Sometimes the picture says it all…
Reading Science Fiction, Fantasy and Crime
Sometimes the picture says it all…
The paperback has a different cover from the hardback. I think I like it and it’s in trend with all ‘the other ‘figures on covers’ that is popular at the minute. The only reservation I have is it’s going to imprint on me a new image of one of the characters. It works for [...]
I’m borrowing this off the lovely Mark@Walker of Worlds. I must admit that’s stunning one. You can check out more info on Michael at his website.
I mentioned twitter in my last post and here are some of the things that you get to find by hanging out there. One is the very lovely and mega savvy editor of Tor UK. She’s been teasing us with cover designs for earlier Neal Asher books and Farlander, which I posted about a while [...]
The Immorality Engine by George Mann Publisher SnowBooks
Another twitter find directed me to The Snowblog where Emma has posted the cover to The Immorality Engine by George Mann. It’s the third book in the Newbury & Hobbes series.
The first book, The Affinity Engine had reviews like:
Ultimately, the questions Mann [...]
Red Claw by Philip Palmer Published by Orbit in September 2009
I’m not sure what to make of the cover to Red Claw. It’s different I’ll give that . Yeah different. I can’t decide if I actually like it or not. I think I do because it stands out. Hopefully the [...]
Orbit recently announced that it was bring the six book series of The Codex Alera by Jim Butcher to the UK for the first time. Starting in June the first four books will be released at the rate of one a month with Princeps’ Fury (Book Five) coming in December.
The covers to [...]
I saw this on Walker of Worlds and just had to share! Neal Asher has released the cover to Orbus, which is out in September:
Just look at that monster!
Now in charge of an cargo spaceship, the Old Captain Orbus, flees a violent and sadistic past, but he doesn’t know that the lethal war [...]
The Lord of Silence by Mark Chadbourn (Solaris)
It’s not out until August 2009. Boo!
Not so sure about the burly man on the cover, well not mixed with that typeface. Sorry.
Speculative Horizons has the blurb.
Submissions: Open
Theme: Science Fiction Combined with Myth
Deadline: 14th April 2010
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Green: Go! Go! Go!
Amber: Caution!
Red: Stop!
In other words:
Green: I liked it
Amber: I liked it with reservations
Red: I didn't like it
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