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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.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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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:
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"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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Preditors & Editors Poll results
2000 Official Results
Standings for category: Book/e-book Cover Artwork
1. Sex, Dead Dogs, and Me-The Paperback!, Ed Williams, http://www.southerncharmpress.com/ed.html
2. Dawn of
the Children of Darkness, Jon F. Baxley, http://carolinanavy.com/navy/creativewriting/baxley/index.html
3. DARKERS, Denise Ruzich, http://www.hardshell.com/Darkers.asp
4. Lake Braxton,
Linda Opdyke, http://www.hardshell.com/LakeBra.asp
5. Riding The
Bullet, Stephen King, http://www.simonsays.com/book/default_book.cfm?isbn=0743204670
6. The Last God, Jim Farris, http://www.fictionforest.com/
7. The Pirates of
Solomon's Toes, Susan Bodendorfer, http://www.wordbeams.com/
8. Forest Child, D. Lee, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
9. They Never Drink ...
Wine, Susan Bodendorfer, http://www.wordbeams.com/
10. Through the Necromanteum:
ProjectFAR-REACH, LADY NUR, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
11. A Circle of Arcs,
Nicholas A. Krueger, http://www.crossroadspub.com/CircleA.htm
12. FIRE AND
ICE, PAUL ABRAMS & TOM SORENSEN, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/covers/fireandicecover.htm
13. AN EYE FOR AN EYE, Athens Springer, http://www.athinapublishing.com/authors/hodges.htm
14.
Prince of Shadows, David Sharpe, http://www.ltdbooks.com/
15. Shadows of the Eclipse,
Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.starpublications.com/
16. Facade, Trace
Edward Zaber, http://www.evilzz.net/thunderart/
17. Mask of the
Stranger, Joyce and Jim Lavene, http://www.awe-struck.net/
18. SHAMELESS, Silke
Juppenlatz, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/
18. Dark Shines My
Love, Stacey King, http://www.spotlighters.com/williams.html
18. Ily's
Dream, Shelley Russell, http://www.edwardstack.com/
18. Wrinkles at Twilight,
Alan M. Clark, http://www.dm.net/~bahwolf/wat.htm
19. Grimm, Howard
Hopkins, http://www.dancingwillow.com/
19. Greed Gold &
Turtle Grass, Rowena Elise Holm, http://www.fictionforest.com/featured_authors/jhalforbes/index.html
19. The Fragile Egg, A.J. Russo, http://www.wordwrangler.com/
20. The Obsidian Quest,
Mike Noel, http://www.crossroadspub.com/ObQuest.htm
20. I'll Take
My Stand, Julia Morgan-Scott, http://www.thetroll.net/trollpublications.htm
20.
Fanged Justice, Judith Huey, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
20. Beetle Bug
Adventures, Thom Leese, Michael Brooks & Wordbeams' Staff, http://www.wordbeams.com/beetle.html
21. Children of
Rhatlan, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, http://www.magictome.com/
21. A Dangerous Woman, Debra
Lee, http://www.mystic-ink.com/d-lee
21. STAR-CROSSED, Dirk
Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/
21. Shadows In The Mist,
Maureen McMahon, http://www.avidpress.com/mcmahon.htm
21. On the Edge,
David W Shelton, http://www.dejahsprivateice.com/images/OTENovelCover.jpg
22. Fire And Ice, P Abrams/T Sorenson, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/
22. Crystal Treasure,
David Bowlin, http://www.silverlakepublishing.com/
23. One Dark and
Stormy Night..., by Linda and Don Pendleton, http://www.mystic-ink.com/l-pendleton/studio.html
23.
The Butterfly Garden, Denise Gasta, http://www.writers-exchange.com/epublishing
23. Alien
Garden, Cathy Buburuz, http://promartian.com/tmw.htm
24. Nemeton, Megan
Powell, http://www.silverlakepublishing.com/
24. First Love,
Mary Z. Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/FirstLo.asp
24. Burn, Jonathan
Lyons, http://www.the-foundry.net/burn/
25. Deeply Canadian,
Tracey Palmer, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
25. The Artist's
Granddaughter, Robin Bayne, http://www.whidbeybooks.com/robin2.html
25. Blackberry
Hollow, Lee Emory, http://www.whidbeybooks.com/bliss.htm
26. L.A. Caveman,
Christina Crooks, http://www.wordbeams.com/
26. Night Tales: Stories of
Fantasy & Terror, Susan Bodendorfer, http://www.wordbeams.com/
26. Byte Me, Lourdes Vargas,
http://www.paulinebjones.com/
26. The Ashes of
Greenwood, Harry Yeatts/Three Legged Dragon, http://www.eclectics.com/tabathayeatts/
26. Thorns of
Two Roses, Kathy Williams, http://www.kdwservices.com/book/book.html
27. The Sabine
Connection, Lee Emory, http://www.starpublications.com/
27. The Heretic, Jason
K. Chapman, http://www.JasonKChapman.com/heretic/paper_edition.html
27. WILD NATURE, Christine Janssen, http://www.starpublications.com/
27. A Woman of Valor,
Janelle Benham, http://wordbeams.com/
27. Westchester Station, Tracey
Laird Palmer, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
27. Sins of the Father,
Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.pulsarbooks.com/
27. Chaser, Jon Guenther, http://www.mystic-ink.com/j-guenther/studio.com
27.
Extremes, Chad Savage, http://www.lonewolfpubs.com/
27. The Devil is in the
Details, Ariana Overton, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
28. Incubus, Dirk A
Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/incubus.asp
28. Miles To Go,
Rickey R. Mallory, http://www.awe-struck.net/AUTHORS8/mtgo.html
28.
Rosemount, Tracey Laird, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
28. Whiteout, Mary Z.
Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/Whiteout.asp
28. Stack to the
Moon, Tracey Palmer, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
28. Avalon, Patti Gregson,
http://renebooks.com/avalon.jpg
29. The Heartacher and
the Warehouseman, Toni Luna Daniels, http://www.anamnesispress.com/bunch.htm
29. Legend of
Otherland, Leslie Gabrielse, http://www.wordwrangler.com/
29. Nowhere To Hide, Joan
Hall Hovey, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
29. What the Man in the
Moon Saw, Tim Dryer, http://Crossroadspub.com/ManMoon.htm
29. Mary's Child,
Celia Ann Leaman, http://www.awe-struck.net/
29. Deep In The Horror of
Texas, Brian Blair, http://www.hia.net/cyberplp/list.htm
29. Dance of the
Double Axe, Jay R. Kohut, http://www.wordwrangler.com/jayrkohut.html
29. Diary of
a Curtain Twitcher, Andy J W Davie, http://www.thejays.nildram.co.uk/ravensrealm
30. The
Dark Riders, Judith Huey , http://www.dancingwillow.com/
30. Redemption, Silke
Juppenlatz, http://www.dreams-unlimited.com/paranormal/redemption.htm
30. Till I Come March Home, Elsan H. Stafford, http://www.virtualbookworm.com/vbookgd.html
30. The
Christmas Mouse, Robert Segarra, http://www.electric-bookworm.bigstep.com/
30. Hoodwinks,
Andrea Baldwin, http://www.thetroll.net/hoodwinks.htm
30. I Dare Think
Otherwise, Leronia Rawls, http://wordbeams.com/
30. Listen To the Shadows, Ardy
Neuman Scott, http://clocktowerbooks.com/
30. Slapstick, Suzette
Cooper, http://www.ltdbooks.com/
30. Lost Hunters, Deanne
Devine, http://www.lost-hunters.com/
30. Grave Images, N. D.
Hansen-Hill, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
30. Partners In Crime,
Dirk Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/
30. A Hymn Before Battle,
Patrick Turner, http://www.patrickturner.com/
30. Far From The Warring
Lands, Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.pulsarbooks.com/
30. Liability, N.C.
Anderson, http://www.starpublications.com/
30. Love Triumphs, E.
Lanmon, http://www.dreamstreetprose.com/
30. Love Through the
Ashes, Denise Agnew, http://www.starpublications.com/
31. Hunter's Song,
Natalie J. Damschroder, http://www.avidpress.com/
31. Passions Vision., Mary
Adair, http://www.awe-struck.net/
31. Mind Caviar, , http://www.mindcaviar.com/
31. White Clover, Tricia McGill, http://www.jacobytebooks.com/
31. Home is Never Far
Away, Shari Gerson, http://www.athinapublishing.com/gerson.htm
31. Eat
First--You Don't Know What They'll Give You, The Adventures of an Immigrant
Family and Their Feminist Daughter, Sonia Pressman Fuentes, http://www.erraticimpact.com/fuentes
31. Party of the
Year, Lady Nur, http://www.crossroadspub.com/
31. Playing Solitaire,
Storn Cook, http://www.cyberageadventures.com/
31. Dead Man Falling,
Judith Huey, http://www.crossroadspub.com/Deadman.htm
31. River of
Dreams, Dirk Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/Riverof.asp
31. UNORTHODOX
PROPOSAL, Martine Jardin, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
31. Shadow of a Doubt,
Rickey Mallory, http://www.daylightdreams/contemporary/shadowofadoubt.htm
31. Night Tales: Stories of Fantasy and Terror, Susan Bodendorfer, http://www.wordbeams.com/
31. Old Turtle New Moon, Anne O'Konski, http://www.crossroadspub.com/TurtleMn.htm
32. Night
Sounds, Ariana Overton, http://www.clocktowerbooks.com/
32. Highlord of
Darkness, Mary Z. Wolf, http://www.hardshell.com/highlord.asp
32. The
Girlfriend, Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.avidpress.com/
32. The Bleeding Sun,
Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/
32. The Pracktl
Affair, Susan Bodendorfer, http://www.wordbeams.com/
32. LIBERTY, a seafaring yarn
, D. Paul MacIntsoain, http://book-on-disc.com/liberty.htm
32. Old Fashioned
Family Recipes, Leta Nolan Childers, http://www.diskuspublishing.com/
32. Voyages Of
Discovery, John Dunne- ED, http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/RPindex.html
32. How to Write Haiku/Cinguain, http://
32. Mermaid and the Eagle, Scott Drury, http://www.starpublications.com/
32. Such A Pretty Face,
Doug Beekman, http://www.meishamerlin.com/
32. The God of Six Points,
David Halliday, http://www.4goodbooks.com/generic.html?pid=52
32. The
Best Laid Plans: Backfire!, Leta Nolan Childers, http://www.diskuspublishing.com/
32. Murder of Dreams,
Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.atlanticbridge.net/publishing/mod.htm
32.
screaming man, ben wah, http://
32.
Roger the Trainee Reindeer, H.J. Tomlinson, www.wordwrangler.com/HJTomlinson
32. Twilight Obsessions, Trace Edward Zaber, http://www.darkstarpublications.com/