The gig at Mysterious Galaxy was great fun, and getting to know my co-conspirator Cat Winters was also fun. We left the place standing, if listing slightly, and with a few signed copies for anyone who couldn’t make the reading. But the day was kind of thrown akilter (in a good way) by the news […]
Silver on the Road: So yeah, San Diego (and NPR) happened… Read More »
via Barrnesandnoble.com‘s review of SILVER ON THE ROAD “With all due respect to Steve Earle, the devil’s right hand is a largely overrated appendage. In Laura Anne Gilman’s stark, sparkling Silver on the Road, the star of the show is the devil’s nimble, freshly minted left hand: Isobel, not a day over 16, reared alongside saloon girls
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“[A] fresh take on the hero’s journey….The world felt very much like ours but was different enough that I could see the similarities while keeping it separate it from our world. It’s layered and textured and feels real…I liked Izzy and loved seeing her growth. At only sixteen she’s already quite strong and courageous; I
Bea’s Book Nook weighs in on the SILVER standard…! Read More »
Did you know? RT Magazine says SILVER ON THE ROAD is “fresh and original…both stark and lovely!” (now you know!) full text: Silver on the Road takes an underused setting for fantasy—the American West—and uses it to explore coming of age, the limits of power and responsibility, and the importance of mingling compassion and justice.
We’re on the SILVER standard, here… Read More »
Gilman (the Vineart War trilogy) takes readers on a scenic tour of a very weird Wild West in this delightful start to the Devil’s West series. In an early 19th-century America where superstition, magic, and unusual beings flourish, a man considered to be the devil has claimed a vast region west of the Mississippi
Publishers Weekly on SILVER ON THE ROAD…. Read More »
A new review for L.A. Kornetsky’s DOGHOUSE! (if you’re too busy to click through, I’ll give you the sum-up: “Explosions, bar brawls, and intelligent sleuths combine for a great read. I’d recommend it to fans of cozy mysteries.†- Krista McKeeth  Woo!)
Puppy (and kitten, and human) love! Read More »
FIXED was mentioned in Publishers Weekly’s “Beyond Her Book” blog! “I sure like the opportunity to read mysteries that aren’t all shoot-’em-up or violent, so the calm and cerebral investigations L.A Kornetsky offers are refreshing. To my way of thinking, it’s a plus that Ginny’s dog and Tonica’s companion cat are quietly driving forces in
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Oh, *squeak* Purely by accident I stumbled across Black Gate’s review of HEART OF BRIAR, and I am a happy happy happy author…. “She got me. I didn’t expect to get caught up in this book, thought I would just read the first couple of chapters, because it’s not my usual kind of thing. Gilman
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In the usual launch-day searching of Google for any mention of my name, I came across this review of DRAGON VIRUS, from 2011.  How did I miss this, back then? One part Planet of the Apes and one part X-men, Laura Anne Gilman’s Dragon Virus is exciting but bleak, a provocative view of a future built on genetic engineering. In
A (very late-discovered) review for DRAGON VIRUS….. Read More »
Aaaaaaand All Things Urban Fantasy liked SOUL OF FIRE as much as they did HEART OF BRIAR! “SOUL OF FIRE takes the foundation from book one and cracks GIlman’s world wide open….As always in Gilman’s fantasy, every war has consequences and rarely is there a win without sacrifice. Human, super, and preter societies are colliding,
ATUF has something to say about SOUL OF FIRE… Read More »