Archive for October, 2008

Reading Recommendation: Two Cautionary Tales

October 31st 2008 at 7:56 am

Some of our most famous work in SF is cautionary tales.  Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984.  Most of the world remembers these stories.  I’m writing short fiction this month, so that’s what I’m reading.  Two stories I finished last night fit beautifully into the category of cautionary tales.  Both stories are downright chilling, which [...]

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Reading Recommendation: Ken Scholes’ Long Walks, Last Flights, and Other Strange Journeys

October 30th 2008 at 7:47 pm

I’m at the World Fantasy Convention in Calgary, Canada.  I just got to go listen to a small quiet concert played by Ken Scholes.  It was quite wonderful, and reminded me of sitting by Charles de Lint’s feet once when he played (although their music is different), and also of  recent Neil Young Concert.  No, [...]

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About Our Space Program

October 23rd 2008 at 3:27 am

I’ve been researching the moon and the moon landing for a story I’m working on.  Googling the moon landing on YouTube produced NASA video of the event, and video debunking that it ever happened. 
I’m old enough that I actually watched it on TV.   My dad is a rocket scientist, and was associated with the space program [...]

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I hope I just bought my last gasoline car

October 14th 2008 at 5:56 am

By way of introduction to this post, In the past, I kept a separate global warming blog.  I’m going to move those posts here.  I haven’t been good at keeping up because of book deadlines and a delightful four-footed whirlwind of puppy energy named cricket (see www.threedogsblog.comif you are interested those details).  But playing with a [...]

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“A Book for All Seasons” does a webpage for me, and some futurist ruminations

October 8th 2008 at 9:10 pm

Heading off tomorrow, on a car trip with my parents along, to a signing at the local independent bookstore in Leavenworth, Washington, “A Book for all Seasons.”
They did a local authors webpage for me:  http://www.abookforallseasons.com/events/#brenda_cooper.  This kind of labor of love just amazes me.  It’s also very nice to be going on a kind of [...]

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For the Love of Independent Bookstores

October 6th 2008 at 7:03 am

I have a book signing coming up this weekend, in Leavenworth, Washington.  I’ll be at A Book for All Seasons on Saturday from 1-3, and I’ll be on the radio on Thursday as part of the “The Two O’Clock Show” on AM Station 560/KPQ in Wenatchee. All of this happened by magic -or at least [...]

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Books

Wings of Creation by Brenda Cooper

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Available November 10th, 2009 from Tor 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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