| See also: | Business Secrets
from the Stars (Humor/satire) Dawn Crescent (Gulf War One goes wrong) Another Chance at Life: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Journey |
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| "In his lively new novel, Pit Planet, David Dvorkin takes us on a headlong trip not only between planets, but over, under, and through worlds of greed, sex, politics, intrigue, and adventure, of miners and mindpickers, cavesnakes and triple-crossers. Pit Planet is an absorbing mix of hard science and action sf, with the unmistakable Dvorkin touch." |
| - Connie Willis, author of Doomsday Book
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| "Like the great classics by Asimov, Bester, Clarke, and Heinlein, David Dvorkin's Pit Planet is intelligent, thought provoking, exciting Science Fiction entertainment at its finest. . . . a wonderful reading experience. Truly enjoyed it. The sections underground strongly reminded me of the sense of wonder I experienced the first time I read William Hope Hodgson's The Night Land. Cheers for Benton! Pit Planet packs a powerful punch." |
| - C. Dean Andersson, author of the Bloodsong
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| "Pit Planet is a pit bull of a novel! It grabs hold and won't let go!" |
| - Nina Romberg, author of Shadow Walkers
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| "David Dvorkin reminds us that human nature will follow us into the future. A compelling exploration of the causes and consequences of monopoly." |
| - Wil McCarthy, author of The Collapsium
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| "David Dvorkin's Pit Planet is a box of puzzles. Each time a question is answered, a new question is revealed. A fun story with an intriguing and believable cast of characters." |
| - John Stith, author of Redshift Rendezvous
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Occasionally, James Benton is surprised at the role the mineral jacksonite has played in his life. His rootless childhood, his parents' disappearance in interstellar space, his lack of any emotional attachment since then - none of this would have happened without the influence of jacksonite. He's not alone: jacksonite has had an immense influence on everyone in the galaxy. It could be said that jacksonite has made the current galactic civilization possible.
As for his introspective and yet naive nature, his inability to withstand stronger personalities, his aimlessness, and above all his feeling that he is always being used as a tool by others - well, perhaps Benton would have been that way with or without jacksonite. He blames himself for those failings.
Now jacksonite has brought Benton to Colliery, the only world where the mineral is found, the headquarters of the immensely wealthy Jacksonite Corporation. Colliery is a beautiful planet, a veritable Garden of Eden, but here Benton will be forced to delve below his own surface, to search within, as he penetrates below the serene and lovely surface of Colliery. In knowing and liberating a world, Benton will finally know and liberate himself.
For a PDF version of the first two chapters, click here.
Or you can order Pit Planet through any bookstore. Tell them to contact Ingram (the big distributor from whom bookstores order a lot of their books) and mention that this book comes through Ingram's Lightning Source division.
Please note that this book is published by means of Print on Demand technology, so it won't be on
the shelves at bookstores. You'll have to ask for it. Bookstore clerks
are still a bit confused about this whole Print
on Demand thing, but it's part of the publishing wave of the
future, so eventually the bookstore personnel should be up to speed on
it. (And if you encounter some who are still confused, for the love of
God, educate them! Click here to educate
yourself first.)
| See also: | Business Secrets
from the Stars (Humor/satire) Dawn Crescent (Gulf War One goes wrong) Another Chance at Life: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Journey |