The Sentinel Mage by Emily Gee – review
Emily Gee is one of those writers where I picked up her first book and knew I would love her forever. She’s not really prolific (though by fantasy standards not a total slouch, either), but her work hits this nicely balanced empty space between epic fantasy and romantic fantasy. The best way I can explain [...]
Exclusive – The Dragon’s Nine Sons by Chris Roberson (Chapters 1-3)
Today we have another exclusive sampler for you! The BSC has three chapters from The Dragon’s Nine Sons by Chris Roberson. This is the first book in Roberson’s Celestial Empire series and was published by Soalris Books in 2008. Chris Roberson is a multiple time World Fantasy Award finalist, and a winner of the Sidewise Award for his fiction. His novels include Here There and Everywhere, The Voyage of Night Shining White, and Paragaea: A Planetary Romance. He also will be writing a spin-off miniseries to the popular Vertigo title Fables called Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love.
Synopsis:
In a distant future where the Chinese have seized control of the world and colonised the stars, a disgraced naval captain and a commando who knows secrets he should never have learned are picked to lead a suicide mission. Piloting a salvaged Mexica spacecraft to Xolotl, the asteroid stronghold of their enemies, they are armed with enough explosives to reduce the Mexica base to dust. But when they arrive to find dozens of Chinese prisoners destined to be used as human sacrifices, their suicide mission suddenly becomes a rescue operation. This is a clash of empires old and new.
The BSC would like to thank Chris Roberson and Solaris Books for allowing us to present the following excerpt at our venue!
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Exclusive – Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis (Chapter Excerpt)
More sneak peaks at forthcoming content! Today we have an excerpt from Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis, coming from Solaris Books at the end of the month!
Synopsis:
In a story that ranges from Baghdad to Los Angeles, EVIL WAYS sees eccentric billionaire, Walter Grobius, attempt to unleash a devastating magical apocalypse. Quincey Morris, and his partner, white witch Libby Chastain, are drawn into their most deadliest case yet…
This is the second book in the Quincey Morris Supernatural Investigation series, following up Black Magic Woman.
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The BSC Beat – Jetse de Vries talks Optimistic Science Fiction
Time for another edition of the BookSpot Beat, the BookSpot Central topic-specific, 10-question interview feature! Recently Solaris Books has announced a forthcoming anthology to be edited by former Interzone co-editor Jetse de Vries. The anthology, Shine, is set to present Science Fiction with more of a positive outlook. From the press release: “Shine is a [...]
Book Review – The Ten Thousand
Author: Paul Kearney Cover Artist: Chris McGrath Publisher: Solaris Binding: Paperback Publication Date: August 2008 While Paul Kearney’s The Ten Thousand is patently a fantasy story, it could just as easily be a historical record. This is a story of the famous warriors of Kuf called the Macht; and one of their most famous conflicts. [...]
Exclusive – Necropath by Eric Brown (chapter I)
Another exclusive for you in the debut week of our new design! Today we have a the first chapter from the forthcoming novel, Necropath, written by Eric Brown and being being published by Solaris Books.
Eric Brown is a British Science Fiction Award winner for Children of Winter (2001) and Hunting the Slarque (1999).
Synopsis for Necropath:
Bengal Station: an exotic spaceport that dominates the ocean between India and Burma. Jaded telepath, Jeff Vaughan, is employed by the spaceport authorities to monitor incoming craft from the stars. There, he discovers a sinister cult that worships a mysterious alien god. The Church of the Adoration of the Chosen One uses drugs to commune with the Ultimate, and will murder to silence those who oppose their beliefs. The story follows Vaughan as his mistrust of his fellow humans is overturned by his love for the Thai street-girl Sukura, while he attempts to solve the murders and save himself from the psychopath out to kill him. Necropath is Eric Brown’s triumphant return to hard SF.
I’d like to thank Mr. Brown and Solaris Books for allowing us to be the venue for this exclusive look!
Book Review – Bitterwood
Author: James Maxey Cover Artist: Michael Komarck Publisher: Solaris Binding: Mass Market Paperback Publication Date: 2007 Bitterwood promises much. The world is filled with dragons and humans, who struggle for the dominant role in the world. Don’t expect straight Tolkien or Robert Jordan here though. There are some twists and science fiction is afoot. We’ll [...]
Exclusive Excerpt – The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney (Chapter 1)
Today we have for you you an exclusive excerpt from a forthcoming novel by Paul Kearney entitled The Ten Thousand being published by Solaris Books in September 2008. Kearney is the author of such series as Sea Beggars and The Monarchies of Gods. Check out a sample of the latest from the British Fantasy Award nominated novelist.
Book Review – Set the Seas on Fire
Author: Chris Roberson Publisher: Solaris Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2007 The HMS Fortitude is thrown off course into the uncharted South Pacific by a storm. Its First Lieutenant Hieronymus Bonaventure yearns for adventure. But repairing their damaged vessel, making first contact with the natives of an uncharted island, and discovering and surviving the horrors of [...]
Book Review – Deadstock
Author: Jeffrey Thomas Publisher: Solaris Binding: Paperback Publication Date: February, 2007 Punktown, crime-ridden metropolis on the colony world, Oasis, is home to the scum of countless alien races. Stalking its mean streets is Jeremy Stake, the private detective with chameleon-like abilities he does not want and cannot control. There’s his wealthy client, Fukuda, whose company [...]
Book Review – The Summoner
Author: Gail Martin Publisher: Solaris Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 2007 Prince Martris Drayke of Margolan has been secretly trained in the arts of necromancy by his grandmother, the legendary sorceress Bava K’aa. His quiet life is abruptly shattered when his ruthless half-brother Prince Jared, in league with the evil sorcerer Arontala, murders their father the [...]
Book Review – The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
Edited by: George Mann Publisher: Solaris Binding: Paperback Publication Date: January 2007 To be honest, George Mann’s introduction to the Solaris Book of New Science Fiction did little to entice me to continue flipping the pages. Turning in at just a couple paragraphs, it reads more as an introduction for the Solaris imprint than the [...]
