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  • Against the empire

    Against the empire
    2024/09/07
    My novelette, An Illicit Mercy, is part of a new promotion in August and September: Thoughtful Science Fiction.Nearly 35 science fiction and fantasy books, available at no cost.Get your exclusive copy of the short story When Traitors Fall by Abby J. Reed.250 years before a ship crashed onto a blood soaked planet . . .After the Solterans invaded his galaxy, Emil Lopez is one of the last remaining cadets in the Avonley Defense Academy. All he wants is to make a name for himself and prove to the world he is no traitor. Unlike his parents.When the Solterans attack the ADA, Humanity's final stronghold, Emil is paired with the famous Captain Young for the epic battle. Emil's chance to make a difference, and a name for himself, skyrockets. Until he must choose between the loyalty he's always prized and the legacy he's always longed for, at a steeper cost than he ever dreamed.Interstellar empires, despite their scientific implausibility, are perennial favorites in science fiction, and this year’s Hugo Awards are no exception. Novels featuring this fan-favorite trope won in two literary award categories. A third honors an author who has imagined an empire which may be more earthbound, but is just as fantastic.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Best NovelSome Desperate Glory, by Emily TeshWorld Fantasy and Astounding award-winner Emily Tesh grew up in London and currently teaches classics in the UK.The Macmillan website describes Some Desperate Glory in this way:While we live, the enemy shall fear us.Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda their victory over humanity.They are what’s left. They are what must survive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. When Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to Nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows she must take humanity's revenge into her own hands.Alongside her brother’s brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr escapes from everything she’s known into a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could have imagined.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! This post is public so feel free to share it.Best SeriesThe Imperial Radch trilogy by Ann LeckieHugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie has created a complex universe of sentient warships, “zombie” crews, and an absolute ruler difficult to kill because they inhabit multiple bodies at the same time.The Hachette website describes Ancillary Justice, the first book in the series.On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.Breq is both more than she seems and less than she was. Years ago, she was the Justice of Toren — a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of corpse soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy.An act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with only one fragile human body. And only one purpose — to revenge herself on Anaander Mianaai, many-bodied, near-immortal Lord of the Radch.Astounding Award for Best New AuthorXiran Jay ZhaoBSFA Award winner Xiran Jay Zhao was born in China and immigrated to Canada as a young child. They began writing at 15 and published their first novel, Iron Widow, in 2021.Zhao’s win this year is especially significant. In 2023, they were inexcusably blocked from contention for the Astounding Award at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, China. The Hugo Award administrators made this unjust decision to avoid offending Chinese censors.The Penguin Random House website includes the following summary for Iron Widow:The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China. It doesn’t matter that the girls die from the mental strain.When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it’s to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister’s death. But when she gets her vengeance, it becomes clear that she is an Iron Widow, a rare kind of female pilot who can sacrifice males to power up Chrysalises instead.To tame her frightening yet valuable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest male pilot in Huaxia, yet feared and ostracized for killing his father and brothers. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will take over instead, then leverage their combined strength to force her society to stop failing its women and girls. Or die trying.Club Codex is reading and discussing The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith...
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  • "Probability Amplitudes": Mapping the road ahead

    "Probability Amplitudes": Mapping the road ahead
    2024/09/02
    My novelette, An Illicit Mercy, is part of a new promotion in August and September: Thoughtful Science Fiction.Nearly 35 science fiction and fantasy books, available at no cost.Flying blind risks everything.Join the mission! Get your FREE copy of The Storm of the Eye by Dan Daetz. A former test and fighter pilot, Dan has injected this story with gritty aviation realism and a surprise twist!When the Laggan United Defense force yanks novice fighter pilot "Thrower" Larsen off leave on his birthday, he's thrust immediately into action. Thrower joins an aerial assault against a band of Shadowers: scrappy rebels who love a good ambush in the dusky canyons of the Twilight Frontier. With his flight lead and commando force out of action, Thrower and his trusty gunner must go after a Shadower fleeing with a box of high-value technology. In the process, he receives a most unexpected birthday surprise. Last September, I increased the word count required for Probability Amplitudes, my first collection, from 120,000 words to 160,000 words. And in April I unveiled a new cover.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.My upcoming novelette (in the October issue of Boundary Shock Quarterly) has allowed me to chip away at this intimidating goal. So I’ve updated the spreadsheet I use for tracking my progress.Bottom line: 56% of the project is now in a status of “First Draft” or later; 43% of the required word count remains to be written.New Material Required: 69,013 wordsFirst Draft: 82,352 wordsFinal Draft: 8635 wordsTOTAL: 160,000 wordsThanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! This post is public so feel free to share it.As the manuscript takes shape, I periodically revise my process, with some stories shifting back to “First Draft” after spending time in a more mature stage. This happens when I determine such stories require additional effort. So if you review my previous updates and it looks like I’m “cooking the books,” I am. But only to make the finished product better.The best news is, it looks like I now have a list of all titles that might appear in the collection. And only one is a new story remaining to be written. The rest are works I need to complete, expand, or rewrite, but not start from scratch.I’m looking forward to holding the finished book in my hands!Club Codex is reading and discussing The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith through mid-September.Follow along with my thoughts on this novel and contribute your own in the following thread:Click here for more details about Club Codex in 2024. Please join us!My latest novelette, “Long Night On the Endless City,” appears in Boundary Shock Quarterly 26: Tomorrow’s Crimes:On the vast ring habitat Ouroboros, Jel and her synthetic companion Marcus search for Arja, the third member of their triad. This quest leads them to a cryptic technology cult with questionable motives. When they suffer a vicious attack, Marcus and Jel join forces with one of Ouroboros’most renowned computer and robotics experts to get to the bottom of the mystery.This thought-provoking sf tale explores artificial intelligence, religion, and the ties that bind families together in a fast-paced story full of action, intrigue, and heart.Questions or comments? Please share your thoughts! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecosmiccodex.com
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  • Learn from SFWA Grand Master Samuel R. Delany

    Learn from SFWA Grand Master Samuel R. Delany
    2024/08/27
    My novelette, An Illicit Mercy, is part of a new promotion in August: The Free SciFi and Fantasy Giveaway.Nearly 125 science fiction and fantasy books, available at no cost.A reluctant thief. A caring robot. A death that changes everything.Get your FREE copy of Neuracode - Part 1 by Eris Goode and Kris Ruhler.QUINN wants nothing more than to live a normal life after being rescued from the New Realm station. But when he and his eccentric friend Hana encounter Cass, he finds himself dragged into countless daring schemes.Normal is no longer an option.And with their most ambitious job on the horizon, the stakes are higher than ever. They’ll need to pull out all the stops—their lives depend on it.TSUKI is a special PAC—Personal Assistant and Care—bot. Her unique personality chip allows her to experience the intricacies of life, including a wide spectrum of emotions.Humanity is hers to embrace.Through painting and taking care of her friends, Tsuki enjoys her life on the New Realm station. But she’s about to discover everything she thought she knew about humanity is wrong. So very wrong.Neuracode: Part I is the first half of the prequel to Project Juniper, a thrilling YA/NA cyberpunk series written by Eris Goode.Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning science fiction author and critic Samuel R. Delany is a native of Harlem. Born in 1942, he briefly attended City College of New York before publishing his first novel at the age of 20.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Black, gay, and dyslexic, Delany has faced many challenges while becoming a highly respected author who deals in complex themes explored through deep characterization.Delany joined the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2002. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Association granted him the status of Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in 2013.Now, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents Delany in a free virtual lecture from 6:00pm-7:30pm CDT on September 10.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! This post is public so feel free to share it.From the SAIC website:In 2016, Samuel R. Delany was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. A filmmaker, novelist, and critic, he is the author of Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection, Nova, Dhalgren, Dark Reflections, Atlantis: Three Tales, the Return to Nevèrÿon series, the autobiography The Motion of Light in Water, and the paired essays Times Square Red, Times Square Blue. Dark Reflections won the Stonewall Book Award for 2008, and in 2015 he won the Nicolas Guillén Philosophical Literature Prize. In 1993 he won the Bill Whitehead Award, in 1997 the David R. Kessler Award for LGBTQ Studies, and in 2021 the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Furthermore, he has won Nebula Awards from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association and two Hugo Awards from the World Science Fiction Convention. In 2013, he was made a Grand Master of Science Fiction, following in the steps of Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Ursula K. Le Guin. As e-books, paperbacks, or audiobooks, his works are available through his website at samueldelany.com.You may join the lecture without registering in advance.Club Codex is reading and discussing The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith through the end of August.Follow along with my thoughts on this novel and contribute your own in the following thread:Click here for more details about Club Codex in 2024. Please join us!Questions or comments? Please share your thoughts! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecosmiccodex.com
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