The Dragon Page: Recent Episodes
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Mike and Mike talk more about the fight between Amazon and Hachette, continuing from Show 468 and including comments from your feedback via Facebook.
They talk more about how different authors are taking sides, how the monies are being distributed differently now than before, the different options available to authors (with publishers and going self-published) and things authors should be doing to sell their books and sell themselves. [Read more...] Source
Kevin J. Anderson joins Mike and Mike to talk about his newest novel, The Dark Between the Stars. It's the first of his new series, "Saga of Shadows", which takes place 20 years after the events of his "Saga of the Seven Suns" series, with reviewers calling it "Game of Thrones, with planets".
He also talks about his writing process (dictation), and how he got started publishing ebooks through his own WordFire Press. [Read more...] Source
The contract dispute between Amazon and Hachette has Mike Stackpole a little fired up, and the conversation revolves around the details some of the blowback that midlist and new authors are feeling because their books can't be pre-ordered or ordered, and the alternatives the Big Five publishers are beginning to investigate. [Read more...] Source
Sam Roberts joins Mike and Mike to talk about LeVar Burton's Kickstarter efforts to bring "Reading Rainbow" to new audiences using newer technologies and methods that weren't available when the show was still airing on PBS, and about the grumblings making the rounds that vilify the effort for not being about bringing the show back in its old format. [Read more...] Source
Mike and Mike recap the technological and book-selling shift since they last talked shop in 2012, including the shift from big format bookstores to local stores & specialty stores that promote events more than book sales, the shift to authors marketing themselves at conventions and other events, and the growth of crowd-funded book projects. [Read more...] Source
Mike and Mike pop in for a quick visit, and have fun with not remembering anything they talked about or did for the show 2 years ago.
They chat about what's been going on since then, and the changes that happen with stories as the writers get older and gain more experiences.
And they ask you: what elements of Dragon Page "Cover to Cover" do you miss and would want to hear more of? [Read more...] Source
The Martian is a decent hard Science Fiction novel and I certainly didn't regret reading it. I just wish there was more substance to the protagonist's side of the story. [Read more...] Source
Podcast novelist (and self-proclaimed future dark overlord) Scott Sigler burst onto the horror scene a couple of years ago Infected. If you've read (or listened to) Sigler's original novel, I need only say two words to make you shudder involuntarily -- chicken scissors. [Read more...] Source
After years of anticipation and speculation, Lynch returns to the universe of his Gentlemen Bastards with the long-awaited third installment, The Republic of Thieves. [Read more...] Source
Mira Grant's first novel Feed was one of the best novels of its year, garnering critical praise, a legion of fans and making the short list for the Hugo Award.
It deserved every bit of that attention thanks in large part thanks to a new take on the zombie thriller and a couple of interesting twists along the way that made me eager for the next installment in the trilogy. Unfortunately, the final two segments of the Newsflesh trilogy never quite lived up to the high bar set by the first book. [Read more...] Source
The novel S. is less of a conventional story written using words than it is an experience using the book as an object that mystifies the reader into a multi-layered tale of intrigue, young romance, and mystery. S. is told through the imaginary novel, Ship of Theseus, written by a Kafkaesque V.M. Straka whose real identity is unknown. [Read more...] Source
Helen and Troy are just your ordinary, average young Americans who work together at minimum wage jobs in a fast food restaurant.
Well, except for the small detail that Helen is a minotaur and the two have been given an epic quest by a hamburger god. [Read more...] Source
Seeming like a gag gift to get for people like me -- where you know that we like Star Wars but you're not sure what exactly we already possess in our collection -- William Shakespeare's Star Wars is an audiobook full of surprising quality and intelligence that should delight any fan of The Bard or of the Beard of George Lucas. [Read more...] Source
When I heard that Stephen King was writing a sequel to what I consider one of his best novels The Shining, I was both eager and hesitant to pick it up. Part of me was eager to see where King would take the characters from the world of the Overlook Hotel in the sequel and hesitant because of the track record of other authors with "long awaited" sequels. [Read more...] Source
Guy Gavriel Kay is famous for his historical fantasy novels, one of the rare group of fantasy authors whose books regularly cross over to mainstream reading lists and awards. "River Of Stars” is his second book using Chinese history; this time the Song Dynasty as a jumping off point for another wonderful novel. [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my Reading Diary. So, what have I been reading lately? [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my Reading Diary. So, what have I been reading lately? [Read more...] Source
Nexus is a thriller for the post-human age, Ramez Naam does a phenomenal job of taking modern cutting edge science and building a realistic world of the near future. [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my Reading Diary. So what have I been reading lately? [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my "Reading Diary". It's been a busy fall, but I have been reading! [Read more...] Source
As a solid Trek fan I am always on the lookout for good books on the franchise, and Star Trek FAQ comes through in spades. [Read more...] Source
Halo fans will want to put down their game controls and head out to their local bookstores early next year. [Read more...] Source
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury was a regular at Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway, and was known for writing on the public typewriters in the Central Library. [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my Reading Diary. So what have I been reading lately?
First up, "The Drowning Girl", by Caitlin R. Kiernan, published by ROC. I was looking forward to this book, which was pitched as a horror mystery. [Read more...] Source
This is WebGenii, with an installment from my Reading Diary. So what have I been reading lately?
First Up, Charlaine Harris's latest Sookie Stackhouse outing. "Deadlocked", published by PYR. [Read more...] Source