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Book Review: Swords of the Horseclans (Horseclans #2), by Robert Adams

Swords of the Horseclans (Horseclans #2)
By Robert Adams
Review by Dave Felts
Rating: (2.5/5)

While I would classify the first volume a being close to heroic fantasy, albeit in a future apocalyptic setting, this second volume in the series, Swords of the Horseclans, is more military fantasy. Book 1 ends with Milo completing his odyssey of leading the Horseclans from the high plains of the middle use to the eastern seaboard, where he establishes them in their new home and forms the Confederation.

Categories: Fantasy Military Science Fiction 2.5 Stars

Tags: swords of the horseclans military fantasy

Dave 02-07-2012 08:00 PM

Book Review: A Clash of Kings, (A Song of Ice and Fire #2), by George R. R. Martin

A Clash of Kings (A Song if Ice and Fire Book 2)
By George R. R. Martin
Review by Dave Felts
Rating: (4/5)

A Clash of Kings is the second volume in George R. R. Martins series A Song of Ice and Fire, and a follow up to the popular A Game of Thrones.. This review contains some spoilers, as it's necessary to talk about some of the events and characters from the first book. If you haven't read the first book but plan to, DON'T READ THIS REVIEW.

Categories: Fantasy 4.0 Stars

Tags: a clash of kings review george r. r. martin

Dave 02-08-2012 08:00 PM

Movie Review: The Darkest Hour

The Darkest Hour (2011), Rated PG-13
89 minutes
Starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman
Directed by Chris Gorak
Reviewed by Dave Felts
Rating: (1/5)

Two young American entrepreneurs, Sean (Emile Hirsh) and Ben (Max Mingella) arrive in Moscow to pitch their web site business to Russian investors in the hopes of a big payday. When they arrive, however, they find a business contact, a Swedish man named Skyler (Joel Kinnaman), has backstabbed them by stealing their idea and already securing the deal for himself.

Categories: Science Fiction Movies/TV 1.5 Stars

Tags: movie review darkest hour movie

Dave 02-09-2012 08:00 PM

Member Movie Review: Priest

Priest (2010), Rated PG-13
87 minutes
Starring Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Brad Dourif
Directed by Scott Charles Stewart
Reviewed by Jaqhama
Rating: (2/5)

Priest is set on either another world or the Earth in some dark, apocalyptic future, or an alternate Earth at any rate. Never was quite sure about that. Humans have been at war with a vampire race for decades, centuries maybe. Things weren't going so good for the homo saps until they discovered that some of them have almost super human powers of speed, strength and agility.

Categories: Vampire Movies/TV 2.0 Stars

Tags: steampunk priest movie review vampires

Dave 02-10-2012 08:00 PM

Story Contest
SFReader Story Contest 2010, 1st Place: Sagrada Familia, by Michael Barretta

Published on 04-18-2011 01:19 PM Number of Views: 380

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Sagrada Familia
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Michael Barretta

Samdra took a deep breath of the salt air trying to chase away the fatigue from her long journey in stasis sleep. Her head was wrapped in a smothering blanket of pain and her stomach turned as if she was still in free-fall. She put on a thin tight-lipped smile that would not fool her husband for a second. ...

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SFReader Story Contest 2010 2nd Place: Blood Debt, by Fadzlishah Johanabas Rosli

Published on 04-18-2011 05:57 AM Number of Views: 503

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Blood Debt
By Fadzlishah Johanabas

There was blood everywhere.

Two men lay on the forest floor near the village, limbs twitching in a final fight for their lives. Their abdomens had been similarly ripped open, wet entrails slipping out, turning dusky fast in the cold night air. Blood dripped from nearby leaves, brush and tree-trunks, and flowed thickly from where they lay, forming rivulets between saplings and rotting leaves. ...

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SFReader Story Contest 2010 3rd Place: Forged, by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Published on 04-18-2011 04:56 AM Number of Views: 398

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Forged
By Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Aki staggered as one of the water buckets on her shoulder bar jerked toward the ground. High-pitched laughter assaulted her ears.

"Leave me be." She glared at the little gods who grinned from within her bucket. "If I don't get the water to the smithy before Starn's done working the sword, I'll feel his strap for days."

The little gods frowned and shook their heads, but at least they leapt down. In midair, they transformed into water and sank into the dirt path, leaving a muddy patch to snare the next wagon to come through. ...

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Ninth Annual (2010) SFReader Short Story Contest

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The 9th Annual Story Contest is closed! Keep an eye on the site for news about the 2011 contest!

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2009 Story Contest 1st Place: Cold Comfort, by Mario Milosevic

Published on 03-19-2010 01:59 PM Number of Views: 4992

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Cold Comfort
By Mario Milosevic

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Ted thought the idea of freezing yourself against the possibility of being revived in some future date was, at best, a romp, at worst, a shameless waste of resources and perhaps the most arrogant action anyone could take. Indeed, the thought that some civilization yet to flourish might find themselves compelled to bring back people from his own time, evoked in him only a dismissive sneer. ...

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2009 Story Contest 2nd Place: Dry Ice, by Samuel Mae

Published on 03-19-2010 01:58 PM Number of Views: 2570

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Dry Ice
By Samuel Mae

Four hours more to Simpton and five back to Porter. Jesse Matten had nothing ahead of him but hard, cold clay and nothing behind him but hard, cold clay. He turned the truck radio up loud--just because he was feeling reckless--and reached over into his cooler for a bottle of Dry. ...

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2009 Story Contest 3rd Place: Technically, Males Are Dummies, by Robert J. Sullivan

Published on 03-19-2010 01:57 PM Number of Views: 67274

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Technically, Males are Dummies
by Robert J. Sullivan

I was sitting on a bench enjoying the spring day in the park when a man walked into the "No Parking" sign across the path and fell down. I got up to see if he was okay. ...

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Recent Forum Posts

Re: Elite (science fiction noir)

Yah, I mentioned Death Lands as my only sampled "men's adventure" series.
Dave 02-10-2012, 08:43 AM

Re: Elite (science fiction noir)

Umm, Dead Six isn't a Deathlands book, Dave.

It's a military action/adventure novel, quite a popular one, judging by the Amazon reviews.
I really enjoyed it.
Written in first person past tense...
Jaqhama 02-10-2012, 01:13 AM

Re: New Anthology Promotional Video...

Looks awesome, Chris!
Jordan Lapp 02-09-2012, 05:57 PM

Re: My first SF Novel is up and available for free downloads!

Lol. Not a Java programmer obviously. Variable names are lowercased in that language. In fact, most of the languages I use have lowercase variables. Class names are uppercased and I suppose Pirates...
Jordan Lapp 02-09-2012, 05:53 PM

Re: Elite (science fiction noir)

I used to really enjoy the Deathlands books, but petered our on them when they changed writers. I don't recall the details or how many I read though.

Because of Netflix streaming, I've seen quite...
Dave 02-09-2012, 02:00 PM
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Elite (science fiction noir)
Thread Starter: Dave
Length: 5,500 words Est. Reading Time: 22 minutes This story is my crack at science fiction noir. I wrote it in the late 90s, shopped it around...
Dave 02-10-2012, 08:43 AM

New Anthology Promotional Video...
Thread Starter: Christopher_Heath
Check out our "Promotional Video" header for the upcoming Azieran Adventures anthology "Artifacts and Relics: Extreme Sorcery" on the Heathen Oracle...
Jordan Lapp 02-09-2012, 05:57 PM

My first SF Novel is up and available for free downloads!
Thread Starter: Jim Rudnick
http://www.therimconfederacy.com/ is the site that I've created to hold my first RIM sciFi novel.... please do drop by to d/l the Prolog & Chapter...
Jordan Lapp 02-09-2012, 05:53 PM
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Hi Josh,

Thanks - I'll update the review

Book Review: A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
Dave on 02-08-2012

Not to nitpick, but the book title is A Game of Thrones, not Game of Thrones.

Book Review: A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
JoshBrown on 02-08-2012
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