Friday, July 27, 2018

GOLD MEDAL WINNER

I just received my GOLD MEDAL for Alvar's Spear from Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The judges had this to say:
"A rock-solid chunk of classic science fiction. Clearly inspired by the titans of 1960's and 1970's, yet completely unique and by no means derivative. Alvar's Spear is "old school", but with all of the positive and none of the negative connotations that term provokes. The book's overarching message of unity as it conflicts with prejudice feels particularly relevant to today."
I'm celebrating by lowering the price to 99 cents. If you're looking for a fast-paced story that's unlike anything you've seen since you read the masters of science fiction, --a story of revolution, love and redemption on a sentient planet where a pack of snow wolves plays a major role--get your copy now at http://mybook.to/alvarspear

Sunday, July 1, 2018

International Writers Inspiring Change Gives Witches' Gambit Rave Review

Witches’s Gambit by Charles Freedom Long. FIVE STARS!

This is an excellent story – masterfully written. Imagine Earth in the not too distant future, where religious fundamentalism has divided the camps between deep-faithed Christians and Muslim followers, and those who adhere to no particular faith at all. It is a fractured world, mankind is severed by fear, suspicion and racism.

In this hotbed, weapons of mass destruction are still flaunted by questionably sane governments and corporate avarice that fuels division and hatred to fill their accounts.

Three humans find themselves approached by an alien visitor who has come to Earth to convince them to return to his world and plead on behalf of the human race to the Council of Seven Worlds. Mankind’s obsession with war and self-destruction, and the fact that Earth is on the cusp of jumping into interstellar space travel, is perceived by the Council of Seven as a threat to their existence, and because of humanity’s historically tragic history of murder and mayhem, it has been decided that Earth must either be destroyed or subjugated before they can assault other worlds with their destructive forces. 

Aidan, Michael and Peebles, three humans, must endure a life-threatening journey through a quantum loop in order to stand before the Council of Seven Worlds and convince them that destroying Earth, or invading it, will not accomplish the end they seek.

This is an excellent tale, one which puts the human race on trial, showing the good, the bad and the very ugly, and to the last page, one wonders how these three ambassadors can possibly avert what seems to be the inevitable.

More than science fiction – Witches’ Gambit is a preview of where our world is heading if fundamentalist religion and corrupt politicians continue to divide the human race into illusory camps; and corporate greed continues to fuel a military establishment, a world where fear dominates and where logic, love and science have taken the backseat.

Review by Writers Inspiring Change