I’m still on the mountain, but I forward this announcement in a not-quite-disinterested spirit of cooperation.It’s sale time at Night Shade Books again. We’ve got a few big titles coming in, and we need to clear space in a big way! So until midnight on Sunday, July 29th, we’re offering 50% off all in-stock and […]

Fred Saberhagen passed away this past weekend, after a long battle with cancer.He was a fine human being, and a far better author than most people gave him credit for. He created two undying archetypes for science fiction: the first being the Berserkers, robotic combat machines whose destructiveness outlived the war for which they were […]

Continuing the adventures begun in “Me O My O,” below. So it was 1986 or -7 or something like that, and my friend Bob Norton (I think it was Bob Norton) said, “You should check out the Cajun restaurant on south Louisiana. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen.” So where have I heard this before? […]

Before I continue with tales of the Baron and Francoise, I thought I’d relate some tales of the island that I picked up during my brief visit.Approaching Plymouth, the capital, one couldn’t help but notice the large and very modern pier that was incongruously attached to the old Georgian town. And, having got onto the […]