Trader’s Diary

Well, it didn’t happen this year, but we got closer. Last year, Quarter Share was eligible, and nominated, but didn’t make it to the finals. This year, the other three novels were eligible and nominated. Full Share and South Coast made it into the finals, but Mur Lafferty’s Playing for Keeps won. I can’t find [...]

I’m amazed! The Parsec Awards have listed the short list finalists and BOTH Full Share and South Coast have been selected as finalists. Only one can win, of course, but hey, just getting the finalist nomination is an honor.

Oddness abounds and I get to add another thing that I never thought I’d be dealing with. Comes from not thinking things through, I suppose. Long and short is that the music I’ve used in the four novels has been licensed in various ways. For the present use, that is, as a free podcast novel, [...]

After much delay and frustration, the Afterword file is ready for you all to grab. It’s just a short thank you to all of you who’ve been so supportive of the Trader’s Diary over the last few months. I think I’ve answered all the questions. We can do this again after South Coast Shaman, maybe

A Trader’s Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper The Lois McKendrick runs headlong into trouble when a routine in-system transit goes bad. Ishmael and the rest of the crew must scramble to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it in order to keep the ship alive. Learn more about [...]