In science fiction, communication between alien races often comes courtesy of a universal translator, which instantly converts one person’s language into another’s. But what if communication has certain unintended consequences…like, say, getting the recipient drunk? Handy for parties; a ...CONTINUE
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With a murder taking place in a very different version of our universe, B.L. Blanchard’s new novel The Peacekeeper (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) certainly sounds like an alt-history murder mystery. But as she explains in the ...CONTINUE
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Usually when I interview the author of a science fiction novel for this site, and get to the questions about influences, they’ll cite other sci-fi novels or movies or TV shows, even occasionally some games. But in the following ...CONTINUE
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As anyone who’s read any non-fiction books about it, Vodou in the real world isn’t like it is in the movies. It’s this stark difference — as well as other things — that prompted author Veronica G. Henry to ...CONTINUE
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Writer Andy Weir clearly has a type. After stranding a guy all alone on Mars in his novel The Martian, Weir has now stranded a different guy on a spaceship in his new novel Project Hail Mary (hardcover ...CONTINUE
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Ari Marmell’s cosmic horror / noir mystery Litany Of Dreams (paperback, Kindle) is not the first novel based on a board game. Heck, it’s not even the first based on Fantasy Flight’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired board game Arkham ...CONTINUE
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While space is mysterious, it’s not often the setting for mystery novels. But that’s exactly where writer J.T. Nicholas has set Re-Coil (paperback, Kindle), a cyberpunk sci-fi space opera mystery. In the following email interview, Nicholas ...CONTINUE
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For the sixth time in as many years, writer Matt Coyle is torturing the titular P.I. of his Rick Cahill series in a new crime novel.But as he explains in the following email interview about Lost Tomorrows (hardcover ...CONTINUE
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In the following email interview, writer Jonathan Pinnock discusses his new novel The Truth About Archie And Pye (paperback, Kindle), a mathematical mystery he says does not require an advanced degree in mathematics to enjoy. ...CONTINUE
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