Pump Six and Other Stories

Fantastic Reviews Interview and Review

March 10, 2008

Aaron Hughes over at Fantastic Reviews has a very long interview with me, which ranges over everything from my writing process, to free markets and externalities, to the idea of “boy” stories. It was a fun conversation. They also have a review of PUMP SIX which opens with, “There is no shortage of talented writers […]

Free Stories Posted

March 2, 2008

I’ve added some sample stories under the PUMP SIX header. In addition to “The Tamarisk Hunter” I’ve also added the Hugo and Nebula nominee “The People of Sand and Slag” and just for grins, I also posted the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist “The Fluted Girl.” That should give people enough of an idea about […]

Pretties

February 25, 2008

I found these in Night Shade’s triple-top-security storage facility. It’s taken a long time to get to this point. I’m carrying a couple copies around in my bags right now, and I have to keep resisting the urge to take them out and pet them.

Interview with The Fix

February 25, 2008

I recently did an interview with Marshall Payne over at The Fix. We chat about PUMP SIX, environmentalism, coal, and the joys of sharing, among other things. Daniel Ausema has also done an extensive review of the collection. There are a couple small spoilers, especially about “Pop Squad” so if you want the stories to […]

Which Story Should I Post?

February 20, 2008

There comes a time when every author needs to admit that they need help. I have reached that moment. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been working on a mini-site for PUMP SIX, putting up links to reviews, the cover info, and most importantly, I’m also putting up some sample stories for readers to test-drive […]

PUMP SIX is in the supply chain…

February 19, 2008

The gentleman of Night Shade have informed me that PUMP SIX AND OTHER STORIES printed last week and shipped to distributors. Which means that pesky message over at Amazon will soon be saying, “Your order will be shipping damn fast. Would you like fries with that?” instead of the rather limp “Temporarily out of stock. […]