The e-book of Simon Petrie’s recent SF/mystery novella, ‘Flight 404‘, a tale of deep space, detection, and deception, is currently available for free download from the Kindle store. Described by the Bookonaut as “a serious and compelling tale”, this is a tightly wound piece of semi-hard SF, and well worth your time. The offer expires [...]
SpecFicNZ member Richard Barnes is pleased to invite everyone to “The Royal Wedding from Hell”. Relive the Royal Wedding of Kate and Wills, but this time, with demons, swordfights and car chases. Join Kate, Wills, Harry and Pippa as they take on ancient forces of darkness, hordes of monsters and a plethora of possessed celebrities. All of [...]
The bag is OFF, thanks to SpecFicNZ member Cassie Hart and all the other amazing backers who have pledged to Ripley Patton’s Ghost Hand Kickstarter project. Ripley finally unveiled the amazing cover of her new YA paranormal thriller this morning and you can see it HERE. Ripley is offering a special of FREE SHIPPING this weekend [...]
Thanks to the amazing generosity of my New Zealand Backer base and the offer of free formatting for Ghost Hand to print and e-book form, I find myself able to offer free shipping of Ghost Hand to overseas backers of my Kickstarter Project for a limited time. So, this weekend (July 27-29) anyone who backs [...]
Mansfield with Monsters, the second release from local publisher Steam Press, was launched into the world on Saturday at a festive event at Kapiti Coffee House. Fuelled by Mansfield Molotovs (Drip-filtered, chilli-infused coffee) and delicious cakes and slices, publisher Stephen Minchin and authors Matt and Debbie Cowens spoke of their appreciation for their silent partner [...]
Meet local authors and SpecFicNZ members Matt and Debbie Cowens and have some of the best coffee on the Kapiti Coast. Mansfield with Monsters is the latest book from Steam Press, the publisher that is hosting the SpecFicNZ novel manuscript contest that is open for submissions starting JULY 1st, 2012 (that be yesterday). The launch [...]
Be sure to check out this great interview with SpecFicNZ member Juliet Marillier as part of the Australian Spec Fic community’s Snapshot Author Interview Series. Juliet has recently released an new series geared toward the YA audience, and Shadowfell is the first book. Juliet Marillier was born and brought up in Dunedin, New Zealand, and [...]
We are happy to announce the release of Pip Ballantine’s new novel, Hunter and Fox. It is now available in paperback at Amazon US, and Amazon UK. Get your copy now. by
The launch of Helen Lowe’s new book The Gathering of the Lost was held at the University Bookshop at Canterbury University. It went very well, with maybe 70 people in attendance. Brief introductory comments were made by Philip King (the owner of UBS), Christina Stachurski (of the English Department), and Andrew Robins (Helen’s partner). Then [...]
SpecFicNZ Member Helen Lowe will be launching her new book, The Gathering of the Lost, on Tuesday April 3rd (5:30-7:30pm) at the University Bookshop Canterbury. Click the image below for your invitation! Please note: if you intend to attend you need to RSVP to gillian@ubscan.co.nz by 1 April. by
(From Giant Leap by member Mark English. Published in Everyday Fiction.)
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