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Quarantine distraction in "Fallout 3" mods

I finally got the bugs out of my "Fallout 3" setup with Vortex, the new mod manager.

Now it works great, and I’m romping happily in the Capital Wasteland again, playing the excellent fan-created adventure “The Crimson Caravan” with my “Grognak the Barbarian fanboy” character.

(For this character I continue looking for an appropriate fan-made medieval helmet, either with horns or wings. Closest thing is pith helmet or a WWI German single-spike helmet. Nope! So he wears the Eyebot helm.)

"The Crimson Caravan" is a highly-rated fan-created adventure, number eleven in the non-adult category. The quality is so good it is both amazing and refreshing. There is a level where it gets "better than professional."

In years past I played numbers 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 14. Last year I played number 1 ("Vault 101 Revisited"), and it was very good indeed.

Giveaway Kindle Advance Copy "Tarendra"

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Tarendra


by Michael Andre-Driussi

Giveaway ends April 03, 2020.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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New Giveaway Starting Soon

The novella Tarendra is a star-spanning Slower Than Light voyage in three parts, beginning with the story "Lightspeed Messenger" (published online at Stupefying Stories Showcase in 2014) and moving on from there in bold new directions.

Keywords include "pocket epic," "Bussard ramscoops," and "photon drive."

Audio on "first Severian" (part 2)

For those rare souls interested, here is another 1.5 hours of talking on the topic of the "first Severian"!

Audio first Severian (side 2)

Audio on "first Severian"

The ReReading Wolfe team called me up for a one-hour talk about the "first Severian" . . . but we ended up talking for hours!

Here is the first part (about an hour and a half):

Podcast chat about the first Severian

Five Titles to KDP Select

Recently I have moved five titles to KDP Select. This means that they are available through Kindle Unlimited and through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.

1. Old Flames Burn Manvi
2. The Jizmatic Trilogy: "Under the Moons of Jizma"...and Beyond!
3. The Jizmatic Trilogy +: (annotated edition)
4. Fallout Stories
5. Doomsday and Other Tours: Nine Stories

So check them out through Kindle Unlimited, and owners, please lend them to friends.

Thank you.

Audio Items

Here is a Christmas tale by Gene Wolfe in audio format, wherein I provide a voice:

War Beneath The Tree

Here is a podcast interview/talk about Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide, with yours truly:

Chapter Guide Talk

Chapter Guide mentioned in Washington Post

Just in time to aid in Christmas shopping, critic Michael Dirda includes my own Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide as a recommended item for book lovers:

Beyond the Bestsellers: Lesser Known Literary Delights Make Perfect Holiday Gifts

Hooray!

1 Day to Launch of Chapter Guide (Kindle edition)!

Last day before launch. Very exciting!

Link to Goodreads page for trade paperback

Link to trade paperback page at Amazon

Thanks for all the paperback orders and Kindle pre-orders!

2 Days to Launch of Chapter Guide (Kindle edition)

Orders for the trade paperback continue to rise, and pre-orders for the Kindle edition are strong.

Meanwhile, back at the Bonus Episode of the ReReading Wolfe podcast...

Bonus Michael Andre-Driussi Talks about Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide

...in the course of our conversation upon The Book of the New Sun I reveal some Chapter Guide "bonus bits," things I am thinking on that did NOT get into the Chapter Guide. These tidbits might end up being ephemeral wisps, or they might grow into something, but I think they are interesting!