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April 29, 2020
Mini-Reviews of Books #46…
Prince of Spies. Alex Gerlis, author (Canelo Action, 2020). Ive reviewed some of the authors earlier books in this blog. Looks like he has a new publisher that republished those earlier books. This one starts a new series featuring Richard Prince, a smart police officer from Britain who becomes a spy during WWII (the authors books are all spy novels about that era). Because Prince speaks Danish (his mother was a Dane), hes a find for Britains spy masters.
Hes a reluctant spy, though. He lost...
April 28, 2020
Authors’ backgrounds…
Like it or not, authors backgrounds influence their writing. In fact, this is so obvious, why even mention it? After all, perhaps this is mostly transparent or irrelevant to readersthe general theme of good vs. evil, for example, is common to most fiction, not just Christian lit. It might be diluted in some genresromance and erotica come to mindbut then other universal themes come to the fore that are often dependent on writers backgrounds. They experience life; they write about it in their...
April 24, 2020
Steve’s shorts: Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers, Part Four…
[Note from Steve: This sci-fi story is in four parts. Enjoy.]
Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers
Copyright 2020, Steven M. Moore
Some of Captain Irvings crew were stunned by Obregons history lesson; others just curious.
I might speak for the others in saying that weve just heard a very long sci-fi saga, said Betty Liu, Irvings chief navigator, and are amazed that its all true.
Rather incomplete, said Lester, but Carlos did a good job. You can fill in the details at your leisure by chatting...
April 23, 2020
Steve’s shorts: Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers, Part Three…
[Note from Steve: This sci-fi story is in four parts. Enjoy.]
Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers
Copyright 2020, Steven M. Moore
Obregon discovered that the number of people in cryounits was fifteen. Together with the mummified bodies found in Hopes C&C, that made twenty Humans who had manned shifts where they would periodically wake up and check the ships systems and its precious cargo. Unlike the three previous colony ships, Hope carried mostly potential Humansthousands of frozen fetuses,...
April 22, 2020
Steve’s shorts: Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers, Part Two…
[Note from Steve: This sci-fi story is in four parts. Enjoy.]
Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers
Copyright 2020, Steven M. Moore
Theres a ship in orbit, the AI announced to Brendans crew.
Obregon, who had been standing behind the captain, perked up.
I thought we were the first ship to visit this solar system, he reminded everyone in Command & Control.
Put it on the screen, the captain said. Lester often ignored Obregons observations, sometimes to his detriment.
Historian Obregon recognized...
April 21, 2020
Steve’s shorts: Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers, Part One…
[Note from Steve: This sci-fi story is in four parts. Enjoy.]
Dr. Carlos and the Ship of Sleepers
Copyright 2020, Steven M. Moore
Carlos Obregons tenure in the Space Exploration Bureau (SEB) was filled with many new and interesting events, but some of the most interesting werent experienced on E-type planets already listed in catalogs. Revisiting those listed to check or make a more complete study to ensure they were still suitable for colonization could be boring routine.
Most intelligent...
April 17, 2020
News and Notices from the Writing Trenches #180…
A short newsletter just to say I hope youre safe and staying at home. Were social animals, so we might become bored doing what we have to do to beat COVID-19, but it must be done. We can only beat it by working togetherby staying apart!
Solutions to boredom. If youre noting more reruns on network TV, its realand you can expect more. Film crews are no longer working to make new shows. I dont watch much TV beyond news and cultural shows, so Im ill-prepared: I dont have NetFlix, Hulu, or other...
April 16, 2020
Sci-fi reading and writing, part three…
[Note: This article is the third part of a three-part series on the topic of reading and writing sci-fi. In the first part, I discussed my sci-fi blues. In part two, I discussed some non-fiction sci-fi readingis that possible? You can find out why I think the answer is yes in that article. In this part, Ill talk about my solution to my sci-fi blueswriting a new sci-fi novel thats also a rom-com.]
Im not a good sci-fi writer if good is measured by sales numbers of my books. Thats certainly the...
April 15, 2020
Sci-fi reading and writing, part two…
[Note: This article is the second part of a three-part series on the topic of reading and writing sci-fi. In part one, I discussed my sci-fi blues. In this part, Ill discuss some non-fiction sci-fi readingis that possible? You can find out why I think the answer is yes in this article. In part three, Ill talk about my solution to my sci-fi blueswriting a new sci-fi novel thats also a rom-com.]
Asimov wrote the End of Eternity, so you might think Brian Greenes lengthy tome Until the End of...
April 14, 2020
Sci-fi reading and writing, part one…
[Note: This article is the first part of a three-part series on the topic of reading and writing sci-fi. In part two, Ill discuss some non-fiction sci-fi readingis that possible? You can find out why I think the answer is yes. In part three, Ill talk about my solution to my sci-fi blueswriting a new sci-fi novel thats also a rom-com.]
Maybe readers have noted that I havent reported on reading a good sci-fi book lately (such reports are often called reviews [chuckle], especially when I like...
