Month: June 2022

Why feature an Archaeologist in a Science Fiction novel?

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[ST Ref: PT-B1-C4_220625: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Four: “Dry River Cave”.] New Character SP: Barrie, in Chapter Four of ‘Star Island‘, the first book of your Planetoid Trilogy, you introduce a new character, Dr James Anderson, Jimmy, to his friends. I can understand you having such a character in an adventure story about an…

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Aliens, Amazon, Fiction, Planetoid Trilogy, Science Fiction, Seaswell Publishing, Star Island

Hyperloop vs Fast Trains: whether to Hyperloop or not to Hyperloop, that is the question.

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[ST Ref: PT-B1-C3_220610: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Three: “Paris Interview”.] SP: Barrie, in your latest book, ‘Star Island‘, you have your characters using several modes of transport. In particular. some readers are wondering why you have them still using conventional fast rail between European cities. What about Hyperloop vs fast trains? Given that the…

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Engineering, Fiction, Planetoid Trilogy, Science Fiction, Seaswell Publishing, Star Island