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Kill Clock – an Allan Guthrie Interview

On January 27, 2008 By Brian Lindenmuth In Interviews

Today we present an interview Allan Guthrie, writer, editor, and agent, best known for his Crime Fiction. His first novel, Two-Way Split, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award, won the Theakston’s Old Peculier …

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The Lost District by Joel Lane Review

On January 16, 2008 By Craig_Gidney In Book Reviews

“One night, I dreamt that trapped cries of ecstasy were turning to water between the floors, staining my ceiling with the shape of a naked woman. I woke and turned on the light, but couldn’t …

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Paul Kearney Interview – The Ten Thousand

On December 12, 2007 By Damon Cap In Interviews

Today we present an interview with novelist Paul Kearney the author of series like Monarchies of God and Sea Beggars among other books. His most recent work is soon to be published by Solaris and …

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God’s Demon by Wayne Barlowe Review

On December 2, 2007 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

Hell is a setting but never quite a theme in Wayne Barlowe’s debut novel God’s Demon; this explains both the book’s successes and its disappointments. At its best Barlowe’s novel provides a fairly typical, quasi-medieval …

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Live Chat – Paul S. Kemp of the Forgotten Realms

On November 10, 2007 By Damon Cap In Interviews

On November 10th (2007) best selling author Paul S. Kemp joined us live for a chat in our chat room. Kemp has written several books perhaps most notable those featuring the adventures of his creation, …

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Your Prescription for Reading?

On October 26, 2007 By Jay In Book Reviews, Comics, Game of Thrones, Guest Blogs, Interviews

This is the first of a new monthly feature we are calling Synergy. Basically, one of our contributors offers a single question for our other contributors to give answer to. Beyond that, we go out …

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Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing Review

On October 23, 2007 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

What makes certain writings “interstitial” is largely a matter of expectations, say Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss, editors of Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing. How, then, to set expectations for the anthology itself? For …

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Fleet of Worlds by Larry Niven, Edward M Lerner – Review

On October 19, 2007 By John Markley In Book Reviews

“Fleet of Worlds” is part of Larry Niven’s Known Space future history best known as the setting of the Ringworld books. However, while it utilizes characters and settings from other Known Space books, extensive knowledge …

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Scalped: Indian Country Review

On October 7, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Comics

Indian Country collects the first five issues of the monthly series Scalped. The art in Scalped is very good. Offering up shadows with hidden depths at times and bright, clear and detailed panel at others …

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The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Review

On October 7, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Some reviewers have been comparing The Raw Shark Texts to the movie Memento. It’s a largely uninspired comparison based solely on the fact that both protagonists share some form of memory loss. But it’s a …

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Irene Gallo interview – The Art Director

On September 30, 2007 By Damon Cap In Interviews

I was finally able to get in touch with Irene, as she has a very busy schedule. This interview was all prompted from meeting Irene at last year’s New York Comic Con where I think …

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The Shotgun Rule by Charlie Huston Review

On August 28, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Over the course of his brief career Huston has very quickly become one of the top crime fiction writers. One of the things that is the most impressive about Huston’s career so far is that …

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Best Books of 2007 – Summer Edition

On July 28, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

With the first half of 2007 behind us we wanted to gather the BSC think-tank and stop to smell the pages. To look in the rear-view mirror and take stock of the books that we …

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The Best Books of 2006

On July 25, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

This article was supposed to have been posted a couple of weeks ago and I take full responsibility. As has been said before one of the great things about Bookspotcentral is the diversity of the …

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Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis Review

On July 23, 2007 By Brian Lindenmuth In Book Reviews

Michael McGill is a burned-out private detective and self-described “shit magnet” who is enlisted by the White House Chief of Staff to retrieve the Constitution of the United States, not the one taught about in …

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Neal Asher Interview and The Skinner Review

On April 30, 2007 By John Markley In Book Reviews, Interviews

Combining large-scale space opera, intense, visceral action, and occasional elements of horror, Neal Asher is one of the most exciting authors to come out of the United Kingdom in recent years. Born in England in …

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Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich Review

On March 30, 2007 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

The initial appearance of the pulp hero in the newspapers, radio shows and cinema of 1920s America was a reassuring affirmation of rugged American individualism in a world that, in the wake of World War …

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Getting Jig with GoblinQuest – Jim C. Hines Interview

On March 28, 2007 By Damon Cap In Interviews

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Hines author of Goblinquest. I want to make a comment here, just because an author has a smaller publishing firm you can find some real gems that way. …

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Academ’s Fury by Jim Butcher – Review

On February 16, 2007 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

There are a few sentences in the Prologue of Jim Butcher’s Academ’s Fury that in some ways reveal all that you need to know about the book: The steady, smoldering throb from his left knee …

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Warrior and Witch by Marie Brennan – Review

On December 4, 2006 By Matt Denault In Book Reviews

From its cover one might suspect Marie Brennan’s Warrior and Witch to be a fantasy-romance hybrid, but there is actually very little romance in this tale of magic, politics and cultural change. Also misleading about …

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