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Astronomy
A couple more snapshots from the “A Wizard of Mars” book trailer
Here are two more wallpapers for those who might be interested in DL’ing them. Once again, these were produced in the wonderful Terragen 2.2. The location is in Syrtis Major, and that shiny object is the “superegg” that the wizards find buried in a dune by an outcropping there. (I have removed the sand in [...]
Mist in Valles Marineris
We’re starting to put together the book trailer for the paperback edition of A Wizard of Mars (which comes out in May) and I thought I might start putting up some of the prettier separate frames as downloadable wallpapers for anyone who might like them. These are all generated using the wonderful Terragen terrain generation [...]
Hadron abuse
One more thing I hadn’t thought I needed to be worried about. (with a tip of the hat to our cousins at Bad Astronomy Blog) Tags: hadron, abuse, subatomic, particle, CERN
If this is Friday, it must be Sweden
So here I am. Missing Peter (inevitable), enjoying the weather (hot, sunny, a touch humid), and working (also inevitable: Vasa is going to have to wait for the next trip, I’m afraid). The eclipse passed without notice in most parts of the city, I think. (But at only — what, 30%-ish totality? — this is [...]
About the blogger
30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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