A collection of Eileen Kernaghan’s published speculative short stories, Dragon-Rain and Other Stories, is now available as an Amazon kindle e-book.
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The Journal Writer by Nina Munteanu released worldwide
The second book in Nina Munteanu’s Alien Guidebook Series The Journal Writer: Finding Your Voice was released March 25 2013 by Pixl Press (an imprint of Starfire World Syndicate) and is now selling in bookstores around the world.
The Journal Writer is a guidebook for anyone who writes. It provides steps on how to get started journaling, how to keep going and how to keep safe. The guide covers the full range in expression from writing on the computer, the use of social media and sharing on the Internet to the benefits of good old-fashioned handwriting on paper.
The Journal Writer was commissioned by Editura Paralela 45 (Bucharest, Romania), who translated and published The Fiction Writer (the first in the guidebook series).
Fair Folk in Knob’s End
I’m often asked where the inspiration for my novels come from, and for the most part I don’t have a clear-cut answer. I’m a voracious reader, a pop culture junkie and a self-confessed nerd. I also have a deep love of horror/sci-fi/action movies and am fascinated with ancient history and world mythology, and I tend to absorb and store away juicy tidbits, images, and phrases from all these sources to drive and influence future writing. I will also freely admit that I tend to be drawn to the dark side—I love my vampires, ghosts, demons and even the occasional hit man.
So how did a fun, quirky tale about a teenage girl and her involvement with the Tylwyth Teg come about? Like most things it came from a variety of influences and interest; my (admittedly) fanatic devotion to Torchwood (British sci-fi cult fav TV show), my desires to travel through historic Great Britain and the draw of the unique history/culture/folklore of the often disparaged and overlooked Wales.
In this pursuit to find my own story with a Welsh mythological background I dove headfirst into reading about the Druids, the folk traditions of pre-Christain/ pre- Roman Britain, the enduring Authruian tales, Tristan and Isolde, and the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, historical accounts, archeological studies, you name it. In the process my curiosity became a passion. I feel in love with the stories, the language, the physical beauty of the land, and the gumption of the Welsh people in hanging on to their distinct identity.
Thus Fair Folk in Knob’s End (the Daughters of Annwn) was born. The first novel in this planned series was released this month by Featherweight Press, and I’d love for you to take the journey with me to this magical land.
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Goodreads giveaway link: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/48258-fair-folk-in-knob-s-end
Sherry D. Ramsey Novel Forthcoming
SF Canada member Sherry D. Ramsey is pleased to announce that her science fiction novel, One’s Aspect to the Sun, will be published by Tyche Books, with a tentative release date this fall. A bit about the book:
Captain Luta Paixon of the far trader Tane Ikai needs to know why she looks like a woman in her thirties–even though she’s actually eighty-four. She isn’t the only one desperate for that information.
The explanation might lie with her geneticist mother, who disappeared over sixty years ago, but even if her mother is still alive, it’s proving to be no small task to track her down in the vast, wormhole-ridden expanse of Nearspace. With the ruthless PrimeCorp bent on obtaining Luta’s DNA at any cost, her ninety-year-old husband asking for one last favor, and her estranged daughter locking horns with her at every turn, Luta’s search for answers will take her to the furthest reaches of space–and deep inside her own heart.
Watch Sherry’s website, www.sherrydramsey.com, for updates.
Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories
“Mexican luchadores wrestle primordial evil in Vancouver … The Intrepids battle Nazis in Nova Scotia … A mysterious masked man rescues an adventuring heiress in a steampunk Gold Rush–era Yukon … Zombies and ancient Viking magic are unleashed in downtown Toronto … A godlike oracle wanders Calgary with her cyborg handler … The fearsome Iron Shadow stalks the streets of Kingstonia … The Coachwhip and Cat-Girl fight crime in lurid wartime Montreal …
In these 24 tales Canada’s most daring writers reimagine the super genre from its outer limits to its pulp origins, exploring the diverse landscape of Canadian identity and geography.” (Tyche Books)
New Release from Dawné Dominique: Crimson Cries, IV: The First
The long awaited release of Dawné Dominique’s fourth novel in The First series has arrived in ebook. Print will be available shortly.
Can she leave behind her past in order to do what’s necessary for the future?
When Paladin Sandalio, prince of the vilkacis race, shows up at her door with the same cryptic warnings as her father, Daniella Rolfe has no choice but to believe…the Nuasiar Nine walk the world again. With vamps and wolves dying side-by-side, and innocents caught in the crossfire, she knows it won’t be long before the veils are set asunder. Trusting those she’s detested for centuries is no easy task, but learning that entities like them were not created by accident will be the greatest challenge of all.
New vows will be taken—then she will show them real fear.