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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
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News
Critters is 23!
Yes, 23 years ago Critters was born. Wow! Thanks so much to all of you, who've made it such a resounding success!
Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
Space Travel for SF Writers
Hot off the presses from ReAnimus Press! Space Travel - A Science Fiction Writer's Guide— An indispensible tool for all SF writers that explains the science you need to help you make your fiction plausible. (Also via Amazon)
How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.)
(Also via Amazon)
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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 20-May-2020 (Crits due 27-May-2020):
H The Mercy Seat [mpc] Adam Pitts [?] -#29164
SF The Zoo Hypothesis [mpc] Nicholas G. Marconi -#29165
F Selah, New Chapters 1-2 Ella Walker Henderson -#29166
SF Cemetery World [@] Larry Hodges -#29167
SF A Language Older than Words V2 Andrew Giffin -#29168
H The Lure Chapters 11 to 20 Jim Keane -#29169
SF The Response Variable Vince Bonasso -#29170
SF Requiem for Memory Prologue and 1st Two Chapters Todd Moody -#29171
SF Wow! Hershel-Mars Auberon -#29172
SF Casey Travels West, Chapter 2 Barry Burnett -#29173
H Camping in Yorkshire Glen Noble -#29174
SF Collision, Chapter 4 Jack Wolflink -#29175
SF Undertows Brian Hickman -#29176
F Under the Starry Sky, Chapters 1-2 David Gowey -#29177
SF The Uncertainty Woman Mandy Wallace -#29178
Week of 27-May-2020 (Crits due 3-Jun-2020):
SF Apotheosis [mpc] Nicholas G. Marconi
SF Tomorrow's a New Day [mpc] Adam Pitts
SF The visible ghost Yacine GACI
SF Jailbroken Limbs - Version 2 Russell Weisfield
SF Super Shedder Henry McFarland
SF Crate Training Brian Childs
F The Demon of Shigitzu Joe Olson
F Hunters on The Dawn Prologue Daniel Chovil
F We Want You _and_ The Lost of the Land Joel E. Roosa
F Zaemes, Chapters 1-2 Shanna Neumiller
H 380 Matthew J Olson
SF Home is Where the Heart is Amy Hammack Turner
SF The Elemental Scepters : The Journey of Beltor Mark Krepps
H Depraved Lands Brayden D.P. Gray
SF Death on Titan Ben Coppin
F A Love Song for the Mockers _Prologue_ Timothy M. Nall
Week of 3-Jun-2020 (Crits due 10-Jun-2020):
SF Inflammatory Robot Pete Koziar
SF Shadow of a Genius Rachel Tham
F Confidence Man Russ N.
F Arrows in the Dark, chapter 1 Abigail Yates
SF A Questionnaire For Non-Humans Desiring to Enter the United States Dan Reade
F Monarchs of Greenwood - Fly With Me Emmanuel Agyei-Boatey
SF The Ambassador William Das
F Perfect Genorosity Andrew Dibble
SF HOF22 - Prologue Part I DB Gibb
SF A.I.E. _Asteroid Impact Event_ James Edmund Dennis
F The Library Mani Nezami
SF A Heaven of Your Own Making Ben Wilinofsky
F The Greatest City Chapter 1 and 2 Clayton Niehaus
SF The Found Ship Joe Belarge
Week of 10-Jun-2020 (Crits due 17-Jun-2020):
F After Life, Chapters 1-3 KD Glass
F The Broken Ring - Prologue Adam Pitts
H The Feyborne - A Tragedy and Horror Nathan Cavaliere
F Gift of the Swampy Thing Eli Cepeda
SF Say What? T. M. Heckman
H Finger Trap Dan Jolie
F Corduroy Alia Atwell
F Walking the Darkmaker's Way, Part 2 William L Hunt
H Good Company Madeline Jacobson
SF All Others Pay Cash - Draft 1 Geoffrey D. Wessel
SF The Gestalt Jason M Kreth
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 21-22 Eric Wilson
SF Forever Grey Chapter 4 Greg Tracii
SF Welcome to The Revolution JC Crochet
SF The Throat of San Dante Renan Bernardo
SF Electric Memories Michael Stevens
SF A Reawakening Adeline J. Schultz
F A Shift in Perspective, Short Story Jeffrey Sims
SF Further to Fall, Chapter 8 _Section 2_ Garrett Menning
SF Junk Science Eddie Beeby
F Smoke & Dagger Query Letter Dennis Blake
SF DARIGARIAN EMPIRE SEEKING EARTHLING FOR FIRST CONTACT Craig Lipman
F Shift Chapter 1 Julia Kell
SF Role of Law Wayne Martin
SF The Planet of the Dead - V2 Edward Muller
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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 The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 23-24 Eric Wilson [17-Jun-2020]
F The Outerworld Key Mark Krepps [3-Jun-2020]
H The Attic Jim Keane [27-May-2020]
F A Tale As Old As Time, Parts I-III, Complete Joel E. Roosa [3-Jun-2020]
SF Solomon 37 Eli Cepeda [17-Jun-2020]
F Of the Dragon Guild Eli Cepeda [?]
SF The Great Rift Between Us JC Crochet [17-Jun-2020]
H An Argument for Always Locking Your Doors Adam Pitts [?]
SF Please Stand By Pete Koziar [10-Jun-2020]
F The Whittler Renan Bernardo [17-Jun-2020]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF Blood & Power: The Calm -- Chapter 9 Javier Sobrado [08-Apr-2020]
SF Begininngs George Tom [15-Apr-2020]
SF The Frivolous Prince Brad Bolin [22-Apr-2020]
SF Social Medium Chapter 1 Owen McNaughton [22-Apr-2020]
SF The Trials and Tribulations of Door Mice: Chapter One Helena Threlkeld [06-May-2020]
H The House in the Hill Shelby J. Williams [20-May-2020]
F Millennials Killed the Grimoire, Chapters 1-5 Isa Mardel [20-May-2020]
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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.]