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ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
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!
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY:
The universe is dying from within...
"Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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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)
The Sigil Trilogy
If you're looking for an amazing, WOW! science fiction story, check out THE SIGIL TRILOGY. This is — literally — one of the best science fiction novels I've ever read.
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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 30-Jul-2025 (Crits due 6-Aug-2025):
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 2 [mpc] Jim Keane [after-novel] -#31911
SF A Murder of Carls [mpc] Mira Wilczek -#31912
SF Why Go On Henry McFarland -#31913
SF Where the Thunder Goes Ryan Twombly -#31914
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 3 Lawrence Vernon -#31915
SF Petroleum Star, Chapters 5-8 Buff Straw -#31916
F Destiny, Prologue-Chapter 1 Boris Layupan -#31917
SF A House Divided Benton Reno-Cobb -#31918
Week of 6-Aug-2025 (Crits due 13-Aug-2025):
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapter 4 John Rhea
F Ghost Warrior part 2 Joel Stanley
SF A Quantum Basilisk: Chap 1-2 Nick Codignotto
SF A Roll of the Dice R.Foster
F Red Skuye at Night Charlotte Watkins
H Not a Job, But a Nightmare Loren Davidson
SF Bringer of Sorrow, Part 13, Chapt 34 Sean Masters
SF The Path to Tomorrow chapters 1 and 2 Brian Sellnow
Week of 13-Aug-2025 (Crits due 20-Aug-2025):
H Pep Talk Holly Hefner
F Silver Fire and the Dead Karen L. Kobylarz
SF Beyond the Threshold, Chapter 1 jaron seijffers
SF Backward Blitz Bryce Paradis
SF Speakeasy of the Saucer Men Douglas Kolacki
F The Spider's Voice Kate Wooderson
H The Onion Tree, Chapters 1-2 David Hershhorn
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 22-26 Dallas Nicholls
F Gems of the Forgotten prologue Erin Tunney
SF Look For Me in Paradise F.B. Hughes
F Gangsters in Wonderland, Chapters 1-3 David Vijandre
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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 14, Chapt 35 - 36 Sean Masters [13-Aug-2025]
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 3 Jim Keane [after-novel]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4 Jim Keane [?]
H Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter One Lawrence Vernon [6-Aug-2025]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapters 5,6,7 and 8 Jim Keane [?]
F The Road to Arkana Ryan Twombly [6-Aug-2025]
F Feareater part 3 Erin Tunney [20-Aug-2025]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 27-33 Dallas Nicholls [20-Aug-2025]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 5-7 John Rhea [13-Aug-2025]
F Singer of the Vale Ryan Twombly [?]
SF Science Unleashed Chapters 34-41 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 8-11 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 12-15 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 16-19 John Rhea [?]
F Duke of Tooth, Chapters 20-25 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 26-31 John Rhea [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapters 32-35 John Rhea [?]
SF Petroleum Star, Chapters 9-12 Buff Straw [6-Aug-2025]
F Feareater part 4 Erin Tunney [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 4 Erin Tunney [?]
F The Duke of Tooth, Chapter 36 and Epilogue John Rhea [?]
F Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 5 Erin Tunney [?]
SF Riaka Brian Sellnow [13-Aug-2025]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Of the Blood, Chapter 2 Shaunna [14-May-2025]
SF Chetana Salama Udaipurwala [04-Jun-2025]
H The Five Towers Danny O'Mahony [02-Jul-2025]
SF Home John David Day [09-Jul-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.]