Category: Books
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The Lost Manuscripts of Lemuel Gulliver, Part the Second
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the exciting discovery in Oxford's Bodleian Library of unpublished notes and drafts by the 18th Century explorer and naturalist Dr. Lemuel Gulliver. That first post included Gulliver's discussion of how the difference in scale affected the architecture and habits of the Lilliputians. This excerpt is concerned with…
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The Lost Manuscripts of Lemuel Gulliver, Part the First
Historians and students of literature were tremendously excited by the recent announcement by Oxford University that several volumes of unpublished notes by Lemuel Gulliver had been found in the Bodleian Library. Dr. Gulliver was a little-known 18th-century explorer, the first European to visit Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and other lands of the Pacific. His accounts of…
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Post-PhilCon Report: Oceans of Space
Last weekend's Virtual PhilCon went very well, and gave me a couple of 'blog post ideas. This is the first. On Saturday the 21st, I moderated the panel on "The Oceans of Space." Moderating was easy because there was only one other panelist, the brilliant and charming Kelli Fitzpatrick. We had a pretty good audience,…
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Godel Operation Now Up at Amazon!
My first Tale of the Billion Worlds, The Godel Operation, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The official publication date is May 4 of 2021, but it's always a good idea to get at the head of the line. If you want a sneak preview of The Godel Operation, tune in to my reading…
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PhilCon 2020 Goes Virtual
This year's PhilCon — the venerable Philadelphia-era science fiction con now in its 84th year — is going to be all-online. On the plus side that means no New Jersey traffic and mall food; on the minus side it means no spontaneous conversations in the hotel lobby, no room parties, and no basic human contact.…
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The Godel Operation Is Coming!
The Godel Operation, the first full-length tale of the Billion Worlds, is on the Baen release schedule for May 2021. I'm already working on a second Billion Worlds novel and a short story. Best of all, we have cover art! Watch this space for new developments as the release date gets closer.
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Notes on the Invisible Man
On Friday evenings my wife and I have a regular Movie Night. We've been doing it ever since it became impossible to go out to a real movie theater, and I expect we'll continue after (if) they re-open. To avoid conflicts over what to watch — or, worse yet, an "Abilene Paradox" situation where in…
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A Pirate’s Life for Me!
With the approach of Talk Like a Pirate day (Sept. 19) I'm pleased to be able to talk about pirates. In this case, space pirates. Baen Books has just released a new anthology of classic space-pirate yarns, called Cosmic Corsairs. It's edited by Hank Davis and Christopher Ruocchio, and features some excellent piratical science fiction…
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Another Cup of Tea
The complete "Teatime Readings" series is now available for viewing on YouTube. You can see them here. Or you can skip right to my reading from The Initiate. There's a lot of good stuff and some interesting comments and conversation. Check it out.
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Inland Seas Reviews
The first reviews of Retellings of the Inland Seas are out, and it looks as though this collection is getting a good reception. Nerds of a Feather reviews it here. Treehouse Writers blog reviews it here. It's always interesting to see how different reviewers look at the same book. I like to see varying takes. When everyone…
The Cambias Digression 