vote. The result was a list of the Top 100 novels in the science fiction […]
Author Guest Post | Steve K Peacock on politics in Diplomancer
2013-11-20 · by ·
The pitch from Steve Peacock’s publicist was one of the best I’ve read in a while, and I get quite a few requests to read and review new authors’ books. But this one was sharp, witty, and interesting. So I had to let Peacock make the case himself. Since he had, like myself, spent some […]
An Afterword to My Journey Through Ender’s Game
2013-11-19 · by ·
Sixteen book reviews and one movie review later, Attack of the Books contributor Stephen Olson says goodbye to the Enderverse… for now. Here are his closing thoughts–his Afterword, if you will–on the series, on reading order of the novels, opinions, what is still to come. Afterword Having submersed myself in the world of Ender’s Game […]
Book Review | Writers of the Future Volume 29 edited by Dave Wolverton
2013-11-17 · by ·
Finding an interesting, new author is a fantastic experience, like discovering a new favorite restaurant or traveling to a place you’ve never been before. It is full of exploration, of discovery, and the refreshing feel of something new and fresh. Imagine, then, what it’s like to find one book with 12 interesting new authors, all […]
Graphic Novel Review | Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
2013-11-14 · by ·
Darth Vader and Son is a delightful and clever children’s comic book that is well conceived and worthwhile entertainment for children and adults alike. Set up as a series of illustrated tableaus from the life of a Darth Vader who, instead of learning only mid-way through Empire Strikes Back that Luke Skywalker is his son, is the single father of a four-year old […]
Recent Arrivals at Attack of the Books
2013-11-09 · by ·
There’s nothing like opening the mail to find new books. Except, perhaps, finding a great deal on a book you’ve long wanted to read. That feels pretty good, too. Here’s a few of the books that have arrived at our house recently. Foz Meadows’ review of Ancillary Justice on A Dribble of Ink, Aidan Moher’s blog, had me […]
Ender’s Game: a Movie Review
2013-11-05 · by ·
And now for something a little different… Sixteen reviews on books and short stories in the Ender’s Game universe later, Attack of the Books contributor Stephen Olson finally saw the movie, starring Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, and Asa Butterfield. While we don’t typically do movie reviews around here, we thought it appropriate to take a look at […]
Author Guest Post | Freya Robertson on the inspiration for her new novel, Heartwood
2013-11-01 · by ·
One of my favorite questions to ask authors is to share with me the inspiration for their stories. It seems like such an obvious question, but the more I ask it, the more I am inspired and impressed with the creativity and ability of good writers to create new worlds. One such author is Freya […]
