Analog is the highest-circulation and longest-lived science fiction magazine on the market today. Its first editor of note, John W. Campbell, channelized much of what we think of as traditional science fiction, publishing authors like Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. (He also believed L. Ron Hubbard was onto something with Dianetics). Campbell’s successor, Ben Bova, […]
Another month, another story in Analog magazine Read More »
Trying saying that five times fast…. Did you miss my short story Return Blessing last year in Analog magazine? Luckily for you, it’s now available in standalone ebook and print editions at all the usual places. Jeffrey just wants to have a good time, drinking and partying in thehuman zone near the city of the
Standalone sci-fi short story now on sale Read More »
It’s almost Mardi Gras, or as it’s known outside Louisiana and the rest of the Francophone world, Carnival. In other words, it’s the perfect time to read my Carnival/Mardi Gras historical dark fantasy/weird story Carnival in Sorgenbach. Hans returned from the Great War, haunted. Not only by the horrors of the trenches, but haunted by
Mardi Gras short story, free through March 10 Read More »
As a teenager, I was a huge fan of Roger Zelazny, author of the Amber series, Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead, Home is the Hangman, and a lot of other great books and stories. (Full disclosure, all book links are Amazon affiliate links). Yeah, I know, I read the Inspirations in the sidebar
Thoughts on Immer, Zlaz (The Zelazny-Yoke Letters) Read More »
Tom Waits might be big in Japan, but right now I’m big in France. There’s been a huge spike in France for trade paperback sales of my new collection of science fiction short stories, Extravehicular Activities. And that’s for the English-language edition. French publishers, just imagine the sales spike you’d get if you in-licensed French
I’m pleased to announce that CV-2 Books will be rolling out direct-to-reader ebook sales in 2023. The first of my books to get this treatment is Azureseas: Cantrell’s War. The sales are fulfilled by Gumroad. Check out the ebook sales page there (https://raymundeich.gumroad.com/l/ohwoz) or you can navigate to it from the bookstore links at https://raymundeich.com/books/azureseas-cantrells-war
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First, if you celebrate any of them, Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Ramadan. It’s fair to say that science fiction writers and readers skew freethinker/atheist. Even if a sci fi story doesn’t explicitly refute religious beliefs, sf tends to be set in futures that are secular and rational. In my latest appearance in Analog,
My controversial article in the latest issue of Analog Read More »
Storybundle is an awesome source of curated book bundles. You name your price, and for a minimum of $20, you can get all the books shown above. Books from Hugo and Nebula award winners and nominees. Books from New York Times and USA Today bestsellers. A short story anthology. A three-book collection (a bundle in
Azureseas: Cantrell’s War, now in the Aliens Among Us bundle! Read More »
Just a quick note that my latest science fiction novel is now available! Invasion 2132 is book 2 of The False Flag War. The beginning overlaps with the ending of book 1, Exploration 2127. Jaeger and McIlroy make an appearance, but most of the action follows the head of Concordia mission control on Earth, as
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Happy New Year! I hope 2022 is off to a great start for you. I’m pleased with it so far. I have two stories in bookstores now. Analog editor Trevor Quachri called this first story a high tech heist. You can also think of it as a deep space spaghetti western. “A Fistful of Monopoles”
Stories in Analog and Boundary Shock Quarterly Read More »
