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SPSFC

Announcing Team Escapist’s SPSFC 2 Semifinalists!

January 30, 2023 by Justin Gross Leave a Comment

Hello everyone! We were given 28 books in our allotment for this year’s Self Published Science Fiction Competition. It’s our job to narrow those books down to 3, which we’ll put forward into the finals to duke it out for bragging rights and a sweet ray gun. That time has come and, let me tell you, it was a tight race, with just tenths of a point separating the top competitors.

Filed Under: Blog, SPSFC, Uncategorized Tagged With: Debunked, Dito Abbot, N.C. Scrimgeour, Night Music, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC, Terravenum Chronicles, The Waystations Trilogy, Those Left Behind, Tobias Cabral

SPSFC2 Quarterfinalist Review: Debunked: Volume One of the Terravenum Chronicles by Dito Abbott

January 28, 2023 by Ash Leave a Comment

Debunked is a whimsical Sci-Fantasy that is for anyone who feels a strong sense of nostalgia for the classic adventure story. This modern take will have you escaping reality and adventuring through the skies of Terravenum. Debunked reminded me of a curious explorer; unable to be confined by the limits of imagination.

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Dito Abbott, Sci-Fi, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC

SPSFC2 Quarterfinalist Review: Night Music by Tobias Cabral

January 26, 2023 by Ash Leave a Comment

Set on a mysterious and unsettling Martian world, Night Music brought forth an otherworldly force that drew from its eerie origins.

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Sci-Fi, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC, Tobias Cabral

SPSFC2 Quarterfinalist Review: The Drift by Casie Aufenthie

January 15, 2023 by Ash Leave a Comment

Set in a dystopian future, The Drift depicts a shattered world of injustice following humanities evolution into three distinct races.

Filed Under: Blog, Dystopian, Reviews, Romance, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Casie Aufenthie, Sci-Fi, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC

SPSFC Review: Of Mycelium and Men (The Biomass Conflux #1) by William C. Tracy

January 12, 2023 by Jordan Leave a Comment

This book has a lot of very interesting ideas and approaches the colonization of a planet in a very good way. The technical aspects of the book are very well thought out and make a lot of sense in the worldbuilding that takes place throughout the novel. The different castes are also unique and are done well with a divisiveness that adds a lot to the overall story. The passage of time is pretty large and it does jump between a lot of characters, within a pretty short book for what it tries to accomplish.

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Book Review, Of Mycelium and Men, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC2, The Biomass Conflux, William C. Tracy

SPSFC Review: Those Left Behind (The Waystations Trilogy #1) by N.C. Scrimgeour

January 9, 2023 by Jordan Leave a Comment

Those Left Behind will be the sci fi novel that will keep readers reading late into the night. With new creatures, crazy technology, and a mystery about the Waygates, there’s something for everyone. This is a series that I look forward to continuing and discovering more of what it has to offer. This will be a sci fi that can be treasured with some of the great ones.

Filed Under: Blog, Reviews, SciFi, Space Opera, SPSFC Tagged With: Book Review, N.C. Scrimgeour, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC 2, The Waystations Trilogy, Those Left Behind

SPSFC Review: The Drift by Casie Aufenthie

January 6, 2023 by Jordan Leave a Comment

This is a book that is a lot different than what I would typically read but it was an enjoyable one. The romantic plot is a strong plot point through the novel and it is done well, letting it naturally come. The action scenes took me by surprise and were extremely fun to read. An entertaining good read full of heart and characters that are trying to survive in an oppressive world. The book is well written and fans of sci fi romance will definitely find this a great read.

Filed Under: Blog, Dystopian, Reviews, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Book Review, Casie Aufenthie, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC, The Drift

Announcing Team Escapist’s SPSFC 2 Quarterfinalists!

December 7, 2022 by Justin Gross Leave a Comment

Hello everyone! If you’ve been wondering where Team Escapist has been, well, we’ve been reading. A lot. We were given 28 books in our allotment for this year’s Self Published Science Fiction Competition and it’s our job to narrow those down to 3, which we’ll put forward into the finals to duke it out for bragging rights and a sweet ray gun.

Filed Under: Blog, SPSFC Tagged With: B.T. Keaton, Casie Aufenthie, Colony, Debunked, Dito Abbott, Matt Digman, Max Florschutz, N.C. Scrimgeour, Night Music, Of Mycelium and Men, Ryan Roddy, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC, SPSFC 2, The Dark That Dwells, The Drift, Those Left Behind, Tobias Cabral, Transference, William C. Tracy

Review: The Created by Michael McCloskey

September 25, 2022 by Jordan 1 Comment

The Created was a clever mix of alien species and technology. It is a fast read and will definitely get the mind thinking about what technology could be used for in the future. It is an enjoyable read, even if it the parts were very distinct in the writing and feel. And once in a while, it might be necessary to check that potted plant that seems to be moving when you’re not watching it.

Filed Under: Dystopian, Reviews, SciFi, SPSFC Tagged With: Matthew McCloskey, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPSFC, The Created

SPSFC 2 – My Allocations and First Impressions: Ash

September 10, 2022 by Ash Leave a Comment

Within each of the judging teams for SPSFC there are roughly (30) books randomly assigned as their “slush pile” and this makes up each teams allocation. At Team Escapist, after some moving and shuffling around, we ended up with 28 books as our official allocation.

Filed Under: Blog, SPSFC, Uncategorized Tagged With: B.T. Keaton, C. D. Gallant-King, E. S. Fein, Lorain O'Neil, N. C. Scrimgeour, P.L. Tavormina, SPSFC, William C. Tracy

Get to Know Team Escapist’s SPSFC2 Contenders!

September 1, 2022 by Justin Gross Leave a Comment

Hello all and welcome to another SPSFC2 post from us at Team Escapist. As the competition is officially now underway, we thought it would be prudent to let you all know a little about each of the 28 books in our team’s slush pile. Below you’ll find each of our books listed (in alphabetical order) with their covers and blurbs so you can get hyped with us (as well as a few affiliate links to Amazon)! I’m not going to lie, there are a lot of good looking books in our team’s slush pile, so I think we are going to have some tough decisions in the future! Wish us luck and maybe read along with us!

Filed Under: Blog, Lists, SPSFC Tagged With: A Dream of Waking Life, Aerovoyant, Alien Advantage, Ande Li, B.T. Keaton, Branwen OShea, C. D. Gallant-King, Casie Aufenthie, Colony, David Dubois, David Fleming, Debunked, Dito Abbott, E. S. Fein, E.M. Swift-Hook, Entity, Escape From Earth 1, Escaping First Contact, Fallen, Harald Johnson, Into Neon, J Drew Brumbaugh, Jacob Markrof, Kay MacLeod, Krista D. Ball, Lorain O'Neil, Matt Digman, Matthew A. Goodwin, Maurice X. Alvarez, Max Florschutz, Michael McCloskey, N. C. Scrimgeour, Neander, Night Music, Of Mycelium and Men, P.L. Tavormina, Patrick Abbott, Psycho Hose Beast From Outer Space, Ryan Roddy, Scott J. Robinson, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, Shepherds, Songs of Space and Time, SPSFC, T. S. Beier, The Calling, The Carnelian Fox, The Created, The Dark That Dwells, The Drift, The Fated Sky, The Prometheus Effect, The Trouble with Love, Those Left Behind, Tobias Cabral, Toshi Drake, Traitor, Transference, William C. Tracy, Zeroed Out

Introducing: Team Escapist — SPSFC2

August 17, 2022 by Justin Gross

Escapist Book Co. is entering the fray and signing on to be a judge for this years SPSFC! What’s the SPSFC, you ask? It stands for Self Published Science Fiction Competition and, well, it’s just what it says it is! Born out of the desire to have a science fiction equivalent to Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO (Self Published Fantasy Blog Off) and hosted by Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan, the SPSFC is entering its second year!

Filed Under: Blog, SPSFC Tagged With: Duncan Swan, Escapist Book Co., Hugh Howey, Mark Lawrence, Self Published Science Fiction Competition, SPFBO, SPSFC

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