Writing on the last Starman book, The Last Command, is progressing very well. It is more than one-third completed only five weeks into the writing. Following...
Two weeks ago, the definitive edition of Doomsday Horizon went to print with American Web Books. Today, the new book, The Heart of Danger, also went to print. ...
I know this is a crazy question, especially coming from the person who actually drafted the plot for this story, but on what date does The Lost Tomorrow begin?...
In THOD (Chapter 7) we're told (indirectly) that Joe's birthday is September 17, 2134. Joe is almost six months older than Zip (March 2134)--- also from...
... The date is never given in the text of the story--it is only stated that Joe is 73. He was born on September 17, 2134, so that means that The Lost Tomorrow...
From: Mark McSherry [mailto:mmcshrry@...] ... That is something of a painful subject. Several months ago I sent AWB the dustjacket for Doomsday Horizon,...
The Last Command, the dramatic conclusion to the Starman saga, is more than three-fourths drafted. Following is a portion of chapter 9. David Baumann When the...
... 1. Hey! What have you got against my home state?????? 2. "Off the coast of"? Where IS this restaraunt, on a ship at sea??? ... 3. But then (by definition)...
... I actually have nothing against New Jersey; I used to live there. What is off the coast of New Jersey? Why, Spindrift Island - home of the Rick Brant team!...
Following is the last excerpt of The Last Command that will be posted on this message board. Moments ago, I finished writing the first draft of this book. It...
American Web Books, the publishers of the new edition of DOOMSDAY HORIZON and the never-before-published HEART OF DANGER, estimated today that readers should...
... at ... with ... Please don't eliminate anything! Especially if all it amounts to is a shaving of only a couple dollars off the final price. Mark...
We are trying to balance the price of the book with the amount of information in the appendices, and welcome the opinions of members of this board. Mark...
I am also in agreement with Mark, as this is the last book of the series, capping it off with some extra goodies is, I believe, worth the few extra dollars. ...
In mid-May a couple of exciting Starman events will be happening in southern California. All interested persons are invited to attend. Jon Cooper (with his...
Dear Jonathan & Company, Could you please give me an update on the publishing status of Heart of Danger and Doomsday Horizon from Applewood? Applewood has...
American Web Books has confirmed that Doomsday Horizon and The Heart of Danger will be shipped early next week. Those who ordered both books should receive...
What great news! Who would have thought that I would be eager to venture to a doomsday horizon to enter the heart of danger! Me On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:51:08...
Let's see... a story in which some bad guys cooperate with monstrous aliens against Earth, then are taken by the monstrous aliens to the farthest planet in the...
Hi David! You'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to find someplace Heinlein didn't get to first. He must be the original "Kilroy". (as in "was...
... P.S.! --Not to imply that I consider myself or the rest of the Starman Team to be peers of Heinlein!! I know he is way far better at this stuff than I am. ...
Pretty hard to top Heinlein. My understanding is that time travel short stories have pretty much dried up due to his stories written in the forties. It still...
Hi David! I'm not sure I'd agree with that cause and effect. If you buy that, almost all of science fiction would be dried up after Heinlein. Here's a short...
... The reason that Heinlein is not a household name outside of SF literary circles is his refusal to pander and his rocky relationship with Hollywood. His...
Great post, Valerie, in time travel books. I think you must know just about everything or, if not, you know where to find everything out (except that it was...
I probably should have elaborated more with my comment. I remember reading somewhere that after Heinlein's two short stories concerning time travel, there were...