Hi everyone! Today’s the day: Escape from Conatus‘ launch day! It’s book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm space opera trilogy. Both ebook and print editions are available. The ebook edition is on sale at a discounted launch price of just US $2.99 or equivalent. The price goes up to $4.99 on October 13, 2024, so […]
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Hi everyone, just a quick note about book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm space opera trilogy. Escape from Conatus soon goes live, in both ebook and print editions around the world on Monday, September 30, 2024. If you won’t have a chance to buy it that day, you can preorder it now. The ebook has
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Though I wrote the Incepti Cataclysm trilogy over the last couple of years, the big idea behind it got stuck in my head in the mid ’90s. I was in graduate school, which involved many a late night in the computer lab, playing video games and shooting the breeze with labmates rather than go back
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More thoughts on a science fiction hardness scale, with a focus on where many of my land on it. Last time, in A Science Fiction Hardness Scale, I talked about how the Mohs scale can be a helpful metaphor for talking about how hard a science fiction story or novel can be. In particular, I
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Escape from Conatus, Book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm, debuts in two weeks, on September 30, 2024. The final two books of the trilogy will follow on October 14 and October 28, respectively. Feel free to share the image above (without modification, please. Thanks). All three books are now available for preorder, with special ebook
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Some thoughts on a science fiction hardness scale, including numerous examples drawn from the work of Larry Niven. Plus, is Niven as hard a science fiction writer as we tend to think? One of my strongest memories of junior high school is of failing a science test. Good grades were my norm. In particular, good
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I’m sad to report that author Holly Lisle died last month. She was the author of around 30 novels, mostly fantasy such as the Secret Texts trilogy and the Korre duology, but including space opera like the Cadence Drake and Longview Chronicles and mystery/suspense titles like Last Girl Dancing. Though she wrote across genres, a
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I had grand plans for today’s blog post, but my daughter is home sick, so I’ll keep things brief with news about one of my titles, plus a book recommendation. Escape from Conatus (Book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm trilogy) Launches September 30, 2024 Everything is on target for the ebook and print release of
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Happy Labor Day to my US and Canadian readers. For the latter, my apologies for not spelling it “Labour Day.” This time of year is also the beginning of football season in the US. My son’s high school team played its first game last week. My alma mater also started its season on Saturday and
In case you come directly to my blog and bypassed my homepage, or you aren’t a member of my Readers Club, you might not have seen the Incepti Cataclysm cover tease. Let’s fix that right now: Click or tap to learn more or preorder The Incepti Cataclysm.
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