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I just received my first author copies of the new paperback version of A Slave's Revenge. This new version has a new cover and includes over a dozen illustrations of various types of demons and other aliens.

It's almost Halloween, and I'm working on a new short story in which the protagonist is a vampire who feeds on her own children, firmly believing she is doing it is for their own good. It will be interesting to see if I can make her sympathetic.

I just entered a bunch of giveaways. One book I'll definitely buy if I don't win is Fauci: Expect the Unexpected.

A Slave's Revenge just received the following Kirkus Review:

“Firesmith jampacks his engaging story with otherworldly beasts… The author deftly describes a bleak but colorful hell… An engrossing dystopian thriller with a vibrant, beastly cast.” — Kirkus Reviews
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The Simulation Theory of Consciousness by Donald Firesmith




I've spent over 40 years developing large, complex, software-intensive systems and have been named a distinguished engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery. I've also been greatly interested in consciousness (subjective awareness) and an avid reader of related books ever since introduced to the topic in a college philosophy course. This book is the distillation of my thoughts of both what consciousness is and how it is produced by both living and artificial systems.



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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I really enjoyed the characters of this wonderful book; they were very interesting with their strengths and weaknesses. I especially liked the author's original take on a first contact situation. Once I finished binge listening to the masterfully-done audiobook version, I had to immediately listen to the next one in the series. I will definitely read or listen to this author's other books.



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Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 27th) at 7PM EDT, I will be interviewed on the GetSetUp website:
https://www.getsetup.io/classes/guest...

With Halloween, trick or treat and possible paranormal activity on the horizon, author Donald Firesmith will present via this week's "author series". The literary series is sponsored by Passages & Prose and GetSetUp. The weekly virtual event brings notable INDIE writers to the screen and is hosted by Russ Eanes.

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I have just updated my most recent book Hell Holes 4: A Slave's Revenge with a new cover and a dozen new illustration of the various aliens in the book.

The Independent Author Network just announced that the The Secrets of Hawthorne House was a finalist in the paranormal/supernatural category.

My book, The Secrets of Hawthorne House, has just won it's fifth book award. Check out the awards here:
Awards