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Review of “Tiamat’s Wrath,” Book Eight in The Expanse Series

Tiamat’s Wrath is the eighth novel in the Hugo Award winning “The Expanse” book series by James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). This book ramps things up quite a bit from its predecessors. While we’ve seen Earth all but destroyed by asteroids, now an artificial neutron star found through one of the rings, […]

Book Review of “End of Men” by Suzanne Strobel

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi First of all, after writing The “End of Men” Challenge, I owe Suzanne Strobel an apology. I was expecting a very different book than the one she wrote (click HERE to find it on Amazon). Part of what gave me that […]

“That Which Burns” Accepted Into “Winter of Wonder”

My short story “That Which Burns” has been accepted into the Cloaked Press anthology “Winter of Wonder 2021.” Already several of my tales have been published in Cloaked Press anthologies Spring Into SciFi and Fall Into Fantasy. These anthologies come out annually (Spring and Fall) and this is the first time “Winter” has appeared. I’m […]

The “End of Men” Challenge

I get an email from Bookbub every morning. I initially signed up and indicated my book preferences to see if I could get a line on reading material I otherwise wouldn’t know about. I’ve even considered promoting some of my works on Bookbub, but according to Jericho Writers, it’s astonishingly expensive. After a while, I […]

Review of “Persepolis Rising,” Book Seven in the Expanse Series

I’ve just now finished James S.A. Corey’s (really Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) book Persepolis Rising, the seventh novel in the Expanse series. This time, the authors decided to jump over about three decades from the previous book, giving time for Earth to heal thanks in part to Martian terraforming technology (now that terraforming Mars […]

No Room for “Minor Attracted Persons” Here

In the sixteen months since I posted The Trouble with “The Trouble with Being Born” and Netflix’s “Cuties:” The Sexual Exploitation of Children for Profit, they have become two of the most frequented blog posts I’ve authored. Unfortunately, I suspect the reason is that, since they deal with minor girls used as a sex objects, […]

Look What Arrived Today!

Look what came in the mail today! My very own paperbacks of my very first novella Time’s Abyss. For an author, there’s nothing quite like being able to hold a copy of your book in your hand. I ordered five copies. One I’ll keep for myself, and I’ll probably donate one to my local public […]

My Short Story “The Unreal Man” Now Appearing in Discordia

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi My short story The Unreal Man, really one of my oldest concepts, is finally being featured in Discordia: Stories of A World In Chaos, published by Dastaan World, whose website isn’t particularly current, but whose Facebook page is a tad more […]

My Novella “Time’s Abyss” Has Four 5-Star Ratings at Goodreads

My premiere science fiction novella Time’s Abyss now has four 5-star ratings on Goodreads. You can also find it in digital or hardcopy form at Amazon and any of your favorite online booksellers. So far the Goodreads and Amazon ratings are excellent. Don’t miss out on this terrific SciFi, time travel, alternate universe adventure. Just […]

Review of “Artificial Condition,” Part 2 in “The Murderbot Diaries”

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi I was just as delighted in reading Martha Wells’ Artificial Condition, the second part of her “Murderbot Diaries” series, as I was with part one, All Systems Red. “Artificial” picks up where the previous story leaves off with the “murderbot” on […]