Here’s a new experience for me: the Huffington Post asked me to predict the future! To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, they asked 10 science fiction authors to predict some aspect of technological or social change that will happen in the next 10 years. Here’s the article: 10 Science Fiction Writers Predict How Our World…
Tag: science fiction
It’s Launch Day!
The waiting is over! At long last, in bookstores around the country, SUPERPOSITION is being placed on the shelves and made available for sale. That means the book is available to buy and read today. Right now. You can walk into any bookstore in the country, and find the book on the shelf! Or, if…
Interview in Thriller Magazine
Another interview! This time in The Big Thrill, which is a publication for readers of thrillers rather than readers of science fiction. I’m pleased with this, because it’s an opportunity to reach new readers. I’m also pleased with it because it was a great series of questions, ones that were a lot of fun to…
A Great Day for Superposition
I got several pieces of great news today! 1. Superposition has been named one of Amazon’s Best Books of the Month! 2. Superposition has been named one of iTunes Top 20 Books of April! 3. The Washington Post will be posting a review of Superposition the day before release! I’ve seen a number of other…
Superposition, For Your Listening Enjoyment
The audio recording for Superposition is complete! The book is read by LJ Ganser, who does a marvelous job of capturing the voice. I just heard the preview today for the first time. And so can you! Just press play and you can listen to the first 18 minutes. For the rest, you’ll need to…
Triple Book Release Extravaganza
In just a week and a half, three books by authors in the same writers group will be released not just in the same month, or even the same week, but on the very same day. Steve Bein, Ken Liu, and I are all members of the Codex Writers Group, and as luck would have…
The Great Superposition World Tour
Well, maybe not a world tour, exactly. The week of Superposition’s release, I will be making a few appearance in my local area. If you live nearby, please stop in and say hi! Tuesday, April 7: Launch Party! at Towne Center Bookstore at 7:00pm Thursday, April 9: Rittenhouse Square Barnes & Noble at 7:00pm Friday, April…
Books in the Mail
I just got word from Pyr Books that my copies of SUPERPOSITION are in the mail! There’s something incredibly exciting about getting a box of one of my books. I’ve seen the cover art, and I’ve seen the interior layout, so there’s nothing really new… but holding the actual finished product in my hand is…
Why SFF: A Reading List
Please welcome my friend M.K. Hutchins, whose YA fantasy novel Drift is both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a VOYA Top Shelf Honoree. I asked her why she wrote science fiction and fantasy, as opposed to other genres, and she responded with this delightful set of book recommendations and musings about the value of…
Your Other-Dimensional Doppelganger
A very cool review of SUPERPOSITION over at Starburst Magazine: “…an utterly addictive murder mystery with a fantastic twist.” “…a compelling and carefully woven sci-fi murder mystery.” “If you don’t read this book, chances are that your other-dimensional doppelganger will, and you don’t want it having all the fun.” Thanks for reading, Starburst!
Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma
Please welcome my friend and talented author Alex Shvartsman, whose short story collection “Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories” comes out today! Alex is particularly known for his humor, and for good reason, but I can tell you that his serious fiction is pretty gripping. You’ll find both in this collection. To celebrate the…
Praise for Superposition
Some wonderful quotes from other authors have been rolling in for Superposition. These authors received Advance Review Copies (ARCs) of the book from the publisher, and were kind enough to give the book a read and tell us what they thought. I’m pretty thrilled by what they had to say! “Walton delivers fast-paced action, suspense…
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Ken Liu’s Book
It has come to my attention that Ken Liu’s debut novel, The Grace of Kings, will be coming out on April 7, the VERY SAME DAY as Superposition. But when you all go to the bookstore on April 7, you know which book you’re going to buy, right? I mean, let’s forget for the moment…
Cover Art Revealed!
The wait is over…. I have a RELEASE DATE and a BOOK COVER for Superposition. The release date is April 7, exactly 6 months away, and the cover… just look below! This a bold design for Pyr, in a striking new style. It says blockbuster Hollywood and wide appeal, not just sci-fi geekery. It says…
Review: Defenders
Defenders by Will McIntosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fantastic. This book just catapulted to the top of my recommend-to-others list. The two non-human races in this book–one alien, the other created by humans to fight the aliens–are perfectly drawn, with clear racial traits and yet with strengths and flaws as individuals. They aren’t…
WORLD Magazine interview
For their June 29, 2013 books issue, WORLD Magazine interviewed me about the release of my novel, Quintessence. Only a condensed version of the interview appeared in the magazine, but they gave me permission to reprint the entire interview here. It was conducted by writer and book reviewer John Ottinger, a thoughtful interviewer whose questions…
Dark Expanse Anthology
I had the privilege of writing a story for the Dark Expanse anthology, a set of short stories set in the universe of the Dark Expanse multi-player online strategy game. It’s the first time I’ve written a story in a shared world, and I found it to be a lot of fun, especially since the…
Quintessence in paperback
For any of you who wanted to give Quintessence a try, but couldn’t swallow paying the hardback price, I’m pleased to announce that Quintessence is now out in a beautiful trade paperback edition, available at your local bookstore for a limited time. (And available on Amazon forever.)
Two Book Deal with Pyr!
I’m excited to announce that I just signed a contract for a two-book deal with Pyr Books. The two books are SUPERPOSITION and its sequel, SUPERSYMMETRY. Superposition is a quantum physics murder mystery, with the kind of reality-twisting feel of films like Inception or The Prestige. The main character, on trial for murder, must prove…
Terminal Mind is back in print!
In 2009, Terminal Mind won the Philip K. Dick award for “the best paperback science fiction novel published in the United States.” Unfortunately, the publishing house that published it went out of business, leaving the novel available only in e-book form. The remaining paperbacks were selling on Amazon for $69 each! Some of you have…
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