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May 1, 2018

Nancy Springer’s intriguing THE ODDLING PRINCE is an absolute delight

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized b&n sci-fi & fantasy blog, brian giberson, elizabeth story, jim killen, nancy springer, review, sandra ruttan, suburbia reads, the oddling prince, toe six press

Jim Killen for B&N SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOG includes Nancy Springer’s THE ODDLING PRINCE among The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of May 2018.

Springer is the author of more than 50 books for children and adults; this one hits the sweet spot between them, a richly written story of two young men finding their true paths.

At TOE SIX PRESS, Sandra Ruttan praises the book.

THE ODDLING PRINCE is a quest, but if you are looking for a traditional quest you won’t find it here. It’s an intriguing story that has many twists and turns. Baldaric’s rejection of Albaric creates a gulf between Baldaric and Aric while Aric and Albaric bond. The fears and guilt that fester in the king’s soul are manifested throughout the land and although at one point Aric was concerned about saving his father the larger concern of saving the kingdom ultimately dominates everything. Can Aric, who has found true love as well as the love of a brother, find a way to unite his family so that they can live in peace? Or will sins of the past lead to a tragic future?

I do not want to give anything about this story away. It was an absolute delight to read.

SUBURBIA READS enjoys the novel.

What a wild ride I just took with this novel. THE ODDLING PRINCE was both a fast paced and intriguing tale about two brothers. Aric, the beloved heir to the throne, and Albaric, who is somewhat the oddball – or Oddling – in the family. Throughout this novel, we get to see both of these characters become close despite the difference in each of them

For more info on THE ODDLING PRINCE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Brian Giberson

Design by Elizabeth Story

April 25, 2018

Peter Watts’ enthralling THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION is one of this summer’s best books

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Excitement mounts for Peter Watts’ forthcoming THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY declares the book as one of the summer’s best reads.

Charged with building interstellar wormhole gates for 66 million years, the human crew of the construction ship Eriophora has lots of time to ponder issues of purpose. After the ship is damaged and crew members go missing, a loyal worker and the ship’s AI work together and at cross-purposes to figure out what’s going on. Watts combines mystery, futuristic technology, and philosophical questions to keep readers enthralled.

TOE SIX PRESS recommends the work.

This is the kind of story that just grabs you from the start and – even if you aren’t particularly interested in black holes or the mechanics of space travel – the story hurtles at a breakneck speed. It flies. It’s wild and crazy and fun and I was irritable with anything that interfered with reading this book.

And it’s also the most compelling reason I know of to never buy an Alexa or any other kind of AI device. Beware the future; what man makes may be his undoing. The crew of the Eriophora is about to find out if they can outsmart the Chimp, but to do so they’ll have to outsmart the humans who created the Chimp in the first place.

Highly recommended.

Leticia Lara on the Spanish language site FANTÁSTICA –
FICCIÓN praises THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION.

Peter Watts is a complex writer, who does not give facilities to the reader, but who sometimes compensates for the effort we have to make to enter into his work with flashes of genius.

I started THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION with great enthusiasm and I have to confess that when I was finishing it during a solitary dinner, I was not able to take my eyes off the screen until I finished it. I was not afraid that the restaurant employees would pick me up just right with the remains of the broom food, because I did not even notice the passage of time. Up to that level of fascination and self-absorption the story took me.

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THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION is such an interesting novel that I can hardly wait for you to read it in order to comment on it in depth without falling into the spoiler. I hope it will soon fall into your hands.

(Translations courtesy of Google)

For more info on THE FREEZE-FRAME REVOLUTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story