Spider Star
The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an extinct alien race. But then an archaeology team accidentally activates a terrible weapon...
Read More.Praise for Star Dragon
"Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction."
-- David Brin"Star Dragon is terrific fare, offering readers a fusion of hard science and grand adventure."
-- Locus Magazine"Star Dragon is steeped in cosmology, the physics of interstellar travel, exobiology, artificial intelligence, bioscience. Brotherton, author of many scientific articles in refereed journals, has written a dramatic, provocative, utterly convincing hard science sf novel that includes an ironic twist that fans will love."
-- Booklist starred review"Readers hungry for the thought-provoking extrapolation and rigorous technical detail of old-fashioned hard SF are sure to enjoy astronomer Brotherton's first novel."
-- Publishers Weekly"Mike Brotherton, himself a trained astrophysicist, combines the technical acuity and ingenuity of Robert Forward with the ironic, postmodern stance and style of M. John Harrison. In this, his debut novel, those twin talents unite to produce a work that is involving on any number of levels. It's just about all you could ask for in a hardcore SF adventure."
-- Paul di Fillippo, SCI-FI.COM
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Friday Night Starlinks
January 28th, 2011
I’ve had some unexpected political issues at work keeping me awake and affecting productivity (e.g., the all important blogging!). I’ve got a pile of starlinks and will share them tonight rather than saving for Sunday.
Russian mission to Mars…sort of.
On dark matter and dark energy. Adam Reiss once got me in trouble for not logging out of a computer I logged into to let him check his email while visiting LLNL. That’s my contribution to the discovery of dark energy.
Astrologers pissed off that astrology is a load of rubbish. Didn’t see it coming, of course.
Human activity beyond low earth orbit in the near future. A little technical.
Thomas Edison’s predictions for 2011. Got some things sort of right.
Detailed map of Battlestar Galactica’s Twelve Colonies. Pretty damn cool.
PZ Meyer’s take down of a defense of Gaskell. I have to agree that the defense is stupid.
How to make a supervillain. Or at least a Mr. Woodcock.
Five animals that will take over the world after we’re gone. Go water bear!
Flame off! This was my guess. I guess Herbie the robot will return.
Thundercats Ho! Who is worse? Snarf or Jar-Jar Binks?
Looks like David E. Kelly has gotten a Wonder Woman pilot greenlit. Hope it doesn’t suck.
OK, I missed this one when it came out, but it’s a chart checking the science in science fiction movies. It’s mostly good, but imagine Comic-Book Guy voice with a few corrections. For starters, 2001 got the vaccuum scene right…
Fuck those vegetables! An amusing rant, not porn…
Fighting for our sanity in Tennessee. A secular history of science professor in the bible belt has a few things to say.
The Great Extraterrestrial Debate. I’d love to be in Toronto on March 4 to watch. Robert J. Sawyer, Seth Shostak, etc.
A really super duper awesomely cool solar system diagram/calendar. I LOVE THIS.
For those of you who don’t want to take chances, submit to the Journal of Universal Rejection.
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That solar system diagram/calendar is absolutely amazing!
I was delighted when I switched to Tychonian! Such weird patterns that emerged.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention Mike.