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ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY:
The universe is dying from within...
"Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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News
Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
New Book from a Critter Member
**NOW IN
PRINT EDITION
TOO!** Awesome new book,
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPECULATIVE FICTION OPENINGS,
from a Critter member who's unearthed a shard of The Secret
to becoming a pro writer. Really good piece of work.
"...if you're at all concerned about story openings, you'd be nuts not to read what Qualkinbush has to say." —Wil McCarthy, author of BLOOM and THE COLLAPSIUM
The Sigil Trilogy
If you're looking for an amazing, WOW! science fiction story, check out THE SIGIL TRILOGY. This is — literally — one of the best science fiction novels I've ever read.
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The Critters Queue
Submission files themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 22-Jan-2025 (Crits due 29-Jan-2025):
SF A Quantum Basilisk - Full Chapter 1 [mpc] Nick Codignotto -#31713
SF Third Dish From the Sun [@] Larry Hodges -#31714
SF The Keeper of Time C.K. Butcher -#31715
F l'Hotel sous les Arcades Bryce Paradis -#31716
F Quick-Iron Yri Hansen -#31717
SF The Eggs Holly Hefner -#31718
Week of 29-Jan-2025 (Crits due 5-Feb-2025):
F Prologue- The Forgotten King Robert Brand-Baker
H Everything Goes Dark: 1666 Rachel Jackson
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 5, Ch 10 - 12 Sean Masters
SF The Last Cut Stephen Shewmake
SF Hemisphere 2 John Edlund
H The Infected Jim Keane [after-novel] [after-novel]
Week of 5-Feb-2025 (Crits due 12-Feb-2025):
H Hazel's Haunted House Adventure Chapter 4 Adam Zehnbauer
SF Gorlon Matthew Corradi
SF Love Thy Neighbor Natassia Dudack
H The Messiah of Lake County Chapter 1 Dawson M Hollingsworth
SF Home Delivery Rebecca Fletcher
Week of 12-Feb-2025 (Crits due 17-Feb-2025):
F Realist Cut Moe M Meadows
SF Virtually Perfect, Chapters 1 + 2 John Gabriel
F Bartholomew Roberts vs. the Somali Pirates Douglas Kolacki
F Blood Compass Katara Ziegler
F Evangeline, Chapter 4 Brian Sellnow
F The Moonvoice Chronicles chapter 7 Erin Tunney
SF That's Not Our Problem John Francis Willems
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
F Evangeline, Chapter 5 Brian Sellnow [17-Feb-2025]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 6, Chapt 13 - 14 Sean Masters [5-Feb-2025]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 7, Chapt 15 - 17 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 8, Chapt 18 - 22 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 9, Chapt 23 - 25 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 10, Chapt 26 - 28 Sean Masters [?]
H Don't Forget to Like and Follow Holly Hefner
H May This Love Never Find Me Holly Hefner [?]
F The Anvil Stephen Shewmake [5-Feb-2025]
H The Monster in the Closet Bryce Paradis [29-Jan-2025]
F The Moonvoice Chronicles chapter 8 and 9 Erin Tunney [17-Feb-2025]
SF Virtually Perfect, Chapter 3 John Gabriel [17-Feb-2025]
SF A Twist of Fate Stephen Shewmake [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF Apparent Horizon, Perspective Paradox, Chapter 2 Kevin Doyle [18-Dec-2024]
F Wild Whisperers, Chapter 3 Madeleine Jenkins [18-Dec-2024]
SF A Beautiful Abomination - Chapter 1 Raina Alidjani [22-Jan-2025]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]