Announcement Archive

STARQUEST: Space Pirates of Andromeda

Posted September 30, 2024 By John C Wright

After a hiatus of many years, John C Wright has a new book, the first volume an ongoing series, available for preorder.

https://www.amazon.com/Starquest-Space-Pirates-Andromeda-12th-ebook/dp/B0DGYX8QPR

Space Opera must be Great! Gallant! Gigantic! Grandiose!
This tale told by a Grandmaster vows to return the glory that was lost!
Remember the days gone by, when science fiction was fun?
Now new hope is here!
If you are weary of weak, wan, woke and wasted works, your wait is ended!
Here is an epic, as grand as any tale of old — here you will hear wonders told!

Of course there is a Space Princess, and Space Pirates galore, and an Evil Galactic Empire.
Of course there is a super-weapon known only as the Great Eye of Darkness!
Here meet Athos Lone, Ace of Star Patrol, in his one-man mission of vengeance!
The Ancient Mariner, like an iron ghost, when slain, seems to rise again!
The mysterious spymaster called Nightshadow walks in dark worlds but serves the light!
An Imperial Deathtrooper must reverse his loyalties, and fight his own clone-brothers!

Fate has set these unlikely heroes against the Four Dark Overlords.
An utmost evil the unwary galaxy thinks long dead!
Can Darkness fail and Light prevail?
Read On! For All True Tales are but Part of a Greater!

***   ***   ***

Any of my dear readers familiar with the modern state of the field, if you have advice on how to spread the word, boost the signal, and tell the fun-starved spaceoperaless world that relief is on the way, and the great tradition of Pulp Wonder-tales is about to be revived, please give your humble author your advice and good counsel.

Be the first to comment

To Crowdfund Backers of STARQUEST

Posted September 27, 2024 By John C Wright

Friends, we have been trying to contact backers from our list to send out rewards for backers of STARQUEST, now that publication date grows nigh.

Unfortunately, some of the emails are blocked or discontinued.

If you see this message, and you are a backer, and you have not heard from us, please write. If we owe you something, and have not heard from us, please let us know:

Be the first to comment

LORD OF FATE by Brian Niemeier

Posted September 11, 2024 By John C Wright

Our own Brian Niemeier is asking the generous readers to support a kickstarter for the second volume of his Arkwright Cycle dark fantasy epic:

A holy warrior plagued by doubt …

A cloistered mystic yoked with rulership …

A fated prophet seeking the powers of life and death …

Read the remainder of this entry »

Be the first to comment

The Big BasedCon Based Book Sale

Posted September 5, 2024 By John C Wright

Our friend and fellow Culture Warrior Hans G. Schantz has the following immense announcement:

The Big BasedCon Based Book Sale

Running Now Through Tuesday September 10

Be the first to comment

My Brush with Fame

Posted August 19, 2024 By John C Wright

A reader of mine pointed out that a story of mine was mentioned briefly in a podcast discussing CS Lewis:

“The Parliament of the Beasts and Birds” are mentioned at the end of this one, (1:20:35)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perelandra-ft-andrew-snyder/id1584838118?i=1000662287507

I was on vacation last week (which is why my journal here has been lax of late) and this selfsame short-story came up in a anecdote told by a friend of mine, who, it seems, got fired from his teaching position due to an infelicity in the tale: apparently there was a mention of harlotry and venereal disease in the opening paragraphs which my friend the teacher had not recalled being there before reading it to a classroom of impressionable schoolchildren whose parents were none too pleased.

I do not recall if this were one of the tales of mine voted to be a candidate for a Hugo Award, back before those awards were no longer to be granted to whites, to males, to conservatives, to Christians.

Be the first to comment

Interview: Atheist to Catholic

Posted June 19, 2024 By John C Wright

I have an interview today on Kyle Whittington’s podcast.

Be the first to comment

On Writing with Mr. and Mrs. Wright

Posted May 22, 2024 By John C Wright

The Wright family was interviewed by  Steven N. Gosney of Crimelaw, a friend and a fan.

https://rumble.com/v4we6x9-how-to-write-fantasy-with-john-c.-wright-and-l.-jagi-lamplighter-8-pm-est-t.html

Be the first to comment

SERVICE RESUMED

Posted May 16, 2024 By John C Wright

Our regular service has resumed. Many thanks to my old webgoblin (DFG) and my new (Paolo)

Be the first to comment

SERVICE INTERRUPTION WARNING

Posted May 9, 2024 By John C Wright

Dear Readers,
This blog will be migrating in the very near future, and we may experience some temporary service interruptions. Fret not, for regular blogging will soon resume.

Be the first to comment

Signal Boost: SHAPER OF WORLDS vol V Kickstarter

Posted April 10, 2024 By John C Wright
Our own Edward Willett has an announcement which may be of interest to our beloved readers. Please note my lovely and talented wife has a work in this volume, so please purchase to support her:
SHAPERS OF WORLDS VOLUME V is the fifth in a powerhouse series of anthologies featuring authors who were guests on Edward Willett’s Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers.

Read the remainder of this entry »

Be the first to comment

Happy Solar Eclipse Day!

Posted April 8, 2024 By John C Wright

Don’t stare into the sun.

Also, during the eclipse itself is the only moment when the Firelord will be weakened in his firebending powers to allow the young but plucky Avatar to overcome his tyranny! We must all join in the attack!

Be the first to comment

Vs Mountains of Madness S02E12: Prime Directive Dilemma

Posted April 3, 2024 By John C Wright

The next episode is available on Substack.

AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

 Substack Link

Season 02 Episode 12: The Prime Directive Dilemma

A discussion of when it is right or wrong for a civilized culture to interact and interfere with a primitive one.

Be the first to comment

Vs Mountains of Madness: S02E11 1st and 2nd Things

Posted March 28, 2024 By John C Wright

The next episode of the AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is posted.

 Substack Link

Be the first to comment

Vs Mountains of Madness: S02E03 Problem of Piffle

Posted February 4, 2024 By John C Wright

The next episode of the AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is posted.

Here is the substack link to see the episode early

https://open.substack.com/pub/atmom/p/the-problem-of-piffle-2×04?r=eomqh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

And a youtube link

https://youtu.be/G9dn7FAFwNE

Be the first to comment

Progress Report!

Posted January 18, 2024 By John C Wright

After many weeks of flunking my writing quota, I rejoice to report that this week, I penned six thousand five hundred words of copy, in addition to working my day job, spending evenings with the family, and other claims on my time.

In the scene I just wrote, the quadradimensional ghostblade called Candlewit (which Sir Orlando, called the Last Templar, used to kill and then banish the Faceless Man) has been bestowed on its new bearer, with instructions never to draw it against any mortal. Letters of flame burn in the crystal depth of the blade when its true name is called our in battlecry: Curucondel.

Nor all the dark of endless night
may quench this single candle’s light

Oh, and there is spaceship battle, complete with the blood-red warmoon of the space-pirates whirled out of orbit by its hypergravitic spindizzy engine, firing upon the hard beset planet of walrus-men with interplanetary range beam weapons, and receiving fire in return from the planet-killing Carrington Event Weapon from the iron moon of the defenders. STARQUEST is a space opera, not high fantasy. Except maybe it is not.

Be the first to comment