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Diamonds in the Sky Released
February 17th, 2009
OK, this is the big announcement.
The anthology of astronomy stories I’ve been working on for the last year or two, off and on, is finally completed and available: Diamonds in the Sky.
The anthology is free and you can go there now and read the stories, most of which are original but a few of which are reprints from Analog or Asimov’s. Contributors include Hugo and Nebula award winning authors. Each story focuses on one or two key ideas from astronomy and should have some educational value, but are hopefully first and foremost simply entertaining and good quality stories. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation as a public education and outreach effort, and I’d like to reach as many readers as possible so please spread the word!
Thanks and enjoy!
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February 17th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Yay! I’m very happy to see that released and look forward to reading the stories.
February 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Congratulations!
February 17th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Sweet! Congrats on the launch!
February 18th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Mike-
Do you have a cover image for the anthology? I’m working on the ebook formats, and it would be useful.
You have my email.
February 18th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Congrats on the book release! Over my lunch break just now, I had the pleasure of reading Mary’s story “Jaiden’s Weaver”. Just lovely, and I liked that the rings were part of the story without becoming the story.
I look forward to the other stories, and also to the downloadable formats. Thanks!
February 18th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Nate, working on an image more appropriate for a cover.
Amy, glad you liked it. Mary wasn’t sure if the story would be right for Diamonds, and my first reaction was maybe not, but it is a lovely story and the more I thought about it, the more I too liked how this key bit of astronomy, living on a ringed planet, was a fundamental part of the story and culture without being too much. It’s a different approach from the traditional infodumping hard sf story, and a big part of the project is figuring out how to get astronomical concepts across in new ways to new audiences. I’m very happy to have that story included in Diamonds.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I have seen a physical copy of Diamonds in the Sky as published by Lulu.com with similar artwork.
Is this the same book being discussed?
Do you realize the pages have been formatted for a 6x 9 page yet printed on 8.5 x 11 paper, as most Print On Demand titles always are?
Do you realize that at the top of each page it says Copywrite 2008 (or 2009). You do realize that the word is Copyright, no?
Is this a joke?
You really need to go back to the drawing board if that Lulu.com book is the Diamonds in the Sky book. It is difficult enough getting any distribution or sales on a non retrnable (no credit for returns) print on demand title, without obvious graphic design mistakes.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:55 am
This is a completely different book, bud.
February 19th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Michael, Congratulations! I just read ‘The Point’ and loved it!
I think you are very good at short stories…you summarize well and can say a lot with few words.
I hope Dad and I were your inspiration. If we can only make it to 2041!
I didn’t know you were such a romantic.
I hope to enjoy the other stories as much as yours.
February 20th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Aw, thanks Mom! Usually it’s considered bad form to put your own stories in an anthology you edit, but I am uniquely qualified, no one wrote me a decent cosmology story and the classics of this type are outdated, and I like that story pretty well, too. Very short stories like this are hard to write well and keep interesting. I also saved some grant money as I didn’t pay myself for it. Win-win.