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Blog postROLL up, roll up, get your free books!
Thanks to the fabulous Christine McMullen, who invited Inklings Press to take part, four of the Inklings books are in a multi-author promotion taking place today.
All four books - Tales of Magic & Destiny, Tales From The Underground, Tales of Wonder and Tales From The Pirate's Cove - are FREE this weekend.
But. But. But. Don't just stop there.
I did say multi-author promotion, did I no -
Blog postSo... in the news today is the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, for $44 billion that he found down the back of his sofa.
How will Twitter change? It's hard to say right now - and it will be a shame if it becomes unusable as it's been a great place for me personally for reaching out to meet fellow authors and other people involved in the writing community. I'll wait and see how changes take effect - but it won't be the first platform that's come and gone if that's what happens -
Blog postChristina McMullen is someone I first met on Twitter - and who has always been supportive of other authors, cheering them on, sharing their work and generally being an absolute gem. With a new book coming out, what else could I do but invite Christina to the blog to chat about it? Read on!
Hi there, and welcome to Altered Instinct! Tell us a little about your most recent book – what is it called, and what is it about? Give us your elevator pitch to make us fall in love wit -
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Blog postToday on the blog, I'm giving a shout out for a new book out by my buddy, Rob Edwards.
It's a sequel to his 2020 book The Ascension Machine, which I loved. That book saw a... well... morally uncertain fellow by the name of Grey finding himself with a spot at a superhero academy for aliens. And he shouldn't be there.
As the plot thickens, so do the bonds of friendship between Grey and his fellow students, except he's lying to them all along and that doesn't bode well -
Blog postMatthew Kresal is a writer, critic, and podcaster with many and varying interests. He’s written about and discussed topics as wide-ranging as the BBC’s Doctor Who, Cold War fact and fiction, and the UFO phenomenon. He has appeared on podcasts including Spybrary, Dead Hand Radio, The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast, and The Saucer Life. His prose includes the non-fiction The Silver Archive: Dark Skies from Obverse Press and short fiction including The Aurora Affair in Belanger Books’ A Tribute to H.G.
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Blog postJ Dianne Dotson lives in Southern California and dreams of other worlds far beyond. She is the author of the Questrison Saga, as well as boasting a host of other accomplishments - VP of Public Relations for a biotech company, a science writer, content writer, watercolorist and illustrator. She is also a lively presence on Twitter - and she stopped by Altered Instinct to chat about her work.
Hi there, and welcome to Altered Instinct! Tell us a little about your most recen -
Blog post2021 was a strange year. And yet, amid it all, there were some fabulous books. This is my pick of my favourite books that I read last year. Ordinarily, that means they can come from any year - just last year was the one I got round to reading them, but as it happens this time out all but one were published in 2021 as well.
Before I dive into the list though, one thing - there is nothing that can be more helpful to authors than sharing your love of their work. Be it reviews, word -
Blog postThe first day of the New Year! And this is a hangover from last year. Not in the drank-too-much-the-night-before sense, alas. But this is a catch-up on my last remaining reviews from last year. Coming up soon will be my pick of my favourite books of 2021, but for now... let's start with a tale of a cat and a long walk...
The Cat Who Walked A Thousand Miles, by Kij Johnson
A thoroughly sweet tale, this tells the story of Small Cat, cut adrift from his community of fellow cats by -
Blog postSE Sasaki is a Canadian medical doctor who has worked as a family physician for over 20 years and now spends her time in the operating room assisting in surgery at a hospital in Southern Ontario - and has also been writing for as long as she can remember. The ideas for her Welcome to the Madhouse and Grace Lord Series have come from her experiences in the medical office and the operating room - and the latest in the series, SAVING GRACE, has just been released. She stopped by to chat ab
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Blog postWelcome to the latest round of reviews! And this should be the first of two review write-ups in short order, with the next one being a number of collections and anthologies I've been reading of later. But first, novels! Time to dive into deep space, and worlds of fantasy. First up, I've been watching The Expanse series for a while now - and thought it was about time to try out the books. So without further ado, it's time to wake the leviathan...
Leviathan Wakes, by -
Blog postEjay Dawson is an author I've bumped into out in Twitterville, haunting the likes and mentions of tweets and being a supportive and encouraging part of the community. And she has a new book out!
Beginning a writing journey with an epic 21 book series, Ejay started her author career in 2014 and has taken on the ups and downs of self-publishing with her fantasy series The Last Prophecy since 2016. At the start of 2019, she put the series on the backburner to write Behind the Veil in 25 -
Blog postDiane Morrison describes herself as a Pagan, a speculative fiction author, a musician, a professional blogger, proudly Canadian and proudly LGBTQ. What she doesn’t say - but which is true - is just how supportive she is of others in the writing community. You’ll find her on podcasts, helping with events and... well, here, there and everywhere.
Her latest book was launched through Kickstarter - and she stopped by the blog to chat about it.
Hi Diane, and -
Blog postIt's book review time again, and time to catch up with antipodean horror, globe-trotting mythological thriller and D&D-inspired adventure.
The Gulp, by Alan Baxter
Some horrors start off with creeping dread and mystery. This one sits down across the table from you, flashes a devilish grin, slides you a beer and asks what's the worst possible thing you can imagine. Then chuckles and says that's all you've got? Let me tell you a story. Five stories, in fact. Each a slice of li -
Blog postThose of you who have been regulars at the blog for a long time will know I'm a fan of the work of C H Clepitt - and they have a new book out! Wolf Killer is the title... and the details are below.
Release Date: 26th September 2021
Author: C H Clepitt
Pre-Order Links: Amazon, Smashwords
ARC Requests: chclepitt@icloud.com
Interview Requests: chclepitt@icloud.com
Release Party Link: https://fb.me/e/2AcIZIJmd
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Blog postHi all, it's new book day!
Tales From Alternate Earths 3 is out today - in paperback and ebook format - and by golly it's a great collection of stories.
Am I biased when I say that? Honestly, I don't think so. I have a story in there, sure, but let's leave talking about that until another blog. For starters, just look at that list of authors.
From the top, there's Alan Smale, whose tale A Clash of Eagles won the Sidewise Award, and whose bibliogr -
Blog postTempest Blades: The Cursed Titans, by Ricardo Victoria
Let the tournament commence!
The Cursed Titans is the sequel to Ricardo Victoria's The Withered King. It largely stands alone - but the first book did so well at introducing its large cast of characters that it would be a shame not to start there.
This time around, with all those introductions done, the plot can rattle away at pace - and it certainly does that. This is full-on adventure, full of zi -
Blog postRicardo Victoria is a regular here at Altered Instinct. He’s a big part of Inklings Press as writer, designer, cheerleader and more. And he has a new book out! So he stopped by to have a chat as his sequel nears publication.
Q. Hey, Ricardo, congratulations on book two in your series! A large part of book one was very much assembling your cast of characters – with your cast already introduced, how different was the approach to book two?
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Blog postKristin L Stamper is a writer of YA and adult science fiction - having also served in the US Navy where she gained experience in computers and robotics. And now her debut novel is out. Ternara publishes at the end of May, with pre-orders available now, and she stopped by the blog to talk about her work, her life, and... well, tribbles.
Tell us a little about your most recent book – what is it called, and what is it about? Give us your elevator pitch to make us fall in love with i -
Blog postThe countdown is on until the launch of Tales From Alternate Earths 3 - and this page will act as a press kit, with more material being added the closer it gets to publication.
Book link: mybook.to/AlternateEarths3
About the book
Have you ever asked the question “What if…?”
What if things had turned out differently, what if history had taken another turn, what if our world had gone another way?
That’s the question at the heart of the genre o -
Blog postThere's been a distinctly Lovecraftian turn in my reading of late - horror bleeding through the walls of reality must clearly be comforting right now. This week's round of reviews includes two stories with direct connections to such cosmic horrors, and one - by P Djeli Clark - that takes possession of the genre from a completely different approach, and all the better for that. Let's dive in.
A Dead Djinn in Cairo, by P Djeli Clark
Take an early 20th century Cairo, and give it a -
Blog postWith much hype and acclaim, Zack Snyder's Justice League has landed over at HBO Max. It's four hours, four super-long hours - more than double the running time of the version released in cinemas by director Joss Whedon.
I had mixed feelings about them recutting that original - not least because the Whedon version was just... average at best? In fact, I found it a bit dull. So what would the new version bring? Well, for me there was good... and there was bad. So here's five things -
Blog postIt's been a good month for reading - lots of great books that have been on my reading list, plus a magazine or two I hadn't encountered before. So on with the reviews!
Alyx: An AI's Guide to Love and Murder, by Brent A Harris
This is a change of pace for author Brent A Harris - and a good one at that. Better known for his alternative histories, Harris has this time created a thriller that's a chiller, about a young woman who becomes the target of an obsessive arti -
Blog postHi there, and welcome to Altered Instinct! For those not familiar with Sci-Fi & Scary, I must say I first encountered your crew over on Twitter, full of a love of horror and sci-fi, with oodles of reviews and a passion for things that make you squeal. But the reason we’re chatting here today is because you’ve got an anthology coming up – Twisted Anatomy.
So, this is your first charity anthology – so tell me, how did it first come slithering into being? -
Blog postIt's book launch day for Brent A. Harris - a regular at this blog - and his new book is already on my Kindle. He stops by to tell us a little bit more about his new sci-fi thriller tale Alyx - in case you want to add it to your book pile!
Home is where the heart is.
But what if your home wanted you dead?
Tech-loving teen Christine makes fast friends with her home's AI, Alyx. But when a real-world romance threatens their bond, Alyx turns from friend to foe. -
Blog postClaire Buss is no stranger to this blog. We've reviewed her work - and she's been published in Inklings Press books too. She's a smashing writer, and her Roshaven series is in no small part inspired by her love of Terry Pratchett's books. She has a new book in the series coming out and asked if she could stop by the blog to tell you all about it. So without further ado... take it away, Claire! Tell us all about... The Silk Thief.
The Silk Thief (The Roshaven Series B
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Tales of Wonder
Jan 21, 2017
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Ricardo Victoria,
E.M. Swift-Hook,
Matthew Harvey,
Jessica Holmes,
Rob Edwards,
Leo McBride,
Brent A. Harris,
Terri Pray,
Jeff Provine
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