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My Best 3 Science Fiction News Stories and 3 Fun Links

3 Science Fiction New Stories and 3 Fun Links is the kind of blog post I love to write. I don’t have to follow any rules. I just pick the most interesting stories and funniest and most delightful links of the week.

I’ll add some commentary. You can too! I’ll send you a free copy of Zombie Turkeys to anyone who comments.

Or, you can just click the next book cover to get one:

My Best 3 Science Fiction News Stories
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My Best 3 Science Fiction Stories – The First

Practical nuclear fusion! It’s been a dream since I was in Junior High School. I have this snippet from Paranormal Privateers about alien technology:

Paranormal Privateers Snippet

Talana turned her briefcase sideways. Legs descended and the briefcase unfolded, revealing a cube and two glass vials, one golden, one scummy green. Disturbingly, the cube and vials were larger than the briefcase.


“Our first gift”—Talana picked up the cube, the size of a breadbox—”is a universal power source. Simply pour in water and out comes electricity. The unit produces electricity in the voltage and frequency you wish, controlled by these dials.”

“Hey, Talana!” shouted Lashon Miller from the press box. The camera panned to her.

“Yes?”

“What’s the catch? This is like those infinite energy scams you read on the internet.”

“There’s no scam! The unit works by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen and fusing the hydrogen. Out comes oxygen and helium, which you may capture and use.” She gestured to two tubes exiting the box. “Let me show you. My cell phone needs charging.” She plugged the charger into an ordinary socket, and it began to charge.

“How long does it work on water? How much water? And how much power comes out?” Lashon asked.

“A cup is good for a year of phone charging. But you’re not limited to that. See this power transmitter on this socket?” She plugged a black box into what appeared to be a two-hundred-and-twenty-volt socket. “This introduces our second gift.” She called into the air, “Come here, Super Car!”

Zooming down the street came a sleek, bubble-roofed car. It stopped in front of the saucer and hovered.

“It’s voice activated and powered wirelessly from this transmitter.


Read more of Paranormal Privateers here. Or listen on Audible:

My Best 3 Science Fiction Stories
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Your First Fun Link

Who wouldn’t want to win a Grand Admiral Thrawn Imperial Assault Bundle? I certainly entered this contest! Click here.

My Second Science Fiction Story

Yup, it’s another black hole story! I love reading the black hole news stories, because science fiction writers have a real challenge keeping their fictional black hole stories up to date with the latest discoveries.

Do you like black hole stories? Or nuclear fusion stories? Or neither? Let me know and I’ll send you a book!

Your Next Fun Link –
Try Not to Laugh Challenge.

Weird Al Yankovic Conducts an Orchestra.

My Best Science Fiction Story – The Last One

Robots have come a long way since I was a kid. Which robot did you like best? Let me know. Yet robots don’t have sentience–yet. But my robot in Paranormal Privateers does. Check out this excerpt:


“We’re in trouble,” General Figeroa said to the assembled team—paranormal patriots, John Smith’s capuchin ambassador, and the alien AI, Wilhelmina “Minnie” Wallace.


She’d whipped up a portable droid, a golden metallic humanoid, obviously female. She made her robot an exact copy of Marilyn Monroe. She slouched in a chair at the table in a white dress. Her glowing blue diamond eyes captured everything for three hundred and sixty degrees around her. Her third eye, located where the occipital bone was, peered through shiny blond hair.

On the off chance you may not know Marilyn Monroe, here she is in her favorite movie, Some Like It Hot.

Your Last Fun Link

Who knew being dead could be so much fun?

A meme from the 60s
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5 True Science Fiction Reports and fun news

5 True Science Fiction Reports in this blog post: let’s begin with the first that follows below: real hoverboards, like Paranormal Privateers.

5 True Science Fiction Reports

In case you don’t believe hoverboards are in Paranormal Privateers, here’s the chapter icon to prove it:

Here’s a video of one in action:

The Next True Science Fiction Reports

From hoverboards to small fusion plants!

Small mass conversion devices are also in Paranormal Privateers. Here’s an excerpt:

Talana turned her briefcase sideways. Legs descended
and the briefcase unfolded, revealing a cube and two glass
vials, one golden, one scummy green. Disturbingly, the
cube and vials were larger than the briefcase.


“Our first gift”—Talana picked up the cube, the size of
a breadbox—”is a universal power source. Simply pour in
water and out comes electricity. The unit produces
electricity in the voltage and frequency you wish, controlled
by these dials.”

“Hey, Talana!” shouted Lashon Miller from the press
box. The camera panned to her.

“Yes?”

“What’s the catch? This is like those infinite energy
scams you read on the internet.”

“There’s no scam! The unit works by splitting water into
hydrogen and oxygen and fusing the hydrogen. Out comes
oxygen and helium, which you may capture and use.” She
gestured to two tubes exiting the box. “Let me show you.
My cell phone needs charging.” She plugged the charger
into an ordinary socket, and it began to charge.

“How long does it work on water? How much water?
And how much power comes out?” Lashon asked.

“A cup is good for a year of phone charging. But you’re
not limited to that. See this power transmitter on this
socket?” She plugged a black box into what appeared to be
a two-hundred-and-twenty-volt socket.

Read more in Paranormal Privateers

Next, some fun news

I signed books for fans at the comic con QuadCon in Peoria! Let me know if you want me to come to your area. Click here to tell me!

Here’s one of the cosplay people at the QuadCon. Can you identify the character? Please tell me.

Here’s a bit of fun:

Andy Zach reveals what happens when My Undead Mother-in-law versus Zombie Turkeys

What happens when unkillable Zombie Turkeys meet the irresistible Undead Mother-in-law? Find out in the video above.

Another True Science Fiction Report

Imagine the societal effects of hypersonic air travel. How will the world change if we can get anywhere in an hour? That’s the import of the story below.

I’ll give a free ebook to anyone who posts a fiction story of any length on this topic to this blog or in an email to me.

5 True Science Fiction Reports – The Fourth

This story seemed unbelievable to me, but the technique is sound and may be commercially possible. What would we do with material that floats and is light as wood and strong as titanium? Once again, a free ebook or audiobook of your choice for some fiction on this sent to me.

The Last True Science Fiction Story – for now

Going to the outer limits of outer space, we encounter our next story.

How many of you remember this movie?

Disney’s Movie The Black Hole from 1979

To be honest, I was a disappointed in the unscientific nature of the movie–based upon what I knew in 1979 when I was 23. It’s ludicrous now.

Space Balls

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Yet More Fun Links for You from Andy Zach

Yet More Fun Links

Yet More Fun Links for You from Andy Zach

Are you tired of laughing and watching fun and interesting videos? I have Yet More Fun Links for You. Enjoy!

The first one on our list is Atomic Rulers of the World clip, from the ’50s black and white movie.

What do you like the best from this video? The globe meter? The council of aliens? Let me know me here or leave a comment below.

But maybe you don’t like future predictions from the past. How about a present analysis of the past, suitable for fantasy world fighting? From Author Asaph Mehr:

But wait: there’s more!

Yet More Fun Links – for Trekkies!

Are you a Trekkie? A Star Trek fan? I know some who are crazy about the series and the universe. But are you this crazy?

I’m not done yet!

Yet More Fun Links – for Dr. Who Fans!

For those who don’t know what about Who, Dr. Who is a Time Lord from way back.

Yet More Fun Links
Andy Zach’s Books – click to get

You can check Andy Zach’s Ad at Dr. Who Online.

Here’s a glimpse of the Dr. Who site:

 

 

Yet More Fun Links – Science Fiction Comes True

Now for some science fiction coming true.

How about a panorama of Mars?

Science fiction becomes reality: a panorama of Mars from the

surface:

Want some more video from Mars? (I love writing that!) How about the sound of the Martian wind? Coming up next!

Next we have Voyager entering interstellar space.

My final link for science fiction links is here. Do you like mining asteroids? Check out the following video.

 

Yet More Fun Links – Christmas Links

I’ve accumulated some useful Christmas links for you. First, a wonderful gift that costs only .99!

Next link is seven lines from my next book, ‘Secret Supers’.

And you also get some flying car pictures, since I have one in that upcoming novel, in November.

Yet More Fun Links
Flying Car from Andy Zach’s next book, Secret Supers. Click to follow Andy on Amazon.

Finally, meet Ian Bristow, my illustrator for ‘Secret Supers’. He writes great books too!

Yet More Fun Links – Give Andy’s Books for Free!

I’m not kidding. I’m giving away two books every month to my newsletter subscribers. Give the newsletter to all your friends! Send me the list of new subscribers you get and I’ll give you extra chances to win. Just use this link for my landing page:

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