Category Archives: Books

First Monday Free Fiction: Shelter

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Cora

Welcome to the January 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday of the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for December 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November books I missed … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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Two New Holiday Stories Available: Christmas after the End of the World and Santa’s Sticky Fingers

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Cora

It’s the last new release announcement for 2019. And what would be more fitting for a new release announcement that goes out on Christmas Eve than a holiday story? And this year, I have not one but two holiday stories … Continue reading →

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Magic under the Mistletoe 2019 – A Round-up of the Best Indie Holiday Speculative Fiction

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Cora

Our monthly round-ups of new speculative fiction and new crime fiction releases by indie authors are a perennially popular feature. Therefore, we now offer you a round-up of our favourite holiday science fiction, fantasy and horror by indie authors. These … Continue reading →

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Murder under the Mistletoe 2019 – A Round-up of the Best Indie Holiday Mysteries and Crime Fiction

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Cora

Our monthly round-ups of new speculative fiction and new crime fiction releases by indie authors are a perennially popular feature. Therefore, we now offer you a round-up of our favourite holiday mysteries by indie authors. The holiday mysteries cover the … Continue reading →

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The Women Science Fiction Fans Don’t See

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Cora

Today, I’m over at Galactic Journey again, where I review the 1964 science fiction books, Message from the Eocene and Three Worlds of Futurity, both by Margaret St. Clair as part of the December Galactoscope. Furthermore, our editor Gideon Marcus … Continue reading →

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Two new In Love and War stories and a new Thurvok story

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Cora

It’s another commercial break of sorts, because I have not one but three new releases to announce. One of them is even a short novel. In fact, I’d hoped to announce those new releases before, but one vendor (24symbols – … Continue reading →

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December Commercial Break

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Cora

I have more posts coming up soon, including a long overdue multiple new release announcement as well as the announcement of a new project. However, if you’re looking for some cheap and free books (and who isn’t?), I have a … Continue reading →

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