Category Archives: Books
Wanna read a book?
Hey, kids! Wanna read a book? Thanks to you guys, my book SATAN LOVES YOU did really well. It keeps on selling and while I haven’t earned enough to send a hitman back in time to kill the Easter Bunny … Continue reading
The End of the World, courtesy of China
A trillion years in the future, as recorded in the 1908 Qing era story by Bao Tianxiao, “The End of the World,” European and American scholars figure out that the moon is on a collision course with the Earth. The … Continue reading
Zu is waiting for you
Back in the early 80′s, conventional wisdom proclaimed that special effects were for foreigners and not for Chinese. Science fiction was considered to be the sole province of the West, but the Hong Kong director, Tsui Hark, wanted to make … Continue reading
Books are Everywhere!
My books are now on a bunch of different platforms! I’ve updated the buying sections so that you have links to the iBookstore (iPad) and Barnes & Noble (Nook). Satan Loves You (Paperback, Kindle, iPad, Nook) A great big novel … Continue reading
New World in London
Published anonymously around 1906, this Chinese science fiction story from the Qing era first appeared in All Story Monthly. It’s one of those plot-less early sci-fi short stories that ends with a helicopter rotor coming out of a policeman’s helmet and … Continue reading
Qing Era Science Fiction’s Civilized Realm
Qing era (1644 – 1912) science fiction was the first sci fi to explode onto the Chinese literary scene. Growing out of mutated mistranslations of Jules Verne, mostly translated into Chinese from the Japanese taken from the original French, it’s … Continue reading
The Great Stephen King Re-read Round-up
A few months ago I did a Stephen King re-read for Tor, reading for the second time (and sometimes the 12th) the entire first ten years of Stephen King’s career in chronological order. As long as King’s name was on … Continue reading
Mofongo Knows
On February 19, the world will change forever. For 2/19 is the day that you will meet Mofongo, the Genius Gorilla of Ghana, the Warrior of Wagadou, the Monster Who Shook the World, aka Professor Silverback, Professional Science Ape, and … Continue reading
Boys will be boys and also sociopaths
First published in 1882, The American Boy’s Handy Book was a guide for healthy active boys to consult as they enjoyed the great outdoors. Full of exciting and fun ideas! A large part of the book was devoted to murder. … Continue reading
Tales of the White Street Society
A few years ago I started writing my Tales of the White Street Society stories about a band of gentleman adventurers in 19th century New York who investigate the para- and the subnormal, with all the cruelty, pseudoscience, and xenophobia … Continue reading
