I am happy to announce the release of my post-apocalyptic short story “After the Scythe.” It is now available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KKY2V4E .
Redbubble!
So I’m trying my hand at merchandising. I figure if worse comes to worst, there’s no harm, no foul in having a place where people can buy T-shirts. If you’re so inclined–http://www.redbubble.com/people/youngblai/shop will take you to the right place.
Cover Art
This is the cover art for my upcoming alternate history novel, Acts of War. As with all things, copyright resides with myself. Images commissioned by Eric Weathers, comic book artist (http://www.ericweathers.net/).
An Unproven Concept Receives 4.5 / 5 Stars
Just received my review from Twisted Sci-Fi for An Unproven Concept. I’ll take 4.5 / 5 stars: http://www.twistedscifi.com/review-unproven-concept-james-young/
The Usurper's War Series
As some of you may notice, I usually start out a series with a short story. In this case, the short story “Pandora’s Memories” is the beginning of my alternate history World War 2 series The Usurper’s War. It should be available on Amazon in the next 24-48 hours.
In a while (2015)…
For those waiting on a sequel, I’m planning on the next Vergassy work being an anthology entitled Though Our Hulls Burn. The cover art (done by Christos Karapanos — http://amorphisss.deviantart.com/) for it is below. The blurb is as follows: “In the year 3040, the Confederation of Man thought it was alone. An interstellar incident and several […]
Soon…(Cover Rough Draft)
I’ll just leave this representation of FM-2 rolling in hot on HE-111s here.
Thoughts on Conning
I really should have done this last night, but by the time I got home I quickly found myself running on fumes. So, without further ado, here are some thoughts on Planet Comicon (KC-MO, 15 March 2014) from an author’s (as opposed to fan boy’s) perspective. BLUF: It is worth it for an author to […]
Right Fans: Sci-Fi From The Other Side Review
Right Fans: Sci-Fi From The Other Side Review Another review of An Unproven Concept, in which I drive the reviewer to song.
VF(S)-41 Unit Patch
This is the unit patch for the Constitution’s fighter squadron. (c) 2014 Anita Young
What's in a name?
So for those of you just arriving, you’re probably wondering why this site is named “Colfax Den.” Well, William Colfax is one of my older characters in a dystopian, post-asteroid strike United States. More than likely, you’ll be meeting him soon.
Reviews (The First Actual Meat Post)
So I’ve gotten two reviews (that I know of) up for my novel, An Unproven Concept. I’ll post them along with a little commentary here: One is good: http://www.popcults.com/spall-sewage-and-starship-battles-in-an-unproven-concept/ One is so-so: http://pgsramblings.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/an-unproven-concept-okayish/ As there have been some common issues raised, I’ll try to address some of them without spoiling anything: –“Ride of the Late […]