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ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
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Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.)
(Also via Amazon)
New Book from a Critter Member
**NOW IN
PRINT EDITION
TOO!** Awesome new book,
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPECULATIVE FICTION OPENINGS,
from a Critter member who's unearthed a shard of The Secret
to becoming a pro writer. Really good piece of work.
"...if you're at all concerned about story openings, you'd be nuts not to read what Qualkinbush has to say." —Wil McCarthy, author of BLOOM and THE COLLAPSIUM
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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 11-Jun-2025 (Crits due 18-Jun-2025):
F The Concierge at the Memory Hotel Bryce Paradis -#31863
SF The Ghost Warrior Joel Stanley -#31864
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 1 Lawrence Vernon -#31865
H Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer R.J. Melby -#31866
F Tomoko Hendricks Chapter 1-3 Olivia Beniko Holland -#31867
SF The Remnant, Chapters 1-3, + 1/2 of Chapt. 4 Justin Everling -#31868
Week of 18-Jun-2025 (Crits due 25-Jun-2025):
H Red Touch Haven Hwyl
SF My Body as a Spacesuit Carla Hennes
F Prancer the Fancy Dancer Kelly Gillette
SF Skyhook - Prologue, Ch. 1 for RFDR Mike Bristol
F Some Women Love to Hear the Cannonballs Kate Wooderson
F The Light of a Thousand Eyes Karen L. Kobylarz
Week of 25-Jun-2025 (Crits due 2-Jul-2025):
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 11, Chapt 29 - 31 Sean Masters
SF Stormchaser Liam Kelly
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 9-14 Dallas Nicholls
F Virginia by Dragonback, Chapter 1-2 Benjamin Clapp
F Lying About the Signs Russell Weisfield
SF The Healing Stephen Shewmake
F Evangeline, Chapters 13 and 14 Brian Sellnow
F Singer of the Vale Ryan Twombly
SF Stationmaster Eli Natassia Dudack
F Feareater part 2 Erin Tunney
SF Petroleum Star, Chapters 1-4 Buff Straw
H The Five Towers Danny O'Mahony
SF How to be a SuperVillain, Chapter 1 Janella Conroy
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 12, Chapt 32 - 33 Sean Masters [2-Jul-2025]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 13, Chapt 34 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 14, Chapt 35 - 36 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 15, Chapt 37 - 38 Sean Masters [?]
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 16, Chapt 39 - 40 Sean Masters [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 2 Jim Keane [after-novel]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 15-21 Dallas Nicholls [2-Jul-2025]
SF Cuckoo Liam Kelly [2-Jul-2025]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 3 Jim Keane [?]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 22-26 Dallas Nicholls [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4 Jim Keane [?]
F Evangeline, Chapter 15 Brian Sellnow [2-Jul-2025]
F Evangeline, Chapters 16 and 17 Brian Sellnow [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 2 Erin Tunney [2-Jul-2025]
SF Where the Thunder Goes Ryan Twombly [2-Jul-2025]
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 2 Lawrence Vernon [18-Jun-2025]
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 3 Lawrence Vernon [?]
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter One Lawrence Vernon [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapters 5,6,7 and 8 Jim Keane [?]
F The Road to Arkana Ryan Twombly [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten prologue Erin Tunney [?]
F Feareater part 3 Erin Tunney [?]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 27-33 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F The Death of Robin Hood Kate Parkinson [25-Jun-2025]
SF The Path to Tomorrow chapters 1 and 2 Brian Sellnow [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF The Weary Mans Burden Benjamin Hamilton [09-Apr-2025]
F The Relentless Mercenary Chapter One Xander Gillmer [16-Apr-2025]
F Of the Blood, Chapter 2 Shaunna [14-May-2025]
F The Haunted House of Hollywood Hills Anne Hansell [21-May-2025]
SF Chetana Salama Udaipurwala [04-Jun-2025]
SF VR Troopers Douglas Kolacki [11-Jun-2025]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]