by Christie Meierz | Apr 26, 2023 | Writer's Life
Back in the beginning, when The Marann was newly released and I was writing the prequel short stories contained in Into Tolari Space, I went to visit family in Rochester, a very picturesque small city on Lake Ontario. It is located in Monroe County, New York—and the...
by Christie Meierz | Apr 19, 2023 | Review
Watch the skies! The 26th novel in the Liaden Universe®, and 100th collaboration between authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, comes to us on July 4th, 2023. The publisher’s blurb: A door never closes, but a window opens . . . With origins in the Old Universe,...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 12, 2023 | Snippet Sunday
First, the surprise: on Wednesday last, the 8th of February, I received an email from Kirkus Reviews containing the following lines. I am writing to let you know that “REMBRANDT’S STATION” has been selected by our Indie editors to be included in...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 15, 2023 | Snippet Sunday
“Are you all right?” he asked. She shrugged. “Not really, but it had to be done. You?” “I have no idea. I don’t feel much, except when I do.” “I’m sorry I contributed to that this morning.” She stuck out a hand. “Pax?” He eyed the hand and crossed his arms....
by Christie Meierz | Jan 2, 2023 | Writing
The first new Tolari Space novel in years, Rembrandt’s Station, will be available for purchase on Thursday! Stationmaster and exiled aristocrat Albert St. John Rembrandt—Bertie to his friends—is in love with a Tolari ruler he believes he can’t have. When he...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 18, 2022 | Snippet Sunday
With all the busyness around Rembrandt’s Station, I see I haven’t posted a snippet in a few weeks. This is from a work in progress: Aerav took another pull on his flask. “After the battle, I was frozen in myself, as you are now. But sometimes there would...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 11, 2022 | Writing
Rembrandt’s Station, the first new Tolari Space novel since 2015 is now available for preorder! Official launch date is January 5, 2023, with an online launch party on Saturday, January 7. Stay tuned for details! This book was a real surprise for me in some...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 20, 2022 | Snippet Sunday
Here’s a bit from my forthcoming novel Rembrandt’s Station, scheduled for release on January 5. Stay tuned! Some stationmaster he’d turned out to be. Seven years of faultless work, and all it took was one slip to bring serious trouble to the planet he...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 20, 2022 | Writing
My first few covers were largely put together from stock images; it was only with Farryn’s War that we found a good style that marries space opera and romance. So here is Tom Peters’ new cover for The Fall. I think you’ll agree it’s...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 7, 2022 | SF Conventions
Listening to readings at a science fiction convention is a great way to find new-to-you authors and books. There are people who make a practice of hanging out in the reading rooms for that very reason. Because of this, and because I am (it must be admitted) not...
