Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 9, 2013 · 9:30 am

Guest Post: M.L. Brennan, author of Generation V

I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for vampires, as odd as that sentence sounds. I came of age when Lost Boys was all the rage, and spent more than a few evenings playing Vampire: The Masquerade with friends in college. (No, I wasn’t goth, so you can stop picturing me in velvet and makeup, thanks. You’re only hurting yourself.)

Unfortunately, vampires seem to be one of those collective myths that regularly get reinvented, then beaten into the ground. They’ve been monstrous, romantic, angst-ridden and…sparkly. Taking on something that’s as iconic and over-used as the vampire requires a great degree of intestinal fortitude as well as a very creative angle. M.L. Brennan, author of Generation V, which debuted Tuesday, thinks she’s got an answer to that and, not coincidentally, to the guest blog theme question.

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The Gravity of the Affair: Part I

Welcome to Europa

Today was scheduled to be the release date for The Daedalus Incident, but since that’s been delayed, I’m pleased to introduce The Gravity of the Affair, a novella set in the Known Worlds setting shared by the novel.

The following is the start of the novella, and I’ll likely continue posting excerpts, in order, every so often between now and whenever Daedalus launches. Ultimately, I do have plans for this work, and I probably won’t post the entire thing. But since everyone’s been so awesome in supporting me while the Night Shade acquisition slogs along, I wanted to share something by way of thanks. Enjoy the read and, if you like it, be sure to tell others about it!

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In Horatio Nelson’s opinion, there was very little to recommend the icy moon of Europa. Damnably cold and unsparingly bleak, the horrible little snowball was buffeted by terrible winds that drove ice and snow into every stitch of Nelson’s greatcoat as his ship plowed through its frigid seas. Even the sight of great Jupiter, a looming, Falstaffian presence in this part of the Known Worlds, was obscured by altogether too many shades of white and grey.

He would see Jupiter soon enough, however. That was enough to keep him warm for the time being. That…and knowing that he was well upon the trail of his quarry.

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May 4, 2013 · 12:37 pm

A new look for the site

It’s been a few years, so I figured it was well and truly time for this site to get a face lift and spring cleaning. The awesome header and background images are courtesy of Arvin Concepcion of Concepcion Design Studio. Arvin also helped me wrap my head around the new fonts you see here, as well as the new drop-down menus. Arvin’s a very talented designer and all around computer genius, and this won’t be the last you see of his work, I can promise you.

Both The Daedalus Incident and The Gravity of the Affair have their own pages under the “Writing” tab, and my media section got a little more managable after I split it up into different pages. I’m still working on better integrating The Beer Fridge into the rest of the site so that it looks like it belongs, while still providing a separate blog for all things beer. And there may be some busted links and 404 errors here and there. I’m hunting those down as well.

Anyway, click around and enjoy! And as a reminder, I start publishing excerpts of Gravity on Tuesday, so be sure to come back then for your first peek at the Known Worlds setting and the trials and tribulations of a young Horatio Nelson.