A Tribute to Kristin Landon (1958-2019)

It is with great sorrow that I must share the devastating news that Kristin Landon left us suddenly, at the absurdly early age of sixty, with many stories still to…

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Strangers in Strange Lands Star-Studded Storybundle

The storybundle Strangers in Strange Lands just went live. Curated by yours truly and running till April 25, it unveils a panorama of twelve riveting works that reconnoiter a core…

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Finders, the Movie!

Those who’ve read Melissa Scott’s Finders have undoubtedly sussed out that, besides its remarkable novelistic attributes, it would also make a rousing movie: orbiting ruins and half-forgotten technologies, dangerous AIs…

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Cover reveal: The Marten and the Scorpion by Robin Shortt

(click twice on the image to embiggen) Candlemark & Gleam followers may recall Robin Shortt’s wildly original Wellside: a rousing adventure with unforgettable characters (only some of whom are human),…

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Yours Truly at Arisia

I had thought my convention-going days were over, but I got invited to Arisia and decided to check it out. So below is my schedule. As you can tell, I'll…

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Easter Egg in Melissa Scott’s Finders

Those who have eagerly pounced on Melissa Scott’s Finders undoubtedly are absorbed in the magnificent worldbuilding, the non-stop adventure, the vivid characters, the mythic echoes, the stunning cover. But those…

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Lift-off: Finders by Melissa Scott

Full brass fanfare for legendary SFF author and forerunner Melissa Scott, whose riveting mythic space opera Finders lifts off today! Finders is the first in a projected trilogy (Firstborn, Lastborn).…

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