Catherine Asaro's Blog - Posts Tagged "adventure"

Great news! I will be part of the Baen Virtual Roadshow tomorrow at 4:00 pm on Facebook. For details, click on the event link below. They will be talking about my book, The Vanished Seas. Hope you can come!

Here is the link to the event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/26858...

Art credit: I'm not sure! I can't find the picture online any more. It's name is cyberpunk-art-story-characters.jpg. If anyone comes across it, please let me know so I can give the proper credit. Thanks.

Edit: Got it! My thanks to Lee Thompson for finding this wonderful artist. It's BATTLE OF STEEL By Khor Chaw Yang. www.toapenang.edu.my/showcase/diploma...

I've posted the second half of Chapter 11 for Lightning Strike, Book II on my Patreon page. www.patreon.com/posts/37828229

Credit, first picture: wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=910357 This is a wall paper, and I couldn't find the name of the artist. If anyone else can find their name, I would much appreciate your posting here.

I'm not sure the picture fits the story. For one, the setting should be a desert. For another, Bhaaj probably wouldn't carry a spear. I've no objection to her with one; I just never had her do it in any book. She does have a big knife, though. The character looks a bit like Bhaaj, but not as rugged and weathered, and Bhaaj is darker (she's Maya). In any case, I like the picture.

Edit: Lee Thomson writes: "I believe the first image is promo/official/wallpaper art for the game ARK: Survival Evolved (ironically game developers rarely credit the individual artists)." My thanks to Lee!

Here is a link to the game ARK. It looks like a really cool game. If I'm not careful, I might get drawn in (I play far too many online games). store.steampowered.com/app/346110/ARK....



Art credit, second picture: Dino and Rider, by Sandara. www.deviantart.com/sandara/art/Dino-a...

The second picture I thought was cool. This one is even less like a desert, but something about it reminded me of Tina. I can't tell for certain from the picture if the influences are Maya, Aztec, or both.

The second thing I thought when I saw this picture, though (after my "That's beautiful" reaction), was, "Wow, it would really hurt to ride that dino dressed like that." I mean, I get it, the picture is gorgeous and she's gorgeous. But still. I grumbled.

I do like the picture, though. The artist has a lot of talent. You can see more of her work here: www.deviantart.com/sandara

I've posted the final chapter of Lightning Strike, Book II on my patreon page. Yay! Patrons now have the complete book to enjoy. www.patreon.com/posts/38067916

The photo is Althor's mother, Dyhianna (Dehya) Selei, the Ruby Pharaoh.

Photo credit: Subbotina Anna, shutterstock.com

I've put up Chapter III and Chapter IV of The Vanished Seas on my Patreon page. Here is the link:

www.patreon.com/posts/38627907

The official release day is coming! July 7, 2020. It's hard to believe it's only a couple of weeks now.

Art Credit: Saeed Jalabi, male taekwondo, artstation.com/saeedjalabi

It's official: The Vanished Seas is released! This evening I'll be doing a reading from the book. All are welcome and invited to come by. Hope to see you there!

I've posted installment 2 of the Tuckerization contest on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/41242225

The winner of the Tuckerization contest gets to pick a free book out of anything I have in stock at Starflight Music and books and I will send it to them, signed if they like.

catherineasaro.net/starflight-books-a...

I've put up chapter III of The (new) Quantum Rose on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/43979714

I hope to get all of the chapters posted for patrons in the next few months, before the rewritten book goes on sale as an eBook.

Art credits: Prince Havyrl: conmyth.fandom.com/wiki/Triston_Matth...
This one I found for a character on the con myth fandom wiki. He looks like the character Prince Havyrl in The Quantum Rose, but he is actually a character called Triston Matthews III in the game. For more details on the game and the character(s), see the details at the site and on the pictures itself. They have a lot of great stuff there!

Kamoj Argali. Desktop wallpaper. I couldn't find the artist name, but if anyone knows, please post! abstract.desktopnexus.com/get/2230795/

My eBook publisher likes some of the covers I designed, so they asked if I might do the cover for The City of Cries. I've put up all six covers from book that illustrate "The City of Cries" on my Patreon page, and we're discussing what people like, don't like, what works, what doesn't work, and so on. If you are on Patreon, or feel inclined to become one of my patrons, I'd really appreciate your input! Here is the link: www.patreon.com/posts/44975515

The picture here shows the cover my publisher designed (which I think looks fine). That's the one they asked if I could consider doing something new.

I'm workshopping chapters of my upcoming science fiction mystery, The Jigsaw Assassin, on my Patreon page: http://patreon.com/posts/58302042

It's a stand alone novel in the Major Bhaajan mysteries. Here is the cover of a previous Major Bhaajan book, The Bronze Skies.

Reader input is welcome!

Some folks have asked how to find the story "Children of the Dust" about Bhaaj in her youth.
I posted it on my Patreon page

www.patreon.com/posts/67654120

I'd like to invite folks here to subscribe to the page. You get free stories, free books, gossip, and in the process, you help support me and my writing.

Art Credit: Luis Royo