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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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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
Manuscripts 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 13-Aug-2025 (Crits due [*] 3-Sep-2025):
SF Riaka [mpc] Brian Sellnow -#31928
SF Speakeasy of the Saucer Men Douglas Kolacki -#31929
F Gems of the Forgotten prologue Erin Tunney -#31930
F The Spider's Voice Kate Wooderson -#31931
SF Backward Blitz Bryce Paradis -#31932
SF Look For Me in Paradise F.B. Hughes -#31933
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 22-26 Dallas Nicholls -#31934
H Pep Talk Holly Hefner -#31935
H The Onion Tree, Chapters 1-2 David Hershhorn -#31936
F Silver Fire and the Dead Karen L. Kobylarz -#31937
F Gangsters in Wonderland, Chapters 1-3 David Vijandre -#31938
Week of 3-Sep-2025 (Crits due 10-Sep-2025):
SF Red Dust Garrett Menning
F Genie In Vegas Jeff Middaugh
SF America! Matt Britton
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter One Lawrence Vernon
F The Road to Arkana Ryan Twombly
SF Petroleum Star, Chapters 9-12 Buff Straw
F Destiny, Chapters 2-3 Boris Layupan
Week of 10-Sep-2025 (Crits due 17-Sep-2025):
F The Red Dragon Lord Book I Chris Lambert
SF Heat of the Explosion Before Nathaniel Fisher
H The Messiah of Lake County-Chapter 2-Rewrite Dawson M Hollingsworth
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 14, Chapt 35 - 36 Sean Masters
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 5-7 John Rhea
SF The Path to Tomorrow, chapters 3 and 4 Brian Sellnow
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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]"):
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 15, Chapt 37 - 38 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 16, Chapt 39 - 40 Sean Masters [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 3 Jim Keane [after-novel]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4 Jim Keane [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapters 5,6,7 and 8 Jim Keane [?]
F Feareater part 3 Erin Tunney [3-Sep-2025]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 27-33 Dallas Nicholls [3-Sep-2025]
F Singer of the Vale Ryan Twombly [10-Sep-2025]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 34-41 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 8-11 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 12-15 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 16-19 John Rhea [?]
F Duke of Tooth, Chapters 20-25 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 26-31 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 32-35 John Rhea [?]
F Feareater part 4 Erin Tunney [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 4 Erin Tunney [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapter 36 and Epilogue John Rhea [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 5 Erin Tunney [?]
SF Science Unleashed, Chapters 42-48 Dallas Nicholls [?]
SF Science Unleashed, Chapters 49-54 Dallas Nicholls [?]
SF The Path To Tomorrow, chapters 5 & 6 Brian Sellnow [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Red Skuye at Night Charlotte Watkins [06-Aug-2025]
SF Beyond the Threshold, Chapter 1 jaron seijffers [17-Aug-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.]