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New entry Dec 07
Critter Notices
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I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
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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:
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"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
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 25-Mar-2020 (Crits due 1-Apr-2020):
SF Rosie's Friend Henry McFarland -#29032
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 15-16 Eric Wilson -#29033
SF Premium Resurrection Pack - $99 Renan Bernardo -#29034
SF The Pleading Eyes of the Screaming Lettuce [@] Larry Hodges -#29035
H After the First Death Andrew Giffin -#29036
SF Further to Fall, Chapter 7 Garrett Menning -#29037
F The Sheenseeker: Chapter 1 - Vesper Heather Gaither -#29038
F Shift, Chapters 1-2 Julia Kell -#29039
H Commencement Amanda Niehaus-Hard -#29040
H The Beachcombers Rachel Meza -#29041
SF The Hostage Protocol Eli Cepeda -#29042
F The Nova Cycle Chris de Boer -#29043
H Drown Me, Obsidian, Chapter 1 Ryan Ring -#29044
SF Bots Don't Lie Todd Moody -#29045
SF The Reverse Time Capsule Ben Coppin -#29046
SF Cosmobourous JC Crochet -#29047
Week of 1-Apr-2020 (Crits due 8-Apr-2020):
F God in His Cubicle [@] Larry Hodges [1-Apr-2020]
F Wintermint _expansion of First Contact_ Amy Hammack Turner
F Bleeder's Wages Lauren Banka
SF Bondi Cultural Reserve Colin Cortie
SF Biomechanical Detective Agency Jeff Cates
F Magarac Rhodes and the Dimple of Tombs Joel E. Roosa
F Zaemes, Chapter 2 Shanna Neumiller
SF Chapter 3 Jeremy Zentner
SF Whispers Within Matthew J Olson
F Ink Adept TatiAnna Tibbitts
SF Lunar's Doorstep Bas Kempen
H Olympus Hath no Fury Christopher Henderson
SF Mirror Imager Amanda H. Geard
F Ethan Chase's Deadhead Ride Joe Follansbee
SF The Sky Helmet: revised prologue Joel Schroeder
SF Us and Now Janet Martin
Week of 8-Apr-2020 (Crits due 15-Apr-2020):
F The Bronsolinite Maslem NM Whitley
SF Blood & Power: The Calm -- Chapter 9 Javier Sobrado
SF Rufus Jeff Abrams
F Siren's Lament Franchesca Guzman
SF Safe Travels Maria Ma
SF Palderyn: Apocalypse, Chapters 1 -5 Michael R. Hartman
F Gold Eagle: The opening Nicholas E. Lehde
F Binge Worthy Adam Pitts
F The Ravens Gautam Upadhya
SF The Tulip Station Aaron Fried
H Undead absolution Philip Hays
SF Diplomatic Immunity T. M. Heckman
SF Feifei Zhang Autobiography Part I with Forward Stephen Secor
F Cattleya Sandra Skalski
F Best Served Cold Matt Krizan
Week of 15-Apr-2020 (Crits due 22-Apr-2020):
H The Lure Chapters 1-10 New Revision Jim Keane
SF The Briareus Jamie M. Boyd
H You Don't Know what a Life Sentence Means Douglas Kolacki
SF Ten Percent, Chapter 2 Caroline Poirier
SF Forever Grey Chapter 1 Greg Tracii
SF Two-Way Communication Robert Harpold
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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 Gold Eagle, Chapter 1 Nicholas E. Lehde [15-Apr-2020]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 17-18 Eric Wilson [1-Apr-2020]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 19-20 Eric Wilson [?]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapters 21-22 Eric Wilson [?]
F Zaemes, Chapter 3 Shanna Neumiller [8-Apr-2020]
F How the Devil Got Its Envy Christopher Henderson [8-Apr-2020]
SF Buy Any Means Necessary JC Crochet [1-Apr-2020]
F The Great Info Dump_and_Of All the Things I've Lost Joel E. Roosa [8-Apr-2020]
F Wish You Were Here Renan Bernardo [1-Apr-2020]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF Mars II Emmery Chrisco [12-Feb-2020]
F Cold Light Jennifer Oberlander [12-Feb-2020]
F Wisp SHALONDA L. COTTON [19-Feb-2020]
F Eileen StarHawk : Secret of the Last Door, Chapter 1 AD Chowdhury [19-Feb-2020]
F More Blood! Prologue Chapter and Chapter 1 Raffy Grullon [19-Feb-2020]
SF -Parallels- Volume One The Odyssey of Samantha Williams, Prologue and Chapter 1 Edward LeCore [26-Feb-2020]
F Trey Roberts and the Ancestor's Wish, Chapter 3 of book 2 Lee Magnus [04-Mar-2020]
SF Casey Travels West, Chapter 1 Barry Burnett [11-Mar-2020]
F Trey Roberts and the Ancestor's Wish, Chapter 4 of book 2 Lee Magnus [18-Mar-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.]