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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Let the Space Dementia Begin!

July 31st, 2008

I’ve just spent the day running around between Laramie and Denver collecting my portion of the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop attendees. I’m really excited. I knew some of the attendees already, and really enjoyed meeting the others. It seems like it’s going to be a very cohesive, motivated group ready to learn. Jay Lake has blogged a little bit about his travel. We had a minor snafu with Nancy Kress, but she finally made it in, exhausted.

I’m pleased to discover I’ve only scheduled myself lightly for day one. Last year I was an insane lecturing superman. This year I grew a brain and cut back by enlisting more help.

There’s always a million details to get straight, and they get done. I am lucky enough to have great help, from co-founder Jim Verley to guest instructor Jerry Oltion to volunteers and staff like Scott Humphries and Nicole Wade. It’s our goal to provide a high-quality experience for professional writers.

On the following days, I plan to blog about the activities and the goals behind them.

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