Is the Book World Done with Science Fiction?

A version of this essay was posted last year, but is certainly worth posting again in modified form given, finally, the publication of Sound Effect Infinity by Flat Branch Press.

I’d guess most hardcore readers of what used to be called “science fiction” know that the book industry has decided to wrap fantasy and science fiction into a single package they’re calling “speculative fiction.” However, the music world is also attempting to lump smooth jazz and R&B into “neo soul,” so…

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Lining Up for Flight: “Sound Effect Infinity” About to Lift Off

Note: Sad but True, the below did not happen. I write now (April 15, 2026) a few weeks before we finally launch Sound Effect Infinity. Time to buy the book. It took a lot of patience and humility to get it out to you. 

My new novel, Sound Effect Infinity, will be released on January 23, 2024 (fingers crossed, because you never know about this world we all live in now). It’s a science fiction story about a near-future world where the mysteries of music and sound and human connection are front and center, along with mind control experiments of the CIA, and questions about the power of psychedelic drugs and paranormal phenomena. I’d say it’s worth the read just to see if the author can carry all that off.

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