Hello, everyone, and a big welcome to my newest subscribers! As 2024 had been good for me (except for hurricane Helene), and as many of you have become new friends, either from meeting me at a book fair, sci-fi con, or online, I decided to celebrate by offering a free excerpt of Book One. It […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book One – Formation Excerpt"Hello, Everyone! This past weekend I attended the famous Miami Book Fair and it was an awesome time! It’s nice to have something positive to report instead of all the hurricane junk. And a big welcome to my new subscribers! Happy to have you aboard! About a week or so before the fair I finally […]
Read more "Back from the Miami Book Fair!"AlCent Sagas: Book 5 – Confrontation, the exciting conclusion to the AlCent Sagas series, has now been released on Amazon! Whoo-hoo! This is the final novel in the series that drives to the inevitable confrontation between the space fleet and the insurgency. Check out the explosive climax to the AlCent Sagas series here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9PPTX6G […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book 5 – Confrontation is now out on Amazon!"AlCent Sagas: Book 3 – Investigation is now out on Audible! And once again is narrated by the incomparable Lyle Blaker! (Once he did Mariner Valley for me, I knew I wanted him to do all of my sci-fi novels. He really brings the text to life!) Check it out here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5SBFYMW Novels by […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book 3 – Investigation is now out on Audible!"As NASA released this image of a Martian sunset from the Curiosity rover, it reminded me of a scene in my sci-fi novel Mariner Valley when the main character Ben O’Ryan views a Mars sunset from a place north of Vallis Marineris. Read the excerpt below – “It has been said, and generally agreed upon […]
Read more "Martian Sunset"Recently we went to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL and it was a cool place to spend the day. Lots of rockets, lots of space history, and lots of cool stuff to see! Walking around the various exhibits makes it easy to imagine living in space. Here is one of […]
Read more "U.S. Space and Rocket Center Visit"Whoo-hoo! AlCent Sagas Book 4: Desperation is now released on Amazon in both Kindle and print! My editor and narrators are really throwing knots in the furnace to get these done for me. My editor is currently working on Book 5 while my narrator is recording Book 4 for Audible. (Book 3 on Audible should […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas Book Four: Desperation Now released on Amazon!"Hello again! It seems that every time I go to a sci-fi conference, people always ask me how I created the images and got the ideas for the various spacecraft, space stations, and other assorted vehicles for my novels. I’m happy to explain it to them there, but I also figured there might be more […]
Read more "Aerostat Development"Last February I found myself getting up nearly every morning before dawn to find the comet ZTF with my 10×50 binoculars. I did eventually find it, and was able to show it to my wife once it had become visible in the evening sky, but afterward found myself wanting a telescope again. I had a […]
Read more "My Return to Astronomy"Great news! Mariner Valley is now available in an audio format on Audible! Read by the incomparable Lyle Blaker, this Old West styled man hunt on the surface of colonial Mars comes to life in a new way and is available to be enjoyed while driving, doing projects, or just working around the house. Many […]
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