New illustration reveal

New illustration reveal

I am excited to reveal a new illustration I commissioned for Darkness Gains (and yes, it was after the book’s initial publication, so I am planning to update the paperback and Kindle versions with this new image). The illustration shows High Cleric Galadrin...
“Aliens” on Earth

“Aliens” on Earth

In writing my books, I must often spend time imagining alien creatures (whether sentient or not) to put on other planets. Because I am a biologist, it is also important to me that they be anatomically and physiologically plausible. And this is not as easy a thing to...
Bacteria Produce Electricity

Bacteria Produce Electricity

Microbe-Generated Electricity The production of electricity by bacteria is a topic which has interested me for a long time, even from before I started writing Conquerors of K’Tara.  Of course, we humans are also capable of generating electricity, but we do so...