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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.

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 who's 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

Stayin' Alive

If you want to make a career of SF writing, STAYING ALIVE - A WRITER'S GUIDE by three-time SFWA President Norman Spinrad, published by your Critter Captain's ReAnimus Press, is an indispensable guide to the inside workings of the SF publishing industry by an expert.

Interviewed!

I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.

Free Web Sites

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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

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Standings for category: Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories

1. The Marsh God, Bruce Durham, Flashing Swords, http://www.swordandsorcery.org/fs/vol1-iss2-02.asp
2. 4th of Jewel Eye, Chick Lang, The Writers Post Journal, http://www.lbfbooks.com
3. Storm Alert, Daria Karpova, Astounding Tales, http://www.astoundingtales.com/vol2_iss2/fantasy/StormAlert.php
4. Trees of Bone, Daliso Chaponda, Apex Digest, http://www.apexdigest.com
5. The Voice of the Spoiler, Michael Ehart, The Sword Review, http://www.theswordreview.com/item.php?sub_id=228
6. The Crystal of Mynos, Rebecca Goings, New Age Dimensions, http://NewAgeDimensionsPublishing.com
7. Family Heirloom, Terr Pray, Chippewa Publishing, http://www.chippewapublishing.com/
8. Seedlings, Joy V. Smith, Magistria: Realm of the Sorcerer, http://ragemachinemag.tripod.com/id3.html
8. Back from Hell, Shiloh Walker, Elloras Cave, http://ellorascave.com
9. Widowmaker, Steven L. Shrewsbury, Grimoire De Solace II, http://cyberpulp.com
9. The Black Knight, Brenna Lyons, eXtasy Books, http://www.extasybooks.com
9. Abduction, Sasha White, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com/abduction.html
9. Render Unto Karak, John Bushore, SAM'S DOT PUBLISHING, http://www.samsdotpublishing.com
10. Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate, Stephen M. Wilson, ChiZine, http://www.chizine.com/dream_caused.htm
10. Rare Bird, Daliso Chaponda, Lenox Aveneu, http://www.lenoxavemag.com/lenoxavemag/issue7/rarebird.htm




11. Law of the Tribe, Daphne Charette, Byzarium, http://www.byzarium.com/storyArchive/September2005.asp?storyName=Law
11. Soul Kisses, Angela Knight, Red Sage, http://redsagepub.com
12. Dragon Fire, Marilyn Peake, Double Dragon Publishing, http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.asp?ISBN=1-55404-287-9
12. Thief of Dreams, Sheri L. McGathy, Double Dragon, http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.asp?isbn=1-55404-240-2AU&genre=
12. And the Deep Blue Sea, Elizabeth Bear, Sci Fiction, http://scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/bear3/index.html
12. SEALED WITH A WISH, Lora Leigh, Ellora's Cave, http://www.ellorascave.com
13. No Greater Destiny, Terry Weide, The Verb, http://www.readingwriters.com/TheVERB.htm
13. The Breed Next Door, Lora Leigh, Berkley Trade
13. Ivan the Bubba, Rhonda Eudaly, YardDog Press, http://www.yarddogpress.com/
14. Sins of the Father, Pamela K. Kinney, Nth Degree The Fiction and Fandom Zine, http://www.nthzine.com/fiction_online.html?archiveDisplay=20050917
14. In The Flesh, Jennifer Cloud, Liquid Silver Books, http://LiquidSilverBooks.com
14. Chipmunks vs Bluejays, Jessica Jackson, The Writer's Post, http://www.lbfbooks.com
14. Seedlings on the Solar Winds, J Alan Erwine, The Martian Wave, http://samsdotpublishing.com/tmw/cover.htm
14. The King Of Hel, Grace Draven, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com
15. Treecutter, Scott M. Sandridge, The Sword Review, http://theswordreview.com/item.php?sub_id=103
15. Atlantis Vortex, Sheila Eskew, Sci Fi, http://venuspress.com/catalog/books/atlantisvortex.htm
15. All That Glitters, Pam L. Wallace, The Sword Review, http://theswordreview.com
15. Allergies, Christine W. Murphy, Apex Digest, http://www.apexdigest.com
15. Sleeping With Greta, Monica M. Martin, WCP Torrid, http://www.whiskeycreekpresstorrid.com/
16. The Countess's Pleasure, Emma Holly, Berkley Trade
16. Final Choices - Nathan Cotton Vampire Series, Lydia Parks, Extasy Books, http://www.extasybooks.com
16. Presence, J. Richard Jacobs, Twilight Times, http://twilighttimes.com/
16. A Special Place, Ra Thorn, Echelon Press Publishing, http://www.echelonpress.com
16. Night Heat, Leigh Wyndfield, Red Sage, http://www.redsagepub.com
16. Fallen, Angeline Hawkes-Craig, ScienceFictionFantasyHorror.com, http://www.sciencefictionfantasyhorror.com/
16. What the dead are for, Terry Gates Grimwood, Future Fire, http://futurefire.net/
16. The Pet, Nix Winter, Venus Press, http://www.venuspress.com
16. Perry Rhodan Series, Multiple Authors, Pabel-Moewig, http://www.perry-rhodan.net/
16. Cloud Dragon Skies, N.K. Jemisin, Strange Horizons, http://www.strangehorizons.com/2005/20050801/jemisin-f.shtml
16. Jawbone of An Ass, Steven L. Shrewsbury, FLASHING SWORDS, http://www.swordandsorcery.org/fs/vol1-iss4-06.asp
16. Sinful Sundaes - Digest w/multiple stories, Multiple authors, Midnight Showcase, http://www.midnightshowcase.com
16. A True Being, Arthur Sanchez, Alien Skin Magazine, http://www.arthursanchez.com/files/excerpt/being.html
16. Snaring The Huntress, Sylvia Day, Amber Quill Press, http://amberquill.com/SnaringHuntress.html
17. The Minstrel, Lee Barwood, Double Dragon Publishing, http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com
17. A Lock of Ra, Sandra McDonald, Lone Star Stories, http://literary.erictmarin.com/lock.htm
17. Vanishing Act, E. Catherine Tobler, SciFiction, http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/tobler/index.html
17. Captain Jack Bowie and the Steel Wolf Renegades, Sean T. M. Stiennon, The Sword Review, http://theswordreview.com/item.php?sub_id=154
17. The Redemption of Calthus, Steve Goble, Flashing Swords, http://www.swordandsorcery.org/fs/vol1-iss4-01.asp
17. Last of the Chime Trees, Stephen D. Rogers, Beyond Centauri, http://www.samsdotpublishing.com
17. Dream Caused Byt the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate, Stephen M. Wilson, ChiZine, http://www.chizine.com/dream_caused.htm
17. A Second Chance: Tarot- Kingof Cups, Paula Calloway, eXtasy Books, http://www.extasybooks.com
17. Aliens, They Came, Eugen M. Bacon, Fictionwise, http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook35567.htm
17. Naughty Nancy, Jaid Black, Ellora's Cave, http://www.ellorascave.com
17. Transformer of Worlds, Stephen Mark Rainey, Agog Press, http://www.roberthood.net/daikaiju-antho/index2.html
17. The Awakening, Eugen M. Bacon, Fictionwise, http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook35690.htm
17. Galaxy Playmates Diamond, Michelle M Pillow, New concepts, http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/michellempillow.htm
17. Life in the Shadows, Carol Hightshoe, The Fractured Publisher, http://www.fracturedpublisher.com/ss/shadows.html
17. Distributed Logic, Jesse Gordon, Aphelion, http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/serials/2005/11/DistributedLogic.htm
17. The Lazarus Project, Chick Lang, Astounding Tales, http://www.astoundingtales.com
17. Long Man, E.N. Wilson, Abyss & Apex, http://www.abyssandapex.com/200507-long-man.html
18. The Cuda , Stacey Cochran, Simulacrum, http://www.specficworld.com/simulacrum.html
18. Cab 1140, Keith Gouveia, Coscom Entertainment, http://
18. PH-Phony Human, Anna Parrish, apex digest, http://www.apexdigest.com
18. Ms. Collette (Bats In The Belfry, Bells In The Attic), G L Rockey, Whiskey Creek Press, http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com
18. Mr. Zmith Goes to Washington, Steven Sawicki, WSFA Press, http://
18. om+, Catherine Shaffer & Jim C. Hines, Oceans of the Mind, http://www.trantorpublications.com/oceans.htm
18. Little Faces, Vonda N. McIntyre, SCIFICTION, http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/mcintyre/index.html
18. Salt for His Wounds, I.G. Frederick, Midnight Showcase, http://www.midnightshowcase.com/e-sweet_revenge.htm
18. The Pale, Pale Girl and the Very Red Dragon, Liza Granville, Whispers of Wickedness, http://www.ookami.co.uk/html/the_pale__pale_girl.html
18. Soul Mates, Eugen M. Bacon, Fictionwise, http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook35324.htm
18. The Wish Box, K. A. Patterson, The Sword's Edge, http://www.swordsedge.ca/Issue21/FictionTheWishBox.html
18. Lake Fossil II, Nickolaus A. Pacione, HorrorMasters.com / The Ethereal Gazette: Issue Two, http://www.lulu.com/content/169429
18. The Blood Kiss, Shiloh Walker, Berkley Trade
18. Cathc a Falling Star, Maggie Ruff, Flash Me Magazine, http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/authors/mag/fallingstar.html
18. Star Child, Lisa DuMond, Crowswing Books, https://sslrelay.com/s106873754.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=15435be8214380a/shopdata/0130_Current+Catalogue/0120_Paperbacks/product_details.shopscript?article=0040_New%2BWave%2Bof%2BSpeculative%2BFiction=3A%2BThe%2BWhat%2BIf%2BFactor%2B=28softcover=29%2BEdited%2Bby%2BSean%2BWright=28signed=29%2B=281905100027=29
18. The Reichenbach Delusion, Chick Lang, Apollo's Lyre, http://www.apolloslyre.com
18. Fables, Megan Powell, The Meredith Miller Memorial Internet Project, Inc, http://www.fables.org/
18. Blossom of Virtue, Shirley Cheng, Shirley Cheng, http://www.shirleycheng.com
18. Wai Momi, Christopher M. Cevasco, Flashquake, http://www.flashquake.org/contest/waimomi.html
18. Lake Fossil II , Nickolaus A. Pacione, HorrorMasters.com / The Ethereal Gazette: Issue Two, http://www.lulu.com/content/169429
18. Death Takes A Wife, Chick Lang, Apollo's Lyre, http://www.apollo's Lyre.com
18. The Trouble With Death Traps, Marjorie James, Escape Pod, http://www.escapepod.org/2005/06/23/ep007-the-trouble-with-death-traps/
18. Render Unto Karak , John Bushmore, SAM'S DOT PUBLISHING , http://www.samsdotpublishing.com
18. Mr. Merrick's Machine, Paul Ray, Kenoma, http://www.kenomazine.com/2005sept.htm
18. Weighing In, Ann Durand , TRI Studio Authors, //http://tri-studio.com/ShortStoryAnnDurand2.html
18. Death's Head, Lee Moan, Astounding Tales, http://www.astoundingtales.com
18. The McMahon Institute for Unquiet Minds , Tade Thompson, Ideomancer, http://www.ideomancer.com/main/vol4issue2/thompson/one.html
18. PH: Partially Human, anna Parrish, apex digest, http://www.apexdigest.com