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...
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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
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International Travel Day

July 11th, 2009

I’m headed back today from Brazil to the United States for two weeks to head up the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers, and catch up on a few other things. Delta already emailed me to confirm a complimentary first class upgrade, unfortunately only for the domestic leg (Atlanta to Denver), but it helps a lot after the all night trip. I prefer the evening dinner flights for the upgrades, but I’ll take them when they give them to me.

The blogging might be a little more intermittent, but it might also get heavy this coming week. We start officially on Wednesday, and usually a couple of the participants blog about their experience while it is going on. Don’t know about the group this year yet.

We’re also adding a new feature: video. That is, we’ll make videos of a bunch of the sessions, so if you’re interested in seeing me lecture, and a few other people (e.g. Joe Haldeman, Phil Plait, assorted other special guests), you’re in for a treat. If not, well, don’t watch the things! It should be hours and hours of content, however, and help provide some of the experience to a wider audience. I’ll post links as we have them, which I hope isn’t too slow (I have a pro volunteer, if that term makes sense, so I’m optimistic). I’ll have to get a haircut ASAP…

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