FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: When do you think we’ll be ready to deal with the current plague in speculative fiction? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe
Sita Bethel has a new FF paranormal zombie book out: Plague And Ash. And there’s a giveaway! Sarah only went to Oreburn University of Incantations so her parents would stop asking her when she’d settle down. However, after a strange plague decimates her hometown, Sarah finds herself fleeing with the undead chasing her. As she escapes, she meets Brighid, a half orc noble, and together, they must reach Oreburn before the undead can overrun the city. Sarah discovers a decay sorcerer created the original curse, and only a wizard powerful enough to destroy him can end the plague. But now … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Most spec fic magazines aren’t buying pandemic stories – they say no one wants to read about a plague during a plague. Is that true, or do you still read pandemic books? If so, why, and which ones? If not, why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf
Mary Eicher has a new FF paranormal book out, Artemis book one: “The Harbinger.” In a picturesque California town, the deafening sound of bells brings dozens of people to their knees. Three days later a horrific accident claims their lives. Among the dead is the twin brother of Artemis Andronikos, a beautiful attorney, who abandons the ill-fated vacation and returns home to grieve. Her mourning is interrupted by Lucy Breem a reporter who suspects a connection between the strange bell sound and subsequent deaths. Disturbed by the possibility that the phenomenon had presaged her brother’s death, Artemis agrees to join … Read more