Archive for July, 2008

Energy: Free in the Far Future

July 27th 2008 at 4:15 pm

This is the fourth installment in a set of blog posts about my current science fiction series.  The first book, THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, is now available in paperback.  The sequel, READING THE WIND, came out on July 22ndin hardback.  Each post explores one way the books address a problem we are also [...]

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Release Day!

July 22nd 2008 at 5:24 am

It’s official.  READING THE WIND is available today.  Even better, at least at the moment, it’s paired with a book by Karl Shroeder as the special.  That’s cool (I’m a fan of Karl’s work - I found him way back at Ventus, which I think was his first novel.  Unfortunatley, I now have a pile [...]

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Worldbuilding: We’re Doing It Now

July 20th 2008 at 5:40 pm

This is the third installment in a set of blog posts about my current science fiction series.  The first book, THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, is now available in paperback.  The sequel, READING THE WIND, will be out on July 22nd.  Each post explores one way the books address a problem we are also [...]

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Human Selection

July 12th 2008 at 9:38 pm

This is the second installment in a set of blog posts about my current science fiction series.  The first book, THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, is now available in paperback.  The sequel, READING THE WIND, will be out on July 22nd.  Each post explores one way the books address a problem we are also [...]

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Where I’m Interviewed for ItBusinessEdge

July 11th 2008 at 12:36 pm

I’m the star of an interview for ItBusinessEdge.  While I’ve been interviewed for a lot of technology articles, and periodically for our local paper, and even been in an interactive futurist blog session for the Washington Post, I’ve never seen a taped interview dumped so literally onto a page.  It reads like I talk in a casual conversation at [...]

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Cory Doctorow reads, a juggler talks, and I sign

July 8th 2008 at 9:13 pm

I’m a fan and supporter of the Clarion West writer’s workshop, and have been attending the reading series when I can.  I made it to Cory Doctorow’s reading, and he was, of course, fabulous and interesting.  He read part of a story that will be coming out as free fiction and as a podcast on [...]

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A Wild World

July 6th 2008 at 4:05 pm

This is the first installment in a series of blog posts about my current science fiction series.  The first book, THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, is now available in paperback.  The sequel, READING THE WIND, will be out on July 22nd.  Each post in the series explores one way the books address a problem [...]

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Books

Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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