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Jay Lake here. Author of Mainspring , Escapement and Green from Tor Books. I’m guest blogging this month at Tor.com to celebrate the June 9th release of Green . I’ll be talking about the book some, as well as covering other writer topics of interest to me, and hopefully you. I was discussing ...
Jumping Off the Cliff, Looking for Water on the Way Down
tor.com — Saturday, June 13th, I began the process of writing the first draft of Endurance , the sequel... to Green . The outline has been sitting on my hard drive for a couple of months, and is currently circulating among the powers that be for approval. ... (more) Jumping Off the Cliff, Looking for Water on the Way Down
MonkeyBrain Books
monkeybrainbooks.com — The Xenic Bureau of the Grand Ekumenical Security Directorate investigates rumors of aliens, strange disappearances and anomalous... events in the star-spanning empire of this far future tale. Bureau operative Father Jonah Menard is charged with find the ... (more) MonkeyBrain Books
The Big Idea: Jay Lake
The Big Idea: Jay Lake
whatever.scalzi.com — Normally I write a bit about each of the Big Idea authors, but here’s all you need... to know about Jay Lake, one of my fave people in science fiction/fantasy and a Hugo co-nominee with me for METAtropolis: He’s awesome. His new book Green? ... (more) The Big Idea: Jay Lake
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June 10, 2009 Links and Plugs
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