In my review of Heir to the Empire, I called it space opera t its finest. After reading Dark Force Rising, I am sorry to report that I am wrong, because THIS is space opera at it’s finest. While Heir to the Empire did a lot to set up the story in Dark Force Rising, […]
Sneak Peek of For Steam And Country – One Page Podcast!
Author and blogger Dawn Witzke of the One Page Podcast did a quick reading of the first page of For Steam And Country. It sounds fantastic read aloud! You can check it out here: http://dawnwitzke.com/index.php/2017/05/25/one-page-podcast-for-steam-and-country-by-jon-del-arroz/
Storyhack: A New Short Fiction Magazine Inspired By The #PulpRevolution
Storyhack is a new short fiction magazine, which is up on kickstarter now. I read their free Issue 0 which is available on their website, and have backed this kickstarter project as it’s got some of my favorite short fiction writers involved: Jay Barnson, Jon Mollison, and David J West to name a few. It’s also […]
Comic Review: X-O Manowar #3
Some spoilers ahead, though I left out a couple crucial details to ensure the story is still enjoyable to those who pick this up. X-O Manowar #3 picks up right where #2 left off, with Aric preparing for an outright assault on the President of the other faction. It starts out with this pretty montage […]
Insensitivity
From time to time the topic of sensitivity readers comes up in my writing circles, and naturally most artists I know in the independent world balk at the concept. I tend to agree — I think it’s a scam of a few people who are telling people what’s okay and what’s not to write, which […]
A Moon Full Of Stars by Jon Mollison!
There’s another Jon out there in SF who’s very much worth your while, and his name is Jon Mollison. He writes in the vein of the old school pulps like very few I’ve seen. If you’re into hard action/adventure in your sci-fi, this work’s for you. Fun fact: he’s also an audiobook narrator, most recently […]
Review: Brandon Sanderson – Snapshot
Snapshot is the recent “between novellas” project by Brandon Sanderson. This one is a little different, a science fantasy near-future world where police can create these “Snapshots” which are direct copies of the world before a crime occurs. Police can go into these snapshots and investigate by seeing what actually happened for a period of […]
For Steam And Country Cover Reveal!
The moment everyone’s been waiting for is here! For Steam And Country is set to be released next month, my second novel, and my first venture into Fantasy. I had an incredible time writing this book, and early reviews are saying it’s even better than my award nominated debut novel. You’ll not want to miss this. […]
#SpaceOperaWeek Round-Up
There’s been a lot of cool content for Space Opera Week, and we at the #PulpRevolution created one of the best weeks of content for Science Fiction in a long time. If you missed any of my guest contributions to awesome science fiction sites this week: Realism is Dumb Jon Del Arroz’s Definitive Top 5 […]
#SpaceOperaWeek Geekchats Special: Space Opera and Woldbuilding with Sarah Hoyt
It’s #SpaceOperaWeek and I’m excited to have one of my favorite authors working in the field right now, Sarah Hoyt, on tomorrow to talk about her Darkship series, her inspirations, what space opera means to her and some of the helpful tricks she used to come up with such a rich and imaginative world like […]
Chris Cornell Tribute
Going to have a pretty busy day but wanted to acknowledge all the beautiful music Chris Cornell brought me. I actually found his 1999 solo album to be the best. Saw him with a backing band in 2001 and he was inspiring both vocally and on guitar. Some of the last true rock ‘n roll:
Tordotcom Celebrates #SpaceOperaWeek By Censoring Popular Space Opera Author
When I first heard about #SpaceOperaWeek, I was excited. It provided a chance to talk about the sub-genre of Science Fiction that I love more than any other, and cross-platform across the internet through the use of the hashtag to where I’d be able to reach and connect with a lot of people. Unfortunately, the […]
