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December 2024 Releases
A Book Release and Writer Post
This novel has been out for some time in paperback but is now coming out in eBook on Amazon:
Harry was one of the best physics students at one of the best schools in the country.
But even he could learn something from Lauren.
And together they would take on the adventure of developing the next big step in space travel, the boundary drive.
But it would be dangerous to them and to the whole world.
Besides an adventure and a bit of romance the extrapolated science in this book takes on the possibility of faster than light propulsion. It “solves” the problem by going around it. That is, it doesn't reject Einstein's speed limit but makes the claim that relativity doesn't apply in extra-dimensions.
In the old days of science fiction (which I still enjoy) this might have been called hyperspace. Recently, in brane theory it went by the name of the Bulk.
Anyway, it starts as an engineering project and becomes a threat to world peace (hate it when that happens).
I've been spending some time trying to understand sub-genres in science fiction. I probably still don't quite get it but I would call this one adventure science fiction or space opera science fiction with an emphasis on possible future science and a touch of romance.
Its 99 cents until the end of the month in preorder or ready for download immediately on my bookstore if you can use MOBI, EPUB, or PDF.
Releases December 20, 2024.
This is the newest novel in the series and will be released December 10 in paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and others. (Psssst, Amazon is cheapest):
Development of the superluminal boundary drive was fraught with dangers, but after years of effort Harry and Lauren Stimson succeeded.
The drive led to the discovery of the extra-dimensional bulk and another world-universe in the bulk that physicists called the strong gravity brane. Exploration of the other brane was the obvious next step.
But what wasn't obvious was how that exploration would affect our world-universe, until disaster struck in the form of a changing gravitational constant.
Now that her parents were retired, it was up to the Stimson's daughter, Elle, to come up with a solution before the change in gravity went too far.
Again, this has elements of adventure and space opera with a nod to the unproven (as of now) brane theory which developed out of string theory. Physicist Lisa Randall's version of the theory in her book Warped Passages is particularly applicable.
Released December 10, 2024.
Moon Miner: Lunar Series: Book 3
This short story has been available on Amazon (and KU) for some time but is now being released to wider distribution as an eBook:
You would think that mining on the Moon would be a dream job.
Great location, pays well, all expenses paid.
Problem was, people on the Moon were the same as on the Earth.
And that could make just doing your job dangerous.
Now this is hard science fiction as I understand the critics. There is no science or technology in here that couldn't exist in one or two decades if there was a will to create it. It's also adventure science fiction.
A Pioneer's Guide To Living On the Moon by Peter Kokh was particularly useful here (although as an assemblage of blog posts its somewhat repetitive and haphazard).
Coming December 20, 2024.
The Writer
I have officially reached old age, and the writing definitely does not pay the bills. While there are no regrets over the time spent writing, there are feelings of missed opportunity. Starting late in life to pursue this passion may have been a mistake, it seems I may have started too late.
Oh well, I'm writing more than I was last year and certainly more than when I started and still enjoying it. That's something.
But with the new year and the age thing I think I will cut back. Since my substack has not been well received, I will probably stop posting new stories (there are enough posts left to finish the current series From The Earth if anyone has been reading along). Now, it will become just another newsletter to serve this website. I will probably cross post when appropriate.
Thank you for reading.
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