Raymund Eich

Science fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the Universe

Hi ,

My story "Return Blessing" in the September/October issue of Analog is still on newsstands, but only for another week or so.

What's it about? Jeffrey just wants to spend his father's money, drinking and partying in the human zone on Valoduria. Why won't the planet's intelligent insectoid aliens let him?

Check the magazine rack at your local bookstore, or go to Analog's website to pick up a copy.

"Return Blessing" is set in the same universe as my novel Azureseas: Cantrell's War. While the novel will be available forever, thanks to digital downloads and print-on-demand technology, the ebook edition is on sale for $0.99 through Monday, October 10.

Azureseas: Cantrell's War

In a war of lies, the greatest weapon is truth.

Azureseas

A world of sandy beaches under a yellow-orange sun. Human developers could turn it into the next great tourist world of the Consortia... except for its large, dangerous native animals.

Ross Cantrell joined the animal control mission on Azureseas to earn the money he needed to marry and start a life together with his girlfriend. Dirty work, but necessary to keep people safe. Like plinking tree cats back home.

Then Ross discovers the truth about the planet's "animals." 

Cantrell's War

His former plans no longer matter. Against high-tech soldiers, illicit brain-hackers, and the billionaires backing them both, he puts everything at risk. Money. Love. Even his own life.

All to do the right thing for humans and aliens alike.

The ebook edition is on sale for $0.99 through Monday, October 10 at these retailers:

Amazon

Apple Books

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

Smashwords

and other stores

(Note: except for Amazon, those are affiliate links. If you click on them and buy something, I'll get a small payment. It won't change the price you pay).

Want to learn more?

I had a lot of fun writing this one. My subconscious stirred together

• alien anthropology, like C.J. Cherryh or forgotten classic short novels from the 1970s;
• themes of subtropical corruption out of mystery/thrillers by John D. MacDonald;
• a dose of everyman hero and low-tech, but not stupid, aliens out of Poul Anderson;
• and my upbringing in the Missouri Ozarks, hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, growing up with boys who became men like Ross Cantrell.

All these strands came together and gave me a story of an ordinary man who does extraordinary things to right a wrong he didn't know he committed until too late.

Like I said, I had a lot of fun writing it. I hope you'll have fun reading it too.

Happy reading!

Raymund