So it’s Christmas. Maybe Santa brought you a new Kindle, maybe in the last few months you’ve read everything in your house, or maybe you’re just looking to try something new from someone you’ve probably never heard of. Well, I got you covered. From Wednesday December 23, through Sunday December 27, my four Kindle ebooks listed below will be free to download.
I
hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season, and I hope you enjoy
anything of mine you read.
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Man of Few Words is a collection of fifty of my flash fiction stories. What
would really happen if a “T-Rex on steroids” attacked a city? Why do science
fiction writers make the best lovers? How does a company get to Second Base
with VIPs? I explore these questions and more using less than 1000 words and in
various genres from humor to horror and general fiction to science fiction.
The
majority of the stories were previously published (most on my website) but all
were revised for this collection. In addition, each piece is accompanied by
some background information on the origin of the story or a funny tale about
the writing of it to give a fuller experience.
“Rise”
is a standalone story set in my Human Republic Universe. The story follows the
events after the tragic deaths of the colonists on a small colony in a distant
star system.
A Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories
Hopefully,
in the not too distant future humans will return to the moon. We will build
bases and colonies, make farms and factories, and live, love and learn. “A
Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories” contains five short stories that
are all set upon the moon. They give the tiniest glimpse of the possibilities
awaiting us there.
The Moon Before Mars: Why returning to the moon makes more sense than rushing off to Mars
Over
the last few years a lot of people have caught Mars fever. It seems a week
doesn’t go by without a report of some new group wanting to send people to
Mars, or some big name in the industry talking about why we have to go to Mars,
or articles talking about the glorious future humanity will have on Mars. All
of this worries me. In my opinion, a Mars base is currently not sustainable
because there’s no way for it to make money. A few missions may fly doing
extraordinary science, but if it’s then cancelled for cost the whole Mars
Project may just be seen as an expensive stunt.
Fortunately,
there are other places in the solar system besides Mars. While bases on the
moon and amongst the asteroids won’t be as inspirational as one on Mars, they
will have opportunities for businesses to make goods and services as well as
profits, meaning less chance of them being outright cancelled. This will make
life better on Earth and secure a firm foothold in space for humanity. The
essays in “The Moon Before Mars: Why returning to the moon makes more sense
than rushing off to Mars” allow me to describe my ideas on what can be
accomplished on the moon and with the asteroids, and why Mars isn’t the destiny
of humanity its cheerleaders make it out to be.
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