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If I Could Invite Four Writers to a Dinner Party...

8/19/2015

I had a flight of fancy this evening and I didn't even have to go through Security or pay to check my bags. Anyway, my fantasy involved food, famous chefs, and of course, booze. Lots of booze. Which writers would I invite? All writers would show up in their prime (sharing a table with a dead person isn't part of the fantasy). Who would I choose?

Here's my overachieving week of dinner parties.

Monday Night: Let’s see what happens!
Catered by Iron Chief Bobby Flay (Food Network)
Chuck Wendig
Robert Sawyer
Phillip K. Dick
Jon Stewart

Tuesday Night: A Comfortably Creative Evening
Catered by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli (Food Network)
Anne McCaffery
Elizabeth Hand
Julie Czerneda
Alice B. Sheldon (James Tiptree, Jr.)

Wednesday Night: A Perfect Fairy Tale Evening
Catered by Iron Chef Jeffery Zakarian
Kate Bernheimer
Maria Tartar
Robin McKinley
William Goldman

Thursday Night: Interesting and Varied Conversations
Catered by Iron Chef Michael Symon
Stephen King
Cordwainer Smith (Paul Linebarger)
L. Sprague deCamp
Nora Roberts

Friday night: Just a hoot!
Catered by Guy Fieri (Food Network, Diners Drive-ins and Dives)
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
Connie Willis
Tanya Huff

Well, that's my week. Who would you like to hang with for an evening?

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FAR ORBIT APOGEE Cover Reveal

8/13/2015

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I am pleased to show off the FAR ORBIT APOGEE cover. Apogee is the second volume in the Far Orbit anthology series edited by Bascomb James. This well-received series features modern science fiction adventures crafted by a new generation of Grand Tradition SF writers.

If you’re looking for science fiction stories like they used to write, this is the book for you. Apogee takes all of the fun-to-read adventure, ingenuity, and heroism of mid-century pulp fiction and shapes it for a new generation of readers. Join us as we follow the adventures of heroic scientists, lunar detectives, space dragons, robots, interstellar pirates, gunslingers, and other memorable characters who wrestle with adversity beyond the borders of our small blue marble. It’s fun and engaging, pithy and piquant. Set course for Far Orbit Apogee. Engage!

Here’s what you’ll find between the covers…

“To Defend and Keep from Harm” by Anna Salonen

“This Story Will Win a Hugo” by James Van Pelt

“Contamination” by Jay Werkheiser

“A Most Exceptional Scholarship” by Nestor Delfino

“Masks” by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks

“Murder at Tranquility Base” by Dave Creek

“The Affairs of Dragons” by Julie Frost

“Culture Shock” by Keven R. Pittsinger

“Lost in Transmutation” by Wendy Sparrow

“N31ghb0rs” by Eric Del Carlo

“Dainty Jane” by Dominic Dulley

“Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun” by Milo James Fowler

“By The Shores of a Martian Sea” by Sam S. Kepfield

Praise for the FAR ORBIT anthology series

“Daring adventure, protagonists who think on their feet, and out of this world excitement! Welcome to FAR ORBIT, a fine collection of stories in the best SF tradition. Strap in and enjoy!”
— Julie E. Czerneda, author of Species Imperative

“Successfully captures the kinds of stories that were the gateway drugs for many of us who have been reading science fiction for a long time. Well done!”
— Tangent

“Spectacular. One anthology no sci-fi library should be without!”
— Night Owl Reviews (Five Stars)

“Need a quick fix of good old-fashioned science fiction? Far Orbit is it!”
— Sporadic Reviews

“Put aside all of your preconceived notions of what ‘sci-fi’ is—whether you think you love it or hate, it doesn’t matter—pick up this book and get to reading!”
— Good Choice Reading

RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2015

EDITOR: Bascomb James

PUBLISHER: World Weaver Press

LENGTH: 325 printed pages

FORMATS: eBook and Trade Paperback

Where Can I find it?

Official page:
http://www.worldweaverpress.com/far-orbit-apogee.html

Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26074100-far-orbit-apogee

Amazon:
(US ebook) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013TFTKK8
(UK) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013TFTKK8
(CA) www.amazon.ca/dp/B013TFTKK8

Kobo:
(US) https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/far-orbit-apogee
(CA) https://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/far-orbit-apogee

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