About Laer Carroll
I am an aerospace software and systems engineer recently retired to become a professional writer. My genres include sci fi and fantasy, young adult, and technical books.
At the end of the last Avengers movie several of the Avengers have disappeared, retired, or SEEM to be dead. Among them is Natasha Romanoff: the Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson. But in the comics and movies based on … Continue reading →
Someone who can see ghosts helping to solve crimes is an old idea in TV, movies, and books. “The Inbetween” is the latest example. It’s rescued from a premise which might seem clichéd by convincing actors and solid development of … Continue reading →
Just when I’ve almost despaired of finding a new favorite SF/F writer I stumble across one. Her name is Emily Croy Barker. The book which introduced me to her is The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic. It’s available from … Continue reading →
I’m halfway through Book 3 of the Space Orphan trilogy. At this point my hero/ine Jane meets the centaur-like cat people. Before she only knew them from the city they left behind 19,000 years ago inside an asteroid in the … Continue reading →
I’m a gun owner and fan from way back. My first gun was a Winchester-like BB gun. The second I got when was I was 17 – a Colt .45 1911 pistol which I customized with Goncala Alves grips. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2nd amendment, action-adventure, alternate history, alternative history, Colt .45 automatic, Defense, Glock, Glock 19, Human Interstellar Confederation, reasonable gun laws, responsible gun laws, Sci fi, science fiction, The Star Woman, The Super Olympian
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Some of you asked about my plans for my several books and series. Here they are for the next several months to a year. Finish & publish part three of the Space Orphan series. This is slow going, as I … Continue reading →
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Tagged alien, alternative history, Human Interstellar Confederation, Sci fi, science fiction, Shapechanger's Birth, Shapechanger's Destiny, Shapechanger's Progress, The Eons-Lost Orphan, The Orphan in Near-Space, The Space Orphan
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Some characters stick in our minds after we’ve finished a story. Such is the case of Athena Sarah Mawusi Akwete Ocampo, the main character in my Athena’s Journey. I’ve been almost forced by my subconscious to write a second novelette … Continue reading →
I’m a huge fan of Eric Flint’s 1632 series of books. If you’ve not yet encountered it, I suggest you check out the first book. To read a sample and buy the book, click this image. So far the series … Continue reading →
I’m an aerospace software and systems engineer, working most recently at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and Boeing’s Phantom Works. I am now retired and spend much of each day writing, mostly fiction. I am also one of many diverse professionals … Continue reading →
News from the Orphan sequel front: At 25 Jane Kuznetsov (the Orphan) has her first boy friend. This is normal for the people where she was born. They lived very long lives and matured much later. They might not marry … Continue reading →
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Tagged alien, Golden Globes, international space station, ISS, Oscars, red carpet, Sci fi, science fiction, space station, supergirl, Superman, The Eons-Lost Orphan, World Space Station
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