apexbookcompany.com - 5/8/2009
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by John R. Platt
First appeared in Monstrous
Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction.
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Dam them. Dam them all to hell.
That’s what I swore I’d do if my new ...
nethspace.blogspot.com - 5/1/2009
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Joe Abercrombie ’s First Law Trilogy presents an
alternative interpretation of the relatively standard epic fantasy quest....
Abercrombie takes the trope of a guiding, mysterious wizard with a traveling group of people of wide-ranging origins and tweaks the formula, creating a story in which ...
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The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
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Friday Free Fiction for 8th May
Futurismic —
... Arms” by Alex Dally MacFarlane
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New stuff from Apex Online:
“Hideki and the Gnomes” by Mark Lee Pearson
“Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” by Peter M Ball
“When the Thorns are the Tips of Trees” by Jason Sanford
“Gone Fishin’” by John R Platt
And as an added bonus, ...
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QuasarDragon —
... : " Gone Fishin’ " by John R. Platt. Brian was the first one to go, three weeks after I put in the dam. He came to me all excited one morning. “Dad,” he said, in his voice that was always too deep for his thin little body, “there’s something in the water.”" ...
Free Fiction and Stuff for 6/8/09
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Free Fiction and Stuff [courtesy of QuasarDragon] @Apex Magazine: "Gone Fishin'" by John R. Platt. "When Thorns Are the Tips of Trees" by Jason Sanford "Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens" by Peter M. Ball. "Hideki and the Gnomes" by Mark Lee Pearson. @Blood Blade and Thruster Magazine: "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diplomat" by Matthew Sanborn Smith. @Cosmos Magazine: "The Noise Machine" by V.G. Kemerer. [via Locus Online] @BEAT to a PULP: " ...
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nethspace.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — A common comparison in reviews goes something like ‘fans of __ will love __’. Related and nearly as common is something like ‘fans of __’s earlier work will love this one’. I’ve seen the argument about the above being lazy and unhelpful reviewing, and I’ve seen numerous pleas for exactly that ...
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apexbookcompany.com 2/6/2009 — by Aaron Polson
First appeared in Monstrous
Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction.
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freesciencefantasy.blogspot.com 6/10/2009 — E-FictionNew Fiction at Apex Magazine:"Gone Fishin’" by John R. Platt.Brian was the first one to go, three weeks after I put in the dam. He came to me all excited one morning. “Dad,” he said, in his voice that was always too deep for his thin little ...
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apexbookcompany.com 1/9/2009 — by Ed Turner
First appeared in History Is Dead
Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction.
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nethspace.blogspot.com 7/20/2009 — It’s well known that authors really shouldn’t respond to reviews (or at least do so carefully), Joe Abercrombie has become the exception to this with his often snarky, narcissistic responses. He of course took the bait I hung out there with my review of Best Served Cold and showed me that I ...