Happy Birthday, Bookbub!

No, wait, I got that wrong. It's Happy Birthday, Allysen! (It's my loving wife's forty-two-plus-somethingth birthday today. Yay!)

It's also the day of my first Bookbub promotion! Eternity's End is on sale for $.99, for one week only. At Kindle! At Nook! At Smashwords! This is the one that was a finalist for the Nebula Award: a big, sprawling star-rigger story, complete with space pirates, amphibious aliens, cyber-enhanced love, and cosmic wonders. Get it for less than a buck, for one week only. Heck, for that price, buy six and give it to your friends!

Kindle | Nook | Smashwords

If you like the book, I sure would appreciate your posting a review to your favorite store or review site. Believe it or not, reviews matter!

After March 7, the price goes up.

And did I remember to say: Happy Birthday, Allysen!

Waves Hit Europe!

The weather we're getting here in New England seems pretty tame compared to some of what they got in Europe a few weeks ago. What's a little snow shoveling compared to this?

Click through to the source site to see a slide show of amazing waves that pounded Europe in January.

Which Is More Interesting: Space Elevators or Kate Upton in Zero Gee?

Too much snow, and other tiring distractions! Let's think about something else for a change. Which is the more compelling of two stories that came across my radar the other day, both from space.com:

The coming reality of space elevators?

http://www.space.com/24739-space-elevator-tether-technology.html

Or the effect on supermodels of being photographed in skimpy swimsuits in zero gravity?

http://space.com/24726-kate-upton-zero-g-sports-illustrated.html*

You decide! (For what it's worth, I like both of them.)

*You can see more photos in the series at http://swimsuit.si.com/swimsuit/models/kate-upton/zero-g-photos/1. Watch Kate get launched through the airplane by the photo crew!