Kindle differences
Many readers and authors do not realize that Amazon’s Kindle solution works on a wide variety of devices. Amazon has a “Kindle everywhere” strategy, and has released versions for iPhone/iPad/iPod, PC, Blackberry, Android and...
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The Phantom City (Doc Savage #10)
This is the 10th story in Street and Smith’s original publishing order. Two red letter events for Doc fans: – Doc accidentally KO’s Monk, out cold with one swing; – the first appearance of...
The Czar of Fear (Doc Savage #22)
This is the ninth story originally published by Street and Smith. The Czar of Fear has one of the least exotic locales of any Doc Savage story. Following chronologically after The Lost Oasis and...
Houston Half-Marathon 2010: an adventure in heat and humidity
After three gorgeous weeks of low temps and low humidity, the Houston weather returned to its norm: humidity off the Gulf and temperatures above average. Just in time for my first attempt to run...
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus #1)
How do you continue a series that has ended, without making it droll, repetitive, unimaginative? (See the twelfth SF Signal podcast for a discussion on series that have gone on too long). You simply...
Alumni Booksigning at Trinity U. this Saturday
For the fifth year in a row, I’ll be attending the Trinity University Alumni book signing on the beautiful campus in San Antonio. The event is Saturday, October 23 at 11 am. The Alumni...
Review of Blade Dancer by S.L. Viehl on SFSignal
My review of Blade Dancer by S. L. Viehl, a stand-alone novel of the Stardoc universe, has been posted on SFSignal.com. An excerpt: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The death of her mother exposes Jory as a...
A History of the French Legation in Texas by Kenneth Hafertepe
Driving south on I-35 through Austin, Texas, I often wonder two things: why didn’t I take the tollway so I wouldn’t be stuck in traffic? what is The French Legation, pointed towards by sign...
The Battle of San Jacinto by James W. Pohl
Every kid who has gone through elementary school in or around Houston has been to the San Jacinto Monument on a field trip (and skinned a knee going down the stairs of the Battleship...
The Battle of the Alamo by Ben H. Proctor
This 2nd book in TSHA’s (Texas State Historical Association) Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series (list of the series here) starts on December 4, 1835, with Ben Milam challenging the Texas rag tag army...