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7 Science Stories – Which Are True? Tell me and win

7 Science Stories – Which Are True? Can you tell? If you can, you can get a free copy of my funny zombie book, Zombie Turkeys.

Let’s start with the first story!

Spooky? Ghostly particles? Have we stumbled into paranormal science here? Decide if this is real science or not and tell me in a comment or send me an email.

Then there’s this science story

Is this for real? If you’re wondering about who Terry Pratchett is, check out this video about the movie ‘The Color of Magic’ based upon Terry’s novel of that name. It’s the first among dozens of novels set in Disk World.

7 Science Stories – The Third

Is this a science fiction book cover? Or is it real? You decide and let me know.

7 Science Stories
Is this picture real?

Moving on to the fourth science story

R2-D2? Where have I heard that before? Oh yes, Star Wars.

You might have heard of Star Wars.

That’s a science fiction movie. Is the Air Force really using R2-D2? Or is this a hoax story? I need to know. You need to get this right to get your free book.

Oh, and Zombie Turkeys is also available for free as an audiobook.

7 Science Stories – The Fifth

This story is a combination of science and history. Or steampunk fiction? Did they really have AI in the 17th and 18th centuries. Reply to this post or
to me

Story Number 6 – Is This Real?

Are these science fiction ideas, or real science? Or are they exaggerated? Our news media would never exaggerate science, would they?
You tell me.

Now, the Last story

Can you really pop balloons with a laser? It’s on the internet, so it must be true! Just like the next video.

Did you get them all right? Contact me at [email protected] or right here with your answers. If you’re right, I’ll reply with a Zombie Turkeys ebook.

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2 New Science Fiction Books from Andy Zach

2 New Science Fiction Books? I thought you just had one book coming out this month, Andy.”

On pre-sale on Kindle. You can get the paperback now.

Nope. I’m also in this new anthology about disabled heroes.

A charity anthology

“A charity anthology? What’s the charity?”

Special Olympics gets all the profit.

“So what’s Challenge Accepted all about?”

Here’s the book description from the back:


A blind spaceship pilot. 
Cops and maintenance personnel in wheelchairs.
Taking on bad guys with only one leg or no arms.
It’s not what you are that makes you something special. It’s who you choose to be.
Seventeen stories about people who rise above anything that tries to stop them, even their own limitations.

With stories by Stephanie Barr, Micha Burnett, J. A. Busick, Adam David Collings, Steve Curry, Scott G. Gibson, Joyce Hertzoff, Jane Jago, Clarence Jennelle, Jeanette O’Hagan, Layla Pinkett, Jen Ponce, Connor Sassmannshausen, Lynne Stringer, E. M. Swift-Hook, Margret Treiber, Andy Zach. 

Coordinated by Stephanie Barr with all proceeds to go to the Special Olympics

From Amazon

“Sounds really good. So what do you have in there, Andy?”

I have a story from Secret Supers where the four 7th-graders use their superpowers for the first time to fight crime.

“And these guys are disabled?”

Yup. One has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. One is blind. Another can’t talk and can barely walk. And the last one lost her legs in a car accident.

“I’ve gotta read that just to find out how they make that work.”

There are seventeen other stories too.

“Do you have the origin story for your Secret Supers?”

Only in my book.

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Front and back covers of Secret Supers

What’s Next After “2 New Science Fiction Books”?

First, there’s the Secret Supers book launch party March 29th from 9 am to 5 pm. I’m giving away free books and I’ll have other great authors to entertain you and give stuff away. Join up here.

I’ve got some author appearances coming up next month in April. If you’re near Peoria, please stop by. I’d love to meet you and sign your books. I also give live puppet shows as I read from Zombie Turkeys.

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Andy Zach reading from Zombie Turkeys

The first one is April 5-7 at Northwoods Mall.

Then, on April 20th, I have the Peoria Quad Con.

Here are the details:


Join us for a Pop Culture Celebration! Peoria-Con is about coming together and enjoying different aspects of pop culture. Video games, comic books, pop vinyls, cosplay, board games, sci fi, toys, and much more. If you are interested in selling your items, or have other questions, email [email protected]

If you’ve gotten this far in my post, thanks! I’ll send you an excerpt of any book, any character you’d like. Just let me know and click here.  Or you can comment to this post.

Enjoy this next fun video to finish up.

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7 Great Science and SciFi Stories for Story Fuel

7 Great Science and SciFi Stories–why am I writing about this? I love science. I love learning new and surprising things. Maybe you do too. The first story is next.


7 Great Science and SciFi Stories – the first

Plate tectonics, geologic history, and astronomy–oh my!

Who would think the earth’s rocks record the Solar System’s planetary movements? I sure didn’t. Yet that is what the rocks are showing. Can you write a science fiction story based upon this? Reply in the comments or here and I’ll send you an ebook of your choice.

7 Great Science and SciFi Stories – the second

Then we have the famed Mars Rover Opportunity giving us this glorious picture.

The photograph is so spectacular, I took it from the NASA site and put it here:

7 Great Science and Science Fiction Stories
Click here to go to NASA’s article

What can top that? Maybe the next story.

7 Great Science and SciFi Stories – the third

In case you don’t click on the link, here’s an index of what’s there:

  1. Mysterious radio signals
  2. Nuclear Pasta
  3. Haumea Has Rings
  4. A Moon with a Moon
  5. Dark-Matter-Less Galaxy?
  6. The Most Bizarre Star
  7. Highly Electric Hyperion
  8. A Guiding Neutrino
  9. The Living Fossil Galaxy
  10. Double Quasar Image
  11. Infrared Stream from Space
  12. Rogue Planet with Auroras

If you love this kind of news or if you hate, be sure to send me a comment. If you hate it, tell me what you want me to blog about instead.

Next we have this.

7 Great Stories – the fourth

Do you think quantum computer will change soon? When do you think we’ll be able to buy one? Best prediction (most accurate) gets a free book from me. Email me.

7 Great Stories – the fifth

A hypersonic jet could get you anywhere in the world in thirty minutes. How would the world and society change?

7 Great Stories – the sixth

Do robotic dogs creep you out? Or do they make you think of the Jetsons?

The future?

7 Great Stories – the last

I have a soft place in my heart for exoskeletons, because the cover of my next book features my character, Jeremy Gentle, wearing one:

Did you know you can get the book Secret Supers right now?