A recent radio interview that I did

I read Phil Tucker’s Path of Flames after seeing a fantastic review of it on Pornokitsch. The book is has strong characters–I love character driven stories–but is still very much action driven. It’s a novel that’s a natural fit for the Gemmell Award, and I loved it. The sequel, The Black Shriving, is also available, and the third…

A couple of weeks ago, a kind reader sent me a picture of their rescue cat. They named her Aia, and I did a happy dance. Here she is in all her ferocious adorableness:

What a gut kick to learn that she’s passed away. Her books were so influential in the entire fantasy landscape, and I wish more people knew about her books, especially the Paradys novels and the Tales from the Flat Earth. She could write creepy mood and evocative setting like no one else and incorporate horrific…

Here’s the link. BTW This is also the final excerpt.

I know this is a little late, but how cool is this image? Starfleet on the ISS. It reminds of why I fell in love with science fiction in the first place. It’s not the Starfleet uniform, which is awesome to see, but just the wonder of being up there and pushing boundaries.