July 17, 2020

Greetings Everyone!

My second book Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Science Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson will be released on October 30, 2020- a delightful time for a book release when autumn is at its height & Halloween is right around the corner.

Please pre-order a copy- it is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Zero Books, Google Books & various other online sites.  Here is a link to the Walmart site (I still can’t believe that Walmart is carrying my book!- I love Walmart).

Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols provides fun & definitive, cutting-edge interpretations of Lovecraft & Asimov’s works, and a thorough, penetrating analysis of William Gibson’s fiction right up to his Peripheral series.  By the way, Gibson has just published his second book in the Peripheral series, Agency.  It is a great book- a kind of prequel to the first entry in the series.

If you want a good introduction to Gibson’s world & his particularly dark, stimulating sf visions, then you should read my new book- it will get you up to snuff on understanding & appreciating Gibson, who is still, in my view, the #1 sf writer in the world. 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aliens-Robots-Virtual-Reality-Idols-in-the-Science-Fiction-of-H-P-Lovecraft-Isaac-Asimov-and-William-Gibson-Paperback/664496939

JLS

June 6, 2020

At the end of May, I did my first YouTube interview for my new book Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Science Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson.

The interview was with Douglas Lain of Zero Books Livestream; we had a stimulating discussion about my book, space, time, quantum physics, magic, occultism & the eventual fate of the universe.

Please check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Q9R3_7Oqk

May 8, 2020

My new book: Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Science Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson can now be pre-ordered; it is available from my publishers, and also, on Google Books, Amazon, Waterstones, Thriftbooks and even Walmart.com.  Please pick up a copy- it was fun to write & will be a lot of fun to read.

I demonstrate that there is ultimately little difference between alien indifferentism & alien inclusionism in the fictional works of these three great writers; the robots and the VR idols evolve into monsters whose actions bring about outcomes which are every bit as terrifying as anything in Lovecraft’s work.

Best wishes everyone!

JLS

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aliens-Robots-Virtual-Reality-Idols-in-the-Science-Fiction-of-H-P-Lovecraft-Isaac-Asimov-and-William-Gibson-Paperback/664496939

April 11, 2020

Easter Morning

She stood in front of the tomb, thinking. The stone had been rolled aside. The tomb was empty.

There was nothing there.

So, she left. She walked in the woods. And the birds were singing. And the dawn was breaking.

It was early spring.

It was, in many ways, Him. And in other ways, it wasn't.

After a time, she became tired & laid against a tree and fell asleep.

Then, the angels came.

They had come to take her with them, if she had been unable to go further. But she was dreaming & she was happy. So, the angels left.

On Earth, the bliss comes & goes, comes & goes.

And the angels accept this.  And she accepts it.

John L. Steadman

April 2, 2020

The Creation & Nothingness Syllogisms

If space & time are constant for a moment, however briefly, then creation begins & begins, again & again.

If space & time are constant forever, then there is nothingness.

JLS

March 22,2020

The Space & Time Syllogisms

If we hold space constant, then we can travel through time. When we time travel, we are in hypertime.

If we hold time constant, then we can travel through space. When we space travel, we are in hyperspace.

JLS

March 11, 2020

Greetings Everyone!

My new book: Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Science Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson is due to be published on October 30th of this year; it is a fun, exciting read for fans of H. P. Lovecraft & everyone who is interested in science fiction, horror & fantasy.

You can pre-order it from Google Books, as well as from my publishers Zero Books,  Amazon, Indiebound, Waterstones and other retail sites.  There is also an e-book available for those of you who prefer screens to paper; Asimov's robots would definitely fit this profile. 

JLS

https://books.google.com/books/about/Aliens_Robots_Virtual_Reality_Idols_in_t.html?id=OuG6zAEACAAJ