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Here is some information, links, etc. about books that I find interesting.
 

Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold is the author of the novels of the "Vorkosigan Saga", and has also written the Fantasy novel "The Spirit Ring" and the two Fantasy series "Chalion" and "The Sharing Knife".
You can read Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan novella "The Mountains of Mourning" in the Baen Free Library. MoM
Lois McMaster Bujold's latest project is the Fantasy series "The Sharing Knife".
  1. THE SHARING KNIFE, Vol. 1: Beguilement - published October 2006
    [publisher's sample chapters] Also available as paperback and e-book.
     
  2. THE SHARING KNIFE, Vol. 2: Legacy - published June 2007
    [publisher's sample chapters] Also available as paperback and e-book.
     
  3. THE SHARING KNIFE, Vol. 3: Passage - published April 2008
    [publisher's sample chapters] Also available as paperback and e-book.
     
  4. THE SHARING KNIFE, Vol. 4: Horizon - published February 2009
    [publisher's sample chapters] Also available as e-book.
Lois McMaster Bujold's "Chalion" Fantasy series was first published 2001 - 2005, and the three novels are now also available as paperbacks and e-books.
  1. The Curse of Chalion - published in August 2001.
    [publisher's sample].
    Fictionwise offers the first eleven chapters as an extended excerpt.
     
  2. Paladin of Souls - published in September 2003, sequel to "The Curse of Chalion". Winner of Hugo 2004 and Nebula 2005 for "best novel of 2003".
    [publisher's sample chapters]
     
  3. The Hallowed Hunt - published in May 2005, a novel set in the same world as "The Curse of Chalion" and "Paladin of Souls".
    [publisher's sample]
Chalion maps I have tried my skills as a Fan Mapmaker and made some (very) provisional maps of the World of Chalion.
Quintarian Web Browser All Bujold fans have surely waited for the Quintarian Web Browser, reskinned versions of Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite, or Netscape with a "Chalion-inspired" look.
Vorkosigan

"CryoBurn", a new Miles Vorkosigan novel will be published by Baen in November(?)2010.

"The Vorkosigan Companion", edited by Lillian Stewart Carl - published December 2008. [publisher's sample chapters]

Lois McMaster Bujold's latest SF novel "Diplomatic Immunity" is about the further adventures of Miles Vorkosigan. Published in May 2002. [publisher's sample chapters]

The latest Vorkosigan story is the novella "Winterfair Gifts" in the anthology "Irresistible Forces" (New American Library - February 2004, Signet - January 2006).

Find earlier Vorkosigan books at the Lois McMaster Bujold page at Baen Books.

Vor logos I have tried my skills as a Fan Artist and made some Vor Arms or Logos as I imagine that they might look.
Barrayar map I have also tried to be a Fan Mapmaker and made a (very) provisional Map of Barrayar.
Vorkosigan House I have tried my skills as a Fan Artist and made some sketches of Vorkosigan House.
Vorkosigan ComConsole All Bujold fans have surely waited for the Vorkosigan ComConsole, reskinned versions of Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite, Netscape, or MSIE with a "Vorkosigan" look.
bujold Lois McMaster Bujold's "official" Fan Site is The Bujold Nexus, where you can find more information, a bibliography, Fan Fiction, mailing list information and archives, links, etc.

 

Eric Flint

This section concerns the 1632 series, in which the small town Grantville in West Virginia is moved to Germany of the 30 years war.

Eric Flint has also written other SF and fantasy novels, look for them in the Baen catalog. Some of them are available as free e-books at the Baen Free Library. The first two novels of his new series "Trails of Glory" have been published by Del Rey.

The 1632 series consists of: 1632

163x flags I have made a number of suggested flags for East Virginia/New U.S. and the United States of Europe in the 163x series.

ericflint Eric Flint's official web site can be found at www.ericflint.net, where you can find more information, upcoming books, work in progress, etc.
gv-gazette Baen is publishing a 163x series e-magazine called Grantville Gazette. [publisher's sample: vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3, vol. 4, vol. 5, vol. 6, vol. 7, vol. 8, vol. 9, vol. 10, vol. 11, vol. 12, vol. 13, vol. 14, vol. 15, vol. 16, vol. 17, vol. 18, vol. 19, vol. 20, vol. 21, vol. 22, vol. 23, vol. 24, vol. 25, vol. 26 ] [order it here].
163x files A collection of 1632 Series Research Material, FAQs, useful links, etc.
163x files The ambitious 1632.org site with research material, FAQs, useful links, etc.
JBUni Eric Flint is Editor in Chief of Jim Baen's Universe, the new online Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine.

 

S. M. Stirling

S.M. Stirling's next project is the series "The Shadowspawn":

Book 1 of S.M. Stirling's new Urban Fantasy series, to be published by ROC.

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S.M. Stirling's collection of short stories, published by Night Shade Books.

S.M. Stirling's first collection gathers his most interesting and evocative short stories, drawn from the length of his professional career. More than 100,000 words of fiction, including an original story.

 Ice, Iron and Gold
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S.M. Stirling's current project is the four-book series "The Sunrise Lands" (Emberverse II), which consists of:
  1. The Sunrise Lands - published September 2007 [sample chapters + map]
  2. The Scourge of God - published September 2008 [sample chapters]
  3. The Sword of the Lady - published 25 August 2009 [sample chapters]
  4. The High King of Montival - to be published September(?) 2010

A series set in the same world as the "Dies the Fire" trilogy, but about 25 years later.

  • A Murder in Eddsford - a murder mystery set in Post-Change Britain, in the antology "Sideways in Crime", published June 2008 by Solaris.
  • Something for Yew - another Rutherston and Bramble mystery, in the anthology "Ice, Iron and Gold" (see above).
  • Ancient Ways - a story set in the area between Don and Volga about 50 years after the Change, in the anthology "Warriors", to be published in March(?) 2010 by Tor.

Extra 1:  Developments in Britain post-Change Years 1-25 (1998-2023 AD).
Extra 2:  Developments in Oregon post-Change Years 1-22 (1998-2021 AD).
Extra 3:  A tentative genealogy of the Mackenzie/Havel/Larsson families.
Extra 4:  A Google "My Maps" map for the series "The Sunrise Lands".

News:  There will be two more novels set later in the same "emberverse" world. Tentatively titled "The Blood of The Sun" and "The Given Sacrifice".


 

 
S.M. Stirling's previous project is the series "The Lords of Creation":
  1. The Sky People - published November 2006 [sample chapters]
  2. In the Courts of the Crimson Kings - published March 2008 [sample chapters]

What if Mars and Venus really were inhabitable and inhabited, like in many SF stories from the early sixties and before? In this series Mars and Venus have been terraformed a long time ago and "seeded" with Earth life, including several different human species. On Earth everything is the same until the start of space exploration, but then the cold war turns into a real space race...
"The Sky People" is set on Venus, "In the Courts of the Crimson Kings" on Mars.

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S.M. Stirling's trilogy "Dies the Fire" (Emberverse I), which consists of:
  1. Dies the Fire - published August 2004 [sample chapters]
  2. The Protector's War - published September 2005 [sample chapters]
  3. A Meeting at Corvallis - published September 2006 [sample chapters]

A trilogy set in the world that the island of Nantucket left behind when it became an "Island in the Sea of Time". This world is hit by "The Change" causing electricity, high gas pressures, and fast combustion (including explosives and gunpowder) to stop working.
This is very bad news for the majority of the population, but the books follow some of the survivors and show how different groups choose different ways to adapt to the changed world.

Extra 1:  A page with maps and links for "Dies the Fire".
Extra 2:  A page with maps, flags and links for "The Protector's War".
Extra 3:  A page with maps, flags and links for "A Meeting at Corvallis".

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S.M. Stirling has also written:

A Parallell Worlds/Alternate History novel, published in 2003. The book is set in an alternate world where the Europeans never conquered the Americas, and there is a "gate" between our California and the alternate California.

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Raymond E. Feist's Legends of the Riftwar:
  • Jimmy the Hand - by Raymond E. Feist and S.M. Stirling, first US publication July 2008.

A novel set in Raymond E. Feist's "Riftwar" universe. First published in the UK in 2003, and published July 2008 in the USA by EOS (HarperCollins).

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S.M. Stirling has also written:
  • The Peshawar Lancers [sample chapters]
    An Alternate History novel, set in about 2025 AD in a world that was hit by some comet fragments in 1878, depopulating much of the Northern Hemisphere from Russia to North America. Published in 2002.
  • Shikari in Galveston [sample]
    A novella set in the same universe as "The Peshawar Lancers", published in 2002 in the collection "Worlds That Weren't".
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india-map Here is a map of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, where action in "The Peshawar Lancers" presumably take place (97 KB!).
S.M. Stirling has written three "Terminator 2" novels published in 2001 - 2003:
  1. T2 :Infiltrator [sample chapters]
  2. T2 : Rising Storm [sample chapters]
  3. T2: The Future War [sample chapters]
S. M. Stirling is the author of the wonderful "Island in the Sea of Time" trilogy, where the island of Nantucket and the U.S. Coast Guard training ship "Eagle" are thrown back in time to 1250 BC.

The series (first published in 1998 - 2000) consists of:

  1. Island in the Sea of Time [preview]
  2. Against the Tide of Years [sample chapters]
  3. On the Oceans of Eternity [sample chapters]
  • Blood Wolf  - A novelette set in the background of the Nantucket Trilogy. In "The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age", Tor May 2004.
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island-maps   I have made a number of maps of the areas of interest in the "Island in the Sea of Time" trilogy.
stirling S.M. Stirling's "official" Fan Site is www.smstirling.com.
There is also a mirror of the smstirling.com site.
stirling-gr S.M. Stirling Discussion at Yahoo! Groups. Read the list FAQ here.

 

David Weber

David Weber is best known for his military Science Fiction novels about Honor Harrington. He has also written several other SF and Fantasy Novels.

HH Visit my Homage to Honor Harrington, where you will find some information about Honor Harrington and her universe, and also links to other HH sites.
hhfilk There is a web site with a large collection of Honor Harrington Filksongs (via the Internet Archive).

 

 
More stuff later.   Maybe...
 

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