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New entry May 06
Critter Notices
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
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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 25!
Last November, Critters turned 25 years old! 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.
A Guide to Barsoom
The ultimate, definitive
GUIDE TO BARSOOM from ReAnimus Press.
NOW IN PRINT EDITION TOO. The best guide to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series.How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.)
(Also via Amazon)
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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 6-Jul-2022 (Crits due 13-Jul-2022):
F A Gentleman's Sensory Guide to Dining Seduction rev 2 [mpc] Russell Adams -#30618
SF Song of the Kantari, Chapter 4 [mpc] Brian Sellnow -#30619
SF All That Remains Guy McDonnell -#30620
SF And For Those Terminators Among Us Charles Botsford -#30621
F Lady Mila's Ring David Morel -#30622
SF Bravely Fragile N. M. Dudack -#30623
SF Cackle 1555 Rose - Chapters 1.1-2.2 Diana R Green -#30624
F Rune Hazard, Chapters 0-2 Ignazio Costanza -#30625
H Appalachia Deluge Ben Lockwood -#30626
SF Slingstar Myth2, Sara's Planet, Chapter 2 Donna Dion -#30627
SF Edge Chronicles: Finally, a Pro Becky Neher -#30628
SF The Lost City of Behemoths Duncan Bieber -#30629
Week of 13-Jul-2022 (Crits due 20-Jul-2022):
SF Seas of the Moon Lewis Siragusa
F Legendary Kingdoms, Chapters 1-8 Michael Paul Johnson
SF Emotive, Chapter 2 Jeff Naylor
H Tiger Monica Rubio
F The Living and the Dead Christopher Blake
F The Star of Zacharias, Chapters 1-4 Audrey Bendana
SF The Fermi Solution Vince Bonasso
H Trapped with a Killer Carl Blusey
F The Wizards from Beyond: Chapter 4 Eric Wilson
SF Song of the Kantari, Chapter 5 Brian Sellnow
F AllWorlds Anarchy Chapter Forty Joel E. Roosa
SF Raven Black, Chapters 6-8 Pamela Najar
SF The Caledonia Hotel Chapters 17-19 RFDR Michael Stevens
F Breath of the Black Dragon King Section 3 James Ross
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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]"):
F The Wizards from Beyond: Chapter 5 Eric Wilson [20-Jul-2022]
SF Emotive, Chapter 3 Jeff Naylor [20-Jul-2022]
SF Emotive, Chapter 4 Jeff Naylor [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 5 Jeff Naylor [?]
F AllWorlds Anarchy Chapter Forty-One Joel E. Roosa [20-Jul-2022]
H Cold Spots Duncan Bieber [13-Jul-2022]
SF The Caledonia Hotel Chapters 20-22 RFDR Michael Stevens [20-Jul-2022]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Monologue to a crowd Ali Iftkhar [25-May-2022]
SF A Way Home Roger Ho [01-Jun-2022]
SF Guide to being yourself after a memory wipe Holden Lee [29-Jun-2022]
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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.]