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New release book review: ISLAND 731 by Jeremy Robinson

Amy Rogers — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:13 +0000

ScienceThrillers.com review of Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson a Rafflecopter giveaway (very good; top 50% of SciThri) Publication date: March 26, 2013 Category: science fiction thriller; science thriller; horror Tech rating (out of 5): Summary (from the publisher): Mark Hawkins, former park … Continue reading →

ScienceThrillers Bookstore now live!

Amy Rogers — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:51:30 +0000

See the new “Bookstore” tab in the ScienceThrillers menu? With help from amazon, ScienceThrillers now offers you a one-stop shop to find the genre’s best titles and authors–and all purchases support this website community. I’ll continue to add sub-categories to … Continue reading →

New release book review: PROPHET OF BONES by Ted Kosmatka

Amy Rogers — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:13:41 +0000

ScienceThrillers.com review of Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka a Rafflecopter giveaway +1/2 (very good; top 50% of SciThri) Publication date: April 2, 2013 Category: science fiction thriller; science thriller Tech rating (out of 5): Summary (from the publisher): Paul Carlson, … Continue reading →

PETROPLAGUE book giveaway: Enter to win copy signed by author Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:07 +0000

It’s been a while since I gave away some of my own work. Now is your chance to win a new, signed hardcover of my science thriller Petroplague, a “compellingly written, technically literate” thriller that’s “in the top five on my … Continue reading →

SciThri new releases: April 2013

Amy Rogers — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:23 +0000

This month’s roundup of newly-released, or new to me, indie science & medical thrillers. These books are among the many I don’t have time to read and review, but genre fans might enjoy. If you are an author or publicist … Continue reading →

San Francisco Exploratorium Grand Opening at Pier 15

Amy Rogers — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:00:55 +0000

For about 40 years, San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts location hosted the Exploratorium, a remarkably innovative hands-on “museum” for kids to explore, discover, and learn science, technology, math, and arts. What could be better? How about a new location, … Continue reading →

Video tour of BSL-4 laboratory The NEIDL (like movie Contagion)

Amy Rogers — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:00:47 +0000

All you fans of The Hot Zone, Contagion, and similar tales of biohazardous disaster should check out this rare video tour of an actual BSL-4 facility. BSL-4 (biosafety level 4) is the highest level of laboratory security, designed “for work … Continue reading →

New release book review: CODE WHITE by Scott Britz-Cunningham

Amy Rogers — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:00:45 +0000

ScienceThrillers.com review of Code White by Scott Britz-Cunningham +1/2 (very good; top 50% of SciThri) Publication date: April 9, 2013 Category: medical thriller; technothriller Tech rating (out of 5): Summary (from the publisher): Ali O’Day, a dedicated young neurosurgeon, might have … Continue reading →

New popular science book by Mary Roach, author of STIFF

Amy Rogers — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:12 +0000

Curious people love author Mary Roach. I fell in love with her snarky style of popular science when I read Stiff, her investigation of everything you wanted to know (and definitely were afraid to ask) about dead bodies. Thought the … Continue reading →

Bacteriography: A new art form using microbes

Amy Rogers — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:51 +0000

In addition to my main focus on science in fiction, at ScienceThrillers.com I also love to share stories about people blending science with other arts. When the science is microbiology, I’m definitely going to talk about it. The video below … Continue reading →