On Saturday, Sept 4, June Scobee Rodgers—founder of the Challenger Learning Centers—will be appearing with me and Rebecca, as well as Loren Coleman (publisher of Catalyst Books) at DragonCon in Atlanta.  We have a panel at 1 PM about the Challenger Learning Centers for Space Science Education, as well as the Star Challengers series and the new release of the first volume, Moonbase Crisis.   All three of us will also be signing copies of the book at 4 PM Saturday at the Catalyst Game Labs booth in the dealer's room. June Scobee Rodgers, Rebecca Moesta, and Kevin J. Anderson...
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It's very nice when the mail carrier delivers something other than bills.  A package just arrived with the very nicely wrapped trophy for my Scribe Award win for Enemies & Allies.  The award was announced at this year's Comic Con International in San Diego. It'll go very nicely on my awards shelf.  Thanks to the jury members of IAMTW for selecting my novel.
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The annual conference for the Challenger Centers for Space Science Education was held this week in St. Louis, MO.  June Scobee Rodgers and Pam Peterson (Western Regional Director for the Challenger Centers) gave a presentation about our new Star Challengers series to promote the space program and education in science and technology. The first finished copies of Star Challengers #1: Moonbase Crisis, hot from the printer and bindery, were rushed to the conference and distributed to all the members and attendees.  The photo below shows June Scobee Rodgers taking the very first copy out of the box. This photo was...
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Simon & Schuster UK has sent us their striking cover for HELLHOLE, my forthcoming original novel with Brian Herbert. cover text: Only the most desperate would ever dare to make a home on Hellhole. Ravaged by volcanic eruptions, destructive storms and asteroid impact, Hellhole is a dumping ground for undesirables, misfits and charlatans.  But its location out on the wild frontiers of the Constellation, among the Deep Zone worlds, makes it the final refuge for those fleeing from the rule of Diadem Michella Duchenet—a tyrant with a sweet face, but a dark heart. General Adolphus, the military leader exiled to...
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