Author Archives: Marina J. Lostetter

You’re Invited to the NOUMENON INFINITY Launch Party!

  August 14th, from 5-7pm, I’ll be celebrating the launch of NOUMENON INFINITY at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville, AR. I’m so excited to share the sequel to Noumenon with you! Hope to see you there! But if you can’t make it, don’t despair.  You can still celebrate with me by preordering theContinue reading “You’re Invited to the NOUMENON INFINITY Launch Party!”

Time to Unmask My Secret News!

There’s a brand new fantasy series headed your way, and it starts with THE MASKS OF ARKENSYRE! From the Publishers Marketplace announcement: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author of NOUMENON Marina J. Lostetter’s THE MASKS OF ARKENSYRE, in which an enchanted death mask of a mass murderer is stolen, unleashing his reign of terror on the city once more, to DeviContinue reading “Time to Unmask My Secret News!”

Would You Like a Bookplate?

What is a bookplate, you ask (or even if you didn’t, here’s a refresher)?  Traditionally, it’s a way for a book owner to identify that a book is indeed theirs.  Think of “Form the library of” stamps.  Authors use bookplates, however, to provide signatures to readers we might otherwise be unable to reach, or inContinue reading “Would You Like a Bookplate?”

Summer Workshops, Conventions, and Signings–Come See Me!

Noumenon Infinity is getting great advanced reviews! Kirkus called it “the genre at its very best.” The Harper Voyager US version drops August 14th, and the Harper Voyager UK version drops August 23rd. In honor of the new release, I’ll be out and about in July and August. I hope you’ll come see me at oneContinue reading “Summer Workshops, Conventions, and Signings–Come See Me!”

International Readers, Are You Ready for a Giveaway???

I have brand-new UK paperback copies of Noumenon burning a hole in my bookshelf, and brand-new bookplates, and brand-new stickers, and of course bookmarks! Would you perhaps like a few of these things? I have two sets of these to give away, and I will mail them anywhere outside of the United States. All you haveContinue reading “International Readers, Are You Ready for a Giveaway???”

Goodreads Giveaway for NOUMENON INFINITY ARCs

Want to get your hands on the book that Kirkus Reviews called “the genre at its very best”?  Want to get it before it’s even available in stores???  Then get yourself over to Goodreads!  Harper Voyager is giving away 40 advanced copies. You’ve got 5 days to enter, so don’t delay! Click on the picContinue reading “Goodreads Giveaway for NOUMENON INFINITY ARCs”

“You Will Be Assimilated: Data vs. The Borg” Up at The Book Smugglers

I’ve got an article out today about a sci-fi trope I’ve always found rather curious: the robot who wants to be human.  As you know, robots are near and dear to my heart, and how they’re treated in-narrative speaks volumes to me about empathy and humanity. In “You Will Be Assimilated: Data vs. The Borg” IContinue reading ““You Will Be Assimilated: Data vs. The Borg” Up at The Book Smugglers”

Two New Sci-Fi Stories

  I’ve got two new sci-fi stories out.  The most recent was published yesterday, in Uncanny Magazine.  Discard the Sun, for It has Failed Us is a far, far, faaaaar future look at our solar system: “I implore you again, Decanus, discard the sun.” The Captain does not hide his distaste. “The star should have died anContinue reading “Two New Sci-Fi Stories”