Four hundred years after a deadly virus and nuclear war destroyed the modern world, a new and noble civilization emerges. In this kingdom, called Chiveis, snowcapped mountains provide protection, and fields and livestock provide food. The people live medieval-style lives, with almost no knowledge of the “ancient” world. Safe in their natural stronghold, the Chiveisi…
This week the Christian Science Fiction Fantasy group is touring the novel Lost Mission by acclaimed author
The opening scene of Offworld by Robin Parrish is the first time we see a recurring dream of Commander Christopher Burke, head of the Mars mission. Each time throughout the novel that the dream recurs, Burke recalls a little more of what happened in this episode, and it ties into the main thread of the…
I’ve always had a soft spot for novels about the exploration of Mars. I’ve been intrigued about the goings-on of Robin Parrish‘s mind since I read The Dominion Trilogy. (Links to my reviews of those novels can be found by clicking on For Readers in my header, then to Other Writers’ Little Worlds. Scan on…
It’s the year 2033. Commander Christopher Burke and his team are halfway back to Earth after a successful exploratory mission to Mars when all communication with NASA is cut off. Not only that, but as they near their home planet, they cannot pick up signals from any other source, either. After crash-landing at Kennedy Space…
A few months ago I began a collection of guest blog posts on the topic of writing with one’s muse. Karen Hancock‘s post is here, where she explains the method of writing ‘nonstop’ to get yourself unstuck.. If you glance at the right sidebar, you’ll see links to the various other contributors of this series….