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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!
This November, Critters is 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.
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 whose 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
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.
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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 13-Jan-2021 (Crits due 20-Jan-2021):
F Who Needs Chemistry? Adam Pitts -#29681
SF Warrior of the Rock Pete Koziar -#29682
SF MONSTER! Alex Vinicius Santana Souza -#29683
SF Mandala Rule SYNOPSIS AllisonEstry -#29684
H Clothes Make the Man Michelle Ng -#29685
SF Mr. Jacobi's Day Out Michael Stevens -#29686
F One Last Ride Chris Ross -#29687
SF Forever Grey Chapter 1 Greg Tracii -#29688
F The Pattern's Web, Chap 2 Helen Sanders -#29689
F The Manager of a Chicken Franchise in Vinland -v3- Brian Lonberg -#29690
F Arc Jones Tommy Mac Bird -#29691
SF Bonfire of the Silver Smoke Yacine GACI -#29692
Week of 20-Jan-2021 (Crits due 27-Jan-2021):
SF King of the Space Monkeys John Edward Uth
F Capturing Dreams Ed Kratz
F Cageborn Jamie M. Boyd
H Handy Longlegs John Brownlee
SF The General, the Monster, and a Girl Lawrence Lanum
SF Return Alex Villepique
SF The First Time Amit Gupta
SF Voter of No Confidence Sam Rubin
F Demon Playthings Maria D'Antonio
F Bridge at Ramageddon Chap 4 and 5 Wayne M Merritt
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 5 Charles Gull
SF Warrior Peace Sean Masters
SF Ivo Santos Versus the Insane Space Monsters, Chapters 4-7 Scott Malabarba
F Sturm und Drang Joel E. Roosa
H A Family Recipe for Spice Cake Madeline Jacobson
Week of 27-Jan-2021 (Crits due 3-Feb-2021):
F The Beast Julia cline
SF Home Is Where the Heart Is--revised Amy Hammack Turner
F Hallowed Beasts, Chapters 7-8 Katelyn Sullivan
H Vector of Infection: A Homo Monstrum Chronicle Kevin Stadt
SF The Sunrunner Chronicles Chapter 1 Douglass Calmes
SF Into Fire Kendra Lusty
SF Losing Sync Aubrey Jones
SF The Visitors Daniel H. Hicks
H Gabriel Elizabeth Montour
F Mississippi Missing _0-1_ Laura Engelhardt
H Birdbath Jude Matulich-Hall
H The Curse NEW REVISION Jim Keane
F The Birthright Stone, Chapters 4-5 John Christopher
SF Emotive, Chapter 7 Jeff Naylor
Week of 3-Feb-2021 (Crits due 10-Feb-2021):
SF Curtains Close Quinault Childs
SF Magnitude Ch1 Victor Jimenez
F A Fairy's Tail Matthew J Olson
SF The Hall of Mirrors Chris Owens
F The Greatest City Chapters 24-28 Clayton Niehaus
F Ferret, Chapter 1 Margaret Moller
SF A Neurological Study of Temporal Events, Part One of Two Alia Atwell
SF What I'll Do When They Invent Time Travel Douglas Kolacki
F the soft lantern light of the captured spirit Holden Lee
F The Ghost Alchemist, Chapter 1 Michael Bondies
H The Salt Sayers Audrey Felter
SF Mirror Sky: Prologue. Oleg Kozlovskii
H The Last Scene Hernan
SF Unlucky Strike Nicholas Theodore Narbutovskih
SF Better Barry Burnett
SF The Hand scottt godfrey
SF Essex, Chapter 1 and Synopsis Charles Botsford
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 39-41 Eric Wilson
F The Father, Chapter 2 Jeneva Allers
H Christmas in Pandemonium-Revised Prologue John Willems
H The Demon Virus Timothy Brown
F Dragons of Northice Bleak Ch 1 Steve Reilly
SF Ra-Gho-Zu Boris Layupan
F Anai, Part 1 of a 3 part novel Sara Carbone
F Candle and Claw, Chapter 1 Stephen Taylor
SF Three Swords Against the Haruspex Dale W. Glaser
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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]"):
SF Role of Law Wayne Martin [?]
F Cloud Tracker Kaitlyn Mattson [?]
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [27-Jan-2021]
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
SF House scottt godfrey [10-Feb-2021]
SF Her Desher scottt godfrey [?]
SF The Qwulne scottt godfrey [?]
SF Prey scottt godfrey [?]
SF Mites scottt godfrey [?]
SF La'Sann scott Godfrey [?]
SF Roland Darleigh Scott Godfrey [?]
SF The Worlds of the Black Sun Scott Godfrey [?]
SF The Wendigo Scott Godfrey [?]
H The Lure New Revision Jim Keane [3-Feb-2021]
SF The Birthright Stone, Chapter 6 John Christopher [3-Feb-2021]
H Praying for Sunrise NEW VERSION Jim Keane [?]
H The Portal Jim Keane [?]
SF Cell Phone James Keane [?]
F Chaoticum : Prelude - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 1 & 2 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 3 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 4 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 5 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 1 - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 1 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 2 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 3 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 4 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 5 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 6 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 7 Charles Gull [?]
F Chaoticum : Act 2 - Chapter 8 Charles Gull [?]
SF The War, Chapter 1 and Synopsis Charles Botsford [10-Feb-2021]
H Needed Adam Pitts [20-Jan-2021]
H The Decider Adam Pitts [?]
SF Praise the-- Adam Pitts [?]
SF Mandala Rule SYNOPSIS/RFDR AllisonEstry [20-Jan-2021]
H The Midnight Train Murders 3rd Revision Jim Keane [?]
H Cattywampus Adam Pitts [?]
SF Don't Touch My Stuff Adam Pitts [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 8 Jeff Naylor [3-Feb-2021]
SF Emotive, Chapter 9 Jeff Naylor [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 10 Jeff Naylor [?]
H Summoning Silent Susie Michelle Ng [20-Jan-2021]
SF Forever Grey Chapter 2 Greg Tracii [20-Jan-2021]
SF Enemy Mate Sean Masters [27-Jan-2021]
SF When Love Goes Down the Drain Michael Stevens [20-Jan-2021]
F Oak Grove Cemetery: Prologue, Chapter 1 Maria D'Antonio [27-Jan-2021]
F Anai, Chapters 1-tiny part of 2 Sara Carbone [10-Feb-2021]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF God's Switchblade, Chapter 1 Joe Mullich [25-Nov-2020]
F Immolation Vincent Francica [09-Dec-2020]
SF The Unbound Cut Daniel Chao [09-Dec-2020]
F Watcher and Wanders, Chapters 1-3 Joseph Freer [09-Dec-2020]
SF 1/2 _half of 1_ Kaira S [23-Dec-2020]
F Claws, Fangs & Broomsticks: Blood Secrets David V. Pyle [06-Jan-2021]
F The Wall and the Flower Celine A. Lynch [13-Jan-2021]
SF The Reaper Boys, Chapter 1 Sam Robinson [13-Jan-2021]
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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.]