Jeffro on The Last Kingdom

Jeffro on The Last Kingdom

Appendix N author Jeffro Johnson tries his hand at what he calls a Brian Niemeier style post. I’ve heard good things about The Last Kingdom, so I decided to check it out. Judging from the first episode, it’s basically Vikings meets Game of Thrones… but without the most aggressively awful elements…
July 7, 20175 Comments
Praise for Hymn of the Pearl

Praise for Hymn of the Pearl

Author and publisher Russell Newquist reviews my new novella, They Hymn of the Pearl: Last Friday, an unexpected gift appeared in my e-mail inbox: Brian Niemeier’s new novella, Hymn of the Pearl. Full disclosure: in case you didn’t guess from the previous sentence, I received a free copy of this…
July 6, 2017
Jon Del Arroz On the Books

Jon Del Arroz On the Books

Author Jon Del Arroz joins me for another entertaining and informative episode of Geek Gab: On the Books! Today, Jon and I discuss the pros and cons of traditional vs. indie publishing. Check it out: LOVED This novella. I read it in one sitting, it was so fast paced. I…
July 5, 2017
A World without Politics

A World without Politics

File the latest analog mindset Tourette's spasm from Scalzi & friends under  SF SJWs Always Double Down. H/t @Azu-Rayn “Dear whomever: Kiss my ass,” author John Scalzi tells a room full of fans. The crowd laughs and applauds. Scalzi, who is a Hugo award-winning science fiction author of novels like Old…
July 4, 201719 Comments
Baby Driver

Baby Driver

Daddy Warpig's review of Baby Driver, the new Edgar Wright film, has been receiving quite a bit of praise. Tune in to the latest episode of Geek Gab and see what you think. Bonus: two other movie reviews! Listen here. In Superversive news, Astounding Frontiers will be released later this month.…
July 3, 2017
The Hymn of the Pearl Is Here!

The Hymn of the Pearl Is Here!

It's my sincere pleasure to announce the launch of my first standalone novella, The Hymn of the Pearl. Campbell Award finalist and Dragon Award winner Brian Niemeier reveals a haunting new world of high fantasy in his first standalone novella The Hymn of the Pearl. Vestiges of the Saronican Empire…
July 1, 20178 Comments

Pseudo-Language

The Z Man shines some much-needed light on the ruling class' attempts to stifle debate through the deliberate corruption of language. Maybe it has always been true, but it seems like we live in an age of esoteric language or pseudo-language. Everyone is familiar with the gag of using “undocumented…
June 30, 20177 Comments
Dragon Big. You Small.

Dragon Big. You Small.

When Sad Puppies V leader Sarah Hoyt explained why SP didn't release a list of recommendations in time for this year's awards season, several folks in the Puppy scene voiced dissatisfaction with her rationale. Me? I read both sides' arguments, tried to see the issue from the major players' perspectives,…
June 29, 201716 Comments
John C. Wright On the Books

John C. Wright On the Books

It's an honor and my sincere pleasure to announce that Dragon Award-winner, multiple Hugo finalist, and Nebula nominee John C. Wright will be joining me to discuss all things science fiction on what is sure to be a landmark episode of Geek Gab: On the Books. The show begins tonight…
June 28, 20172 Comments
The Locus Awards

The Locus Awards

Locus Online has released the list of 2017 Locus Award winners. See if you can spot a pattern. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL Death’s End, Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus) Company Town, Madeline Ashby (Tor) The Medusa Chronicles, Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga) Take Back the Sky, Greg Bear…
June 27, 20179 Comments