Captain’s Share
Yes, I know. I’m remiss in posting regularly here. It goes better when i’m in the middle of writing. That means I have something to tell you and that’s a good thing. It goes less well when I’m not writing.
BaltiCon 43 was a blast and I can see now that I didn’t write anything about it.
Bad author. Bad. No cookie.
The upshot is that I’ve committed to getting Captain’s Share out this summer. No I don’t have a date, and I expect it’ll be at the last possible minute, but I’ve got what I hope is a nice tale lined up that will set up the final chapter of Ishmael Wang so we can tie off the series soon. Maybe as early as the end of the year.
Today I’m working on a ‘day job’ journal article. It’s going badly but it has to be done so hang in there.
I’m also going to record and post the short story that I read at the Short Fiction Jam at Balticon. It’s not science fiction, not set in the Golden Age, and it’s just a tad blasphemous (in the technical sense, not figuratively). It may not be something everybody wants to hear, so when it comes out, keep that in mind. That should be available in the next couple of weeks.
So, please forgive me for not writing more here. I’ll try to do better with keeping everybody up to date.
Comments
Comment from Sheena
Time: July 1, 2009, 4:59 pm
Looking forward to the next book. This will be the first time I get to listen as it is posted. I’m not sure how I’ll do since I have listened to all the other books almost straight through with no interruptions. I can’t wait for new material. You are an exceptional writer, and also voice actor (listening to Antithesis Book 1 right now).
Keep up the great work!
Comment from Russ
Time: July 3, 2009, 7:54 am
Was hoping to get good news on a new release. ( another deep sigh ) HHMM summer, warm days, cool nights, I wonder when that will come to the nor’east, where so far it’s been wet and cold for the last three weeks. Nate, hurry up will ya! Turn two! chop chop! No cookies for you! Just kidding, I’ll go back to my corner now.
Comment from Keith
Time: July 6, 2009, 2:33 pm
Great news, Nate! Can’t wait to get another (this time, NEW) fix of SolarClipper. I’ve just finished all the previous novels (for the 3rd time!). Have tried a few of your recommendations for other books. I especially enjoyed Clear Heart and Best Laid Plans, thanks for the pointers to them.
Comment from J
Time: July 7, 2009, 1:02 am
Newly hooked watch stander J reporting for doody sar. Ship status normal, and no further incidants reported sar. You have the watch. Ok, so you’ve had the watch from my first tentitive listen over ad podiobooks. Permision to speek freely sar? It’s gunna be a sad day wen Ish’s tail gets closed, but… I can’t wait to see how it ends. I love the way you have the site layed out. Being blind, and using a screenreader program to access content stored on a PC, I thank you sar. Manny a atented to be borrint stands were filled with hours of fun getting the storage cubes of Ish’s progress and I can’t wait to hear more of it. This is my first ever comment on any book, I jus tfelt compelled to do it, seeing as the “Ish drug” has had it’s atented effect on me. Who knew, a perfictly legal, and no sideffect, nless you ocunt stands filled with sitting at my PC with JAWS, (my screenreading program), winamp, and a lot of using the “Never judge a book by it’s cover” lesson.I see why, I’m hooked, i can’t say enough good things about it, and I’ll shut up so you can get on with the watch sar. Bip me on my tablit if I need to report for watch duty at any time sar. I’ll be happy to comply with orders, especially from a captain like yourself. I think I’ll have a hell of a time on the “Ish” sar, and I thankyou for getting me hooked. Well sar, it’s time for my brain to get off wach, so considering the role that brains play in our daily lives, I’d say that I’d better comply. This tablit biping is a bit loud, don’t you think sar? Thanks again for the wonderful stands of entertainment. Looking forward to the… last book. I think I kind of over dit the sar, but see? Didn’t I say that I was hooked? *Grins*
Comment from E
Time: July 7, 2009, 11:15 pm
Wonderful! I am so looking forward to Captain’s Share and Owner’s Share. It seems like every few months I start at the beginning and listen to all the books in the series again, hoping a new one will be out by the time I finish. It is so unique to find an audiobook, especially fiction, that can be enjoyed time after time again. (Most books are a one-time-only listen.) Thank you, thank you!
Comment from Samantha
Time: July 10, 2009, 8:50 am
Great to hear. I’ve been missing hearing about Ish’s exploits. I eagerly await. 
Comment from Doug
Time: July 14, 2009, 6:31 am
Nate,
I’ve enjoyed listening to all of the * Share books, so much so that I’ll be disappointed when you write the “final” book. Frankly I would listen to dozens of Ishmael books if you’d write that many. He’s a good character in a neat space opera, which is a genre I’ve always took special pleasure in. I’m not so interested in the South Coast/Cape Grace books, since those seem to be purely planetside. Oh well.
I hope you will satisfy our curiosity about Ish’s father before the series is done. It would be a major letdown to have him always be an unknown.
Thanks.
Comment from Nate
Time: July 14, 2009, 7:55 am
Thanks, Doug.
FWIW, Ishmael has already seen his father. I’ve been saying “met his father” but that’s a bit misleading. You’ve seen him, too.
And I do plan on a reveal before the series ends. 
Comment from matthew
Time: July 14, 2009, 4:12 pm
in what book did he see his father ?
Comment from Gail
Time: July 18, 2009, 9:53 pm
…seen his father…
what?
I sense another read-through coming on!
Comment from Chazlo
Time: July 20, 2009, 6:58 am
HAS SEEN HIS FATHER? Thanks for that mind bomb Nate. Just so we know, does his father know how to cook? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? Any hints? Oh hell! Firing up the iPod for another listen….
Comment from Nate
Time: July 20, 2009, 7:42 am
Always happy to oblige.
If you see him, too, please don’t spoiler it by posting here.
Comment from Josh
Time: July 20, 2009, 8:32 am
Sounds like it’s time to start up a new speculation thread in the forums…
Comment from Jessica
Time: July 22, 2009, 6:18 pm
WHAT? Hes seen his Father? WTF? I’m on at least my 5th listen thru, and cant figure it out. Damnit must pay attention now. CRAP.
Cant wait for the next book. Need more NEED MORE NOW!!!
Comment from matthew
Time: August 3, 2009, 12:16 pm
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Comment from matthew
Time: August 4, 2009, 5:35 pm
so how goes the writing ?
Comment from Kelly
Time: August 30, 2009, 1:08 am
I loved your other books and have been awaiting the news on the next book. Can I get a little background on the Captain’s Share book or am I looking in the place?
Comment from Andrew
Time: October 14, 2009, 9:48 am
The new book is awesome. Not another podcast I look forward to so much or am so disappointed it’s over. Not sure where you go after captain’s share. Whatever happened to growing mushrooms in the deep dark?
Comment from Adam
Time: July 1, 2009, 4:19 pm
Thanks for the update Nate! Looking forward to it…