Edward M. Lerner's Blog: SF and Nonsense, page 9

Old and new

I'm happy to have two of my novelettes in print (at least, electrons) this month. Both were issued a few days ago, on the 1st.

"A Case of Identity" was/is the opening novelette in a completed four-story arc -- for which a series name continues to elude me. Currently in contention are The Sherlock Chronicles and The AI PI. Whatever series name I settle upon, its opening -- and entirely standalone -- tale is reissued this month in Galaxy's Edge.

Side note: If "A Case of Identity" rings a bell (for r...

Deja vu: Deja Doomed

Back on May 1st, in "Déjà Doomed (and it's *not* gloom involving COVID-19)", I was delighted to announce the sale of a new novel.

The only hint I'm giving this early
At that time, I made no forecast of the release date. I'm still not making a prediction (amid the pandemic, does anything proceed as planned?), but I am delighted to report progress. To wit: Déjà Doomed has completed its first round of editing. That's one small step ... ;-)

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This brought a smile to my face

 NOT your average, everyday comic



Though buying milk is a fraught activity these days ...

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If only ...

An idea whose time has come: "Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do."

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Déjà Doomed (and it's *not* gloom involving COVID-19)

With all that's been going on, I'm pleased to have a tidbit of *good* news to share with my friends and readers.

Only the doom is WAY worse than this ...Which is to say, Phoenix Pick, publisher of several of my more recent books, lately sent over contracts for my newest novel. It's called -- you guessed it -- Déjà Doomed. Think: epic adventure for existential stakes.

I long ago lost my authorial amateur status, but as DD will be my 21st book, I guess I'm about to become an authorial pro adult...

What's old is new again

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-in-place rules in ever more places, and the economy more or less stopped, realistically my news of the day hardly rates a mention. All that said ... it pleases me. In particular, I'm happy to announce that ReAnimus Press has just reissued my earliest two novels. With classy new cover art, I hasten to add ....

Kindle link for ProbeMy debut novel was Probe -- and it's true what they say. You always remember your first time ;-)

And what, you ask, is the probe...

Einstein's Monsters

I ordinarily save up my reading recommendations for a year-end summary, but (a) these aren't ordinary times and (2) the book I finished last night was most noteworthy.

The book? Einstein's Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes (2018), by Brit astronomer and science popularizer Chris Impey. It integrates a wealth of fascinating material about general relativity, black holes large and small, cosmology, assorted multiverse theories, gravitational-wave observatories, and astronomy in...

Sherlock #4: The Final Problem

Grantville Gazette readers ... did you enjoy January's "The Adventure of the Meat Interpreter"? (A rhetorical question, of course. That said, I'm always happy -- should anyone feel so inclined -- to get feedback.)


Presuming that you answered yes, you'll be interested to know that "Sherlock" returns in TGG's March issue in his most challenging case yet: "The Final Problem."

  It turns out that I posted eight years ago, in a very different context, about Conan Doyles's own "The Final...

It's the End Times ...

of publisher February promotions on a goodly portion -- six of twenty -- Edward M. Lerner books.

This is a (blatantly) commercial post; you have been advised. But if you've been curious about my writing -- or if you are familiar, and might want to read more -- this ebook-only promotion is a fine opportunity. Your choices:

Muses and Musings: A Science Fiction Collection. It's exactly what the subtitle says. And you can name your price.

Technothrillers, Fools' Experiments and Small Miracles, for...

Better than Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow

Over at Phoenix Pick, the featured ebook for February's promotion/deal/steal is Muses & Musings: A Science Fiction Collection by ... Yr. Humble Blogger. Said promo being accompanied by deep (and likewise temporary) ebook discounts on several other Lerner titles. Just sayin'

Check it out at https://www.publisherspick.com/

(And if Phil was mistaken, and you find yourself snowed in? All the more reason to want a good book or three on hand.) ====================== from Edward M. Lerner's "SF...