Category: Stories

Back in Star Time, I planted a few seeds that meant little or nothing to that story, but provided the framework for this one. In one, the Australian scientist that was interested in genetic engineering, after a hundred years, has resulted in Australia’s dominant industry. Genetic engineering has so much potential, both for disaster and… Continue reading My Favorite Book: In the Time of Green Blimps

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