My book “Faraway Star” is out!

This is just a quick update to let you know that as of today (June 11, 2026) my science fiction novel, Faraway Star, is now available, at least in ebook versions, across various online retailers. The Amazon Kindle version can be found here, but it’s up on various other sites as well, such as Apple (here), Barnes & Noble (here), and Kobo (here). The paperback version is taking a bit longer to get ready, but there will be a paperback version available too, likely starting on June 17, as well as an audiobook version.I’ve been talking about it for a long time, but now you finally have a chance to read it for yourself!

I’ve done a number of articles on this blog about various aspects of Faraway Star. An index of them appears at the end of this one. If you’ve been following it, you may know that I wrote the original story that became this book in 1993, when I was in college, and it’s been by far the book that had the longest gestation period of any I’ve written. The themes of it, including peace, resistance, protest, love, diversity and antifascism, are even more relevant today than ever before in the long time it took to write it.

If you’re a regular reader of my stuff and want to support me, the best way to do so would be to buy the book and then leave a review of it, especially if you buy the Amazon version. This will help boost it in the rankings and gain more readers.

Just a note: neither the cover art of Faraway Star, nor any of the conceptual images used to promote it, are AI-generated. They’re all done by real human artists, and it’s infuriating that I have to say that—and even more infuriating that when I do say that, sometimes I’m not believed. But don’t get me started on that.

Thank you all so much for your support, it means a lot. I hope you enjoy Faraway Star, and get something worthwhile out of it.

Here are my previous articles regarding Faraway Star:

• The books I’m working on: Faraway Star and Wild Among the Moons (an introduction to the concepts of the books).
• Choose your weapon: The tech of my science fiction book Faraway Star (specifically about the role of technology in science fiction and storytelling).
• Strange synchronicity: Finishing an antiwar novel in a time of war (related to the outbreak of the conflict with Iran, and the antiwar message of Faraway Star).
• The first concept art for Faraway Star is out! (showcasing a previous image of the main character and an early setting).
• More concept art for Faraway Star is out! (showing another view of an episode from the book).
• Cover Reveal: Faraway Star, my upcoming science fiction novel (showing the cover art publicly for the first time).
• Chapter 1 of Faraway Star, my new science fiction novel (giving you the text of the first chapter).

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