SPSFC: Self-Published Science Fiction Competition

[Brian G Turner]

And thank you for letting me know, @Jo Zebedee.
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SPSFC At Boundary’s Edge: Meet the Semifinalists

Welcome back to the SPSFC! After several months of reading and deliberation, At Boundary’s Edge is happy to reveal our three semi-finalists. The rules for this part of the competition were si…

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SPSFC Semi-Finalist (31 books)

31 books based on 19 votes: A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden, Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater, Iron Truth by S.A. Tholin, Captain Wu by Patrice Fitzger...

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We'll see what happens next.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Congratulations @Brian G Turner !! That’s an outstanding performance. Hope you’re top of the three!!

(I know the judges had a lot to read but I found much of the comments for elimination vague and unhelpful — also some questionable choices on personal taste re content. They need to come and participate in our 75 and 300 challenge to get used to voting outside of their usual predilections.)

 

[Jo Zebedee]

And thank you for letting me know, @Jo Zebedee.
Here's the page:

SPSFC At Boundary’s Edge: Meet the Semifinalists

Welcome back to the SPSFC! After several months of reading and deliberation, At Boundary’s Edge is happy to reveal our three semi-finalists. The rules for this part of the competition were si…

atboundarysedge.com

More listed here: SPSFC Semi-Finalist (14 books)

We'll see what happens next.

I’m still waiting to hear from the pool that has IC I think, so I’ll just quietly chew my knuckles

 

[Toby Frost]

I know the judges had a lot to read but I found much of the comments for elimination vague and unhelpful — also some questionable choices on personal taste re content.

Exactly what I thought about the fantasy version!

 

[Biskit]

And huge congrats to @Brian G Turner who has made it into the next round - one of our of 30 books from the Boundary’s Edge team.

Just seeing this now - sorry Biskit. Do you have any reviews that indicate this is a problem or critiques here?

Skimming through my meagre amazon reviews, I've got
"A Great Science Fantasy Romp For Adults Only"
"The space opera has never been so wickedly wild..."

and then the bizzare
"It's a constantly brought up and super annoying thing" - which gave me 4 stars but went with his main criticism in the title

On Goodreads, it has an average 3.6/5 which is dragged down by a lone 1 star with a review that seemed to bear no relation to the book.

So, overall, it might not suit everyone, but I think it works.

 

[Biskit]

Exactly what I thought about the fantasy version!

It's a bit of a lottery, but if you do get lucky the publicity is useful.

My record so far:
"Hell of a Deal" : the first judge didn't like it because of the style/themes/humour, but gave it a 3-star review for being well written
"Streamrider" : the first judge... I have no idea, really, because the rejection comment is so vague.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Sorry, Jo, looks like you didn't get through: METEOR REVIEWS | Matthew Cushing

Commiserations to Bisket, too, but many thanks for promoting the SPSFC on chrons though - it's going to be interesting to see how this develops.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Sorry, Jo, looks like you didn't get through: METEOR REVIEWS | Matthew Cushing

Commiserations to Bisket, too, but many thanks for promoting the SPSFC on chrons though - it's going to be interesting to see how this develops.

Yeah, I’m amazed it even got to where it did! Good luck going forwards

 

[Biskit]

Sorry, Jo, looks like you didn't get through: METEOR REVIEWS | Matthew Cushing

Commiserations to Bisket, too, but many thanks for promoting the SPSFC on chrons though - it's going to be interesting to see how this develops.

Best of luck, Brian.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

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[Brian G Turner]

Nice review - I'm grateful for it.

SPSFC SEMI-FINALIST REVIEW: Destroyer, by Brian G Turner

As announced on Sunday, At Boundary’s Edge has chosen our three semi-finalists for the SPSFC. Today we’ve got our second full review of the contest, which is of Brian G. Turner’s …

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[Parson]

@Brian G Turner .... It is indeed a nice review. (Actually, I think you are underselling how good it is.) It is clear the reviewer has read your book and reflected on it. And he comes out in a very positive place indeed. I think the recognition is rightly deserved.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Nice - I get a page to myself.

Destroyer

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EDIT: Actually, so did Mark and Jo:

Streamrider

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Inish Carraig

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In the meantime, here's a cool graphic of the semi-finalist covers:

 

[Brian G Turner]

Well, apparently my Destroyer came 16th:

2021 Results

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though I can only find three SPSFC reviews since I made the semi-finalists - I kind of presumed there might be a few more!

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Well, apparently my Destroyer came 16th:

2021 Results

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though I can only find three SPSFC reviews since I made the semi-finalists - I kind of presumed there might be a few more!

Fabulous!

 

[Biskit]

Well, apparently my Destroyer came 16th:

2021 Results

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though I can only find three SPSFC reviews since I made the semi-finalists - I kind of presumed there might be a few more!

I thought semi-finalists were supposed to get a review from each of the judging teams.

 

[Brian G Turner]

I thought semi-finalists were supposed to get a review from each of the judging teams.

All I can find is these three:

Scott - Book Invasion's review of Destroyer (Destroyer Trilogy #1)

4/5: This was a really well paced scifi read. It reads like a game of ‘Among Us’ but with an unknown monster lurking, oh, and the ship is about to fall apart. Though book 1 of this story is a bit short, and leaves the reader with more questions, the tension, the reveals and mystery runs deep...

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“Destroyer” by Brian G. Turner – Self Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC) Book Review

The SPSFC started with 300 books and narrowed it down to 30 semi-finalists. I’ll be reviewing every semi-finalist, as well as several books from other group’s slush piles that looked interesting to…

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William Tracy's review of Destroyer (Destroyer Trilogy #1)

4/5: Read for SPSFC Semifinalists! 3.5 stars on this one... Overall Thoughts There is immediately an interesting setup to this story as it starts. Several people are awakened out of cryogenic suspension on a colony ship, with something obviously wrong and few clues as to what it is. This drew...

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