Today’s Assembly at Southwestern Adventist University was the annual Convocation. You know: that’s the one where the faculty all dress up like peacocks and march in while the band plays and we officially announce that the school year has begun. This is the 18th year I’ve been involved in convocation, and it’s something I do … More Truth Is Tough
Have you ever had one of those experiences when you have a good idea for a book, only to have someone write it before you can? Or worse yet, write an unbelievable science fiction story, only to discover that it is really happening? Well, thanks to my old writing buddy, Celeste, I’ve learned that one … More Hey, I Wrote That Already!
Angles of Attack (Frontlines Book 3) by Marko Kloos. 350 pages. 47North Books. Buying books in the same series is always a gamble. I have had some series that have started off promising and just petered out after a book or two (see any of my reviews on books by David Weber), and occasionally find … More Review: “Angles of Attack” by Marko Kloos
Defenders by Will McIntosh. 512 pages. Orbit Books. It’s hard to write an alien invasion story that hasn’t been already written. They’re like westerns. It would seem that so many variations have already been tried that there’s nothing new under the sun. That’s why it’s always good when you can find one that is fresh, … More Review: “Defenders” by Will McIntosh
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. –Arthur C. Clarke As an author, I find myself in an interesting situation. For those who don’t know, I write Christian suspense novels. I also write science fiction. Many of those who read my Christian suspense novels would turn their noses up at the idea of science … More Angel or Alien?
While Celeste and I finish up our current project entitled Salome’s Charger, I am dabbling with a universe I am in the process of creating for my next book, Deal with the Devil. As with a lot of my books, it skirts the boundary between science fiction and Christian suspense. What I have here isn’t … More “E.L.I.”
Barbarians at the Gates by Christopher G. Nuttall. Paladin Timeless Books. 330 pages. Note: some slight spoilers here. I like military science fiction, and as far as that goes, this is not a bad book. I’ve read some of Christopher Nuttall’s other books, and you can find my review of them here. Mostly (if … More Review: “Barbarians at the Gates” by Christopher G. Nuttall
Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez. Signet Books. 512 pages. Those of you who have been hanging in there and reading my stuff for a while know that I have a bromance going on with Daniel Suarez. He’s been called the Second Coming of Michael Crichton in the sub-genre of the techno-thriller, but as I have … More Review: “Kill Decision” by Daniel Suarez
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Knopf Books. 352 pages. Ah yes. Another dystopian book. Another flu pandemic that kills 99 percent of the world’s population. Another book where people strive to survive, killing each other in the process. But wait, this book isn’t like the others. It sees the post-dystopian world as poetic, … More Review: “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
Summer of the Apocalypse by James Van Pelt. 255 pages. Fairwood Press. I have said for a long time that vampire stories aren’t about vampires, that zombie stories aren’t really about zombies. The same goes for stories about the end of the world. Call them apocalyptic tales, dystopia or whatever, they aren’t about disease, nuclear … More Review: “Summer of the Apocalypse” by James Van Pelt
The Great Adventure 