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

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 normal two-day trip in the midst of all the bid things — the economy, the election, and all of that.  I also got not one but two queries about speaking on the same day - they usually come once every few months since I don’t really market that side of my skillset hard.  So maybe that’s a good sign!

This is an interesting time to do futurist talks (I have one coming up in two weeks, so I’m thinking about it now).  There’s so much uncertainty that our always-cloudy crystal balls are downright mud-brown.  Even with this weeks lousy general news, I think there is a lot of positive right on the horizon, waiting for us to make a few good choices so we can get there.  That’s no promise that there isn’t also more hard change - there is.  But there’s still some balance in the world. 

 

 

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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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