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January 10, 2012
Stark's Command and Stark's Crusade
The second volume of the Stark's War series (Stark's Command) was reissued in paperback in November. The third volume (Stark's Crusade) will be coming out in February. I'll get the new covers posted on my web site. These editions of the books have both "John G. Hemry" and "Jack Campbell" on the covers, so you could regard them as my first collaboration with myself.
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January 8, 2012
New Foreign Covers Up
I've added some new covers for foreign editions of the Lost Fleet books to my website. Just go to the Lost Fleet series page and follow the link to the Foreign Covers. The new covers are for the Japanese edition of Victorious, the Polish cover for Victorious, the German covers for Valiant and Relentless (renamed by the German publisher as "Geary's Honor" and "The Ambush"), and Spanish covers for Fearless, Courageous and Valiant.
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Betty Knox and Dictionary Jones in the Mystery of the Missing Teenage Anachronisms
When Betty Knox and Dictionary Jones in the Mystery of the Missing Teenage Anachronisms appeared in the March 2011 issue of Analog Magazine a number of people told me they would nominate the novellette for a Hugo award this year. Now's the time, hoping they still feel that way. For them, if they want another look, and for anyone else who wants a look at the story, it's now up on my web site under the Bibliography and Short Stories headers.
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December 4, 2011
New Anthology out
Analog has published its first anthology for the Kindle. "Into the New Millennium: Trailblazing Tales From Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 2000 – 2010″ Even though I'm not listed on the cover, I do have a story in it, along with a lot of very good stories by very good authors.
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November 30, 2011
Virginia Festival of the Book
For anyone in the area, I've been invited to participate in the Virginia Festival of the Book at Charlottesville, VA. The Festival runs from 21-25 March, 2012, and I'm currently scheduled for a panel on SF at 6PM on Friday the 23rd.
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November 15, 2011
Goodreads Choice Awards 2011
Dreadnaught is a finalist for Best SF Novel of 2011 on the Goodreads website.
http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011#56039-Best-Science-Fiction
My thanks to everyone who has voted for Dreadnaught!
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November 3, 2011
Invincible available for preorder
The Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier Invincible (I know, the titles are getting longer) is now available for preorder at both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. No cover art yet, though. I just finished going over the copy-edited manuscript for Invincible, and I think it looks pretty good. There's more action than in Dreadnaught, and some surprises for everyone.
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October 21, 2011
Back in the yard
On Wednesday I had the chance to speak to a class at the Naval Academy about writing science fiction and writing in general. It was the first time I had been inside Sampson Hall in over thirty years. It hadn't changed much. The Academy as a whole hadn't changed much, though parking is a lot worse now. What really hit me was after the talk when I shook hands with all of the midshipmen. As I looked each in the eye I could see that not only were the uniforms the same, but the men and women all had a familiar aspect. They could have fit in with my classmates from those decades ago without anyone noticing a difference. (Well, not quite since I was class of 78 and the first women at the Academy were in the class of 80, but these women carried themselves like the women back then, too.) With all that changes in this world, with all the changes that can be good or bad or just confusing, it is very nice to see something strong and true that endures through the decades. Perfect? No, far from it. But capable of so much, willing to give so much of themselves, and with so much promise.
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NYC Comicon panel
I had a good time at Comicon, especially the panel I did with Taylor Anderson and Myke Cole. It was standing room only and I think a good time was had by everyone. One of the fans attending the panel was kind enough to record it and post it on youtube in three parts -
part 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WBtRR...
part 2 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvO7vk...
part 3 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdCJS...
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October 2, 2011
Battleships
Back in August my family visited Norfolk, Virginia for a few days. One of the highlights of the visit was going to the Mariner's Museum in Newport News. That's where the turret of the Monitor is being carefully restored after having been lifted from the bottom of the ocean off of Cape Hatteras. The museum has some very impressive displays on the Monitor, including full-scale reproductions of the turret and some of the interior living areas, and a number of other great displays as well. I highly recommend it.
Not far away in Norfolk itself is a museum called Nauticus. Attached to Nauticus is the USS Wisconsin, arguably the high-point as well as one of the last of the armored, turreted warships of which Monitor was the first. You can tour parts of the Wisconsin. Being able to see her right after seeing so much about the Monitor is really cool. One other thing about Nauticus was a bit odd feeling, though. Near the end of the exhibits were some ship models. I showed my kids a model of a Spruance-class destroyer, while my wife pointed out that the aircraft carrier model was of a ship she had cross-decked on. It's a very strange sensation to see part of your life in a museum.
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