Publishing Newsbrick and mortar / scottish historical / zombies15 Comments
‘Outlander’ books to be adapted as Starz series – This will be welcome news to some readers and painful for others. 16 episodes of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander have been ordered by Starz. Filming is to begin this fall and will premiere sometime in 2014. According to the USA Today article, ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthor Promotion / Kobo / zombies1 Comments
Are We Subjected To Literary Skeuomorphism? – This is a hard to read (black background, white text) short blog entry about the idea of literary skeuomorphism or how authors use something familiar to introduce readers to something unknown. This is actually something that Meljean Brook admitted doing in her first ... more >
C+ Reviewspost-apocalyptic / zombies12 Comments
Dear Ms. Godwin: This is a compelling but flawed post apocalypse/science fiction/suspense genre bender with a host of multicultural characters. Unfortunately one race is singled out as the villains which made the entire story sit uncomfortably around my shoulders. Eve was the mother of two and married to a gun ... more >
C+ Reviewspost-apocalyptic / zombiesComments Off on REVIEW: After the End by Bonnie Dee
Dear Ms. Dee: This was a book recommended to me after I expressed interest in post apocalyptic books, an interest stoked by the writing of Kylie Scott. “After the End” is a more plot driven, cinematic book and because of that, not as engaging. However, for those who like fast ... more >
B- Reviewspost-apocalyptic / zombies2 Comments
Dear Ms. Scott: I bought this directly after finishing Flesh and was totally thrilled to be immersed in your evocative post apocalyptic world once again. While the two main characters in this book had a more developed romance, I was still stymied by the heroine’s passivity. I hope in future ... more >
C+ Reviewsmenage / post-apocalyptic / zombies14 Comments
Dear Ms. Scott: I don’t like post apocalyptic stories. I am not a fan of zombies. Thank goodness for other reader’s recommendations because without them, my own prejudices would make me miss interesting new stories such as this one. Flesh is set 53 days post apocalypse in Brisbane, Australia. Daniel ... more >