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Release Day: Morningside Fall by Jay Posey (Legends of the Duskwalker, Book Two)
Last summer, Durham narrative designer, author, and screenwriter Jay Posey’s debut novel Three was published by Angry Robot Books, introducing the titular Three: a lone gunman in a post-apocalyptic wasteland of isolated towns walled against the Weir, a horrifying nocturnal menace … Continue reading
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Release Day: Pull Down the Night by Nathan Kotecki
Tuesday October 8, 2013: Durham author Nathan Kotecki’s first novel, last year’s The Suburban Strange, introduced Suburban High and its supernatural conflicts through the eyes of newcomer Celia. Today, Kotecki’s standalone sequel, Pull Down the Night, is out and available … Continue reading
Release Day Triple Feature: Ariel Djanikian, Tony Daniel, and PT McHugh
Three books by local authors make for a crowded release day today, with post-apocalyptic fiction, a Star Trek novel, and a YA time-travel historical fantasy book as well. And! Each author has at least one upcoming event to check out: … Continue reading
Release day: Six Heirs (The Secret of Ji #1), translated by Matthew Ross
Well, we’ve had release day posts for quite a few books now, but this is still a first for Bull Spec. It’s not an author or artist or editor, but rather one of the translators whose local ties warrant the … Continue reading
Release day: Witchbreaker by James Maxey
James Maxey‘s Dragon Apocalypse series has been a lot of fun so far — and yet every time I say that I feel remiss in focusing on the fun, and not enough on how creative these books are. Shapeshifters, incredible … Continue reading
Release Day: The Collected Kessel
When Baen associate editor Laura Haywood-Cory sent me the following, my first response was an expletive. Not only has Baen re-released John Kessel’s novels in DRM-free ebook formats, which would be noteworthy enough, they’ve also just published a huge collection … Continue reading
Double-Feature of Local Author Releases
In non-fiction, Geek Mom: Projects, Tips and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st Century Families is out today, with local author Natania Barron a contributor, and local writer Alex Granados is now a published author as his debut novel, Cemetery … Continue reading
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Local author release day: Guardian of Night by Tony Daniel
Another week has passed, and, lo, there is another local author book newly released to the world. Today, it’s Guardian of Night by Tony Daniel: Here’s the book description: A NEW HOPE FOR CIVILIZATION—A LAST STAND FOR EARTH For alien Commander … Continue reading
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Local and regional (and Bull Spec alumni!) author release day wrapup, January 31, 2012
January 31, 2012 was a good day for fans of local and regional fantasy, as Hillsborough’s James Maxey and Charlotte’s Gail Z. Martin join Bull Spec #4 alum David Tallerman with new books. First, Maxey’s Greatshadow, which is out from … Continue reading
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Local author release day: Stellarnet Rebel by J. L. Hilton and Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan
Congratulations are due to local author J.L. Hilton, whose debut novel, Stellarnet Rebel, is out today from Carina Press! Welcome to Asteria, a corporate-owned, deep-space colony populated with refugees, criminals and obsessive online gamers. Genny O’Riordan has shifted in from … Continue reading
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