Ambassador 2: Raising Hell
Ambassador 1: Seeing Red

Ambassador 1: Seeing Red is book 1 in the Ambassador series 24 October 2114: the day that shocked the world. Young diplomat Cory Wilson narrowly escapes death in the assassination of President Sirkonen. No one claims responsibility but there is no doubt that the attack is extraterrestrial. Cory was meant…
Return of the Aghyrians series Soldier’s Duty
The Soldier Son trilogy by Robin Hobb
The Soldier Son trilogy by Robin Hobb (click on the image for more info) This is not Robin Hobb’s best-know or even best-liked work, but I liked this a lot more than her popular series. The main character is male. He goes into the army because he is expected to,…
Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson There are three books in this series (click on the image for more info): Red Mars Green Mars Blue Mars Together, they form an epic history of the colonisation of Mars as it could truly happen. This is hard science fiction at its very…
Foreigner series by C.J. Cherryh
My number one favourite of favourite series. Start reading book number 1 (click on the image). These books detail the life and tribulations of a puny human Bren Cameron on a planet where humans are in the minority and not in power. The larger and stronger atevi are dangerous, don’t…
A few comments about Geospermia (Analog, May 2013)
Science in Science Fiction: seasons

Here is another article in my science in science fiction series. The concept of a year divided into four equal parts–spring, summer, autumn and winter–is a northern European one, and the images that go with these seasons are even more so. The northern European seasons are determined by the position…