SF++ Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks

Annoyingly often in the science fiction movies of my childhood, one had the Evil Scientist and BSD (not what you might think) the Beautiful Scientist's Daughter. In the public mind, this arguably defined scientists as evil (but having pretty daughters)—whereas we paleogeeks more likely redefined the word 'evil' (evil=wicked, good, spiffy, way out, etc.).

Then, a generation later, geeks and nerds were lumped together and, with their stereotyped pocket protectors and thick, black-rimmed taped glasses, were thought of as smelly hapless misfits.

Not any more. Now, though the wuggies might not realize it, at long last, geeks rule!

Kindle/Nook E-publishing has allowed me to express my inner-geek. And so I proudly announce:

           SF++  Science Fiction Stories for Linux geeks.

The anthology has 'Linux' in its title, and the Linux operating system is free. So, I thought I'd make the book free as well. And anyway, most of the 0x10 stories have already paid for themselves--seven of them have appeared in Analog Magazine. But, experimentally, I've found that e-book buyers tend to equate price with worth. And since I believe SF++ has sufficient worth I've priced the book on Kindle and Nook at $4.00.

To keep with the Linux philosophy though, I'm providing the book for free through my website. www.frithrik.com/linux.htm.

If after you read the anthology you find you've enjoyed most of the stories, you might consider (hint, hint) e-hoofing it to Amazon or B&N (with your rooted Nook) and buying another of my anthologies, or novels.

The ++ in the SF++ title does not indicate a new object oriented language like c++. The first plus indicates that, in addition to stories, there's a science fact article ('Challenge of the Anthropic Universe'). The second plus indicates an experiment--a story ('Roblocks') that can't be done in dead-treeware. It requires an html capable reader. And indeed, this collection is intended for Kindles, Nooks, or for any Grub (GRand Unified Book-loader).

I intended that this be an anthology for geeks--smart, independent, computer and science savy geeks with a sense of humor. And, for me, that pointed to Linux. Linux geeks are smart (I mean they use Linux, after all). They're independent enough not to use that other operating system. And finally, there's a tradition of humor and word play in the Linux community (Pine Is Not Elm, GNU is Not Unix, etc).

If words were kilo-miles, this 93 thousand word anthology would stretch from the Earth to the Sun.

                        We are Linux!

                                    Resistance is...measured in ohms.

I encourage anyone to pirate the book with my blessings. And once again, if you wants a free copy of the book in MOBI or EPUB format, visit my site www.frithrik.com/eb.htm, or just drop me a note at carl@frithrik.com. Put WelfLinux in the subject line to bypass my spam trap, and tell me which format you'd like (MOBI or EPUB). I'll e-mail the book to you within a day or two. If I'm flooded with requests it might take a little longer.

If instead, you want to buy the book (with my gushing thanks), it will be up on Kindle and Nook in a few days. When it goes live, I'll post the Kindle & Nook URLS for the book.