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March 11, 2022
Book Review of E.E. “Doc” Smith’s “Gray Lensman”
Gray Lensman by E.E. “Doc” Smith (I bought the cheap kindle version) is the fourth book in the Lensman series following Triplanetary, First Lensman, and Galactic Patrol. After my binge read of James S.A. Corey’s nine-book The Expanse saga, I realized I hadn’t read a Lensman book in over a year. Part of the reason […]
March 2, 2022
“The Fallen Shall Rise” Promoted by Speculative Fiction Showcase
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. I received the wonderful opportunity to have my SciFi novella The Fallen Shall Rise: A 224-Verse book promoted at Speculative Fiction Showcase. SFS describes itself as: We are a blog about all things indie science fiction, fantasy and horror. Read interviews […]
Book Review: “Swirling Darkness” by Sam M. Phillips
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. Sam Phillips is an author, poet, and a co-founder of Zombie Pirate Publishing with Adam Bennett. They published some of my very first short stories and have been a lot of fun to work with. Sam is branching out as an […]
March 1, 2022
My Short Story “Dollface” to be Published by Dragon Soul Press
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. I am pleased to announce that Dragon Soul Press has accepted my novelette “Dollface” for their cyberpunk anthology Surge. Here’s the description from the original submissions call: These characters are trying to survive in a dystopia of advanced technologies. Living alongside […]
Pre-Order “Spring Into SciFi : 2022 Edition” Now!
You can now go to Amazon to pre-order the Cloaked Press anthology Spring Into SciFi 2022. Here’s the announcement from Cloaked’s newsletter: You can now preorder the ebook edition of our 5th Spring Into SciFi. This series has been very popular over the years and we are excited to introduce a lot of new members […]
February 23, 2022
One 4 and one 5 star rating for “The Fallen Shall Rise” on Amazon
The Fallen Shall Rise, my latest SciFi novella published by Starry Eyed Press as part of the 224-verse series has only been available for a week. It already has two Amazon ratings, one 4-star and one 5-star. I won’t post the entire review, but it says in part: I got the feeling of reading snippets […]
February 21, 2022
Interviewed by Starry Eyed Press for “The Fallen Shall Rise:” A 224-Verse Novella
As part of the promotion for my latest SciFi novella The Fallen Shall Rise, I was interviewed by the publisher Starry Eyed Press. My story takes place in their shared 224-Verse, which includes millions of spacefaring civilizations in the Andromeda galaxy. The interview begins… James Pyles is the latest author to join the incredibly rich […]
February 20, 2022
Book Review of “Leviathan Falls”
This is it. I just finished the ninth and final book in the Expanse novel series Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (really Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). I checked it out of my local public library like all the others. It’s a new book, so I put a hold on it December 1st and […]
February 19, 2022
Third 5-Star Review of “Ice” on Amazon
Hooray! Frankly, I’ll take just about any sort of review on “Ice” just so it’s noticed, but I love how all three (so far) are five-stars on Amazon. Click on the link to find the review and read it. If you’ve read “Ice” and haven’t reviewed it on Amazon and Goodreads, please, please, please do […]
February 18, 2022
“The Fallen Shall Rise” is Here!
My science fiction novella The Fallen Shall Rise published by Starry Eyed Press for their 224-Verse series is here. Jepheth Shinzi, archeologist on the rigid backwater Kaamus star system, discovers a controversial anomaly when scans taken of space match up with 3,000 years worth of cultural mysteries. Fearing being labeled a traitor to his government, […]
