My latest post is up at Tor.com. This one’s about Duty Calls, a parody of military-themed first-person shooters. Even though it’s an ad for the upcoming game Bulletstorm, it’s still hilarious.
The Eloquent Page Raves for Vegas Knights
Over at the Eloquent Page, Pablo Cheesecake gives Vegas Knights a rave review. He remarks on a couple fun, spoilery details but adroitly avoids any of the big reveals. (To be absolutely fair, the back of the book likely reveals more.) He writes: If Hollywood is listening, someone needs to snap up the rights to the movie version of this sharpish. It’s a sure …
Mind Meld: Surprising SF Films
The folks over at SF Signal ran a new “Mind Meld” column and asked me to join in. This time around, they asked “What was the last science fiction film that surprised you in a good way? What about in a bad way? Explain why.” Click on over to read my answer, along with ones from Tobias S. Buckell, Lucius …
More Amortals Reviews
A pair of kind Amortals reviews cropped up recently. Over at SFSite.com, Michael M. Jones says many great things, including: The end result is a much deeper, more complex story than I was expecting, with a thought-provoking ending. What you get, thusly, is an action-filled, tense piece with plenty of cinematic moments and a heck of a payoff. Some of …
Another Vegas Knights Review
Over the weekend, Matthew Caine Gill posted a glowing, five-star review of Vegas Knights over at Living Social. (Cunning as he is, he received an advanced reader copy, courtesy of the Robot Army.) About the book, he writes: Matt Forbeck delivers an electrifying roller coaster ride, filled with Magic, Poker, and so much more… This book was just a blast to …
Flames Rising Interview
Over at Flames Rising, my friend Bill Bodden interviews me about Amortals. The conversation runs from my reasons for writing the book to what’s coming up next. (Hint: Vegas Knights.) Be sure to check it out.
What’s the Big Idea with Amortals?
Over at John Scalzi‘s blog Whatever today, I have a guest post in his “The Big Idea” series, in which writers explain what inspired them to write a particular book. For mine, I explain how Amortals got its start with a, um, snuff film. As John writes in his introduction: In the annals of the dreaded author question “where do …
Vegas Knights Sample
This morning, my mechanical overlords at Angry Robot released a free sample of my next upcoming novel, Vegas Knights. It encompasses the first five chapters of the book, and you can read it right here. If you enjoy it, be sure to tell all your friends and neighbors – and if you feel like you should do something good for …
Two More Amortals Reviews
Here are a couple more reviews for Amortals that slipped past me in the chaos around the holidays. First up, my friend Bill Bodden enjoyed the book over at Flames Rising. Among other things, he writes: Amortals is a fast and engrossing read, highly original, and with more than its fair share of surprises. If you like thrillers with a science-fiction …
Project 16:49 in the News
Tonight, look for an interview with my wife Ann on Channel 15 News out of Madison, Wisconsin. They came out to our house this afternoon to ask her about Project 16:49 and the benefit concert being held for it this weekend. Ann and Ruben Burgos (the director of Sixteen Forty-Nine) also appeared on WCLO AM radio this morning, and you …