Category Archives: novel

Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 0 – Coming Soon

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Today has been 14 months that Baen Books has had Senta and the Steel Dragon book 1 for consideration, so I am sending them a message asking for an update. Regardless of whether they end up publishing it or not, I decided to write a book 0 to introduce the world and the characters. I plan to distribute this book as a free ebook, like I did with His Robot Girlfriend, and like that book, I will have a paperback version availabe.

His Robot Girlfriend – 5 Star Reader Review on Smashwords

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By WT Sharpe

This book is sexy sci-fi fun from start to finish with an ending I didn’t see coming. It has some of that same off-center flavor that made the old X Minus 1 radio show so enjoyable. I highly recommend it.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess – Free at Obooko

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As I have mentioned before, Obooko is a site devoted to providing free ebooks in pdf format. Now you can pick up a pdf copy of Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess for free at Obooko.

His Robot Girlfriend – 3 Star Review

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3 Star Review by C. Alan Loewen

See the original here.

Man buys robot. Man falls in love with robot. They live happily ever after.
There are two types of books: character-driven and plot-driven. Allison’s His Robot Girlfriend is an example of the former.

Much of nothing happens in the story. There is a hint of intrigue, an aroma of conflict, a lot of sensuality referred to but not, thank heaven, described blow-by-blow which would make this simply bad porn. Basically the first sentence of the review is the novella in its entirety.
The dialogue is written well, which is a plus for works put out into free domain. The character of Mike Smith is rather well fleshed out though Patience remains … well, a robot and doesn’t have much of a personality as she is basically a Gal Friday with sexual services attached. The settings are intriguing. It is interesting to see what of our culture the author believes will survive in the near future, and and as credit to the author’s craft, I did read the novella in its entirety.

However, reviewers are as varied as wildflowers in a meadow. Personally, I like a strong, well-crafted plot with intriguing lines of conflict, no matter how subtle or blatant they may be. If you like just character vignettes and what people may do in the privacy of their homes with a novel toy, then this might just be your five-star story.

His Robot Girlfriend – Now at B&N

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His Robot Girlfriend is now available as an ebook free at Barnes and Noble. Of course you can get it by following the links at the right.

Women of Power – The Novel

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I’ve decided that rather than continuing to release the chapters of Women of Power as singles, I would go ahead and finish the story as a novel. I’m into chapter 4 (of 10), so expect the finished product in about a month.

His Robot Girlfriend Reaches 10,000 Downloads

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His Robot Girlfriend has topped 10,000 downloads. Available at Feedbooks.com, Manybooks.com, and Smashwords.com. And of course, it is available in paperback and hardbound from Amazon or right here.

Princess of Amathar – 25% Off

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To conclude that Amathar details series of posts, here is a discout coupon for all you ebook readers out there. Get 25% off by entering the coupon code when you purchase Princess of Amathar in ebook form. Here is the code: HK94L. Good until November 11, 2009.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress – Update

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Oops. I almost let a day go by without posting. It would have been the first in well over a year. Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorcerss is done. The ebook should be available in days, followed soon upon by the paperback.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess – Chapter 19

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Chapter Nineteen: Wherein I make an escape, a plot element that I normally wouldn’t reveal, but you know that I am alive anyway because I am telling you the story.

I was given another bowl of the delicious mush, which I ate, this time with more difficulty because my back really ached when I bent over to eat like a dog. I certainly didn’t sleep though. Oh you can be sure of that. I didn’t sleep. Knowing that you are going on trial in one hour is not nearly the cure for sleepiness that knowing you are to be executed in the morning is.

“Eaglethorpe,” a voice called.
I turned to see Jholiera bathed in the light of the setting sun as it diffused through the trees. She was no longer dressed as a boy. She had on a leather dress cut in an elven style with a leaf motif carved into it. It left her shoulders bare and though her form was slight, there was no longer any question that she was a young woman. She had golden jewelry on her arms and a delicate golden crown on her head.
“Eaglethorpe, how are you?”
“I’ve a pretty nasty stab wound in my back, and my arms are aching from them being tied behind me. I think I skinned my knee when I was trying to eat from a bowl like a dog, but there’s no way to check. Oh yes, and they are going to kill me in a few hours. Other than that, I’m fine.”
“Come here, close to the bars.”
I did as directed and she reached through the bars and cut the bands that were holding my wrists together. My muscles cried out as blood rushed back into them, and a shooting pain went from my back straight into my heart.
“I think I shall die before they have a chance to kill me,” said I. “Serves them right.”
“Don’t say that. I’m going to get you out of here.”
“How?”
“I’ll be back after midnight. In the meantime, try to get some rest.”
“You have no idea, girl,” said I, as she went off into the trees.
Remarkably I did sleep this time. I must have. I don’t remember falling asleep or even sitting down. But when I was awakened by small pebbles hitting against my face, I found myself sitting against the wall of the cave.
“Ow! Stop it,” said I, as one of the small pebbles hit me in the eye.
“Quiet you,” said Jholiera. “I’m almost ready to rescue you. Get over here and wait by the cell door. You have to be ready at a moment’s notice.”
“Why aren’t you rescuing me now?”
“I don’t have the key yet.”
“You don’t have the key?”
“Calm down. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
She did return, but it wasn’t in a few minutes. It was quite a bit later. In fact, by the time she did return, I was beginning to fear that the first rays of predawn light might make escape impossible. But when she arrived, Jholiera did have the key. She quickly opened the cell door, and taking me by the hand, led me through a maze of trees. We hurried around massive trunks and over fallen logs, through curtains of trailing vines, until we came to another small glade. Here was my beautiful steed, which is to say Hysteria.
I can tell you I had a hard time saddling my horse due to my injury. But with the elven princess’s help, the deed was soon done. As I prepared to mount, Jholiera stopped me.
“Thank you Eaglethorpe,” she said, and gave me a tender kiss on the cheek.
“You are coming with me, aren’t you?” I asked. “You can’t live with such a horrible father, or marry such a horrible husband.”
“Don’t worry. My father is not so bad. And Iidreiion probably won’t want to marry me anyway after he finds out what I had to do to get the key away from his cousin. Besides, I’ve had enough adventuring for now. I just want to stay home and be safe.”
With that she gave me an even tenderer kiss on the cheek. I climbed into my saddle and took off through the woods, just as the early dawn was beginning to break. And I never saw the little elven princess again.