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Zenn makes some new friends…
“Utterly imaginative, Zenn Scarlett is sci-fi at its best. Fantastic world-building. Deep characters. And a story that will have you desperate for answers until the very end. I couldn’t put it down!” … Continue reading
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Most revealing post… ever: Zenn Scarlett Cover Art
The image for the cover of Zenn Scarlett materialized in my inbox recently. I’m seriously stoked about it. Simply… breathtaking, as in breath… taken. A number of blogs were in on the reveal & have been dishing up some tasty … Continue reading
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NOW we’re gettin’ somewhere. Tractor beam… ENGAGED!
OK, so don’t go and open your interplanetary tow-truck service just yet. But this is still some pretty cool tech. The lab-coated humanoids at Scotland’s University of St Andrews (pretty sure Scotty’s lineage was in on this) and the Institute of Scientific … Continue reading
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17 billion earth-size planets in the Milky Way galaxy. Cheers, 2013!
Some juicy numbers to start the new year with, courtesy of the Kepler planet-sniffing satellite, which is doing a great job, exceeding expectations and deserves a raise. Recent data sez Kep has found reasonable evidence for no less than 461 … Continue reading
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ALIEN LIFE PERCOLATING UNDER SUPER-EARTHLY LIQUID-METAL UMBRELLAS?
Now then, the premise of the article that prompted this post is a bit of a stretch. A bit of a gi-normous not-bloody-likely stretch, actually, even for an exo-life-presumer like me. But I had to post it primarily because … Continue reading
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Very good-to-simply-fab news for my fellow Strange Chemistry author, Gwenda Bond. Her recently published YA para-thriller Blackwood just got picked up for development by MTV via Kelsey Grammer’s production company. Couldn’ta happened to a cooler scribe. Check out the deal: MTV … Continue reading
Cover art whiz-bang-ery uncovered here.
I know I’ve highlighted some of this in earlier posts, but now there’s more graphic goodness to tout, so I’m re-touting…. Pubbery Strange Chemistry, carving out their niche as a leading new source of great Young Adult Science Fiction and … Continue reading
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Science Fiction, what HAVE you done…?
Besides writing science fiction, I’m a longtime fan and cheerleader for the field. I’ve always thought that SF was, all things considered, a “Good Thing” for people to read. It offers a fresh perspective on human/non-human nature and behavior played out … Continue reading
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Strange Chemistry brews up star-studded reviews for its debut books
Strange Chemistry Books, the new Young Adult imprint cloven from the titanium husk of parent Angry Robot, has a slew of recently reviewed, upcoming SF&F titles. What’s even shinier, the books have garnered a smorgasbord of fresh-off-the-skillet five star reviews from … Continue reading
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Thanks, existence. Well done.
… aaaaaand…. here’s the weather report from Titan. The weather. On Titan. Just an amazing thing to casually run across online while having morning tea. That’s all.
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