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Audiobook available for preorder

The audiobook for Dreadnaught is available for preorder on Audible at http://www.amazon.com/Dreadnaught-Lost-Fleet-Beyond-Frontier/dp/B004XXVTW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1303821789&sr=1-1

For some unknown reason it is hard to find searching the Audible site, but you can find it at the link above.

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Book Tour for Dreadnaught

For the upcoming release of Dreadnaught I'll be doing a little travel, including the San Diego area on the west coast.  The planned stops at this time are: 14 May – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from 11am to 1pm, then Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego at 3:30pm; 15 May Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California from 11am to 1pm; 17 May Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia from 11am to 1pm; and 19 May Barnes & Noble, Downtown, 555 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 at 6pm (http://tinyurl.com/4yknjc3).

And of course I'll be at Balticon at the end of May, followed by the Worldcon at Reno.

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Audiobook for Dreadnaught

Audible has confirmed that the audiobook for The Lost Fleet – Beyond the Frontier – Dreadnaught will be on sale the same as the hardcopy book comes out.  Audible will have Dreadnaught show up on its site on 26 April.

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New cover for Stark's War

As part of the reissuing of my earlier series, Stark's War has had a new cover put together.  Stark's War will be available on 26 July.

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World Autism Awareness Day

April 2 is World Autism Awareness day.  The official current rate for births of children with autism in the US is one in every 110.  For children born of families in the US military, the official rate is much worse, about one in every fifty-five births by latest count.  For a long time the medical community was in denial about the rapidly increasing rate of births with autism, and even refused to consider research into the ailment.  In the last few years, official recognition of the growing problem has finally come, and a lot of research is underway to find the cause of autism (though genetic research indicates there may be dozens if not hundreds of genetic markers).  The children born at the beginning of the growing wave of afflicted children are now reaching adulthood, and while those at the high end of the autistic spectrum can live independently and achieve great things (as exemplified by Dr. Temple Grandin) those more severely afflicted require intensive support.  If effective treatments are not found the costs of caring for so many adults with disabilities will cripple society.  We need to find the means not only for stopping the rapidly growing numbers of births with autism, but also for allowing autistic children and adults to be self-sufficient and self-supporting.   I'm the father of three children on the autistic spectrum.  The youngest is almost fully recovered, but every thing we have tried for the older two has only produced limited success.  My wife and I wouldn't change those kids for the world, but we want them to be able to care for themselves someday.  There are some strong indications that an auto-immune ailment is involved in at least some forms of autism (and many forms of auto-immune ailments like thyroid diseases and Crohn's disease have been increasing in frequency in recent decades), but a lot more needs to be learned.  There is still far too little research being conducted into treatments.  We're praying that answers are found sooner rather than later.

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Mysterious Galaxy in May

To mark the release of The Lost Fleet- Beyond the Frontier – Dreadnaught (and the 18th Birthday of the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore) I'll be at the Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, California on 14 May 2011 at 3:30PM.   I will probably be making other appearances in the San Diego area that weekend, but the schedule is still not settled.  I haven't been in San Diego since 1989, so I'm looking forward to seeing the city again and meeting readers from the area.

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Cover for Dreadnaught UK edition

The cover of the UK edition of Dreadnaught (which will be published in September by Titan Books).  I'll post this on the Lost Fleet foreign edition covers page as well.

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Type 42 Destroyers for sale

 Go to http://www.edisposals.com and you'll find some of  what the British military is selling off to make ends meet.  It's sad to see the former HMS Exeter, HMS Southampton and HMS Nottingham listed as hulks, but if you want them you can "Add to Wishlist" or just "Add to Cart" (though the price for the destroyers isn't listed).  There's also desert uniform gear, a variety of vehicles and smaller vessels, and even some aircraft (though without engines).   Here's your chance to own an SAS camo smock, or a Royal Navy Wet Weather Gortex Jacket (Medium), and contemplate the sometimes short official life spans of the things soldiers and sailors depend upon.

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The Last Doughboy

The Washington Post had a very nice article about the burial of Frank Buckles, who before dying recently had been the last living American veteran of World War One, and the post-war experiences of his generation.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/frank-buckles-last-known-us-world-war-i-veteran-is-laid-to-rest-at-arlington/2011/03/10/ABHVLFZ_story.html

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Kindle listing is on Dreadnaught's Amazon page now

Amazon has finally linked the Kindle ordering option to its page for Dreadnaught, so now you can order either hardcopy or Kindle from the one page.

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