Academy of New World Historians

The Hebras and the Demons and The Damned available now!

Brenda — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:43:44 +0000

The story The Hebras and the Demons and the Damned is now out in the December 2010 Analog! Pick up a copy for the earliest story yet of the colony that founded Fremont.

The Hebras and the Demons and the Damned

Brenda — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:50:05 +0000

This is a new story set early in Fremont’s life, before the events in The Silver Ship and the Sea occur. It will be in the science fiction magazine Analog soon. We’ll let you know when we know which issue!

Brenda Cooper to Appear at Rusty Con

Brenda — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:17:58 +0000

Brenda will be in Seatac, Washington, at Rustycon on the evening of January 15th and all day January 16th. The theme for the convention is all about steampunk, which is a fun mash-up of science fiction and the bawdy side of the Victorian age. More information is available at http://www.rustycon.com.

Brenda Cooper to read on Friday the 13th

Brenda — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:31:34 +0000

Join Brenda and other Seattle-area authors Jack Skillingstead and Louise Marley at the University Bookstore at 7:00 PM on Friday the 13th of November.

West Home

Brenda — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:01 +0000

Kayleen, Liam, and Chelo make this their home on Islandia. The central feature is that West Home is hidden, entirely, from below or above. West Home lives between the pile of stones at the very head of Golden Cat Valley and the actual cliffs that start the wind up into the volcanic mountains known as Islandia’s Teeth. It includes a hidden waterfall with a lake big enough to swim in, a flat grazing valley, a small bit of forest sparse enough that predators cannot hide there easily, and a path up behind it that leads to a hidden escape from the valley.

Chelo believes it is the most beautiful place in the universe.

Foral University

Brenda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:56 +0000

Foral University is the biggest landmark Foral Island on Silver’s Home. It is a training ground for Wind Readers. The buildings are predominantly iron-red and deep green, with the varied architecture found in most universities. Round and tall and sometimes blocky, the campus is both the tallest and widest thing in town, and most the town life revolves around it. Because it is training Wind Readers, it is sometimes home to odd experiments and beings. It is also possible to see the wind burned there, as a small part of the campus is given over to trying to rehabilitate those that the gift of Reading the Wind has damaged.

Samuel Montgomery-Blinn wins a book!

Brenda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:32:06 +0000

This is the fifth book we’ve given away through this site. At Samuel’s request, he’ll get The Silver Ship and the Sea. There are two more drawings left – one for a grand prize of the whole series in hardcover. Use the contact form to send an email if you’d like to enter, or DM Brenda Cooper using @brendacooper on Twitter. Thanks!

Brenda Cooper to be featured on Seattle Geekly podcast

Brenda — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:09:42 +0000

Seattle Geekly (@seattlegeekly on Twitter) will be carrying a podcast with Brenda Cooper. The podcast features information about the books, about this site, and about Brenda. Listen for it! In fact, Seattle Geekly is worth listening to regularly if you live in the greater Seattle area, since they feature lot of local entertainment that people interested in the Academy might like.

Reading date changed for Wayward Coffeehouse

Brenda — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:29:42 +0000

Brenda Cooper’s reading at the Wayward Coffeehouse will now be on November 21st. This will be a late-night fun event. Books will be given away. Stories will be read. The new date is better, too, since WINGS OF CREATION will be available.

New story released to the library

Brenda — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:45:04 +0000

The Academy is pleased to announce that Reading the Wind Reading the Wind is out in paperback. In honor of its release, we have posted a new story in the library.

The new story is a bit that happens offstage to the action in the book, and is the first part of the overall story that has been narrated by Bryan. Well, actually, Chelo told it to us, but she swears she had it through Bryan. The story relates what happens to Bryan as he walks down the Street of All Designs, which is a true historical place that existed on Silver’s Home. In fact, places much like it still exist today.