raymund

I'm a speculative fiction author whose middle American upbringing is a launchpad for journeys to the ends of the universe. My most popular works are military science fiction series The Confederated Worlds (novels Take the Shilling, Operation Iago, and A Bodyguard of Lies) and the Stone Chalmers series of science fiction espionage adventures (novels The Progress of Mankind, The Greater Glory of God, To All High Emprise Consecrated, and In Public Convocation Assembled). I have over ten other published book-length works and more than forty published short stories. My short fiction has appeared in Analog, Odyssey, Boundary Shock Quarterly, and the anthology Surviving Tomorrow, and has earned honorable mentions and a semi-finalist award in the Writers of the Future contest. My works are available worldwide in ebook, trade paperback, and audiobook editions. After circling the world by age five, I grew up in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. I earned a B.A. and a Ph.D., both in biochemistry, from Rice University. Though I've been out of the lab for decades, hundreds of papers cite my graduate research. In addition to my writing career, I've worked in patent law, won a national quiz bowl championship, am a husband and father, and agree with Robert Heinlein that specialization is for insects. I live in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter. In case you're wondering, my last name has one syllable and is pronounced “eye-sh.”

Revelation in Vela review

Revelation in Vela, book 2 of the Incepti Cataclysm, has been out for a week, and already it’s gotten comments that show people are enjoying it. For example, check out this quote from the Revelation in Vela review by reader -zh. The title of [Revelation in Vela] is fitting in many ways, the pace is […]

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Revelation in Vela Launch Day

My mention of autumn weather in my most recent post might have jinxed things. It’s unseasonably hot today, even for Houston. Highs in the upper 90s! Yuck! So much for suggesting that you curl up under a blanket with a good book. But whatever the weather, today is still Revelation in Vela launch day. As

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Escape from Conatus launch price last call

I hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Before you get outside and enjoy the autumn weather, I want to give you an Escape from Conatus launch price last call. The ebook edition is still available for $2.99 in the USA or comparable prices in other countries. However, the price reverts to its regular list price of

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