DEEP QUARRY, by John E. Stith Trade paperback, 156 pages, $15.99 ISBN: 1-58715-707-1 In Deep Quarry, Stith once again successfully combines mystery with hard science fiction. Ben Takent is a private eye on a hot, dusty world at the edge of the civilized galaxy. When he's asked to find out who is stealing artifacts from a 10,000-year old archaeological dig in the desert, he reluctantly takes the case. After it becomes clear that the artifacts are pointing to an ancient alien spacecraft, the stakes in the case go up -- way up. Winner of the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award.
Some resources and info that might be of interest to readers:
Stith's site is www.neverend.com.
Look for Naught for Hire, an upcoming webisode series starring Ben Browder as a private detective in a comic near future filled with AI-based appliances that exhibit a range of human-like personality disorders. Look for the original story from ANALOG, included in ALL FOR NAUGHT.
Naught for Hire: Lying clients, criminal minds, deranged appliances -- Who you gonna trust?
The Naught for Hire site is www.naughtforhire.com.
A Naught for Hire fan community is www.naughtpiagency.com.
John E. Stith has a Facebook page, and there is a Naught for Hire Facebook page.
Also look for MANHATTAN TRANSFER. Aliens kidnap Manhattan. Read all about it.
REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS is hard SF set in a hyperspace environment where the speed of light is 10 meters per second. Flick a light switch and see the room slowly fill with light. Run, and you can create a sonic boom. Against this background is a starship hijacking where one man stands in their way.
The video page includes part of the the public domain program Science Fiction--Science Fact: SF2 that aired on PBS. All six parts are available on YouTube.
