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News: Maritaten • Christian Cameron

Here is a free short story from the world of my new fantasy series “Age of Bronze.” The first book, Against All Gods, launches on June 23rd, and will be available in print, ebook, and Audiobook (narrated by the great Peter Noble!). I think it’s pretty great. Pretty sure you will, too. So click the button to learn more and…
News: Flat pack flight on the final frontier
Today’s smallsats could pave the way for a future generation of self-configuring modular spacecraft. Small satellites are big business. According to the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult, more than 2,000 “smallsats” are expected to take to the skies in 2022. The official definition of a small satellite is a spacecraft with a mass of less than 180 … Continue reading “Flat pack…
News: Orbit Pride Virtual Events – Orbit Books

Orbit Pride Virtual Events Join us for Orbit Pride from June 23rd-June 26th, presented with queer SFF bookstores Tubby & Coo’s and Portal Bookshop! We’ll have SIX virtual panels featuring twelve of our fantastic authors. Register for one (or all!) of our events coming later this month below! Thursday, June 23, 8pm BST / 3pm EDT:Tara Sim & M.A. Carrick Register here…
News: The Martyr – Upcoming Giveaway |

June 15, 2022 The Martyr – Book Two of the Covenant of Steel – will be released in the US on June 28th and the UK on June 30th. To celebrate I’ll be running a giveaway for my mailing list subscribers. On June 20th, existing subscribers will receive an email with a link to click in order to enter the…
News: People & Publishing Roundup, June 2022 – Locus Online

Elsa Sjunneson (2021) ELSA SJUNNESON is now represented by Larissa Melo Pienkowski at Jill Grinberg Literary. RR HAYWOOD is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency. JOSHUA COHEN’s The Netanyahus (New York Review) won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction category, given for ‘‘distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing…
News: 14 June 2022 – Locus Online

Addison, Katherine: The Grief of Stones (Tor 978-1-250-81389-3, $25.99, 256pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, June 14, 2022) Steampunk fantasy novel, sequel to Witness for the Dead. Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar helps investigate the murder of a marquise, revealing many secrets in the process. Alsberg, Sasha: Breaking Time (Harlequin/Inkyard Press 978-1-335-28489-1, $19.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, June…
News: The First Binding by R.R. Virdi

All legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first. I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I’ve stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those…
News: Chloe Gong’s In-Universe Timeline – Hodderscape

By Callie Robertson Posted on June 14, 2022 in Uncategorized with tags A Timeline of Old Shanghai 1842 – China loses the First Opium War, and signs the Treaty of Nanking. Under its terms, Shanghai is established as a treaty port, where foreigners are allowed to trade and are exempt from the jurisdiction of local law. In the following…
News: The Splendid City by Karen Heuler is out now!

The Splendid City by Karen Heuler is out now! Happy Publication Day to Karen Heuler, whose latest novel The Splendid City is out now! Hailed by Ann VanderMeer, Award Winning Editor of The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, as “The Splendid City is a splendid read indeed”, we are very excited for you to read it.…
News: Author Michael J. Sullivan’s Official Website: Author Interview
As part of Farilane’s release, Audible conducted an interview with me. In it, I answer the following questions: Do listeners need to be familiar with Nolyn to enjoy Farilane? What was your favorite part of the story to explore and to write? Many early listeners have told us that Farilane as a character is especially compelling, and she has exceptionally lively dialogue. How…
News: Author Samit Basu’s Immigration Advisory for Fictional Dystopias

Image: TorDotCom If you are in the global north and want to migrate to a fictional dystopia, then you have lost your grip on reality but also, more worryingly, may have expat colonial/oligarch aspirations: your only possible reason for wanting to move could be to reinforce that dystopia’s ruling elite. This advisory is not for you. If you’re in the…
News: Weekly Bestsellers, 13 June 2022 – Locus Online
PLEASE SUPPORT LOCUS WITH A DONATION TODAY! Locus is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and relies on donations and subscribers to stay alive. Now losing some of our last bookstores to the trials of 2020, Locus needs your support even more to keep publishing the high quality reviews, book and community news, and articles you read here. Our online readers (there are a…