In the 21st century, with movies, videos, virtual reality and instant-info reading is a dying phenomenon.
Yet for centuries the written word has been the vehicle of information transfer.
And still a book, in a gossamer play of words, can fill the head with ideas and sensations that are beyond the reach of the multimedia.
This page is for those who appreciate reading and are looking for new word play.
The focus is on the genres that are the most imaginative of all literature: science fiction and fantasy.
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Writers who you simply must read:
| Neil Gaiman | Reader turned writer turned great. |
| Robert Heinlein | Imagination at its best. |
| Robert Howard | About a skald lost in the modern age. |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | Lord of fantasy. |
| Tim Powers | Plot weaver without equal. |
| Jack Vance | Science fiction / fantasy grandmaster. |
| Valerian and Laureline | Not words but images. |
It should come as no surprise that a fan of reading has tried his hand at writing too. Here is some prose of my own:
| Coadjuvancy | A short story where humans go into space in a different way. | EPUB | |
| Surviving the Permian | A short story about the unforgiving desert. | EPUB |