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Nate Kenyon is a friend that has a new book out… see his website for great reviews of his recent work.

Available July 1st

When simulated interactions are an essential part of life, a programming glitch can be devastating, especially for the company that controls the sims.

William Bellow is an experienced bug hunter who comes as close as any human to the anticipated Transformation that links man to machine. As he digs into the problems surrounding New London’s most advanced programming, the nature of his own memories and the events of his past are called into question. Desperate manipulations and complex deceptions take him from the corporate towers to the underground resistance as Bellow’s work quickly escalates into a fight for his life in both the physical and virtual worlds.

Kenyon’s fast-paced, twisting thriller tracks Bellow’s progress forward through the case and backward through his own questionable past. Scheduled for release in summer 2009, Prime is a must-read for fans of Richard K. Morgan, Neal Stephenson, and Philip K. Dick.

The hauntingly beautiful cover art is by Russian-born artist Katja Faith.

As always, free shipping on all pre-orders. Secure your order today!

Wiscasset High School graduate Nate Kenyon’s new book, The Reach is out. He is also the author of the Bram Stoker Award Finalist Bloodstone. Look for reviews of both books here soon.

This article was featured on Bowdoin’s Academic Spotlight. Congratulations Tom! It’s a beautiful book with amazing photos and illustrations. (Inside images after the jump). I did some photoshop work for some of the images.

(from the article)
Thomas D. Conlan, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, recently published Weapons & Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Warrior, 1200-1877 AD (Amber Books, UK, 2008). The book traces the history and development of the Samurai over seven centuries, from a small band of horse-riders to a distinct warrior order, highly skilled with bows, swords, guns and canons. Conlan’s detailed scholarship on their weapons, armor, equipment, fighting techniques and siege tactics is accompanied by over 300 detailed line-drawings, color photographs and maps. “This was a wonderful opportunity to make my research more accessible to a popular audience,” noted Conlan. “There are so many myths around the Samurai. People think of a 700-year warrior class and tend to see a stasis, when in fact the modes of warfare were changing very quickly. I aimed to show the flexibility of the warrior culture both materially and culturally. The Samurai were very pragmatic. They found ways to survive and prosper in an era of great turmoil.”