What UPS dropped off for me this afternoon :-)
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Thoughts (and occasionally fuming) about the state of science, fiction, and science fiction.
by author and technologist
Edward M. Lerner
What UPS dropped off for me this afternoon :-)
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Advance Reading Copy |
For a while now, admittedly, I've not been in a blogging sort of mood. 2020 was that kind of year. OTOH, it's now ... 2021. Here's hoping it's more upbeat for, well, everyone.
As one small, personal bit of good cheer, I'll note that The Grantville Gazette (Universe Annex) just posted my latest novelette. "Adrift in Space-Time" is the third story in a series.
Let that be a (good) omen :-)
It's that time again. And yet this time, this year is in a category all its own. Stupid pandemic!
Regularly since 2010, shortly before Thanksgiving, I've posted about Buy-a-Book Saturday. That's my personal variation on Small Business Saturday: the day (specifically, the second day after Thanksgiving, and one day after retail's infamous Black Friday) on which holiday shoppers are especially encouraged to patronize small businesses. The big-box stores and Internet giants will do fine this holiday season. But will your neighborhood, non-chain shops and boutiques?![]() |
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A few times this year (most recently, with a cover reveal) I've posted about a pending novel: Déjà Doomed. (As mentioned elsewhere, its planned publication isn't till May 25, 2021.)
The new book? That would be The Sherlock Chronicles / The Paradise Quartet. Two independent novellas in one volume. The first, a near(ish)-future cyber mystery. The second, a far-future space saga. I'll have more to say about Sherlock / Paradise as matters progress.
Coming in 2021 (specifics TBD) from Ring of Fire Press ...DEJA DOOMED won't be released till May 25, 2021 ... and yet, Amazon already shows the (seriously cool) cover. So, sez I, why not share it:
What's the artifact in the foreground? That would be telling ;-)
(P.S. While booksellers like Amazon show a DEJA DOOMED print edition -- and only a print edition -- available for pre-order, there will be ebook editions in all the customary formats. For entirely uninteresting reasons, the latter tend not to be shown till near the publication date.)
I admit it -- a year's-best posting this early in November might seem, well, early. OTOH, given that stores didn't even wait till Halloween to put up Christmas decorations and start their sales, the case can be made I'm late. Reader's choice ;-)
Not to mention that if ever there were a year to support one's favorite authors, this is it.
The first virtual Ring of Fire Con runs Thursday October 8 through Sunday October 11. W00t! You can still register online -- and for free -- but there are neat ebook bundles offered if you should choose to make a small donation to help defray costs.
I am delighted to be taking part in the con, and I thought I'd share my schedule:
Friday 10/9 4:30 p.m. CDT -- I'm interviewed about my career and recent and upcoming projects
Saturday 10/10 4:30 p.m. CDT -- I'm on the panel "Working with Editors"
Sunday 10/11 3:00 p.m. CDT -- I'm on the panel "The Challenge of Writing Hard SF"
The full con schedule is here.
"See" you there.
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(*) Why the broader scope? For one reason, The Grantville Gazette, bimonthly ezine of the 1632-verse, has long also had an independent "Universe Annex." That's the TGG department in which it's been my frequent honor to appear. In fact, I have a novelette running in the current, September/October 2020, issue. For another, Ring of Fire Press now publishes both 1632 and non-1632 books. My 2019 novel, The Company Man is in the latter category.
And maybe just because ... why not? SF fans have omnivoracious interests.
See what just appeared on Amazon ... for anyone who likes to plan (way) ahead
Déjà Doomed Paperback – May 25, 2021
There will be ebook editions, too (of course!) And well before release, spiffy cover art ... consider this image a placeholder.
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