The following is a guest post by William Snyder, author of Songs of Icarus. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. There is a quote from Ray Bradbury on Book Obsessed: “A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.” ‘Ancient Egypt’? I fell in love with modern Alexandria on a…
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Austin Dragon
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Future Shock: Paradise or Purgatory?
The following is a guest post by Austin Dragon, author of Rising Leviathan. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Is our future a happy, shiny “Star Trek” one or a grimy, hellish “Blade Runner” one? There was a time when Greece ruled the known world. Egypt was the center of Christianity. The Roman Empire was the greatest empire…
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Did you know that Lord Byron…
… had a pet bear when he was studying at Cambridge because he wanted to protest against the university’s policy against keeping dogs. In fact, he loved animals and had quite a few during his lifetime, most notably monkeys, peacocks, a parrot, a fox and a crocodile. Other fun facts about the author: Despite having a lame foot, he had numerous affairs with both men and women. He even had an…