The venerable Science Fiction review site SF REVIEW says: "Don't let the low-rent cover art of the new short story compilation Noir Fatale dissuade you...it is a wonderfully diverse collection. of stories from a broad range of authors and it delivers in spades." And: "Robert Buettner contributes one of the standout stories with "The Frost Queen", set in the lithium mining colonies of Luna." 'Nuf said.

Tangent, the venerable SF review magazine, took a look at Voices of The Fall, the second anthology of short stories set in John Ringo's post-apocalyptic Black tide Rising universe and says:

"The Species as Big as the Ritz” by Robert Buettner takes us to Nepal for a story that examines what price is too high for the survival of humanity and what are the limits of duty. It is an interesting read and the ending is worth the buildup.

This week I visited (virtually) the venerable and renowned multi-location New England booksellers Annie's Book Stop of Worcester.

You can read the interview here: https://anniesbookstopworcester.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/author-spotlight-robert-buettner/

The Galveston Daily News says My Enemy's Enemy "skillfully mixes actual history with might-have-been to create a plausible, terrifying, and entertaining…subcritical mass of 'Schindler’s List,' 'The Sum of All Fears,' and an Indiana Jones movie [slammed] together with enough force to start a self-sustaining chain reaction." Here, an image of a pair of 1945 Horten 229 "Flying Wing" fighters. One example of My Enemy's Enemy's mix of actual history and might have been.

Take a moment today to listen to a D-Day vet's story, while you still can.

In my just-released novel My Enemy's Enemy, Smithsonian fledgling aviation historian Cass Gooding’s boss challenges her to unearth the story behind a World War II aviation relic, before the people who can tell its story die. Cass's quest exposes more than she bargained for: An explosive secret that may still shake the world, and cost a million lives, including her own.

This ground-attack version DeHavilland Mosquito was photographed on D-Day Eve being armed, and painted with "Invasion Stripes," that would distinguish friendly planes from foes during the impending battle. A Mosquito figures heavily in My Enemy's Enemy.

I'll be signing My Enemy's Enemy, as well as my other books, at these outstanding independent bookstores.

June 2019:

Tuesday June 4, 2019, 7:00 pm-8:00pm:

Eagle Eye Books

2076 N. Decatur Rd.

Decatur, GA 30033

404-486-0307

Thursday June 6, 2019, 6:30pm:

Foxtale Book Shoppe

105 East Main Street

Woodstock, GA 30188

770-516-9989

In my new original short story, Voodoo Magic, aeronautical historian Cassidy Gooding, also a protagonist in my new techno thriller My Enemy's Enemy, finds herself on a tiny island at the Cayman chain's easternmost tip. She's searching for the truth about the disappearance of an aircraft of great historical significance. Cass is used to quests like this. Unfortunately she's also used to billionaire plunderer Parkman Silver scooping her finds. When Silver and his minions show up off Last Chance Key aboard his golden yacht, it's game on!

Voodoo Magic is now available free from the Baen Free Library, https://www.baen.com/voodoomagic

On June 4, 2019 My Enemy's Enemy finally appears in brick-and-mortar stores, online orders will ship, and ebooks can be downloaded.

The cover quote, "Finely researched and gripping, as well as incredibly well-written," from best selling, much-decorated author Brendan DuBois, will differ from the quote on this advance reviewers' copy cover.

Why? Because My Enemy's Enemy is not my usual science fiction, it's a mainstream techno-thriller. And Brendan knows a thing or two about those. As of last week Brendan held down 5th place on both the New York Times Hardcover and Paperback Best-seller lists with two separate mainstream thriller/mystery titles, co-written with James Patterson, and Brendan writing solo has also authored a truckload of best-selling and much-awarded fiction.

Brendan's full text quote:

"In today's publishing world, techno-thrillers are a proverbial dime-a-dozen. But besides being finely researched and gripping, 'My Enemy's Enemy' is incredibly well-written. Primarily known for his science fiction novels, Robert Buettner changes pace with this impressive and highly-recommended novel."

Naked, that is. Look close. Minimal skinsuit, maximal gun.

My new original story, The Frost Queen, appears May 7, 2019, in stores in hardcover and in ebook, in this anthology, Noir Fatale, edited by the venerable Larry Correia and rising newcomer Kacey Ezell.

Yes, the Frost Queen wears skinsuits. Yes she fits the definition of the literary femme fatale. But Isis Lavender isn't what you expect. And neither is the man who she entrances.

https://www.amazon.com/Noir-Fatale-Robert-Buettner/dp/1481483978?keywords=Noir+fatale+corriea&qid=1547392118&s=Books&sr=1-1-spell&ref=sr_1_1

I find zombie fiction's premise so preposterous that one would only write it on a dare.

Fellow Baen author John Ringo did, too. So he dared himself. And when John applies his irresistible talent to anything, well...his resultant Black Tide Rising series, about a terrorist's irresistible bathtub virus that brings about THE FALL of civilization went, um, viral.

So, when I was invited (dared?) to contribute a story to John's Voices of The Fall anthology, resistance was futile.

My story, The Species as Big as The Ritz, draws its inspiration from F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 Novella The Diamond as Big as The Ritz. Fitzgerald is not remembered for his zombie fiction, so right there you know Species is a bit of an outlier in this anthology.

Voices of The Fall will appear in hardback at brick and mortar stores, and electronically, in March 2019.

Book's covers can tell more than their illustrations, even Kurt Miller's multi-faceted one. MEE's title script mimics art-deco 1930s Nazi propaganda posters.

My latest novel,My Enemy's Enemy, will appear on shelves in brick-and-mortar stores, from Baen Books distributed by Simon & Shuster, and for Kindle and other eformats, and as an Audible audiobook, in June, 2019. MEE is an Alternate History of the Nazi German nuclear weapons program, as revealed through the contemporary pursuit of a nuclear terrorist bent on starting World War III.

The cover image, by Kurt Miller, is his third for my books. I love it!

My original short story, Homecoming, arrives on brick-and-mortar shelves today, in Baen's anthology Star Destroyers.

Homecoming tells (spoiler alert) the very contemporary story of a precocious, take-no-prisoners female who, against all odds, recycles a discarded warship to resettle refugees.

She goes by the very not-contemporary name of Patricia "Peewee" Reisfeld.

Why? Because I was stuck dead, waiting for this story idea to take off. Then I recalled how the great Robert Heinlein wrote that his stories only took off after his "characters started talking to each other." I thought, "what a shame that some of Heinlein's greatest characters never got a chance to talk to each other, because they lived in different stories." So Heinlein aficionados will recognize not only Peewee Reisfeld, from 1959's YA classic Have Spacesuit Will Travel, but The Long Watch's John Dahlquist, among others. It's a great anthology, whether you're a fan of Heinlein and Golden-Age SF or not.

Well, that was the sub-head the editors wanted to use.

My original short story, Homecoming, debuts in the Tony Daniel - Christopher Ruocchio - edited anthology Star Destroyers, which will be released in Trade Paperback and electronic formats by Baen Books in March 2018.

Homecoming is set in the eight book Orphanage/Orphans Legacy universe, and features a big ship, a little girl, and revives characters and situations familiar to aficionados of Robert Heinlein.

On October 31, 2017 The Golden Gate will be released in a cutting edge format.

Never needs charging. Infinite sharing included. Guaranteed not to compromise owner's personal information if lost or stolen. Smaller and lighter than most tablets. Can be left in bag during carry-on screening. won't explode in your luggage, and can be used even during take off and landing. No contract or accidental damage plan required.. Best of all, it costs less than a two-pack of screen protectors.

Yes, that's right. On October 31, 2017

will be released in online and brick and mortar outlets as a mass market paperback.

IT and other issues have left this site on my own version of the dark web for awhile. But, like James Cameron said about the Avatar sequel, and all the characters killed off in the first film, "In science fiction, nobody's ever really dead." So, like Dr. Grace Augustine, the Terminator, and the Slugs, I'm back!

If you're not a regular science fiction reader, and many of The Golden Gate's readers aren't, you may be unfamiliar with Tangent, the SF & Fantasy genre's premier review publication since 1993.

Happily, Tangent calls The Golden Gate an "entertaining, thought-provoking read smartly told with an eye toward story first, by an author who has blended the corporate detective thriller with just the right touches of SF, history, and science to reveal a secret that grounds the story squarely in the genre heartland where resides that illusive and oft-sought Sense of Wonder."

So here's the scoop straight from the author's mouth: Yes, The Golden Gate is a "corporate detective thriller," with "touches of history," but it is also what's known in science fiction as a "first contact" story. Other first contact stories you may have heard of? The War of the Worlds, ET, Independence Day, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and many, many more including my own 2004 Quill Award nominated Orphanage. Why do I mention it? Because it's not obvious at first, on purpose.

Biloxi Views:

According to this Babylon 5 RangerMarcus Cole poster "Rangers never bluff." However, after Coastcon's Saturday night "Would I lie to you?" competition, wherein Jason Carter, AKA Ranger Marcus Cole, and I romped to victory with our team by bluffing our asses off, I beg to differ.

Author GOH has the Con.

As Coastcon 40 Author Guest of Honor March 3-5 in Biloxi I, along with other writers, actors, and fan celebrity panelists will answer that question, this Saturday at 8pm. I've been an intelligence officer, a lawyer, and now I write science fiction. So you may already have guessed my answer. Find my full CoastCon 40 appearance schedule at Coastcon 40's website, under the tab "Convention Schedule."

Stays on the beach. Or so the leadership of Coastcon 40 on the

gulf in Biloxi, Mississippi have assured me. I'll be Coastcon's Author Guest of Honor March 3-5. Come on down! Details: Coastcon 40

If you buy your books brick and mortar, you can find The Golden Gate wherever books are sold (well, maybe not at Kroger's checkout alongside The Enquirer). If your favorite bookseller is Barnes & Noble, and your store is mega enough to feature a central "New Arrivals" table, that table is where you will find The Golden Gate. Like it is on the table in this photo. If your store's in Metro Atlanta, like the one in the photo on Cobb Parkway near Cumberland Mall, chances are I've been there and autographed it, like these copies. In other stores, and later at most stores, you'll find The Golden Gate featured at New in Science Fiction. Unless they're sold out. Don't worry. We'll make more.

I talked with Tony Daniel and Baen publisher Toni Weisskopf about The Golden Gate, and my related short story The Trouble With Millennials , and about other topics SF and literary live on January 11, and our talk is now a couple clicks away anytime on Baen's website. Two of the scenes below actually occur in The Golden Gate. The pre-Godzilla Kaiju mega octopus is a Roy Harryhausen classic, from 1953's less classic It Came From Beneath The Sea.

Visit if you want to read all or part of my "AMA" session on January 12, 2017. And if you want to join in and Ask Me Anything anytime during the next six months the link is still live and the coversation continues. Some highlights: my answers to 'how do I get published?' and 'what are your tips for good writing?' And an unexpected visit from the Russian translator who translated my debut bestseller Orphanage into Russian...and what we both learned that surprised the **** out of us.

Concurrent with The Golden Gate's release, I have been (and may still be) coming to your town - or at least to a radio near you - to discuss with local personalities whether you (or they) would really want to live forever. If you listen in Atlanta, Calgary, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Gainesville/Ocala/Orlando, Los Angeles, Little Rock, Minneapolis, Montreal, Ottawa, Phoenix, Seattle, St. Louis, or Sioux City, you've already heard me or missed me. Here's an updated list of yet-to-come nationally syndicated electronic stops that air in those cities and many more:

February 27, 2017 9:00 pm Eastern, 6:00 pm Pacific, KFNS 590-AM, with Rob McConnell on the X-Zone Radio Show

February 28, 2017 7:06 am Eastern, 4:06 am Pacific, with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate Network

February 28, 2017 10:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Pacific, with Todd Sheets on the Nightwatch Radio Network

March 8, 2017 11:30 am Eastern, 8:30 am Pacific, with Frankie Boyer on The Frankie Boyer Show

My new short story The Trouble With Millennials is now featured free online at Baen's website. Yes, there is a CV-22 Osprey. There is also sunbathing at Lake Michigan in February, teenagers with steel teeth, and exploding rabbits.

Well, Publisher's Weekly says The Golden Gate "reverberates with echoes of current concerns over biomedical ethics, religion, and political machinations." It "brings up...interesting ideas about life extension and the implications of technological advances," and "The lavishly detailed narrative...underlying mystery and unpredictability keep the pages turning." That's plenty, but there's more. Much more and in a couple of weeks readers can make up their own minds.

"Futuristic and imaginative, The Golden Gate by Robert Buettner sweeps across continents and centuries in a thrilling chase for the truth about longevity. The science is fascinating, and the suspense never lets up. Readers will revel in this terrific roller-coaster ride.” — Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassins

Great to hear that from multiple award winning thriller author Gayle Lynds, "Today's Best Espionage Writer," and a co-writer with an all-time favorite of mine, Jason Bourne creator Robert Ludlum.

The webzine Sci-Fi Addicts

http://scifiaddicts.com/new-sci-fi-books-2017/

"Buettner is moving to futuristic spy sci-fi, and so far it sounds awesome." Second on the list is the novelization of the holiday film blockbuster Star Wars Rogue One. Just sayin'...

If you have followed my books or my blog you know the men and women of the armed services occupy a special place around here. To learn more about how and why, follow

Last week I watched these CV22 Osprey tilt rotors of the USAF's 8th Special Operations Squadron go "feet dry," returning at dusk to Hurlburt Field, Florida, from the Gulf of Mexico. Why? Ospreys figure in my next-month short story The Trouble With Millennials, which you can read free online at The Ospreys are tiny and blurry not because of speed or stealth but because I can't take a good picture while holding a glass of Chardonnay. My particular thanks to USAF Captain, veteran rotary wing pilot, and not-for-long less-veteran author Kacey Ezell for keeping my story's spirit true. If it isn't, the fault is mine, not hers.

"The Golden Gate: 5 Stars...engaging, thought provoking and superbly well written...books just don't get better...worth reading, worth re-reading, worth thinking about while and after reading." Ever wish you could be on pro book reviewers' inside track? Baen Books, unique (I think) among major-distributed brands, lets readers like you buy e-versions of the same warts-and-all Advance Reading Copies it sends to the pros. And so far eARC readers love The Golden Gate, which appears in stores January 3, 2017. Learn more at Baen.com.

Earlier this week I visited Baen Publishing's very un-New York HQ, in idyllic Wake Forest, North Carolina, and ironed out January, 2017 release plans for The Golden Gate. While there, I dropped in to the Baen Free Radio Hour, where I shared untold stories of the Orphanage and Orphans Legacy series with Baen Senior Editor Tony Daniel. And also some details about The Golden Gate. Listen to my interview here:

From December, 2016 through January, 2017, watch and listen for news of my radio interview appearances around the US and Canada to talk about The Golden Gate, my upcoming major hardcover release from Baen/Simon & Schuster. My last radio tour took me from top-rated drive time banter in Dallas to in-depth discussions on NPR Chicago, and across North America from Seattle to Orlando and from Toronto to Brownsville, Texas.

I guested LibertyCon the weekend of July 8-10. My presentation "Did Science Fiction Murder It's Child?" was particularly rewarding. But LibertyCon, like a few others around the U.S., offers a particularly rich mix of "pro" authors, discerning readers, and rocket scientists on a busman's holiday. For more information see LibertyCon.org

My schedule:

Fri 01:00PM Lessons from History We've Failed to Learn Fri 05:00PM Opening Ceremonies Fri 07:00PM Technological Future of War Fri 09:00PM Did Science Fiction Murder It's Child? Sat 11:00AM Autograph Session (Buettner, Clemmer, Hicks, Spriggs) Sat 01:00PM Reading: Robert Buettner Sat 02:00PM Baen Traveling Slideshow and Prize Patrol Sat 11:00PM Mad Scientist Roundtable Sun 10:00AM Kaffeeklatsch Sun 01:00PM The Revenge of Indiana Jones: Archeology in Science Fiction and Fantasy

My latest book, The Golden Gate, will be released in January 2017. I recently visited San Francisco to ensure the accuracy of book details. Pictured below: One of my many gracious hosts, SFPD Marine/Homeland Security Unit's Sgt. Keith Matthews.

The University of Chicago's Conference titled "Space: Speculation and Exploration" is a day long event. The conference aims to inspire public fascination and contemplation of the universe by connecting renowned professors and experts on space from various fields of science, economics, politics, and fiction with University of Chicago students and community members.

Robert Buettner will be one of the distinguished authors speaking at the event. The conference is free and open to the public. Event Details: Saturday, April 9, 2016, 9AM - 5PM., at the International House, 1414 E. 59th St. Chicago, IL.