Peter David’s “New Frontier” Star Trek book series stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the beloved sci-fi franchise. Born out of David’s deep love for Star Trek and his desire to explore uncharted territory within its vast universe, the New Frontier series has captivated fans with its rich storytelling, compelling characters, and […]
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Fan-Favorite Cirsova Magazine Delivers Hard-Hitting Fantasy In Its New Spring Issue
Cirsova Magazine has been a fan-favorite for science fiction and fantasy ever since many discovered it via its nomination for the Hugo Awards years ago. Offering something different, a return to action-adventure pulp, it’s the perfect magazine for the Iron Age for reading. Their Spring Issue #18 just dropped on Friday, and here’s what readers […]
Brandon Sanderson Shakes Amazon And Makes Them Renegotiate Their Audible Audiobooks Bad Business Practices
Brandon Sanderson did more this week than just create a crowdfund for his Words of Radiance leatherbound books which raised more than $17 Million as of this writing, he also took on the mega-corporation of Amazon against their bad business practices impacting thousands of authors via their Audible Books. Amazon is a near monopoly in […]
Brandon Sanderson Crushes Crowdfunding Again With New Words Of Radiance Leatherbound Edition For His Stormlight Archives Series
Brandon Sanderson broke the minds of many in the publishing industry two years ago with a secret novel campaign on Kickstarter for four books, which raised over $41 million on the site from more than 185,000 backers. Now, he’s back in the crowdfunding game, showing that his work has staying power through a BackerKit sale […]
Vox Day Reveals On Livestream With Jon Del Arroz That Castalia House Will Publish More Of The Ever Popular Junior Classics
Vox Day revealed on live-stream with Jon Del Arroz that Castalia House will publish more of the ever popular Junior Classics. The Junior Classics book series is a treasure trove of timeless literature curated specifically for young readers. First published in 1912 by Collier & Son, the collection aimed to introduce children to the world […]
“People want a good story that doesn’t treat them like a sucker or a fool”: Blake Carpenter Indie Author Interview
Hello! I’m Katie Roome from Periapsis Press, and I am very excited to share with you an interview I did last week with indie author Blake Carpenter. The occasion is the release of a new cover for his book Deathbringer–a Gaslamp fantasy tale of necromancy and revenge, and the first in the Spellswords Saga. I […]
What’s up in the Iron Age of indies?! – IndieScan #21
Iron Age, Pulp, Comics, and all based indies everywhere – we’ve got thousands of creators and millions of aspirants out there hammering away at the next wave of independent media. It’s my job to round it all up for you, week by week, so that you can find new treasures. So what’s going on? Let’s […]
DOOMSDAY RECON: A Five Star Military Fantasy by Ryan Williamson & Jason Anspach
Readers hungry for something different on the bookshelf are often left wanting. Between the deluge of bloated, lackluster romance masquerading as YA fantasy, mass re-printings of Brandon Sanderson and George RR Martin, and cozy reads with no stakes, it is no secret that modern-day Tradpub is a wasteland that has lost the zest for innovation […]
Science Fiction Writer Adrian Tchaikovsky Renounces Hugo Award For His Children Of Time Series While John Scalzi Complains Further
The relevancy of the Hugo Awards has fallen to yet new lows, as now Adrian Tchaikovsky, the Hugo Award for Best Series winner, has decided to give back his award. His series “Children of Time” won Worldcon Chengdu under nebulous circumstances, which have caused both the author and others, such as cross-dressing activist John Scalzi […]
Indie Military Fantasy Book Doomsday Recon By Ryan Williamson And Jason Anspach Blows Up On Amazon
Doomsday Recon by Ryan Williamson and Jason Anspach has made an auspicious start on Amazon. The new world of book publishing is truly among the independents, those publishing books on Amazon, serials on Substack and Royal Road, and putting projects on crowdfunding sites. It has an entire ecosystem of creators who have completely bypassed the […]
Chengdu Worldcon Hugo Awards Rocked By Scandal Again With Sexual Assault Allegations
The Hugo Awards have been embroiled in controversy ever since it was revealed that the awards committee colluded with the Chinese communists to spy on and censor science fiction writers and fans for the Chengdu Worldcon. This has caused meltdowns from sci-fi gatekeepers like Neil Gaiman, Mary Robinette Kowal, and John Scalzi. However, new allegations […]
R.I.P. Baen Books Liaden Universe Author Steve Miller (1950-2024)
Steve Miller, co-author of the Liaden Universe science fiction series with his wife Sharon Lee has died. The Baen Books author left behind a legacy of rich worldbuilding and generations of characters in a beautifully constructed legacy series which is well worth exploring. The Liaden Universe series has 24 novels and several short story collections […]
