HEIDI RUBY MILLER

NEWS Since all the special edition hardcovers of Man of War are almost sold out, Meteor House has the paperback on sale at $5 off for the next two weeks and they've released the e-book on Kindle and Nook !

BOOKS STARRIE IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER FROM DOG STAR BOOKS!! In this caste-ruled society, where multiple partners are the norm, celebrity, beauty, and power mean everything. Love and jealousy are considered emotional fallacies, nothing more than fleeting moods and sentiments biased by hormones. But sometimes people just fall in love...and that can be deadly. Ben Anlow and his team embark on a revenge mission to bring down serial murderer and rapist, Liu Stavros, at his fortress in the inhospitable mountains of Tampa Three. But contractor Naela Starrie already has her own kind of vengeance planned for Stavros. Even as a battle-hardened soldier, Ben's not prepared for the darkness he sees in the female assassin, nor the way she challenges his prejudices about her people when she makes a sacrifice to save to his life. COVER ART by Bradley Sharp FOREWORD by Jason Jack Miller Find out more about this new novel on the STARRIE page.

MENTIONS Rhonda Mason , author of the hugely popular The Empress Game , recommended Ambasadora during a discussion on her Lady Notorius blog about subgenres of science fiction. It's a great post highlighting just how an author tries to explain what she writes to audiences with multiple levels of interest and understanding about SF. To check out the first book in the Ambasadora series, Marked by Light, and some reviews, visit Amazon.

VIDEOS Jason Aiken of Pulp Crazy wishes Philip Jose Farmer a Happy Birthday by taking a look at Two Hawks from Earth . He mentions the latest edition from Monkey Brain Books with a foreword by Christopher Paul Carey and my follow up story "Dakota's Gate" from The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster from Meteor House Books (8 minutes in). The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster Foreword by Frederik Pohl Peoria-Colored Worlds Missing the Wit and Creativity by Michael Bailey Down in Phil Farmer's Basement by Steven Connelly Over All, After All by Philip José Farmer Of Friendships and Influences The Holy Spirit of Science Fiction by Bruce Sterling A Box of Influence by Chris Garcia Wild Weird Clime by Philip José Farmer To Be, or Not to Be by Tom Wode Bellman Worlds in Disguise Trout Masque Rectifier by Jonathan Swift Somers III Kilgore, Kurt, and Me by David M. Harris The Many Dooms of Harold Hall by Cha...

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RAINER Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the  AMBASADORA-VERSE . There's a story all about the man you love to hate, RAINER, in the third Bolthole anthology, FAR WORLDS . The story takes place right after Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light . Get a sneak peek of Manuel Mesones's awesome illustration of Rainer! CONTEST: This scene features an Easter egg for anyone who read Greenshift . You can turn that egg into a free paperback or ebook of Far Worlds if you're the first commenter to tell me who the unidentified assailants are that Rainer mentions. Remember to include an email address in your comment! Check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . "Rainer" by Heidi Ruby Miller (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA and FAR WORLDS) "Rogues know how to drag out a celebration." Dahlia unholstered a cender. "How long has it been since the Corruption of Palomin? Three months?" "Corruption of Palomin?...

NEWS It has been an incredible and fulfilling two years as the managing editor at RDSP's science fiction imprint, Dog Star Books , and now I'm ready to focus on new opportunities with my teaching at Seton Hill and my writing. I learned so much about the business while at DSB. Thank you to Jennifer Barnes and John Edward Lawson, owners of Raw Dog Screaming Press and all its imprints, for giving me this once in a lifetime opportunity to create and shape an entire line of books. I'm very proud of the imprint, the stories, my co-editor, Deanna Sjolander, my amazing cover artist, Bradley Sharp , and especially the wonderful authors, and I wish them all much success. I look forward to watching Dog Star shine bright into the future with all this hard-earned momentum behind them. Look out, 2015!

STARRIE 3.3 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting excerpts of my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is the fourteenth post and we're into chapter three. It has been edited for content and space per the SFR Brigade Presents guidelines. Read the rest of the story (uncensored) so far on the Starrie page. And, check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller "What the hell?" came a voice behind her. Naela spun around to a battle rifle in her face. The Armadan holding it was the one barking orders during her escape. His age said he was a seasoned leader, but right now he was distracted by the chaos. Growing up the way she did, she learned quickly that distractions were just another type of enemy. She thrust the weapon's short barrel up into his cheek. A cender blast sizzled past from behind them. The Armadan snagged her by...

STARRIE 3.2 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting excerpts of my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is the thirteenth post and we're into chapter three. It has been edited for content and space per the SFR Brigade Presents guidelines. Read the rest of the story so far on the Starrie page. And, check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller Naela extinguished the whip and leapt to the floor, disappearing into a crouch behind the bed. She snatched the little tank top Stavros had stripped off her and pulled it on as she dashed for the closet. Inside she shoved past thousands of hanging clothes and walls of beautifully crafted drawers to the secret door in the back. Her implanted wrist reporter spit out the lock's code—stolen when Stavros's security team first dragged her through this secret hallway from the ballroom on the othe...

STARRIE 2.3 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post eleven and we're finishing chapter two. It has been edited for content and space per the SFR Brigade Presents guidelines. Read the rest of the story so far on the Starrie page. And, check out other wonderful Presents posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller She unclipped a decorative piece of metal from the seam of her panties. With a twist of her thumb the clip expanded to the width of her middle finger and twice its length. Her heart sped up, relishing what came next. The mind minstrel's beat pounded with the same anticipation. With a flourishing flick of her wrist, Naela released the coiled wire inside the clip. It ignited as it spun free with a blue-white glow and snapped to life at her side as the electricity supercharged the three meter filament. Stavros ...

Finally, the much-anticipated re-release of the book that started the Ambasadora-verse , reworked with a new beginning, cover and foreword. If everyone told you love wasn’t real, would you still be willing to die for it? Sara Mendoza and Sean Cryer are. In their multi-partner, caste-ruled society, love and jealousy are considered emotional fallacies, nothing more than fleeting moods and sentiments biased by hormones. Relationships and conceptions in this world obsessed with celebrity, beauty, and power are based on DNA and lineages…or should be. But not everyone believes in the ruling traditions of the all-powerful Embassy. A quiet rebellion prowls the dark underground of this shiny world where techno-militants calling themselves fraggers grow in numbers and bravado. The Embassy intends to silence the fragger movement before the heresy of equality spreads throughout the system. Sara Mendoza is part of the Embassy’s plan. Captured, tortured, and falsely accused of treason, she ...

STARRIE 2.0 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post eight and the beginning of chapter two. It has been edited for content and space per the SFR Brigade Presents guidelines. Read the rest of the story so far here. And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller Naela's ears rang as music blasted through the mind minstrel's speakers. Its turquoise laser danced in erratic waves over her head and naked torso. The leather straps lashing her to the bed sliced into her wrists, her ankles, and her throat with each movement. She had always hated the smell of wet leather. She hated it more as it mixed with the pungent scent of her blood. Stavros still jumped around the stone bedroom like a dosed-up fragger, screaming and pounding his fist against his head and his chest in repeated rhythm. He was sp...

STARRIE 1.7 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post seven. Read the rest of the story so far here. And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller It was damn uncomfortable being buffeted by stronger and colder winds the higher they rose. Ben thought he discerned strains of muffled beats and human voices. He caught Matt's gaze long enough to confirm the occasional echo of music traveling on the icy wind. A warning to outsiders? Or nonchalance, proof that Stavros felt secure in his compound? By the time they reached the underhang and activated their boots' crampon extensions, the music flowed freely, almost vibrating through the rock. The quickening tempo and building beat spurred Ben onward as he climbed and reminded him of training exercises and a few of the kill-on-contact missions Dread...

STARRIE 1.6 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post six.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller Search beacons flashed from the descending voyeurs. One flew so close to Ben's position he heard the whir/snap of multi-directional sensing devices. He could take out the voyeur, but surprise was Dreadfire Team's favorite weapon. Ben looked to Kiki, who monitored his position from a boulder several meters up. She held her palm up to indicate he shouldn't move. His nose always itched when he needed to remain motionless—just the way of things. He ignored the maddening impulse to scratch, knowing it would disappear as soon as he was on the move again. Kiki flipped her hand over. All clear. He removed a collapsible grappler f...

STARRIE 1.4  Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post four.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller He motioned for the left flank to keep to the trees for cover. The tall, fat-trunked pines remained dense until the timberline gave way to a boulder field buffering Durstal Ki, the highest mountain in the Chulama Chain. The sun had a few moments left in the sky to their rear, but the peaks loomed ahead like a black hole, ready to suck them in, never to be seen again.  Like so many women Liu Stavros brought here. Anger threatened Ben's concentration as he remembered how Mari narrowly escaped that fate. He had no business thinking about the woman his brother had killed a man over.  Returning to his combat experi...

"Miller's characters blaze with life and lust and depth, and her world is a dichotomy of the glamorously sensual and the brutally dangerous." -Mary SanGiovanni, Bram Stoker nominated author of THE HOLLOWER trilogy "I knew from page two of Greenshift that I had a writer-crush on Heidi Ruby Miller. I mean, holy crap, this girl can write! This is how you write Science-Fiction." -Cary Caffrey, best selling author of THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE "The action and romance are seamlessly woven together, transporting us and leaving us petulant for more when the story is over." -from the foreword by Dana Marton, best selling author of THE THIRD SCROLL Greenshift is a tale set within the world of Ambasadora. Mari's rare eye color makes her a pariah within Upper Caste society, which is why she prefers plants to people...except David, the former Armadan captain who shuttles scientists around on a refurbished pleasure cruiser. But someone else is interest...

SNIPPETS Starrie (From the World of Ambasadora) DESCRIPTION: Starrie is a direct sequel to Greenshift . It follows the story of Ben Anlow (David's younger brother) and his team as they embark on a revenge mission to bring down serial murderer and rapist, Liu Stavros, at his fortress in the inhospitable mountains of Tampa Three. But contractor Naela Starrie already has her own kind of vengeance planned for Stavros. Even as a battle-hardened soldier, Ben's not prepared for the darkness he sees in the female assassin, nor the way she challenges his prejudices about contractors when she makes a sacrifice to save to his life. This novel runs concurrent with Ambasadora Book 1: Marked by Light , the first book of the main space opera series. And we follow a thread of Starrie into Book 2: Scarred by Light . Look for Starrie from Dog Star Books in late 2013 and Ambasadora Book 2: Scarred by Light in 2014. -- "Remember, Dreadfire Team, alive and original," Ben ...

NEWS I want to welcome Seton Hill Writer , IMJ Columnist , and all-around great friend, Deanna Lepsch , to the RDSP editing ranks. We will be working together on the Dog Star Books imprint. Congratulations, Deanna!

COVERS The best way to learn about an alien species is not only to live among them, but to become them in both physical form and function, but could a human really learn to think like an alien, and at what cost to his humanity? A Miracle of Rare Design by Mike Resnick Anthropological Science Fiction coming from Dog Star Books in Summer 2013 Cover Art by Bradley Sharp

NEWS I am thrilled to announce that I was named the managing editor of Dog Star Books at DogCon this past weekend. DSB is a new Science Fiction Adventure imprint from mother company Raw Dog Screaming Press , who also owns Guide Dog Books and Imaginary Books . See the announcement by RDSP co-owner Jennifer Barnes and my speech about the imprint: To find out more about Dog Star Books , visit the blog at http://dogstarbooks.blogspot.com