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Blog post about the advantages to a traditionally published author - me - publishing science fiction on the Kindle http://robertoscarlato.blogspot.com/2...
reading from the first chapter of Unburning Alexandria - which was actually included in the ebook of The Plot to Save Socrates, and was published as a part of Unburning Alexandria the novelette in Analog Magazine in 2008. It's complicated, but, hey, it's time travel - and, the important thing is I'm now writing the concluding chapter of Unburning Alexandria, which will be published on Kindle in the next few months. In the meantime, here's the video of the reading (from 2008), followed by a q & a about time travel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYkbFV...
first look at the cover for Unburning Alexandria, to be published next month ... sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates
What do Cleopatra's half-sister Arsinoe, Hypatia, and "The Girls in their Summer Dresses" have in common? See Unburning Alexandria - sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates - just published http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMBWDXW
SF Revu http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.p... wrote in 2002 about the novelette: Paul Levinson's 'Unburning Alexandria" was a nicely told story of time travel set in 413 AD Alexandria and other cities. Sierra is trying to rescue works from the famous library but she has another goal, too. A number of characters, historical and not, pop in to the story filled with intrigue and mystery. I liked this but I was left waiting for more. I hope Mr. Levinson has more to tell.
I did, and it's now all in the novel http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMBWDXW
The Plot to Save Socrates "is both very different from anything Levinson has done before and very satisfying. . . . This, I think, is the first of Levinson's novels to deserve to be called a tour de force." - Tom Easton, Analog, 2006 - now available for instant download on Kindle etc, with an additional chapter, and you don't need a Kindle to read it (free Kindle apps for Mac and PCs) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AMUDJNS/r...
interview about Unburning Alexandria http://www.themortonreport.com/books/...And coming very soon ... the paperback ...
And here's ... a publisher's giveaway of Unburning Alexandria in paperback, right here on Goodreads!! http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Levinson "infuses mysteries with cutting edge forensics and infuses science fiction with philosophical meaning" - Kojo Nnamde, NPRhttp://huffduffer.com/Clampants/7845
The Plot to Save Socrates is "epoch-bending adventure, highly recommended especially for fans of alternate history!" - Midwest Book Review http://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/...
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Weekend Spotlight on The Plot to Save Socrates - "a wild mix of historical fiction and science fiction" - http://ebookescapes.com/?p=2284
free brief dangerous excerpt (PG-13) never-before-online from The Plot to Save Socrates http://jilledmondson.blogspot.com/201...
3rd Sierra Waters novel - Chronica - now available for pre-order
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NYEX3T4/r...
1st paragraph of novel http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2014...
faces of the real characters in Chronica http://www.pinterest.com/paullev/real...
For most of today only - December 27 - The Plot to Save Socrates ebook for Kindle, list-priced at $7.99, will be ON SALE for $2.99 (a five dollar saving). http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AMUDJNSThe Plot to Save Socrates on 10 Perfect Summer Reads Authored by NYU Alumni list, along with novels by Joseph Heller, Suzanne Collins, Candace Bushnell, and Danielle Steel http://hashtagnyu.tumblr.com/post/859...
- but hey, there's no reason you can't nab your copy on special sale in the winter!
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some of what the critics said about the novel -
"...challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly
"Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News
"...a fun book to read" - Dallas Morning News
"resonates with the current political climate . . . . heroine Sierra Waters is sexy as hell . . . . there's a bite to Levinson's wit" - Brian Charles Clark, Curled Up With A Good Book at curledup.com
"a journey through time that'll make you think as it thrills ... so accessible, even those generally put off by sci-fi should enjoy the trip." - Rod Lott, bookgasm.com
"Levinson spins a fascinating tale ... An intriguing premise with believable characters and attention to period detail make this an outstanding choice... Highly recommended." - Library Journal,*starred review
"Light, engaging time-travel yarn . . . neatly satisfies the circularity inherent in time travel, whose paradoxes Levinson links to Greek philosophy." - Publishers Weekly
"A thinking person's time travel story... I felt like I was there." - SF Signal