Category: Books
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What I’ve Been Up To
It's been a while since my last posting, due to a combination of being busy and being sick (and not getting well as fast as I'd like because of the busy component). Fortunately, I can make other people do the work for me. This podcast explains some of where I've been for the past month.…
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Hieroglyphs in Phoenix
On October 22, Changing Hands bookstore in Phoenix is sponsoring an evening of presentations by Hieroglyph Project authors. It's at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, beginning at 7 p.m. this Wednesday. Anyone within driving range of Phoenix is welcome. You have to buy a copy of the anthology to get in, but if you don't…
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Corsair Cover
Sound the alarm, ring the church bells and light the hilltop beacons! A Corsair has been sighted! It has a lovely cover design, too, as you can see here. Fortunately we've got plenty of time to get ready. This particular Corsair won't be in range until May 2015. But keep a weather eye out.
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Let Slip the Dogs of War!
This coming Saturday, October 11, I'll be at Phoenix Books in Burlington, Vermont, for a reading and signing to promote the anthology War Stories (just out from Apex Publications). Editor Andrew Liptak and my fellow contributor F. Brett Cox will also be there. And, since this coincides with the annual "Star Wars Reads" event, I…
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Happy Publication Day
Today is the official publication date of the Hieroglyph anthology. Huzzah! A word about publication dates: they're almost meaningless. At one time the pub date (that's cool writers-n-publishers slang for publication date) was the day the book actually went on sale. You still see that occasionally, for big best-seller releases like the later Harry Potter…
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I Have Joined the Pod People
I have left the silent era and entered the world of podcasting. Rob Wolf interviewed me for his New Books in Science Fiction and Fantasy podcast. You can go here to listen to me talk about A Darkling Sea, Aztecs, why roleplaying games are different from novels, Bone Wars, my obsession with getting stuff right,…
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Congratulations Hugo Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Hugo awards, and to all the nominees. The winners: Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Best Novella: "Equoid" by Charles Stross Best Novelette: "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" by Mary Kowal Best Short Story: "The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere" by John Chu Best Related Work: We Have Always…
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Double-Barrelled Short Fiction!
It has been quite a while since I've published any short fiction, but now I have two stories coming out back to back. In September the valiant War Stories anthology from Apex Books hits the beaches, and my story "Contractual Obligation" will be in the first wave. The operation is led by tactical masterminds Jaym…
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A Darkling Alumni Magazine
The University of Chicago magazine Web site has the transcript of an interview with me about A Darkling Sea. Enjoy!
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No Royal Road
On May 19 the staff of the Tilton Library in Deerfield were kind enough to host me for a reading and brief lecture about my novel A Darkling Sea and my forthcoming book Corsair. If you were at the library, you can probably skip the rest of this 'blog post, but if you're among the…
The Cambias Digression 