After a solid year of work, the first print issue of Escape Velocity has been released. We call it a celebration of hard science fiction and science fact. There are several science articles, 19 short stories, two Photo Features with full-page images, and much more.

EV has over 70 photographs and illustrations in this issue. You can preview it from our main site at...

We've posted up an article detailing the results of a long investigation into the publishing practices of the infamous C. Lee (Cheryl) Nunn of American Book Publishing.
You may want to check it out if you are an author or writer. Don't say you haven't been warned.

http://adventurebooks.newsvine.com/_...ook-publishing

I thought it was about time to post up exactly what we offer writers, i.e. opportunities for exposure and publication by Adventure Books of Seattle.

We have four basic outlets:

The Free Fiction Page - This is where you send in a short story under 2k words. There are no real genre restrictions. If we like it, we post it up on this page with a short bio and a link to your website for about 6-8 months. We also add a couple of stock images to dress up the story. Roughly...

Adventure Books of Seattle's long-awaited title, 'Around The Next Bend' has been released.

Australians Bernie and Yvonne Katchor have lived aboard their sloop, 'Australia 31' for more than a dozen years. This book shows their adventures living among the indigenous natives as they explore the rivers of South America. Illustrated with more than a hundred photographs by the Katchors', it is a unique book indeed.

You can view the covers and see a preview here:
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Global Warming - When Did You First Suspect It Was Real?

When I was a kid growing up in the Puyallup ('Pew-Al-Up') Valley back in the Sixties, my friends and I could always count on a few heavy snows to pile up a good foot or better. We made huge forts, had snowball fights, and once we got together and rolled up a snowball at the old Dieringer School in Sumner that lasted for a month after the other snow melted.

Those were the good old days. As the years passed, I...