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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
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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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Standings for category: bookart
1. Amazon Connection, Nicola Martinez, [link]
2. Among the Living, Jodi Lee, https://www.createspace.com/3390458
3. The Y Factor, Darrell Osborn, [link]
4. Kelland, V.L. Ta, [link]
5. Just Breeze, Beverly Stowe McClure, [link]
6. Bite This, Jerrod Brown, [link]
7. Dead Souls, Reece Notley, [link]
7. Small Poisons, Catherine Edmunds, [link]
8. Convent of the Pure, Sara M Harvey, [link]
8. Crystal Clear - Third in the Memory Box Trilogy, Cindy Bauer, [link]
8. Surrender Love, Anne Cain, [link]
9. Demon Hunter: Chosen One, Valerie Tibbs, [link]
10. Xylon Warriors IV: Ecstasy Bound, Ruth D. Kerce, [link]
10. Lone Wolf, Teresa D'Amario, [link]
10. A Puppy, Not a Guppy, Ryan Shaw, [link]
11. 10:15, Dawné Dominique, [link]
11. Flank Hawk, Terry W. Ervin II, [link]
11. Burnout, Darrell Osborn
11. Spell of Appalachia, Joey Walnuts, [link]
12. Sideshow by the Sea, Vonnie Winslow Crist, [link]
12. Change of Heart, Mary Calmes, [link]
12. Queen of Kings, Dawné Dominique, [link]
13. Ghost Orchid, D. K. Christi, [link]
13. A Chaunce of Riches, Kimberlee Williams, [link]
13. A LOOK INTO THE MIRROR DARKLY, Cinsearae Santiago, [link]
13. Nightmares and Daydreams, Barbara Watkins, [link]
14. Doorman's Creek, ETreasures Publishing, [link]
14. Mystic Signals 2, Lee Kruuganti, [link]
14. Soul of a Guardian, Angela Verdenius, [link]
14. The Cure, Antoine Maurice Devine, [link]
14. Mistletoe Rules, Nicola Martinez, [link]
14. Like Coffee and Doughnuts, Renee Rocco , [link]
14. Grants Pass, Reece Notley, [link]
14. Lone Star Trouble, Autumn Piper, [link]
14. Prime Evil, Heather Long, [link]
15. Seventh Heaven, Nicola Martinez, [link]
15. The Tale of the Vampire Bride, Sean Detra, https://www.createspace.com/3405740
15. Along Came A Fifer, R. Michael Phillips, [link]
15. Time Plains Drifter, Jessica Pierson, [link]
15. Dare to Believe , Dana Marie Bell, [link]
15. Tempting Grace, Anne Rainey, [link]
15. Rage of the Behemoth, Johnney Perkins, [link]
15. Faithless, Jessica Lucero, [link]
15. Mystic Investigators, Patrick Thomas, [link]
16. Transforming Realities, E.J. Mickels II, [link]
16. Checkmate, Nicki Bennett and Ariel Tachna, [link]
16. Dragon's Clause, Crystalwizard, [link]
16. Kate of Kratos, Amanda Kelsey, [link]
16. Blue Ruin 4: Need You Tonight, P.L. Nunn, [link]
16. Hemovore, Kanaxa, [link]
16. hush hush, Becca Fitzpatrick, [link]
16. 36 Exposures, Linda Mooney, [link]
16. Seduction, Jeanmarie Hamilton, [link]
16. Time Currents, Brenna Lyons, [link]
16. Makers by Cory Doctorow (Feedbooks edition), Kaolin Fire, [link]
17. Dannevirke, Julie A. D'Arcy, [link]
17. Paging Miss Galloway, Susanne Knight, [link]
17. Serendipity House, Valerie Tibbs, [link]
17. Demon Hunter: Seek & Destroy, Valerie Tibbs, [link]
17. Loving Luke, Jenny Andersen, [link]
17. In Plain Sight, Tuesday Dube, [link]
17. Surviving With Love, Laura Shinn, [link]
17. The Janitor, April Martinez, [link]
17. A Look Inot teh Mirror Darkly, Cinsarea Santiago, [link]
17. A Well-Manicured Murder, Georgia Adams, [link]
17. Blanket Of White, Julie A. D'Arcy, [link]
17. Wolfe, Anna Winson, [link]
17. All Hallows Eve, AP Miller, [link]
17. Fire Season, Winterheart Design, [link]
17. Andy and Spirit in the Big Rescue, K.C. Snider, [link]
17. Metamorphosis, Renee George, [link]
17. The basingstoke Chronicles, Judith B. Glad, [link]
17. Dark Elves VI: Awakening, Anne Caine, [link]
17. The Apocalypse Shift, Jodi Lee, [link]
17. 4:Play, Jess C Scott, [link]
18. Clockworks and Corsets, Regina Riley, [link]
18. Recipe For Love, Fiona McGier, [link]
18. DFF: Dead Friends Forever, Nathalie Moore, [link]
18. Suspicion of Love, Amanda Kelsey, [link]
18. Hiram Grange and the villiage of the Damned, Malcolm McClinton, [link]
18. Triad of Hope, Adelle Laudan, [link]
18. POW!erful Tales, Michael C. Lea, [link]
18. Candymn, Nicole Austin, [link]
18. Noella's Gift, Artist Trisha Fitzgerald, [link]
18. Beyond the Looking Glass, AP Miller, [link]
18. A Corpse in the Soup, Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner, [link]
18. Soul Keeper, Alex de Shanks, [link]
18. Godiva In The Firing Line, Julie A. D'Arcy, [link]
18. Solar Skies, Dawn Montgomery, [link]
18. New Ceres Nights, Dion Hamill, [link]
18. The Restoration of Abby Walker, Linda Rettstatt, [link]
18. In Between, Maurizio Manzieri, [link]
18. January cover 2009 Golden Visions Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy, Irene Frenkel, [link]
18. Harlan County Horrors, Billy Tackett, [link]
18. Angel of Windword, Amanda Kelsey, [link]
18. Do You Love Jehovah? God Almighty's Infinite Love & Wisdom to Propel You to Greatness, Shirley Cheng, [link]
18. Molokai Reef, Dennis K. Biby, [link]
18. The Black Act, Louise Bohmer , [link]
18. Thompson's Treasure, Laura Shinn, [link]
18. A Boy Named Wish, Betty Dobson, [link]
18. Blood Noir, Jesse Fox, [link]
18. Shadows of the Emerald City, Gavro Krackovic, [link]
18. Tommy Turtle: Exercise Is Fun, Rey Marz, [link]
18. One Noble Journey, Kim Sponaugle, [link]
18. Harvest of New Millennium, Cyberwit, [link]
18. A Witch's Lament, Kendra Egert, [link]
18. Pepe, Robby Charters, [link]
18. The Summoner, Alisha Steele, [link]
18. Gadiva In The Firing Line, Julie A. D'Arcy, [link]
18. Angelic Avenger, Kaye Chambers, [link]
18. Mistletoe and Holly, Barbi Durbin, [link]
18. Nessie, Johnney Perkins, [link]
18. The Epsilon Eridani Alternative, Cassie Foster, [link]
18. More Than Robotics, Lynn Crain, [link]
18. The Stories in Between, Joe del Tufo, [link]
18. Judgement, Fergus Bannon, [link]
18. Griffin and Bear, Didier Normand, [link]
18. When the Condor Returned, Icy Snow Blackstone, [link]
18. Deadly Vision, Alex Beecroft, [link]
18. The Taming of a Vixen, Deborah Lewis, [link]
18. Jezebel's Article , Dawné Dominique, [link]
18. Forever Amore, Amber Leigh Williams , [link]
