Posts tagged: michael j sullivan

Release Week: Nnedi Okorafor's Lagoon, Geoff Ryman's The Warrior Who Carried Life, Michael J. Sullivan's Hollow World, Ben Bova's Transhuman, Jay Lake's collection The Sky That Wraps, and Cory Doctorow's Homeland

Posted on 2014-04-17 at 19:35 by Sam

APRIL 9-15, 2014: After two massive release weeks in a row, we get a bit of a breather here in terms of overall numbers, but a half-dozen fantastic titles make for another week of hard choices for those without infinite time for listening. The ALSO OUT listings have a few items of interest as well, particularly Frank Herbert's Direct Descent read by Scott Brick, Matthew Costello's post-apocalyptic horror novel Home, Shae Ford's Slight and Shadow, and a wide selection of teen and middle grade titles

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Posted in Release Week | Tagged ben bova, cory doctorow, geoff ryman, hollow world, homeland, jay lake, jonathan davis, lagoon, michael j sullivan, nnedi okorafor, stefan rudnicki, the sky that wraps, the warrior who carried life, transhuman, wil wheaton

Audible's "Begin at the Beginning" sale, including Tad Williams, Richard Kadrey, Mira Grant, Paolo Bacigalupi, and more

Posted on 2014-02-11 at 18:37 by Sam

Running through February 19, Audible.com's Begin at the Beginning sale on first books in a series includes 206 books all priced at $4.95. Now, 206 titles is a pretty long list. Here's what caught my eye, with covers and "PICK:" notations for the ones I really recommend, which include Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan, Gene Wolfe's Shadow of the Torturer, Mira Grant's Feed, Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim, Paolo Bacigalupi's Shipbreaker, Tad Williams' The Dirty Streets of Heaven, and Michael J. Sullivan's The Crown

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alan cumming, jonathan davis, leviathan, michael j sullivan, mira grant, paolo bacigalupi, richard kadrey, sandman slim, scott westerfeld, simon vance, tad williams, tim gerard reynolds

Release Week: Happy Hour in Hell, Neptune's Brood, The Rose and the Thorn, Bleeding Edge, and Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, the Milk

Posted on 2013-09-18 at 17:17 by Sam

SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2013: Urban fantasy, deep future sf, adventure fantasy, early 21st century technothriller, and more await listeners in this week's round of picks -- and even more await the "also out this week" reader/listener. (Let alone the "also also out this week" listings. Yes, I've gone Full Monty Python.) Near future, backlist epic fantasy, special edition audio anthology re-issues, resurrecting zombie Taft to run for president, Kafka-esque kittens, nuclear and non-nuclear non-fiction, and more. Whew

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Posted in Release Week | Tagged charles stross, michael j sullivan, neil gaiman, tad williams, thomas pynchon

Release Week: Three, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, The Crown Tower, The Companions, Dragonwriter, and the New Space Opera

Posted on 2013-08-14 at 2:48 by Sam

JULY 31-AUGUST 6, 2013: Debuts, prequels, sequels, and anthologies, oh my! You can't throw a dart without hitting something worth listening to in the first release week of August. Post-apocalyptic debut sf? Check. A prequel to a bestselling adventure fantasy series? Check. The latest in R.A. Salvatore's beloved, long-running series of Drizzt books? How about an all-star-studded anthology reflecting on the influence of Anne McCaffery? Check, and check. Enjoy:

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Three: Legends of the

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Posted in Release Week | Tagged jay posey, michael j sullivan, RA Salvatore, three

Listening report: July 2012

Posted on 2012-10-02 at 13:57 by Sam

After ending a run of eight audiobooks in my June listening with the amazing The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, I listened to seven audiobooks in August, with Michael J. Sullivan’s Theft of Swords, Daniel O’Malley’s The Rook, and G. Willow Wilson’s Alif the Unseen being the outstanding listens.

     

REVIEWS:

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Posted in Sam's Monthly Listening Report | Tagged alif the unseen, Carlos Fuentes, earth unaware, into the black, james maxey, john scalzi, michael j sullivan, monthly listening report, orson scott card, the rook, theft of swords

Release Week: Caliban's War; Joe Haldeman's None So Blind; Ken Scholes's Antiphon; Michael J. Sullivan's Heir of Novron; and more

Posted on 2012-08-15 at 15:9 by Sam

While the release week for Tuesday August 14 is a bit quiet for concurrent new releases — again it’s the “Seen But Not Heard” list of Nick Mamatas’s Bullettime, collections from Kij Johnson and Jeffrey Ford, and some others which drive my thoughts on the week — there’s a sizable list of previously released books in audio for the first time, including a highly-anticipated sequel and a collection of stories by Joe Haldeman being the most intriguing audiobooks this week, with additional picks being Ken Scholes

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Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged caliban's war, heir of novron, james sa corey, joe haldeman, ken scholes, michael j sullivan, release week

Release day: some Recorded Books titles come a bit earlier than expected

Posted on 2012-08-09 at 14:4 by Sam

I wasn’t expected this to arrive until September 1, but Recorded Books has just released a very anticipated fantasy audiobook: Heir of Novron: Riyria Revelations, Book 3 By Michael J. Sullivan, Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds — Length:31 hrs and 49 mins:

 

On the heels of Theft of Swords: Riyria Revelations, Book 1 (March) and Rise of Empire: Riyria Revelations, Book 2 (May), both wonderfully narrated by Reynolds: “A rising star in the fantasy genre, Michael J. Sullivan has built an ardent following for his

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Posted in regular | Tagged michael j sullivan, recorded books, release day, the heir of novron, the riyria revelations, tim gerard reynolds