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.
Jane Doe remembered nothing about her past when she awoke naked in a park. She was unhurt and seemed 14 years old, a small pretty blond. In the hospital and later in an orphanage her intelligence was found to be … Continue reading →
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Tagged alien, Blackhawk, F-16, jet fighter, K-50, orphan, Sci fi, science fiction, space station, spaceplane, supergirl, Superman, The Eons-Lost Orphan
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I was brought up to be an asshole. A lot of men are. The main issue of the #MeToo movement for each of us men is: Are we teachable assholes? Or unteachable? The unteachables are and forever will be rapists … Continue reading →
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Tagged #MeToo, bullies, bullying, feminism, harrassment, LGBT, MeTwo, politics, rape, sexual abuse, Teachable Asshole, Teachable Assholes, Time's Up, Time'sUp, UnTeachableAsshole
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From the Amazon web site: “The Transmuter’s Daughter by Laurence Dahners is a near-future science fiction thriller. Morgan Djai’s company’s been bought out, he’s been laid off, his wife wants a divorce, and his brilliant but estranged brother has just been … Continue reading →
I just finished watching the 10th and final episode of “Impulse.” This is the latest movie inspired by Steven Gould‘s four-book series of novels about a family of teleporters, beginning with Jumper. The roughly fifty-minute episodes tell a single story … Continue reading →
I’ve long been a fan of the 1632 Universe series. It and the critiques of the alternate universe it describes from many other fans in the Baen 1632 Tech conference inspired me to write my Shapechanger Tales series. Recently I … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1632, 1632 series, action-adventure, alternate history, Baen, Baen Bar, Eric Flint, Grantville Gazette, parallel universe, Sci fi, science fiction
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Anything new from grand master Lois McMaster Bujold is a cause for celebration. I hastened to download her latest story in her Vorkosigan Universe series. THEN I celebrated. Click the image to read an excerpt and to buy the story.
The follow up to Martha Wells‘ novella “All Systems Red” is now available. It is as compellingly readable as its predecessor. It is complete in its own right, but part of a longer story arc which will span two more … Continue reading →
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Tagged action-adventure, android, Dominaria, Hugo finalist, Ile-Rien, Magic: the Gathering, Martha Wells, murderbot, mystery, Nebula finalist, Raksura, Sci fi, science fiction, The Books of the Raksura
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I’m a big fan of the 1632 Universe created by Eric Flint. I’ve read all the novels in the series, and they inspired me to write my own alternate-history series: The Shapechanger Tales. Recently I discovered that Flint created the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1632, 1632 series, airship, alternate history, alternate universe, blimp, dirigible, Eric Flint, Ring of Fire, Sci fi, science fiction, steampunk, Tranquebar
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In these highly political times I’ve decided to openly declare my politics. They are complex, because the universe is complex. They are NOT binary: black or white (or red or blue). Or liberal or conservative. I am liberal AND conservative. … Continue reading →
It’s rare that I highlight an old movie on this site. I usually focus on what’s soon to come out, or did so recently, and which you might not have discovered. But I recently rediscovered a fabulous older movie: Proof, … Continue reading →
