New book: The Maskmaker's Apprentice

Dear Friends, I have a secret that might surprise my long-time readers. I write science fiction for a living-no surprise. And I read for pleasure, which should also not shock you. But mixing work and pleasure can be problematic, and reading science fiction can often feel like work. So my secret is: I'm primarily a reader of fantasy. If I'm reading for pleasure, 9 times out of 10 it's fantasy. Thirteen years ago I dipped my toe into writing fantasy—in fact, the third book I ever wrote was the 1st novel of an intended fantasy series. I wrote it under a pen name, and it didn't go very far. I wrote that book and most of a second before switching to Scifi and that's when I published The Terran Gambit. Recently, needing a quick break from Scifi this summer after having plowed through The Sons of Oberon, The Emperor's Shadow, and The Heirs of Humanity in less than 6 months (as well as the first book of a fun new Scifi novel I keep hinting at. Coming soon!), I set SciFi aside for a few weeks and revisited my old fantasy novels. Turns out they weren't bad! Book 1 need some editing and updating, and the result is here: The Maskmaker's Apprentice: Book one of Masks of Terremar. And I didn't stop there! Book 2, The Wyvern's Glory, was just sitting there in my old files, mostly done, unedited, unpublished. I spent a few weeks finishing it and I think I might even like it more than book 1! The Wyvern's Glory Go try them! Still working on the final book of the Pax Humana series (title: Pax Humana), which I swore I'd finish before summer was over (ack, only 2 more weeks…). I might need an extra week or two on that one. And then… DOWNLOAD STATION Yep, it has a title now. In the future: friendless engineer by day and amateur stand-up comic by night George runs afoul of the legal system and is sentenced to be downloaded as the operating system of a backwater space station. After getting over the out-of-body shock and a few terribly-timed jokes later, he befriends the station's vacuum cleaner, water filtration system, and flirts with a docking spaceship, forming a small family of human-turned-operating systems as he uncovers the oligarchic plot that deprived them of their freedom. It's fun, funny (I hope!) and heartwarming. Can't wait to get this one out. Soon! Until next time, Nick Nick Webb's science fiction is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.