Category Archives: speculative fiction

What If? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

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"What if? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe.

“What if? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” by Randall Munroe.


Title: What If? Serious Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Author(s): Randall Munroe
Cover Artist: Randall Munroe
Interior Artist(s): Randall Munroe
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: September 2014
ISBN-10: 0544272994
ISBN-13: 9780544272996
Notes: From the author of xkcd.

Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Tales by Terry Pratchett

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Title: Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Tales
Author(s): Terry Pratchett
Cover Artist: Mark Beech
Interior Artist: Mark Beech
Language: English
Original Publisher: Doubleday UK
Originally Published: September 2014
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 0544466594
ISBN-13: 9780544466593
Contents:
   “Introduction”
   “Dragons at Crumbling Castle”
   “Hercules the Tortoise”
   “The Great Speck”
   “Hunt the Snorry”
   “Tales of the Carpet People”
   “Dok the Caveman”
   “The Big Race”
   “Another Tale of the Carpet People”
   “The Great Egg-Dancing Championship”
   “Edwo, the Boring Knight”
   “The 59A Bus Goes Back in Time”
   “The Abominable Snowman”
   “The Blackberry Monster”
   “Father Christmas Goes to Work”

One Horn to Rule Them All – A Purple Unicorn Anthology – edited by Lisa Mangum

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"One Horn to Rule Them All" edited by Lisa Mangum.

“One Horn to Rule Them All” edited by Lisa Mangum.


Title: One Horn to Rule Them All – A Purple Unicorn Anthology
Series: Unicorn anthologies
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Quincy J. Allen, Kevin J. Anderson, Nathan Barra, Peter S. Beagle, Lou J. Berger, Colette Black, Ezekiel James Boston, Nathan Dodge, Sharon Dodge, Scott Eder, Jeanette Gonzalez, Megan Grey, Kristin Luna, Gama Ray Martinez, Todd J. McCaffrey, Robert J. McCarter, Jody Lynn Nye, John D. Payne, Mary Pletsch, Mark Ryan
Editor(s): Lisa Mangum
Cover Artist: James A. Owen
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 1614751927
ISBN-13: 9781614751922
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Kevin J. Anderson
   “Rhubarb and Beets” by Todd J. McCaffrey
   “Purple Is the New Black” by Jody Lynn Nye
   “A Single Spark” by Mary Pletsch
   “Best of All Possible Worlds” by John D. Payne
   “Korgak’s Daily Schedule” by Jeanette Gonzalez
   “Dead Friends and New Horses” by Sharon Dodge
   “The Godfairy” by Quincy J. Allen
   “The Faerie Journal” by Megan Grey
   “The Greggs Family Zoo of Odd and Marvelous Creatures” by Kristin Luna
   “Menagerie Violette” by Colette Black
   “The Unicorn Prince” by Gama Ray Martinez
   “The Girl with the Artist’s Eyes” by Nathan Barra
   “Conner Bright and the Case of the Purple Unicorn” by Robert J. McCarter
   “My Hero” by Mark Ryan
   “Of Unicorns and Pie” by Nathan Dodge and Sharon Dodge
   “Gateway Blood” by Ezekiel James Boston
   “The Monoceros” by Lou J. Berger
   “The Last Dregs of Winter” by Scott Eder
   “Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros” by Peter S. Beagle
   “Red Roses” by Todd J. McCaffrey

Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon

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"Trial by Fire" by Charles E. Gannon.

“Trial by Fire” by Charles E. Gannon.


Title: Trial by Fire
Series: Tales of the Terran Republic
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Charles E. Gannon
Cover Artist: Sam Kennedy
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 1451638833
ISBN-13: 9781451638837

Racers of the Night by Brad R. Torgersen

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"Racers of the Night" by Brad R. Torgersen.

“Racers of the Night” by Brad R. Torgersen.


Title: Racers of the Night
Author(s): Brad R. Torgersen✓
Cover Artist: Nick Greenwood
Language: English
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 161475232X
ISBN-13: 9781614752325
Notes: All by Torgersen unless otherwise noted.
Contents:
   “Introduction 1” by L.E. Modesitt Jr.✓
   “Introduction 2” by Kevin J. Anderson✓
   “Introduction 3” by Dave Wolverton✓
   “The Curse of Sally Tincakes”
   “The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeiae”
   “Guard Dog”
   “Counselor: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.” (essay)
   “Recapturing the Dream”
   “The Flamingo Girl”
   “Reardon’s Law”
   “Blood and Mirrors”
   “Mentors: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta” (essay)
   “The Shadows of Titan”
   “The Nechronomator”
   “The Hideki Line”
   “Peacekeeper”
   “Teacher: Dave Wolverton” (essay)
   “Life FLight”
   “Afterword”

Guardians of the Galaxy

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"Guardians of the Galaxy".

“Guardians of the Galaxy”.


Title: Guardians of the Galaxy
Starring: Dave Bautista, Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, Benicio del Toro, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Chris Pratt, John C. Reilly, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana
Director(s): James Gunn
Producer(s): Kevin Feige
Music: 10cc, Blue Swede, Tyler Bates, Elvin Bishop, David Bowie, Five Stairsteps, Marvin Gaye, Norman Greenbaum, Rupert Holmes, The Jackson 5, Raspberries, Redbone, The Runaways, Tammi Terrell
Studio: Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Productions
Released: August 2014
Series: Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Cinematic Universe
Number in Series: 1 (one), 10 (ten)
Language: English

The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner

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"The Rule of Thoughts" by James Dashner.

“The Rule of Thoughts” by James Dashner.


Title: The Rule of Thoughts
Series: The Mortality Doctrine
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): James Dashner
Cover Artist: Kekai Kotaki
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 0385741413
ISBN-13: 9780385741415

Doctor Who – The Complete Eighth Series

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"Doctor Who - The Complete Eighth Series" bluray.

“Doctor Who – The Complete Eighth Series” bluray.


Title: Doctor Who – The Complete Eighth Series
Starring: Samuel Anderson, Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez
Director(s): Sheree Folkson, Douglas Mackinnon, Paul Murphy, Rachel Talalay, Ben Wheatley, Paul Wilmshurst
Producer(s): Peter Bennett, Paul Frift, Nikki Wilson
Music: Murray Gold
Studio: BBC
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC One
Original Airdate(s): August 2014 – November 2014
Series: Doctor Who
Number in Series: 8 (eight)
Language: English

Hellhole – Inferno by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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"Hellhole: Inferno" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

“Hellhole: Inferno” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.


Title: Hellhole: Inferno
Series: Hellhole
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson✓, Brian Herbert
Cover Artist: Stephen Youll
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: August 2014
ISBN-10: 0765322714
ISBN-13: 9780765322715