I got the November issue of Wired magazine in my office last week, and was pleased to see that it included an interview with Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game and many other great science fiction stories and books. I consider Ender’s Game one of the top ten science fiction stories of all time. … More It’s Not Magic, Just Hard Work
Brilliance by Marcus Sakey proves one thing: one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It’s a good thing that I didn’t go to Amazon and read the reviews for Brilliance before I got it. Don’t get me wrong: there are many, many readers who really like the book. But there are also quite a number … More Review: “Brilliance” by Marcus Sakey
This morning I posted something on Facebook that I am eager to see response to. It is “irrefutable evidence” that time traveling is happening around us, and has been for some time. Obviously, I don’t truly believe in time travel and the photos and video that are shown are either digitally manipulated or innocent items … More The Lie That Tells the Truth
Barrel-chested, sunburned Herv Wallak roared out his laughter and pointed. Leef looked where he was pointing, knowing what he would see before he looked, and grinned. The familiar sight of green land over blue water jutted before them. Home. After three weeks at sea, Leef Undertree scarcely noticed the roll and rise of the fishing … More “Voyage of the Dionysus”
Prism World by Lyn Gilleland (398 pages). Available on Amazon. It’s really hard to be objective when it comes to reviewing a book by someone you know. And yet you as a reader, as well as the author, would not expect any less from me. And so I find myself reviewing a book that I … More Review: “Prism World” by Lyn Gilleland
Left foot, right foot. Pause and listen. Left foot, right foot. Pause and listen. Mira had learned the pattern of safely traversing Helfang Forest from her father, and even though she had no fear of being attacked by a giant leechlion or a Barbary raptor—not this close to Brindlestar—she kept to the pattern she had … More “Brindlestar”
I just had a pleasant experience. I got a notice that Kevin Newsome, author of the great Christian suspense book WInter that I have reviewed previously, came by and read my review. It’s nice to know that other authors are out there, doing what I am doing, namely wondering what people are thinking about my … More On the Drawing Board
Dining on the 102nd floor of One World Trade Center might have been excuse enough for Rachel Katrachian. Or it might have been the fact that the event afforded the opportunity to eat food prepared by world-famous chef Montrose, who up to this point had never come to the United States. Or it maybe it … More “The Last Supper”
Time is relative, Einstein tells us. It’s an artificial construct that we have created to remind us that we are finite, mortal. The universe doesn’t wear a wristwatch. And thankfully, I decided to stop wearing one the day I found out I had terminal cancer. That was some time ago—I no longer think in terms … More “My Own Personal Singularity”
I’ve never been convinced that a man should know the future. There’s something unnatural about it. Even the small peek at your own personal future that the Destiny chip provides always raised more questions than it answered. I’m glad my father died before all of this happened. He used to say, “Don’t borrow trouble from … More “Destiny, Inc.”
The Great Adventure 