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Your Best Science and Science Fiction in April

2021 Reviews Villain's Vacation Book

Your Best Science and Science Fiction articles and videos from the month of April are right here! Don’t miss a single one.

Futuristic military stories, anyone?

Posted by Andy Zach on Wednesday, April 28, 2021

This is current military technology, with missiles and drones–but it can be extended into hard science fiction really easily. Just go One Step Beyond . . .

One Step Beyond episode from 1959

Have you ever heard of ‘One Step Beyond’? I watched it as a little kid in the 60s. Let me know and I’ll send you a copy of Zombie Turkeys.

Your Best Science and Science Fiction
Back cover of comic paranormal novel Zombie Turkeys

Certainly a funny cartoon shared by fellow author, reviewer, and all-around nice person Daphne Thompson.

Posted by Andy Zach on Saturday, April 24, 2021

So many scifi angles here! The sentient Alexa is researching its ancestry. What do you get out of this? Do you know what the Clapper was?

Your Best Science and Science Fiction – Your Coming Attractions

Warp drive is a standard trope of Science Fiction. But did you know there’s science behind it?

Warp drive, anyone?

Posted by Andy Zach on Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Some minor problems: you need energy levels equal to that of a star; you may need negative energy, which only theoretically exists; you have to start at light speed.

All these can be solved by a science fiction writer. How would you solve them?

This is my world too!

Posted by Andy Zach on Saturday, April 24, 2021

The question for you is this world of chocolate fantasy or science fiction? And would you travel there?

And if you got that right, what’s this one?

Instant Death Legos

But wait! There’s more science fun coming up next!

Is This Your Idea of Fun?

Play with Spot!

Posted by Andy Zach on Monday, April 19, 2021

I would like to play with Spot! How about you?

Since we’re talking about Spot, let’s see my first experience with Spot.

This was my first grade book

Yes, this was the first book I read. How about you?

Speaking of books, how about some free ones? How about free SciFi books? How about free comical SciFi books? You can get them right here:

Life After Life Chronicles
Enjoy all four novels in audiobook, paperback, or Kindle format!Y

That’s my Life After Life Chronicles. I also have my Secret Supers series:

Best Science Stories or Science Fiction More Good Things
Click to listen to free sample of Secret Supers.

But wait! There’s more coming up! I just released Villain’s Vacation to Audible. It’ll soon be available to you as my newsletter subscribers. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity.

Your Best Science
Villain’s Vacation Audio book – Coming soon to this link! Or get it here now.

Four disabled seventh-graders with superpowers take a vacation at Coaster World. They need a break from fighting criminals. Ever since the beginning of the school year when they acquired their unusual abilities, they’ve been training and using those powers to fight crime in their town.

Little do they know the arch-villain they recently defeated also loves coasters and is vacationing at Coaster World. Worse, the villain wants revenge. Nothing less than turning these teens to a life of crime will satisfy.

Can Jeremy, Dan, Kayla, and Aubrey withstand the villain’s attacks? Or will they become Super Villains?

You can only find out by reading the adventure ‘Villain’s Vacation’.

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Get Your Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Out of the Dark Fantasy Book

Get Your Favorite Science and Fantasy Books from my reviews. I’ve been busy reading and I try to review every book I read. Here are the very best books I’ve read this month.

If you want free audiobooks, you can get them here, through my newsletter by clicking here. If you want a free ebook (and laughter!), just contact me here and I’ll send you one, Zombie Turkeys, my first novel.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books – You Begin Here

Out of the Dark - SciFi/Fantasy Book
David Weber’s book

David Weber once again creates a page-turning series. This one focuses on an invasion of the Earth by an alien species sent from a galactic empire.

The Earth is devastated. Half the population is killed from kinetic bombardments. Will the Earth surrender?

With vastly superior technology, the alien species is confident of conquest. Too bad humanity doesn’t know how to surrender.

The plot proceeds somewhat predictably but ends with a surprise twist. Some reviewers hated the twist. I liked it. Maybe I’m twisted?

If you like David Weber’s Honor Harrington series or John Ringo’s Posleen series, you’ll probably like this one

Andy Zach’s review on Goodreads and Amazon

Here Comes Your Fantasy Book Review

Song for the Basilisk - Fantasy Book
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia McKillip

This was my second reading of ‘Song for the Basilisk’, the last one was over 20 years ago.

It’s even better the second time. I read it more slowly and understood the political machinations and the mysteries the author presented the reader. Patricia McKillip definitely has the ‘mystery’ + ‘fantasy’ combination to herself.

The premise is simple. There are four factions contending for rulership of the kingdom. The Basilisk slaughters one that has ruled for hundreds of years. One child escapes to a school for the bards.

The bards are musicians, storytellers, and magicians. But they only come to power by going to the hinterlands, where the magic is.

Meanwhile, the Basilisk rules in peace for 37 years. He has several daughters, one of which grows up learning all his magic.

Ms. McKillip brings all the elements together in a dramatic and surprising novel. It’s one of her best and that says a lot.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads and Amazon

Your Last Chance to Get My Free AudioBooks

New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible! Overall 5 out of 5 stars Performance 5 out of 5 stars Story 4 out of…

Posted by Zombie Turkeys on Saturday, March 20, 2021

New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible!

Overall 5 out of 5 stars

Performance 5 out of 5 stars

Story 4 out of 5 stars

Dumb…silly…juvenile…couldn’t put it down. Comfort food for that juvenile part of you that never quite outgrew your comic books. Just forget that it’s preposterous (after all, you were already warned by the title; what did you expect?), and go with the flow…

Andy 03-20-21 on Audible

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Discover the February Internet Winners – One is You!

Hoth undefeated 1980

Are you one of the February Internet Winners? You bet you are! Find out how a little later in this blog post. The first February Internet Winner follows:

February Internet Winners
Does this look like February where you live?

Yes, the middle of the United States has had a February to remember! Did you see any Imperial Walkers?

But don’t worry! If you get cold you can always do this:

Possibly satire from the world's only genuine fake news source, the Babylon Bee.

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, February 25, 2021

February Internet Winners – Interplanetary Category

The most amazing video you'll see today. Or this week. Possibly all year.

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, February 25, 2021

Did you ever expect you’d see video from Mars? How about a video of a spaceship landing? This is definitely SciFi material. Tell me whether or not you ever imagined this and I’ll send you a free ebook.

But that isn’t your February Free Book that makes you a winner. That’s coming up a little later.

February Winners – 1950s TV Video Category

I've discovered Jim Hensen's early career as an advertiser. It's awesome. He was given 10 seconds to sell a product…

Posted by Andy Zach on Saturday, February 20, 2021

This is truly a time capsule of the 1950s and early 60s TV. I was just a little tyke at the time and I didn’t see these then. But I love them now.

How about you? Yea or nay? Let me know by clicking here.

February Internet Winners – Book Review Category

The first runner-up book review is:

My latest review! I'll save you a click and show it here: Author John Bierce delivers his most entertaining book of the…

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, February 19, 2021

And the winner the following book book review:

Another review, this one of a children's pop-up book. I picked up this book in a 'going-out-of-business' sale. It's a…

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, February 19, 2021

February Winners – Newsletter Category

The first runner-up for newsletters is my second favorite newsletter, The SciFi Roundtable:

My second most favorite newsletter, after my own.

Posted by Andy Zach on Monday, February 15, 2021

In here you’ll find new and exciting SciFi and fantasy authors, like Mike Van Horn, featured in this edition.

But stay tuned for the number one newsletter (in my opinion) and YOUR FEBRUARY WINNINGS!

The Final February Winner – YOU

“Okay, Andy. What do you have for me?”

Audiobooks! My first:

February Internet Winners
Audiobook cover – click to listen.

Find out how to claim these books a little later.

Heck. I might as well tell you now and let the cat out of the bag. Or the newsletter.

Simply subscribe to my newsletter here.

I give free audiobook codes to all my subscribers. Until they run out. You have to actually redeem them.

But I said ‘books’. What other books do you get?

My second novel here:

February Internet Winners
My Undead Mother-in-law audiobook cover. Click to get yours!

You can check out my third audiobook just below.

More Good Things
Listen to a sample by clicking.

Then there’s the fourth and final book, a collection of my short stories, for your listening pleasure.

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Oops! audiobook cover

But that’s not all I have for you! There’s my final audiobook, the first of my second series, which is also my most popular one!

Best Science Stories or Science Fiction More Good Things
Click to listen to free sample of Secret Supers.

How To Claim Your February Winnings

Welcome to those who scrolled down to the bottom to find out how to get your February Free Books. It’s not hard.

  1. Subscribe to my newsletter here. You have to click.
  2. Get your welcome email. I’ll send you one within twenty-four hours.
  3. Then click the appropriate button in the email to claim your gifts.
  4. When you get your audiobook codes, claim them. Many people never bother. After a couple of months of waiting, I give them away again. Be sure to let me know if you use the UK Audible server. Then I’ll send you different codes and a different claim link.

Let’s close with this winning photograph of Jupiter.

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, February 25, 2021