What I’m Reading Now: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
2023.10.22 – Getting started.
Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Red Rising by Pierce Brown Summary: Not a pleasant read. Not Recommended. 2023.09.21 — Ch 10 is pure expository dialogue. I’m done. 2023.09.21 — Ch 9 and no better. The inconsistent use of camel-coded compound words is annoying. The author uses camel code capitalization style, which is often used in coding to avoid using spaces, …
Review: Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle
Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle Summary: Tedious exposition. Not recommended. 2023.10.21 — I‘ve read more, but Riddle‘s given me no reason to believe it gets better. I find myself looking at a Stargate set, so I‘m leaving Quantum Radio unfinished and going back to the bookshelf. 2023.10.17 The slog continues. The name Tom comes …
What I’m Selling
Tapestry. 90K words of slightly weird, left-of-center speculative fiction. If you’re an agent, please contact me if this is your forte. Synopsis: What’s real? What’s not? Who’s good? Who’s not? Peter Marlin lives in the borderlands: He’s not superstitious but will still make a birthday wish. He’s seen a ghost, but only shares that with …
Review: Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Kindle version) Summary: Excellent, complex work with a couple of slow spots and scattered bits of lesser-quality writing/editing. Aoki sweeps the reader away from reality in details, emotions and truths. It’s a nicely done piece that sets a high bar for whatever I read next. Strongly recommended. 2023.10.01 …
Welcome
Welcome to my blog, “Gone Fiction.” Content includes short stories and excerpts. Your comments—positive, negative or mixed—are welcome, too! Maybe you’re wondering what that inverted delta symbol is showing on your browser tab. It’s a nabla, suggestive of a harp. The nabla symbol represents a del operation – a derivative applied in more than one …