Catherine Asaro's Blog

Hailey Gregor did a great interview with me on the Baen Free Radio Hour. It's on my book, Gold Dust, about the Olympics in the future. You can see it here:

baen.com/podcast/index/view/id/922

It's up! My blog post about The Big Idea in my latest book, Gold Dust, is now up at John Scalzi's site. Come on over and take a look. If you have questions about the book, you can ask them there, and I will answer. Enjoy!

whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/13/the-bi...

I’m thrilled to be attending Capclave 2025, a beloved literary convention held in the Washington, D.C. area this weekend, September 19th-21st. Known for its relaxed atmosphere, Capclave brings together writers, editors, artists, and fans to celebrate science fiction and fantasy.

I’ll be participating in several panels and events throughout the weekend, and I’d love to see you there!

Here’s my schedule:
Keeping the Science in Science Fiction: Saturday, September 20 @ 11:00 AM, Room 15 (Eisenhower)

Author Reading: Saturday, September 20 @ 2:00 PM, Room 167 (Adams)

Building Your Worlds from the Ground Up: Saturday, September 20 @ 3:00 PM, Room 50 (Eisenhower)

Breaking the Rules of Science?: Sunday, September 21 @ 10:00 AM, Room 14 (Eisenhower)

Ethical Considerations for AI: Sunday, September 21 @ 11:00 AM, Room 5 (Eisenhower)

If you’re planning to attend, please stop by and say hello—or come to one of the panels and join the conversation. I’m looking forward to a weekend full of ideas, stories, and great company.

For more details, see
catherineasaro.net/events/capclave-2025/

It’s Worldcon time! Join me at the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention in Seattle this week. Here’s my schedule:

Post-Human Soldiers: Aug 14th, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Rooms 447-448

Table Talk: Aug 15th, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Room 427

Autographs: Aug 16th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Garden Lounge (3F)

Need a Hand? Transhumanism and Prosthetics: Aug 16th, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Room 343-344

Hope to see you there!

I've made the following post on my Patreon account free for everyone as part of a promotion. If you like what you see of my account, please consider subscribing. Thank you!

patreon.com/posts/132738258

The post is an in depth answer to a reader question about my Ruby Dynasty series. They asked how the Memories operate on the planet Lyshriol, home to the Valdoria branch of the Ruby Dynasty. The Memories are the enigmatic red-robed historians who store the memories of the Lyshrioli people. They work with the Bards to record their histories into ballads.

Yay! I'm pleased to say that the anthology Permutations had its official release this week. My story in the anthology is called "The Pacifist War," and is the last story in the book. You can see it in all the usual places, including at Amazon (amazon.com/Permutations-World-Antholo...). It's coming out from Arc Manor. We're talking about it on my Patreon page here: patreon.com/posts/131249658

It's Balticon time! If you're around this weekend, here is my panel schedule:

FRIDAY (today!)
Fri 5:30-6:30, Guilford room: Underground Civilizations

SATURDAY
Sat 1:00-2:30, St. George: Readings, with Jenne, Mignogna, Rose, Weber
Sat 2:30-3:30, Gibson room: Permutations: A Return to Chalker's Wellworld
Sat 4:00-5:00, Pride of Baltimore II: AI and Gender
Sat 5:30-6:30, Mount Washington: Writing Dialogue

SUNDAY
Sun 11:30-12:30, 5th Floor Lobby: Autographs, with Jennifer Posey
Sun 1:00-2:00, Mount Washington: Juggling POV
Sun 2:30-3:30, Baltimore Ballroom A: Book Launch for "Permutations: A Well World Anthology"

For more details, see Balticon

It's official! My next book -- Gold Dust -- is coming out on October 7, 2025. It's about the Olympics in the future and a lot of other sf shenanigans. Although it's Book 2 in the Dust Knight series, you don't have to have read Book 1 to read this one.

Here is the Amazon link: amazon.com/Gold-Dust-2-Knights/dp/166...

We're also talking about it in various comments on my Patreon site, including this post:

patreon.com/posts/thank-you-to-129127915

My Patreon subscribers helped me work out various aspects of the story, like Tim Oey, who helped me come up with the title when I was stuck.

To celebrate the release of the first novel in The Dust Knights series, we’re giving away a free copy of THE DOWN DEEP1 To participate, go to

baen.com/contests

This magazine cover picture is mentioned in my upcoming book, The Down Deep. If you'd like to know why, come to my Patreon page to read an excerpt from the book about it: patreon.com/posts/106945217

Credit: Luis Royo, for Heavy Metal Magazine, 2005

Edit: the post isn't supposed to be paywalled. I think I fixed it, but if you are having problems seeing it, let me know in a comment below. Thanks!