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Ventus - Complete novel

I've made my first novel, Ventus, available as a free download, as well as excerpts from two of the Virga books. I am looking forward to putting up a number of short stories in the near future.

Complete novel: Ventus

To celebrate the August, 2007 publication of Queen of Candesce, I decided to re-release my first novel as an eBook. You can download it from this page. Ventus was first published by Tor Books in 2000, and and you can still buy it; to everyone who would just like to sample my work, I hope you enjoy this version.

I've released this book under a Creative Commons license, which means you can read it and distribute it freely, but not make derivative works or sell it.

Book Excerpts: Sun of Suns and Pirate Sun

I've made large tracts of these two Virga books available. If you want to find out what the Virga universe is all about, you can check it out here:

Major Foresight Project: Crisis in Zefra

In spring 2005, the Directorate of Land Strategic Concepts of National Defense Canada (that is to say, the army) hired me to write a dramatized future military scenario. The book-length work, Crisis in Zefra, was set in a mythical African city-state, about 20 years in the future, and concerned a group of Canadian peacekeepers who are trying to ready the city for its first democratic vote while fighting an insurgency. The project ran to 27,000 words and was published by the army as a bound paperback book.

If you'd like to read Crisis in Zefra, you can download it in PDF form.

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Class visit (and you can drop by): I'll be at the University of Toronto February 26, reading and answering questions from 7:30 pm
Interview at Grinding to Valhalla: A different perspective on storytelling from the gaming crowd
My 2013 Worldcon schedule: It's a busy one, though I'll only be there for Saturday and Sunday
Lawrence Schoen asks me about food: ...And I answer
Worldcon : Final Schedule: This is the definitive one
Two hour interview on Singularity Weblog: This is my second time talking with Nikola Danaylov
My tentative SFCOntario schedule: I'll be Canvention Guest of Honour this year. Here's what's up
Interviewed on the Bitcoin Podcast: Corey Petty and Demetrick are co-hosts of the highly successful Bitcoin Podcast. We talked about Stealing Worlds, crypto, and the value of optimism.
Upcoming Appearances: Here's where you can find me through September, 2019.
Reminder: me as Minicon GOH next weekend: ...And here's my schedule
My Dublin 2019 Worldcon schedule: How and where to find me during Worldcon
Interview in Second Life: Dr. Dobb's Island, Friday at noon--be there!
Interview in Second Life: Mitch Wagner of Information Week magazine will be interviewing me within Second Life
York University Talk: I'll be visiting one of York University's English classes to talk about my short fiction
New interview with me: In which I talk about some current obsessions
Interviewed by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers: In advance of my keynote in Austria on April 2, I was asked about the future of journalism
Interviewed for Aussie radio: Everything happened at once, but I managed to get through it
Interviewed by Parisian SF magazine: The interview's in English
New interview up at Plural: It's kind of a skeleton key to my new work
Reminder - Second Life Interview Today: It's GridTalk time on Dr. Dobb's Island, 12:00 sharp (pacific)
Me on Singularity Weblog: ...And a surprise review on The Atlantic's website
Jen Dodd interviews me
Second Life success: Had a great time in Second Life, and met a bunch of very nice people
Polyplexus Ask Me Anything session: Sept. 22, 2020 you can join me for a 90 minute conversation about systems--natural, artificial, and in between