Category: Books
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EYES ONLY: The Ishtar Deception
I just submitted the manuscript for my next novel, The Ishtar Deception. My elevator-pitch description of the book is “a James Bond novel set in the year 10,000.” Writing it was fun, and I hope reading it will be, too. So, as a reward to everyone for being patient while I let the blog languish…
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Australia, Part 4
In honor of Independence Day in the United States of America, I'm going to continue the narrative of our visit to Australia. On May 5 we started our day with brunch at the Sydney Seafood Market — some big raw oysters and an assortment of sushi. No clownfish. Then by foot to the Australian National…
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Australia, Part 3
Our first full day in Sydney was Saturday, May 3. That was also the date of an "author event" at Abbey's Bookshop in downtown Sydney, which was one reason we scheduled our visit then. The reading and signing were set for afternoon, so in the morning we woke early and breakfasted at a chocolate shop…
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A Keene Event!
Three weeks from today I'll be at the brand-new Barnes & Noble store in the lovely town of Keene, New Hampshire. As part of their grand opening, the store is having a score of authors from all over New England sign books and do readings during the month of July. I'll be doing my part…
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Off to LibertyCon 2025!
In a couple of weeks I'm off to the mountain-girt fastness of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for this year's LibertyCon. It looks like a fun time. Here's my schedule in case you want to catch up with me at the convention: Friday, June 20, 3:00 P.M.: My Little (or Enormous) Buddy — Randee Dawn moderates a panel…
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If The Miranda Conspiracy Was A Movie
Marshal Zeringue's Web site "My Book, The Movie" asks authors to imagine their books as films and pick actors for the lead roles. It's a fun question to answer — sometimes I know exactly who to cast, because I pictured a specific actor when writing the piece. And sometimes I have to go on a…
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The Page 69 Test
Marshal Zeringue's "Page 69 Test" blog asks writers a simple question: what does one random page say about your book? He always picks the same one (presumably with help from Bill & Ted) but one could use a random number generator and come up with a custom version for every new book. Anyway, he asked…
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Unboxed!
My author copies of The Miranda Conspiracy arrived today — which implies they've also arrived at your Friendly Neighborhood Book Store and the Amazon warehouses. Now's your chance to get one! Or more!
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Miranda Conspiracy Interview With Paul Semel
I did an email interview with Paul Semel, a noted reviewer and critic of games, media, and fiction. It's pretty interesting, and fills in some of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that led to the Billion Worlds and the oddly out-of-sequence nature of that sequence. You can read the interview here. For visual interest, I asked Midjourney…
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Boskone is Coming! Boskone is Coming!
Mid-February brings blizzards, Valentines . . . and Boskone! On February 14-16 I'll be at the fabulous Westin Boston Seaport District hotel for New England's oldest science fiction convention. This year they're keeping me busy, which is great because The Miranda Conspiracy should just be hitting the bookstore shelves. Here's my schedule, and when I'm…
The Cambias Digression 