Eliéra-Seléne L3 Relay Station Secondary Relay Cluster, Node 4-1132 Without, the spintronic processors rested quietly in the empty station module, silent but for murmuring light channels and the faint whisper of electrons going about the business of this core segment of the ‘weave. Within, an overness flickered into being. To
So, the Kalantha-class frontier trader. The iconic ship of the small traders of the Expansion Regions. The commonly found – maybe a hundred thousand built – everysoph, jack-of-all-trades ship that needs only minimal external support and can function in any of a large number of roles. Needs only a tiny crew. Easy
The Nondescript: It’s not as powerful as a Perception Filter, or even enough to overcome the truly Genre Savvy, but applied memetics has been used from time to time to put certain intelligence operatives in bodies, or construct storage boxes or other devices, and so forth, which are incredibly
From Andreth Prime Allatrian-ith-Ancalyx Vallasélen, to Doctor AAGCCCTAGAGATCCT, Starbridge City Central Medical Services, greetings. Would it be possible to arrange a greater degree of sensory dampening? I should state up front that I am not in any pain, and you need not concern yourself on that point. I also do
So, um… we found a couple of minor formatting glitches in the released e-book version (the printed version is fine) of The Core War and Other Stories. They’re now fixed in the current download, but if you have purchased a copy before now, please be assured that you’ll
No Matter How Much I Beg: Instructions like this given to one’s muse (or, more reliably, and in the case of a legal Confession of Situational Mental Incompetence, a dedicated guardian AI) are the resort of the infrequently weak-willed (or psychologically superstimulus-addicted) who feel that they need to be
As an additional celebration of the release of my new book, the e-book of my first book, Vignettes of the Star Empire, will be on sale at $0.99 on Amazon.com for the next week (April 9 – April 16), a two-thirds discount. If you haven’t picked up a
Vallist Skyfarm Vallist & Desc. Wines Senadár (Imperial Core) The vineyard spread out on all sides, endless rows of green running far off into the distance and curving off and up into the blazing glare of the sun-line at the axis. Eilar Vallist shielded his eyes with one hand as
On Culúlic, the forests dreamed, as they had for thousands of years. The dream of the forests dominated the planet, skipping from synapse to synapse, rhizome to rhizome, along the metal-threaded branches, in a standing wave that hugged the world. All life moved to the beat of the wave; from
I haz another book! Which you can find for Amazon Kindle here, or in genuine paper form here, 98,000 words of short fiction and novella from the Associated Worlds for the modest prices of $4.99 e, $10.99 paper. Please buy a copy! Buy several copies and give
No Immortal Inertia: Averted. Biology does not work that way. If you stop taking – or somehow take away – the immortagens that made your cells all youthful, well, your cells are still youthful. You’ve got a full natural lifespan to go find some more.
It is now, at last, time for the cover art for The Core War and Other Stories to be revealed (click through to see full-size version): Beautiful, isn’t it? Now, click through here for more on the artist’s site. Art credits: Drake-class frigate illustrated by William Black more