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River of Stones: A Sequel to The Astreya Trilogy

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Seymour
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River of Stones begins 20 years after the end of The Astreya Trilogy.  Mairi and Trogen, the twin daughter and son of Astreya and Lindey are 18, and have risen up the ranks to second mate. Here’s the pitch: Only … Continue reading →

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The Elopus in the Fishpond

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Seymour
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“Your Majesty. There’s an elopus in the palace fishpond, eating goldfish!”
“Goodness me,” said the Queen. “A chimera with the head of an elephant and the body of an octopus? Well, you know what to do.” Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christine Cholette, GISHWHES, Misha Collins, Science Fiction, Seymour Hamilton, The Greatest Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen, The Queen. | Leave a reply

Story Behind The Astreya Trilogy

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Seymour
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In the 1970s, when I lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, I sailed as mate on a traditional 50-foot wooden schooner, leaving early one summer day from the Bras d’Or lakes, near where Alexander Graham Bell tested his airplane, the Silver Dart. By evening, the ragged northern end of Cape Breton had disappeared over my starboard shoulder. Alone at the wheel, listening to the creaking, splashing, sighing sounds of sailing, I heard dolphins whistle, and when dawn came, I saw the sun rise on southern Newfoundland’s wall of cliffs that fall hundreds of feet into the sea. My skipper’s navigation was excellent: dead ahead was the flashing light of the navigation buoy we needed to guide us to a gap in the cliffs, less than a quarter mile wide. Continue reading →

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