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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
Monday Starlinks
November 9th, 2009
These were supposed to be for Sunday, but we had a database error last night. Sorry if you tried to visit then. But there are some awesome links in here, I think.
New Stephen King short story online at the New Yorker.
Even cooler Martian landscapes. Amazing.
Lynn Hansen, horror writer, has a really great page on her website with resources for writers. A lot of overlap between what she recommends and what I would, except she’s got hers up online already in one place and mine are scattered across a bunch of blog posts.
Comic books are good for kids’ reading. I think I’m living proof, too.
James Wallace Harris riffs on Carl Sagan. Nostalgic? Go check out episode 1 of Comos.
New type of supernova discovered. Or finally understood a little better, anyway.
Rockband 3 is actually promising to teach people how to learn to play instruments for real. I’ll believe it when I can play a real guitar…
Top ten fake deaths in science fiction. Lots of comic books examples here, actually, but a cool list I like.
More clear evidence that Kirk Cameron is a misinformed and misguided moron, which includes a response video from YouTube user “ZOMGitsCriss” — I think I’ve found my soulmate:
God, she’s awesome. “Snake!”
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November 9th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Yes, Mr. Cameron is a bit of a moron, but it looks bad when you say that and get his name wrong. (It’s “Kirk”…I grew up with girls screaming over him, blech) I actually enjoyed the Left Behind series of books (he was in the movies) but I must admit I looked at them more as interesting SciFi than religious doctrine.