Francis - Libros y biografía

A collection of four sci-fi stories exploring various futures, ranging from an isolated asteroid colony governed by questionable politicians, to an alien invasion so overwhelming that the sky over Atlanta...

In Grozny, the first ever all-robot military unit fights an integrated army of humans and robots. The clash is viewed by five American travelers in an airport café—a veteran, a journalist, two young sisters,...

In a not too distant future, beach erosion has accelerated dramatically due to rising sea levels and increased hurricane activity—but a new breed of bioengineered living shorelines appears to be a perfect...

Stories About Kids Stealing Things is a collection of seven short stories. They're not all about kids stealing things, but most of them are.Two teens take climate justice into their own hands by stealing...

Claudio returns to the house of his uncle Terrance, one of his many guardians during his tumultuous childhood, to decide what memorabilia he wants to take with him on his move to the asteroid belt. As...

150 years ago the deadliest inter-state war in South American history came to an end—but its root causes took shape long before, and the turbulent peace process to follow was only just beginning.Also...

Boa and Ardom are two refugees posing as ambassadors. With the help of a local captain, they and their daughter have survived for years pretending that their home country, Choroa, is still perfectly stable....

This past spring semester I needed to fulfill my university honors requirements, so I "contracted" a creative writing class focused on time, by designing an additional curriculum of nine plays that I...

Without warning, thousands of alien spaceships have appeared above major urban areas around the globe, and some have descended to devastating effect. Although the aliens have expressed a lack of ill intentions,...

A couple decades in the future higher education has evolved, and Academic Campuses (sometimes referred to as "monasteries") offer an affordable, though longer and more intensive, alternative to universities....

With hours and hours of old movies entering the public domain every year, in the near future curators emerge as a new kind of content creator, culling all this old material and selecting personal favorites...

Joseph Yanyuk, known by his screen name, "Chimaera," is a speedrunner—someone who attempts to beat a video game as fast as possible. In this short play, Chimaera is livestreaming a speedrun, discussing...

Between the ages of six and ten I read a lot of YA and middle grade books, and a lot of book series—but as far as I was concerned, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter were the only series...

Si Muue is lost in the colossal subterranean corpse of their god. Separated from their family, their memory deteriorating, they arrive at the home of a cartographer just in time. The cartographer, Lio...

Tara Cage is struggling to sell her next book. Publishers on Mars want another of her cheerful, optimistic Earth travelogues, the ones that made her so popular, but things have been getting bad on Earth....

"Now the real power isn't predicting the future. The real power is predicting the prophecy."Gailee is a poor girl living in the Predestined Empire, where prophecies, written centuries ago by cloistered...

Children's books - from Narnia to The Hobbit - are celebrated in this enlightened examination of the joys of childhood reading.Fairy tales and Where the Wild Things Are, The Lord of the Rings and the...

The Divider  "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021" by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser provides an extensive exploration of Donald Trump's presidency, offering insights into his confrontational...

The Procrastination Equation "The Procrastination Equation" by Piers Steel, PhD, provides a comprehensive look into the psychology of procrastination, exploring its causes, effects, and strategies for...

Washington’s Immortals "Washington's Immortals" is a compelling historical narrative by Patrick K. O'Donnell, which delves into the pivotal role of a lesser-known regiment during the American Revolutionary...

Author Robert Francis has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia for longer than a quarter century. Over the many years, Robert has been intimately familiar with the commonly tempered expectations...

The Courage to be Free "The Courage to Be Free" by Ron DeSantis, published by HarperCollins in 2023, offers an in-depth look into the Florida governor's political ideology, executive decisions, and personal...

The Richest Man In Babylon  "The Richest Man in Babylon," adapted for twenty-first century readers, includes a series of parables set in ancient Babylon concerning economics. The adaptation allows the...

A Whole New Mind  Daniel H. Pink's book "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future," published in 2005, challenges the prevailing societal preference for left-brain attributes over those...

The Homewreckers "The Homewreckers" by Mary Kay Andrews is a novel that combines elements of romance, mystery, and the charm of Southern settings into a compelling narrative. Published on May 3, 2022,...

You Have to be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live Ten years ago, the author became fixated on a photograph captured in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. It depicted a German shepherd aggressively...

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" by John Gray is a groundbreaking book that explores the complex relationships between men and women by addressing the...

Letting Go Did you realize that relinquishing control is the most effective method to maintain a hold on what truly matters to you? In his work "Letting Go" (2012), spiritual teacher David R. Hawkins...

If He Had Been With Me "If He Had Been With Me," penned by Laura Nowlin in 2013, falls within the realm of young adult romance literature. This poignant narrative centers around the intertwined lives...

Women Rowing North Aging gracefully entails navigating through life's challenges with resilience, both emotionally and mentally. In "Women Rowing North," this journey towards contentment and personal...