Category: Books
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New Baen Anthology: DEPTH CHARGE
I just got my comp copies of the new Baen Books anthology DEPTH CHARGE, edited by Hank Davis and Jamie Ibson. It's a collection of short science fiction stories set in undersea environments. Obviously, if they're sending me copies it means I've got a story in the book — in this case, "The Ocean of…
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My PhilCon 2024 Schedule
In two weeks I'll be driving down to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home of PhilCon 2024, the Philadelphia area's longest-running science fiction convention. This year it runs from November 22 through 24, and I've got events all three days. Friday, November 22, 8:00 p.m.: Let's Design a New SF Television Show! — A panel of…
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A Busy Day at AlbaCon
As is my habit, I'll be attending this year's AlbaCon convention in Albany, New York, on Saturday the 14th. It's at the Marriott Courtyard hotel in Clifton Park, NY, just outside Albany. This year I told the convention organizers they could have me for a single day, so they decided to pack as much into…
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Big Announcement! THE MIRANDA CONSPIRACY!
I'm pleased and proud to announce that my next Billion Worlds novel, The Miranda Conspiracy, is scheduled for release by Baen Books in February 2025! Join Daslakh, Zee, Adya, and Pelagia as they travel to Adya's home world Miranda and face a trio of threats: a political coup, a financial scheme . . . and the…
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Ozblogging: The Scarecrow of Oz, Part 2
(Sorry for the delay: in retrospect I shouldn't have started this series right before a pair of back-to-back trips. Thanks for your patience.) The Ork doesn't like being stuck in any cave, even one with a couple of humans in it for company, so he insists on exploring the dark tunnel at the back of…
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Boskone 61!
On February 9-11 I'll be at the fabulous Westin Waterfront hotel in Boston for the 61st BOSKONE! The venerable New England convention is back again and I'll be part of it. Come on down and see some of the best writers in the U.S. talking about science fiction. And me. Here's my schedule: Friday,…
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Notes on Time Travel Stories
Time travel has been a fixture of science fiction ever since a young Englishman named H.G. Wells wrote his first novel, The Time Machine. Wells wasn't the first person to write about time jumps — Mark Twain did it in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court — but before Wells it was always treated…
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PhilCon 2023!
Once again I'm heading south to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, for the venerable PhilCon, the Philadelphia region's long-running science fiction convention. Naturally, I'm not just going as a paying attendee, but as a participant. Here's my schedule, and if you happen to be in southern New Jersey this weekend, swing by! Friday, November 17, 6:00…
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Notes on Lovecraft’s Great Race
The "Great Race" — often known as the "Great Race of Yith" or "Yithians" (but more on that later) — are the villains (?) in H.P. Lovecraft's last major story, "The Shadow Out of Time." Written in 1934 and published the year before Lovecraft's death, the story is the narrative of one Professor Nathaniel Wingate…
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Scarab Mission NOW Available
I have eyewitness confirmation from a friend that my new novel The Scarab Mission has reached bookstores. Or a bookstore, anyway. I'm assuming the distributor isn't just shipping to one retailer. So to everyone who has been waiting for a copy, go forth and buy! And if your local store doesn't have The Scarab Mission,…
The Cambias Digression 