Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
“Fans of Bledsoe’s other blends of fantasy and noir will love his latest, and new readers will be able to jump right in. Try suggesting this to fans of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files.” – Booklist Dark Jenny by Alex Bledsoe gets not one but TWO starred reviews! From Booklist: The third Eddy Lacrosse novel finds…
“Spectacularly and convincingly inventive, assured and wholly spellbinding: one of the most impressive debuts in years.” The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi gets a starred review in the March 1 edition of Kirkus Reviews! Below is the full review: A sort of paranoid-conspiracy, hard sci-fi whodunit: the Scotland resident, Finnish author’s jaw-dropping debut. Notorious thief…
The Beloved Dead by Tony Hays gets a starred review in the February 14th edition of Publishers Weekly! Below is the full review: Hays merges a suspenseful serial killer story line with a persuasive recreation of fifth-century Britain in his superior third Arthurian mystery (after 2010’s The Divine Sacrifice). Arthur ap Uther, “the Rigotamos, the…
Tor/Forge Blog Calling all Tweetgeeks: science fiction stars Greg Bear, Steven Gould, and M.J. Locke to kick off first #Torchat next Wednesday, 2/16 at 4 PM EST New York, NY – Wednesday, February 9, 2011 – Tor Books is excited to announce the launch of #Torchat, a new SF/f genre-themed, hour-long chat series hosted on…
Page-title By Laura Fitzgerald It always comes as a terrible shock when a manga series that you’ve been following comes to an end before its time. Sometimes, no matter how much you dearly love a series, it just isn’t in the cards. But then, sometimes a series gets a second chance. Gunslinger Girl is getting…
Lucky Stiff receives a starred review from Booklist! Lucky Stiff by Deborah Coonts gets a starred review in this month’s print edition of Booklist. Below is the full review: Lucky Stiff: With a mother who runs a bordello, a boyfriend who’s a female impersonator, and a job as a “problem solver” for her father’s luxurious…
Hellhole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson gets a starred review in this month’s print edition of Booklist. Below is the full review: Hellhole: Hellhole is a militaristic sf story of galactic proportions. The underdog, General Tiber Adolphus, had taken on the corrupted Constellation and lost as a direct result of choosing a moral…
Lucky Stiff by Deborah Coonts gets a starred review in Library Journal. Below is the full review: Lucky Stiff: In an ironic twist, loan shark Numbers Neidermeyer’s body is found in a shark tank in a Vegas casino. Everyone, it seems, wanted Numbers dead, and soon Lucky O’Toole (Wanna Get Lucky?), customer relations pro at…
Congratulations are in order! Three of our Forge authors have been nominated for an Edgar Award! Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva has been nominated for an Edgar Award in the Best First Novel category! Also, Jeffrey Deaver’s “The Plot” from First Thrills has been nominated for Best Short Story and Neil Cross (Burial, Forge 2010)…
Pennsylvania residents, come meet David Lubar, author of Enter the Zombie, the concluding volume of the Nathan Abercrombie: Accidental Zombie series! Time: Saturday, January 22 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Address: Wegmans, Downingtown 1056 East Lancaster Ave. Downingtown, PA 19335 About the author: DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best…