Archive for August, 2008

Adventure, Prejudice, Changing, and Fighting

August 24th 2008 at 1:38 pm

This is the eighth installment in a set of blog posts about my current science fiction series, and after this one, I’ll take a break from these more serious posts for a bit as I go finish polishing the draft of book three and write the outline for book four.  The first book, THE SILVER [...]

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Coming of Age

August 17th 2008 at 3:05 pm

This is the seventh 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 problems that also affect us [...]

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The Information Society: Hide and Seek

August 10th 2008 at 5:46 am

This is the sixth 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 problems that also affect us [...]

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Some Commentary on Silver Ship from a Friend

August 9th 2008 at 2:25 pm

Introduction:  My family does flyball (see www.threedosgblog.com for that side of my life), and this is some very nice commentary from someone in that world whom I’ve met a few times, but don’t yet know well.  I often miss practices and tournaments in order to find the time to write. So many ways I often wish I could [...]

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Keys to Publishing Contest

August 8th 2008 at 6:03 am

I’m one of six writers who are being interviewed for a contest called The Keys to Publishing.  Pyr and Tor are giving away some really great books for the winner, including Kay Kenyon’s first two books in The Entire and the Rose, Jay Lake’s two fabulous clockwork earth books, and Tobias Buckell’s first two books.   [...]

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World Science Fiction Convention: Denvention

August 5th 2008 at 5:19 am

A few people have emailed me and asked me to post my travel schedule.   Conventions for the rest of the year are the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver this week (called Denvention), the World Fantasy Convention in Calgary from October 30th to November 2nd, and Orycon 30, in Portland, from November 21-23.
For any of [...]

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Silver Ship and the Sea a Finalist for the Endeavor Award

August 4th 2008 at 11:49 am

And I’m in great company, too!  Not to mention really pleased and slightly awed.
FINALISTS FOR 2008
The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari
Bright of the Sky: Book One of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon
Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest
Powers by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper
The [...]

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World Peace: Can we have it?

August 3rd 2008 at 8:46 pm

This is the fifth 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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Reading Recommendation: Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs

August 3rd 2008 at 6:32 am

I’m on a long trip.  Hours before I left, I plunked the first draft of a novel into my first reader’s hands.  Then I packed, paid bills, etc., slept, and left.  I made sure to pack some of my backlog - books I’d promised to blurb, a reading assignment for an upcoming workshop I’m attending as a [...]

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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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