Because it bears repeating

Authors generally have very little control over the covers of their books.

Also, and I have to admit I've never actually heard anyone say this but the evidence appears to support this hypothesis, most publishers' art directors not only don't know any people who are visible minorities, they don't know about people who are visible minorities. This is probably because most major publishers are based in New York and if there's one thing Friends and Seinfeld taught me, New York is surprisingly monotone.

Because it bears repeating

Authors generally have very little control over the covers of their books.

Also, and I have to admit I've never actually heard anyone say this but the evidence appears to support this hypothesis, most publishers' art directors not only don't know any people who are visible minorities, they don't know about people who are visible minorities. This is probably because most major publishers are based in New York and if there's one thing Friends and Seinfeld taught me, New York is surprisingly monotone.

Because it bears repeating

Authors generally have very little control over the covers of their books.

Also, and I have to admit I've never actually heard anyone say this but the evidence appears to support this hypothesis, most publishers' art directors not only don't know any people who are visible minorities, they don't know about people who are visible minorities. This is probably because most major publishers are based in New York and if there's one thing Friends and Seinfeld taught me, New York is surprisingly monotone.

Win books and impress your friends!

Fantasy Book Critic is offering the chance to win a set of Matthew Hughes novels, as well as other prizes.

Win books and impress your friends!

Fantasy Book Critic is offering the chance to win a set of Matthew Hughes novels, as well as other prizes.

Win books and impress your friends!

Fantasy Book Critic is offering the chance to win a set of Matthew Hughes novels, as well as other prizes.

Earth's cruel tides?

Richard Binzel of MIT says that Earth has considerable influence on asteroids — and from a distance much larger than previously thought. He has determined that if an near-Earth asteroid (NEA) travels within a certain range of Earth, roughly one-quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon, it can experience a "seismic shake" strong enough to bring bright, new regolith to its surface.

Earth's cruel tides?

Richard Binzel of MIT says that Earth has considerable influence on asteroids — and from a distance much larger than previously thought. He has determined that if an near-Earth asteroid (NEA) travels within a certain range of Earth, roughly one-quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon, it can experience a "seismic shake" strong enough to bring bright, new regolith to its surface.

Earth's cruel tides?

Richard Binzel of MIT says that Earth has considerable influence on asteroids — and from a distance much larger than previously thought. He has determined that if an near-Earth asteroid (NEA) travels within a certain range of Earth, roughly one-quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon, it can experience a "seismic shake" strong enough to bring bright, new regolith to its surface.

You know what's online?

Chapter one of Orson Scott Card's Hidden Empire.

You know what's online?

Chapter one of Orson Scott Card's Hidden Empire.

You know what's online?

Chapter one of Orson Scott Card's Hidden Empire.

I need a subgenre name

What do you call those books where the characters go in search of (or accidentally discover) some relic of a past civilization, one that may be tremendously advanced compared to the protagonists' civilization, only to see the relic destroyed or otherwise removed from play. The protagonists can trigger the loss but it shouldn't be their goal.

Huh. You know, listing examples is kind of a spoiler for those examples.

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I need a subgenre name

What do you call those books where the characters go in search of (or accidentally discover) some relic of a past civilization, one that may be tremendously advanced compared to the protagonists' civilization, only to see the relic destroyed or otherwise removed from play. The protagonists can trigger the loss but it shouldn't be their goal.

Huh. You know, listing examples is kind of a spoiler for those examples.

( Read more... )

I need a subgenre name

What do you call those books where the characters go in search of (or accidentally discover) some relic of a past civilization, one that may be tremendously advanced compared to the protagonists' civilization, only to see the relic destroyed or otherwise removed from play. The protagonists can trigger the loss but it shouldn't be their goal.

Huh. You know, listing examples is kind of a spoiler for those examples.

( Read more... )