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COVER REVEAL: Radio Scripts Portraying A Fun Twist On Science Fiction History Now Available For Preorder
The cover art was revealed today for The Fabulist Play Cycle, a collection of radio play scripts by Toronto author Hugh A. D. Spencer. The vintage aesthetic to the cover art is a nod to the collection’s setting. The plays follow a group of aspiring—and later, somewhat successful—authors starting in the Great Depression, through the…
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NEW RELEASE: Ten Years After First Book Is Released, Author-Publisher’s Epic Fantasy Trilogy Comes To Conclusion
In 2013, Brain Lag owner Catherine Fitzsimmons published Enduring Chaos, the first installment of her Sisters of Chaos trilogy. Today, the trilogy comes to an end with the release of the final book, Elderra’s Champion. The journey for Fitzsimmons has been much longer. As stated in the acknowledgements section of the book, the original concept…
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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Fiftieth Book From Milton SFF Publisher Continues Newly-Released Tale of Alien Vampires
Hot on the heels of The Earthborn, the critically-acclaimed tale of alien vampires in the Toronto film industry released this May, comes the next book in the Nash’terel saga: The Bloodstone. Taking place sixteen years after the events of The Earthborn, The Bloodstone focuses on both older and younger characters than its predecessor. Travis Fiore,…
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COVER REVEAL: New Middle Grade Novel Of Magical Hijinx, Body Swapping, And Wand Summoning Gets Cover Art
London, Ontario’s own magical girl Ella Masterson returns this autumn with a new adventure in Legends of Blades and Stories of Each Other by Erynn Q. The cover was revealed today for this second book in the Other London series. The artwork, by artist Angie “Loppy” Treytyak, features Ella, her friend Zach Wednesday, and antagonist…
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NEW RELEASE: Science Fiction, Paranormal Hungers, And Special FX Makeup Collide In New Novel Now Available From Prolific Ontario Author
An exciting new novel of shapeshifting, life essence draining, assassination attempts, and the Toronto film industry soars onto shelves today with the release of The Earthborn by Arlene F. Marks. The book has been widely lauded by critics in advance of its publication. Amazing Stories magazine calls it, “A light-hearted Philip K. Dick novel on…
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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Comedy And Cultural Commentary Collide In Collection of Radio Play Scripts
Hugh A. D. Spencer continues to push the boundaries of science fiction with his next book, The Fabulist Play Cycle, coming this October from Brain Lag. Departing from his previous novel and short story releases, The Fabulist Play Cycle tells the story of disillusioned science fiction writers from the early- to mid-20th century in an…
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COVER REVEAL: Self-Publisher Turned Small Press Reveals Her Latest Book Cover Amidst Bevy Of Other Fantastic Releases
The face of Brain Lag owner Catherine Fitzsimmons’s latest novel has now been shown with the cover reveal of Elderra’s Champion. The cover artwork portrays the star of the series, Damian Sires, standing before a lake and holding a sword, her hair and gown blowing in the wind. As with the previous two books in…
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COVER REVEAL: Upcoming Adventure Novel Takes Readers To A New World With Isolated Societies And Prehistoric Beasts
The cover art has been revealed and preorders are now open for Altaterra, the standalone follow-up to Dale E. McClenning’s Awakening Earth trilogy. The front cover features a young woman standing on a hiking trail overlooking a valley surrounded by mountains. The scenery is a nod to the exploratory nature of the first part of…
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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Magical Shenanigans In Southern Ontario Continue With Upcoming Book For Young Readers
This fall, young readers get to return to a magical version of Ontario with the release of volume 2 of the Other London series by Lumen Quill. In Legends of Blades and Stories of Each Other, fifteen-year-old Ella Masterson continues her apprenticeship to the magical Fixer of London, Ontario. Searching for the dangerous Gemini Artifacts…
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COVER REVEAL: Collection Of Award-Winning Science Fiction Gets Ominous Face, Preorders
A vision of an ecologically threatening cityscape marks the cover art of The Fragrance of Orchids and Other Stories by Sally McBride, revealed today from publisher Brain Lag. The artwork features a figure in old-fashioned SCUBA gear standing in front of the overgrown ruins of a city, suggesting something dangerous or toxic about the natural…