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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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"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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Sushi Cannot Go To Waste!

June 22nd, 2008

I’ve had a couple of days relaxation for a change, even though there are pressing matters, as always. Taking vacations, short and long both, is a good idea and keeps productivity high over the long run. I picked up a Microsoft XBox 360, however, which might be such a good idea that way. I’m planning on videogaming socially however (Rockband is the only game I have), and not alone very often. In that way games are like alcohol.

And the sushi?

Well, I went to eat sushi in Fort Collins. We don’t have a Japanese restaurant in Laramie at the moment, having lost a second on in three years a few months back when the sushi chef decided he couldn’t live in a place this cold any more.

Now, we ordered a bit more to eat than we needed to, but there was no danger of not finishing off all the tasted rolls and nigiri. Sushi cannot go to waste. The couple at the table next to us didn’t understand this though. When they left, they had half a dozen untouched pieces on their plate, and we were in shock.

A cute waitress came and cleaned up their table, carefully setting all the dirty dishes and glasses on a tray. Then she grabbed the platter with the remains of the sushi and carried it off. She was back a minute or two later for the dirty dishes.

And her mouth was full and she was chewing.

She understood.

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