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Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
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)
Space Travel for SF Writers
Hot off the presses from ReAnimus Press! Space Travel - A Science Fiction Writer's Guide— An indispensible tool for all SF writers that explains the science you need to help you make your fiction plausible. (Also via Amazon)
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
Free Web Sites
Free web sites for authors (and others) are available at www.nyx.net.
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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Preditors & Editors Poll results
2005 Official Results
Standings for category: Horror Novels
1. A Man of Two Worlds, Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc, Lulu, http://www.lulu.com/
2. Diverse Tales, Nicholas Grabowsky, Diverse Media, http://www.downwarden.com
3. Vampires of the Scarlet Order, David Lee Summers, LBF Books, http://www.lbfbooks.com
4. With Black and White Comes the Grey, Giovanna Lagana, Whiskey Creek Press, http://whiskeycreekpress.com
4. Heaven's Falling, Garry Charles, Hadesgate Publications, http://www.garrycharles.com
5. City of the Dead, Brian Keene, Delirium Books, http://www.deliriumbooks.com
6. Trespassing Time - Ghost Stories From the Prairie, Baldwin, Garretson, Madl, McGathy, Ravenstone Press, http://www.ravenstonepress.com
7. No Longer Dreams (anthology), Danielle Ackley-McPhail et al.(ed.), Lite Circle Books, http://litecircle.org
8. The Priest of Blood, Douglass Clegg, Ace
8. Restless Shadows, Jennifer Cloud, Midnight Showcase, http://www.midnightshowcase.com
9. Phantoms, Terence West, Double Dragon Publishing, http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.asp?ISBN=1-55404-275-5
10. Alexandru: A Vampire's Legacy Lives On, Rebecca K. Rhodes, Chippewa Publishing, http://www.chippewapublishing.com
10. Paragon, E.F. Watkins, Amber Quill press, http://www.amberquill.com/Paragon.html
11. Scarecrow Gods, Weston Ochse, Delirium Books, http://www.deliriumbooks.com
12. Tribes of the Vampire: The Jaded Hunter, Michelle M Pillow, New Concepts, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/michellempillow.htm
12. Blood For The Masses, John Dark, Lulu, http://www.lulu.com
13. The Academy, Scarlet Dean, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com
13. Eternal Beauty, Eternal Darkness, Lynne Connolly, Triskelion, http://triskelionpublishing.com
13. Fear of the Unknown, Poppy Z. Brite, Owl Goingback, et al, Echelon Press/The Harrow, http://www.echelonpress.com
13. Forever Odd, Dean Koontz, Bantam, http://
14. Holt the Interceptor, Rhiannon Neeley, Liquid Silver Books, http://liquidsilverbooks.com
14. Midnight, Mari Adkins, 3Sides Publishing, http://www.sacredtriskele.net/3sides/midnight.html
15. Infernal, F. Paul Wilson, Forge
15. Morgaine and Armageddon, Joe Vadalma, Renaissance E-Books, http://www.renebooks.com
16. Secret Dead Men, Duane Swierczynski, Point Blank Press, http://www.pointblankpress.com
16. The Bindmaster's Collar, Desiree Erotique, Extasy Books, http://extasybooks.com
16. November Mourns, TomPiccirilli, Bantam
16. With Balck and White comes the grey, Giovanna Lagana, Whiskey Creek Press, http://whiskeycreekpress.com
16. Hellz Bellz, Randy Chandler, HELLBOUND BOOKS
17. The Drawing In, Jennifer Cloud, ReneBooks.com
17. Just a Little More than Strange, D.S. Dollman, Echelon Press, http://www.echelonpress.com
17. Potter's Field, Cathy Buburuz, ed, Sam's Dot Publishing, http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/vineyard/potter.htm
17. Stalker's Revenge, Kenneth E. Baker, Whiskey Creek Press, http://whiskeycreekpress.com
17. The Town that Forgot to Breathe, Kenneth J. Harvey, St. Martins
17. The Last Motel, Brett Mcbean, Biting Dog Publications, http://www.bitingdogpress.com
17. Close to Home, T.A. Stone, Hard Shell Word Factory, http://www.hardshell.com
18. The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Volume I, Karen Koehler, Black Death Books, http://www.khpindustries.com
18. Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Cherie Priest, Tor Books, http://www.tor.com
18. In the Rain with the Dead, Mark West, Pendragon Press, http://www.pendragonpress.co.uk
18. BLOODSTONE, Nate Kenyon, FIVE STAR
18. Wicked Lucidity, Mandy M. Roth, New Concepts Publishing, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/wickedlucidity.htm
19. THE KEEPERS, H. L. Chandler, Wings ePress, http://wingsepress.com
19. The Flesh Remembers, Richard Wright, Lulu, http://www.lulu.com/content/150485
19. Palindrome Hannah, Michael Bailey, Unlimited Publishing, http://www.unlimitedpublishing.com
19. Wicked Lucidity , Mandy M. Roth, New Concepts Publishing, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/wickedlucidity.htm
19. Shredder, Karen Koehler, Black Death, http://www.khpindustries.com
19. Dancing In the Dark, T.D. McKinney, Amber Quill Press, http://www.amberquillpress.com
19. Vampiric Seduction, Carol McKenzie, Ocean's Mist Press, http://www.oceanmistpress.com
19. Red Barchetta, Debbie Kuhn