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I write to explore ideas and how they may affect humanity, whether it be tomorrow, decades in the future, or centuries. I wish to show the individual struggling to pursue their goals and desires, to build on their success, and to overcome their failures. I long to see how society and the culture treat the individual, allowing me to provide a non-standard insight that speaks to today.

What are the consequences of the individual going-it-alone, enlisting help from friends, or have another take care of everything? Can the individual define happiness and achieve it? Can the individual keep it once they have it?

Science fiction provides a rich landscape to examine these questions while bringing in elements of romance, suspense, and mystery. Legends like Clarke and Asimov have come before me, making me and a multitude of others ponder. I hope to stimulate the same curiosity, even if it’s in a single reader.

 

A sequel to The Music of Mars is coming soon…

Estimated Availability: October 2024

The discovery of an abandoned alien city buried under the Martian plain has propelled Frank Brentford and his employer, MarsVantage, onto a collision course with Washington’s ruling class. The technology and knowledge will propel MarsVantage to self-sufficiency, but Senator Maura Severino submits legislation, which will quickly become law, to nationalize all alien technology.

Rather than surrender their hard-earned discovery and a secret that would destroy humanity if it fell into the wrong hands, Frank and MarsVantage chart a more challenging course by facing a highly trained and heavily armed Space Force to secure their freedom and prosperity.

Will Frank prevail?

 

 

The Music of Mars is available in paperback and Kindle ebook!

Check out The Music of Mars page for a summary, character information, and more.

 

News

10/19/24 – Eat Local, Read Local, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cascades Library, Sterling VA

9/21/24 – Festival of Books in the Alleghenies, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park, Ebensburg, PA: This is a great venue with lots of authors and food trucks. 

9/16/23 – From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., I’ll be at the Festival of Books in the Alleghenies at Veterans Park in Historic Downtown Ebensburg, PA. Stop by to speak with me and fifty other authors.

6/24/23 – Book signing at the Lansdowne Book Fair in Leesburg, VA.

10/12/22 – Update: Due to circumstances beyond my control, I’ll be unable to participate in this event. I’ll be at Cascades Library in Potomac Falls, VA for Eat Local, Read Local on Saturday, October 15th, 2022. Live music, food trucks, and many authors will be there.

Stop by and talk sci-fi. My book will be available for purchase. I look forward to seeing everyone.

8/28/22 – My sequel to The Music of Mars, tentatively titled The Siege of Mars, is working its way through a critique group.