Science fiction author birthday

Jerry Pournelle was born August 7, 1933, which makes him 79 today ... Happy Birthday to him!

Here are a few tidbits to mark the occasion:

     Pournelle on This Week in Tech episode 223: Burst and Decollate
            (FYI, Pournelle tells a Mars-related story at 24:27)

     Assorted quotes

     The " first 'production post' " at the Chaos Manor site ... June 25, 2011

Free e-book, no fooling!

 
The first volume of Mike Resnick's The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones is the Phoenix Pick free e-book for April.

Our monthly newsletter contains the code for the free e-book. Not signed up yet? All you need to do is send us an e-mail ... click here.

The books containing The Chronicles of Lucifer Jones (so far) are:

Vol. I: Adventures:1922-26
Vol. II: Exploits: 1926-31
Vol. III: Encounters: 1931-34
Vol. IV: Hazards: 1934-38 (published by Subterranean Press)

Lucifer Jones has many tales to tell. Story titles include "The Lost Race," "The Abominable Snowman," "Exercising Ghosts," "Death in the Afternoon,"and "The Island of Annoyed Souls."


For more from/about Mike Resnick, check out these links:

Several Resnick stories in podcasts at sffaudio.com ... including two stories read by Resnick himself.

More Resnick stories to listen to at Escape Pod.

Read Resnick's "Travels With my Cats" at the Asimov's website.

A recent (February) announcement from Subterranean Press.

Did you know Mike will be the author guest of honor at this year's Worldcon?

The first "Ask Bwana" post on his blog.

"The Sacred Tree" at Daily Science Fiction.

An extensive bibliography at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Also, Mike Resnick is on the faculty of Phoenix Pick's upcoming set of seminars on the various aspects of writing and the writing business. Care to learn from the experts while cruising to the Bahamas?  More information on the cruise website.