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ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY:
The universe is dying from within...
"Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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News
Critters is 23!
Yes, 23 years ago Critters was born. Wow! Thanks so much to all of you, who've made it such a resounding success!
Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow
Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
The Sigil Trilogy
If you're looking for an amazing, WOW! science fiction story, check out THE SIGIL TRILOGY. This is — literally — one of the best science fiction novels I've ever read.New Book from a Critter Member
**NOW IN
PRINT EDITION
TOO!** Awesome new book,
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPECULATIVE FICTION OPENINGS,
from a Critter member whose unearthed a shard of The Secret
to becoming a pro writer. Really good piece of work.
"...if you're at all concerned about story openings, you'd be nuts not to read what Qualkinbush has to say." —Wil McCarthy, author of BLOOM and THE COLLAPSIUM
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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 19-Feb-2020 (Crits due 26-Feb-2020):
F Such a Bright, Bright Day Russell Adams -#28967
SF Titan, novel thru 1st Plot Point Kathy London -#28968
H An Elegy for Thomas W. Gronach or Shaking the Cat's Paw. Joel Schroeder -#28969
F Hidden Knight Leanna Zimmerman -#28970
SF False Continuum: Prologue & Chapt 1 Sean Masters -#28971
F An Unexpected Side-Quest Rich Perkins -#28972
SF H2LiftShips, a tech manual for a future Chapter 1-2 Bob Freeman -#28973
F Forgive the Fortune-Teller [@] Larry Hodges -#28974
SF Blood & Power: The Calm -- Chapter 8 Javier Sobrado -#28975
SF Coveted Relics Chapter Prologue and Chapter 1 Jeremy Zentner -#28976
F Selah Chapters 1-2 Ella Walker Henderson -#28977
Week of 26-Feb-2020 (Crits due 4-Mar-2020):
SF Project Random Glenn Ferri
SF -Parallels- Volume One The Odyssey of Samantha Williams, Prologue and Chapter 1 Edward LeCore
SF The Games at the Edge of Town Robert Leishman
SF The Gold Eagle, Chapter 2 Nicholas E. Lehde
SF An Elegy for Thomas W. Gronach or Shaking the Cat's Paw Steve Levandoski and Joel Schroder
F The Land of the Lily Pads E.V. Zukowski
SF Domestic Daniel Villani
SF Inhale Jeffrey Richardson
SF Further to Fall, Chapter 6 Garrett Menning
SF Forever Grey Chapter 1 Greg Tracii
SF Topographic Tim Stevens
H The Poison Tree Preston Chase
H How to Eat a Cricket - V3 Yacine GACI
F Who Moved My Wand: A Fairy Godmother's Guide to Change in the 21st Century Jamie M. Boyd
Week of 4-Mar-2020 (Crits due 11-Mar-2020):
SF Swallowed Earth Emerson R.C. Andrews
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapter 14 Eric Wilson
F The Horseman Soteris Phoraris
SF A Language Older Than Words Andrew Giffin
SF Take My Heart Martin Heckman
SF Changelings: Rebirth Ch 11 Liam Corley
F Bent's Repairs Joe Follansbee
SF Echo Lake _Chapters 1_ Audrey Felter
SF The Winnowing, Chapters 1-4 Scott Malabarba
F Self-possession Chapter 1 Dan Hoy
F Trey Roberts and the Ancestor's Wish, Chapter 3 of book 2 Lee Magnus
F The Sheenseeker: Chapter 1 Heather Gaither
SF Nuclear Semiotics Dan Reade
F The King's Kabal, Chapters 1 & 2 David Morel
F Fulmen and Ignis, Chapters 1&2 Christina Carlson-Hass
F The Applicant _and_ Three Men Walked Into a Bar Joel E. Roosa
SF Pictures From a Floating World Hershel-Mars Auberon
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
SF The Gold Eagle, Chapter 3 Nicholas E. Lehde [4-Mar-2020]
F Trey Roberts and the Ancestor's Wish, Chapter 4 of book 2 Lee Magnus [11-Mar-2020]
F The Sheenseeker: Chapter 1 - Vesper Heather Gaither [11-Mar-2020]
F Gold Eagle: The opening Nicholas E. Lehde [?]
F The Gold Eagle, Chapter 1 Nicholas E. Lehde [?]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 15-16 Eric Wilson [11-Mar-2020]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 17-18 Eric Wilson [?]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 19-20 Eric Wilson [?]
SF Coveted Relics: Chapter 2 Jeremy Zentner [26-Feb-2020]
F Submitted For Your Approval _and_ Make It, Take It, Break It Joel E. Roosa [11-Mar-2020]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
H Little Grey Megan Maddox [08-Jan-2020]
SF The Collapse Series: Keeper Foundation Alexander A. Batalou [08-Jan-2020]
F Winter's Promise Chapters 1-4 Angelica K Ramirez [08-Jan-2020]
F Hades' Cycle D.Y. Foster [08-Jan-2020]
F Biting the Apple, Chapter One Nisaa A. [15-Jan-2020]
SF Snikabah John Griffin [22-Jan-2020]
F Storms Past Laura-Marie Steele [05-Feb-2020]
SF Mars II Emmery Chrisco [12-Feb-2020]
F Cold Light Jennifer Oberlander [12-Feb-2020]
F Wisp SHALONDA L. COTTON [19-Feb-2020]
SF Cosmobourous JC Crochet [19-Feb-2020]
F Eileen StarHawk : Secret of the Last Door, Chapter 1 AD Chowdhury [19-Feb-2020]
F More Blood! Prologue Chapter and Chapter 1 Raffy Grullon [19-Feb-2020]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]