Author: hmelton

It was plain from the very beginning in Star Time that this saga I was writing had two branches, and it wouldn’t work to combine them in one novel.  No matter that this was hardly the traditional way to write a book series, the off-world branch of humanity needed its own books. Strictly speaking, Tales… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Tales of the U’tanse

As I was writing Star Time, I introduced a couple of young kids, with just a hint as to their future. (Hint was given by a prophet, so it was pretty reliable.) Kingdom of the Hill Country was my first opportunity to carry the story line into a new generation, and I wanted to do… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Kingdom of the Hill Country

As a college student, I wrote a novel in long-hand, in three-ring binders.  There was a genius inventor who fought an aerial battle with aliens using his high-tech car to rescue the girl.  This was even before I could type, and it wasn’t all that good.  But that germ of a novel was re-written many… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Star Time