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New Science Books for You, and Science Fiction

New Science Books for You – let’s begin immediately with my book review.

New Science Book
The story of SpaceX

The dramatic inside story of the historic flights that launched SpaceX—and Elon Musk—from a shaky startup into the world’s leading-edge rocket company.

What a great description of the recent history of SpaceX, built and led by Elon Musk and his incredible team of dedicated engineers and space fanatics! Author Eric Berger interviewed the key leaders within the company, gleaning many wonderful stories around the development of the Falcon 1, the first independent commercial rocket to go into orbit.

Mr. Berger tells the story very well, building the characterization of each major person involved in the company. One of the key lessons for me was how effective Musk is at hiring people with passion and skill.

Given the personal descriptions of the engineers, as a reader you really pull for the team. You hurt as the first three Falcon 1 rockets crash and the team has to debug what went wrong and start over. You feel the urgency for success as Musk’s finances dwindle to just $30 million in cash for both SpaceX and Tesla, which was also strapped for cash.

I highly recommend this for anyone interested in Elon Musk, engineering, or the space program.

From Andy’s Goodreads review.

New Science Fiction, as well as New Science Books

What’s the new science fiction?

New Science Books
Andy Zach’s new scifi detective mystery.

Ace zombie reporter Sam Melvin has been fired–by his wife, Lisa. Their paper, The Midley Beacon, is barely surviving. How will they make ends meet?

Sam decides to give being a detective a try. He advertises his business–but his zombie experience comes with it. All across the country, people bring their zombie problems to Sam. Squirrels? Bulls? Sam’s on the case. But can his experience with zombie turkeys transfer?

Sam finds out in a series of deadly adventures–and so will you when you read this book. See if you can keep from dying from laughter.

Available on Amazon here in paperback or ebook. Or, you can buy it directly from me at a discount, with an autograph. Click here.

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Big Science News for You Follows This Headline

First, the British spacesuit–designed in the 40s!

It has a cape and a shooting stick.

Then we have ongoing analysis about the feasibility of a space elevator.

Let’s close with something totally off-the-wall. It’s not fiction, but history, but it’s far more bizarre than anything I’ve ever written. Let me know what you think and I’ll give you a free book. Just click here.

A poisoned marathoner wins the gold medal in 1904
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Get Your Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Out of the Dark Fantasy Book

Get Your Favorite Science and Fantasy Books from my reviews. I’ve been busy reading and I try to review every book I read. Here are the very best books I’ve read this month.

If you want free audiobooks, you can get them here, through my newsletter by clicking here. If you want a free ebook (and laughter!), just contact me here and I’ll send you one, Zombie Turkeys, my first novel.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books – You Begin Here

Out of the Dark - SciFi/Fantasy Book
David Weber’s book

David Weber once again creates a page-turning series. This one focuses on an invasion of the Earth by an alien species sent from a galactic empire.

The Earth is devastated. Half the population is killed from kinetic bombardments. Will the Earth surrender?

With vastly superior technology, the alien species is confident of conquest. Too bad humanity doesn’t know how to surrender.

The plot proceeds somewhat predictably but ends with a surprise twist. Some reviewers hated the twist. I liked it. Maybe I’m twisted?

If you like David Weber’s Honor Harrington series or John Ringo’s Posleen series, you’ll probably like this one

Andy Zach’s review on Goodreads and Amazon

Here Comes Your Fantasy Book Review

Song for the Basilisk - Fantasy Book
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia McKillip

This was my second reading of ‘Song for the Basilisk’, the last one was over 20 years ago.

It’s even better the second time. I read it more slowly and understood the political machinations and the mysteries the author presented the reader. Patricia McKillip definitely has the ‘mystery’ + ‘fantasy’ combination to herself.

The premise is simple. There are four factions contending for rulership of the kingdom. The Basilisk slaughters one that has ruled for hundreds of years. One child escapes to a school for the bards.

The bards are musicians, storytellers, and magicians. But they only come to power by going to the hinterlands, where the magic is.

Meanwhile, the Basilisk rules in peace for 37 years. He has several daughters, one of which grows up learning all his magic.

Ms. McKillip brings all the elements together in a dramatic and surprising novel. It’s one of her best and that says a lot.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads and Amazon

Your Last Chance to Get My Free AudioBooks

New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible! Overall 5 out of 5 stars Performance 5 out of 5 stars Story 4 out of…

Posted by Zombie Turkeys on Saturday, March 20, 2021

New review for Zombie Turkeys on Audible!

Overall 5 out of 5 stars

Performance 5 out of 5 stars

Story 4 out of 5 stars

Dumb…silly…juvenile…couldn’t put it down. Comfort food for that juvenile part of you that never quite outgrew your comic books. Just forget that it’s preposterous (after all, you were already warned by the title; what did you expect?), and go with the flow…

Andy 03-20-21 on Audible

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Your Best Internet Science and Science Fiction and Fantasy

Your Best Science

Your Best Internet Science and Science Fiction and Fantasy – what do I mean by that?

I’ve read through the internet this January and these are the best science articles, science fiction, and fantasy books I’ve found. Plus my usual quirkiness and unpredictability.

Let’s begin now

Your Best Internet Science Articles

Let’s begin with AI combined with jet fighters.

AI Top Gun?

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, January 28, 2021

What can top an AI Top Gun? How about a science story that could come out of Star Trek or Star Wars?

Posted by Andy Zach on Saturday, January 23, 2021

Your Best Science Fiction

Here’s the first science fiction book I read this year and my review. I recommend this series.

Your Best Internet Science
Macedonian Hazard cover

This is the second book in this alternate history series, where a large ocean liner and its refueling tender have both gone back to 320 BCE. They arrive in the middle of Alexander the Great’s generals fighting over his empire.

The ship goes from port to port, officially neutral and promoting peace. However, they have aligned themselves with Alexander’s heir Philip and his mother Euyadice. Naturally, aside from advancing technology to the industrial revolution, the modern ship is smack in the middle of Grecian politics.

There are murders and battles, as the iron age civilization modernizes to the steam age within years. Eric Flint and his co-authors, Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett keep the plot moving and the reader engaged with colorful characters from the 21st century and the 4th BCE.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads
How many of these fictional starships do you recognize in this video? Let me know and I’ll give you a free copy of Zombie Turkeys, my comical zombie apocalypse book.
Fictional Starhip Size Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTPwbVqU6lc&feature=share

Next, you have a science fiction, steampunk, time-traveling trilogy I’m planning. I’m basing it upon the life of Nicola Tesla. Give me some encouragement, because I’m stuck right now. I can’t figure out how to work with Nicola or with time traveling. Can you?

I am planning a trilogy about Tesla time-traveling back in time. I'll use this interview as source material.

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, January 29, 2021

Coming up is the best book trailer I’ve seen. I’ve never made a trailer for one of my books, but now I’ll seriously consider it.

Your Best Fantasy Books Are Next

I have to include this new short story anthology. Two of my short stories are in it. Actually, only one. The other was written by my daughter.

I collaborated on this horror short story anthology. Thanks for bringing this together, Trubbshore Gloria!

Posted by Andy Zach on Thursday, January 28, 2021

Then there’s this fantasy book. It’s the best fantasy book you’ve never heard of.

The cover of ‘The Throme of the Erril of Sherill’

I’m wildly biased in favor of Patricia McKillip. I’ve loved every book she’s written in her 40-year career. Like most of her books, ‘The Throme of the Erril of Sherill is full of beautiful language and imagery. Here are her opening two sentences:

“The Erril of Sherill wrote a Throme. It was a deep Throme, and a dark, haunting, lovely Throme, a wild, special, sweet Throme made of the treasure of words in his deep heart.”

But beyond the beautiful language is a complex, fairy-tale type plot with many twists, full of laughter and surprises.

If you love fantasy, read this book.

Review by Andy Zach on Goodreads

Let’s close this blog post with an ambiguous video. Is it science fiction? Or science fact?

Some science issues with this SF short. Can you find them?

Posted by Andy Zach on Friday, January 22, 2021