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Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Stephen Goldin has lived in California since 1960. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from UCLA and worked as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy for a few years after leaving college, but has made his living as a writer/editor most of his life.

His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky, with whom he co-wrote the first edition of the highly acclaimed nonfiction book The Business of Being a Writer . His current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. So far they have co-authored two books in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series.

He served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for close to three years as editor of the SFWA Bulletin, and another three years as the organization’s West...more


It's the annual Read an Ebook Week sale at Smashwords, and there are half-price bargains on all my booklength titles there. This includes:
Polly!The Jade Darcy booksThe Eternity BrigadeThe Parsina Saga (except for Volume I, Shrine of the Desert Mage, which is 75% off)A World Called SolitudeAssault on the GodsScavenger HuntThe Agents of ISIS series (except for Book 1, Tsar Wars, which is 75% off... read more »
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A World Called Solitude (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
2 chapters   —   updated Sep 26, 2011 02:03pm
Description: Birk Aaland has lived for eleven years alone on a planet with only robots for company. Suddenly there is another human being on his world--and life becomes more complex than he could possibly have imagined.
The Eternity Brigade (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Jun 06, 2011 10:57am
Description: Hawker was a good soldier--so good, in fact, that the Army asked him and his buddies to sign on for an extended hitch. What they couldn't know was that the extension would last forever. Century after century,Hawker and his comrades were resurrected to fight on alien planets. But one goal remained in Hawker's mind: Somehow there had to be a way out of the loop. And he was determined to find it.
And Not Make Dreams Your Master (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
2 chapters   —   updated Jun 05, 2011 04:54pm
Description: Wayne Corrigan and his colleagues at Dramatic Dreams can broadcast dreams directly into your mind as you sleep. But when a malfunction occurs, Wayne must find a way to rescue tens of thousands of people from death or insanity by wresting control of the Dream away from a mad genius.
Mindflight (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
2 chapters   —   updated Apr 08, 2011 04:29pm
Description: Alain Cheney is one of Earth's best telepathic spies. But, unbeknownst to the telepaths, the best ones develop a kind of instability in their late 30s, and the Agency routinely terminates them. Now Alain must go on the run from his own side--and just when a secret development is occurring that could change the course of the inhabited galaxy.
Assault on the Gods (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
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Description: To save her crew, a starship captain must battle the gods on an alien planet.
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Assault on the Gods by Stephen Goldin
" This book really deserves to be better known. It is thoughtful science fiction with an intelligent and interesting female lead character. A smart and thought provoking read that flows along like a pulp sci fi story (meant in a positive sense). "
"As an atheist, I don't believe in blasphemy either. But I do believe that other people believe in it, deluded though they may be.

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Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates by Stephen Goldin
"Some of the best advice on writing I ever heard came from Ray Bradbury. Write a short story a week. At the end of a year you'll have 52 short stories....more "
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