Category: Recommended Reading

New Rhiannon Frater Book

posted on March 16th, 2009 in Recommended Reading by Bryce Beattie

I interviewed Rhiannon Frater a little while ago, and I just found out she finally published the sequel to her first zombie novel. Check it out. As The World Dies: Fighting To Survive If you’d like to find out more about her, check out her blog.

Zombies, Vampires, & Texan Independent Authors

posted on November 6th, 2008 in Recommended Reading, Self Published Authors, Self Publishing by Bryce Beattie

I just finished up an interview with zombie/vampire independent novelist Rhiannon Frater. For those of you who are into zombie fiction, she has some freaky work for you to read. For those of you who are writers, she’s got some encouraging things to say to you, too. Here’s the interview: Thanks again for agreeing to [...]

Me In Print

posted on June 5th, 2008 in Fiction, Recommended Reading by Bryce Beattie

Remember how I had a story published in a online magazine a while back? Well, they finally released the print version. The story I wrote for it is a sword and sorcery yarn called “Pride of the Traveler.”

Confessions Of A Print-On-Demand Zombie

posted on April 14th, 2008 in Fiction, Recommended Reading, Self Publishing by Bryce Beattie

I came across an author who has recently self-published a zombie novel. As many of you know, I’ve been planning to self-publish Oasis once I’ve got it done. So, my interest was piqued and I contacted him. His name is Tony Monchinski, he’s a nice guy, and his book is called Eden by Tommy Arlin. [...]

The cure for what ailes me: Doc Savage

posted on February 27th, 2008 in Recommended Reading, pulp fiction by Bryce Beattie

I’ve been sick this week, and when I get sick, I like to curl up with a Doc Savage book. For those of you who are unaware of Doc Savage, I have prepared a graphic to introduce you. Anyway, the book I read this time was “The Mental Wizard.” The back of the book has [...]

Doc Savage Rules

posted on October 22nd, 2007 in Recommended Reading by Bryce Beattie

I just finished “The Annihalist.” It’s a Doc Savage novel originally printed in the 30′s. The copy I have is a reprint, published in the 60′s. Before I go any further, let me just say one thing; They sure don’t write ‘em like they used to. Honestly, this book was awesome in more ways than [...]

Ghost Hunters

posted on October 1st, 2007 in Recommended Reading by Bryce Beattie

If you’re in the mood for a ghost story, (and it is October, so you should be) go check out Ghost Hunters, by DarcKnyt. It’s a serial, like Oasis (although different genre) and as of this writing has 17 chapters. One sentence synopsis: Three friends become entangled by supernatural happenings in an old mansion with [...]

Some Reccomended Reading

posted on September 6th, 2007 in News, Recommended Reading by Bryce Beattie

Ok, sorry about this, it looks like the next oasis chapter is going to be late. A whole bunch of other things have come up. Hopefully, early Monday or maybe late Sunday. However, because I know you’re just dying for something new to read, I do have a couple of suggestions. 1 – In the [...]

John Carter Of Mars

posted on June 27th, 2007 in Fiction, Recommended Reading, pulp fiction by Bryce Beattie

Here’s one of my favorite books ever. It’s not exactly “literature” but it is a lot of fun. The John Carter Of Mars, or Barsoom series begins with the book in the picture, A Princess of Mars It’s about a civil war vet who gets mysteriously transported to mars, where due to the lower gravity, [...]

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft – Review

posted on May 14th, 2007 in Recommended Reading, Writing by Bryce Beattie

This is the second of the three books I recently bought on writing. The third got here today, and I’ll be certain to read it in the next little while. On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft This is Stephen King’s memoir/writing book, and it’s really good. The memoir portion is chock full of interesting [...]