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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
Ten Great Geek Shopping Wesbites
January 28th, 2010
Although I mostly shop online, I still get catalogs in the mail — most of which have websites I can then visit to actually shop. I’ll look at a catalog in a way I won’t look at online spam, so I guess they’re still effective. Once in a long while I order things, sometimes a lot, and I had some friends visit recently who ordered from them, too. I thought I would compile some nice websites that cater to selling what I can only call “geek toys.” Here’s my short list, and I hope you’ll suggest some that I don’t list.
Think Geek. Where I got my first green laser, and may have to get a Vampire Seduction Handbook.
Kotous.com. Where I’m going to have to buy light saber chopsticks. 
Hammacher Sclemmer. Always some things I want in these catalogs, but haven’t bought.
Spencer Gifts. I love this store in the mall, but you can order online, too.
Skymall. That airplane catalog. Always cool stuff in here, but usually cheaper someplace else.
Sharper Image. Also seem to be able to find things cheaper elsewhere.
Gizmodo. Not exactly a shopping site, really, but it does sometimes give me shopping ideas!
Westfield Comics. I don’t buy comics so often anymore, but I used this company for many years and can recommend them.
Threadless Tees. Lots of very geeky t-shirts here. I have at least a dozen in my closet.
X-treme Geek. Haven’t used them before, but like stuff on the site.
OK, what wonderful websites did I miss? I have a birthday coming up in March, and amazon isn’t the only website in the geek universe!
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January 28th, 2010 at 1:32 am
http://fangamer.net/ I love FanGamer. It’s a website dedicated to a handful, so far, of video games that features fan created merchandise.
http://www.newegg.com/ Of course there’s always newegg. Probably more nerdy than geeky, but still a great site especially for computer parts.
http://www.cupandblade.com/store/catalog/index.php A website to buy high quality MST3K episodes and some swag. Sure you could download the episodes, but that could be said for virtually any consumable media.
January 28th, 2010 at 5:13 am
I remember shopping at Spencer’s with you ages ago.. LOL I don’t get to the mall much I totally forgot about them! =) I still like those static and kinetic stuff… LOL You think they still sell stuff like that?
January 31st, 2010 at 12:26 am
Try letinthelight.com for lots of great geek toys. My SECOND green laser came from them for 1/3 the cost of my first, but with MORE POWER!