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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...
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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
Yet More Spectacular Starlinks
May 19th, 2009
I don’t link to post nothing more than links (and the occasional associated rant) every day, but some good stuff to share…
Nalo Hopkinson adapts a Wiscon speech of hers about why she writes science fiction. Interesting and compelling stuff about race, comic books, and more.
Video of astronomer Michelle Thaller answering the question “Why aren’t there any green stars.”
Some upbeat news about my buddy Jay Lake, who may not be in the cancer hole as deep as I feared. I love him and his writing, so check him out if you don’t know his work. He tells me he’s going to pitch a space opera based on some stuff he learned at Launch Pad last year, too.
Fantasy writer Guy Gavriel Kay about blogging and distance from readers, or lack thereof.
Harlan Ellison: Who is he and why should we care? Video clip of a rant with him there, too. Love him or hate him, our Harlan is always entertaining.
Atheists respond to LA Times Op-Ed about hating atheists…the first response is priceless.
Via Gizmodo, a totally awesome video of the Milky Way rising over Texas. Must see!
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May 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
the video is awesome, but its really interesting how in these videos it really looks like the sky is a “sphere” around us. Showing this video to ancient people would make them be pretty convinced the universe is a sphere rotating around Earth…
May 19th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Although you can notice what I assume are lens distortions, too…