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Tony Travis

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Tony is an award-winning author and lives with his dachshund poodle. He writes in the general style of the 1960's with a few more modern touches. He is a fan of Star Trek, Battlestar, and Dune universes. "Our search for truth is why we are alive."

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I always ask what seems more natural, a narration or a conversation? Who is the information for? To help the reader or the characters.

10.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks @louiseblackwick.com

08.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony's Review of the Inconvenient Sister The Inconvenient Sister by Jennifer Reinoehl is a charming Christian historical romance set in 1742 London, blending witty banter, social reform themes, and a heartfelt love story. The novel follows B...

Not my normal fare to be sure, still a good read for a romance. Judged on that it is a 5-star read.

-Tony

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08.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Storytelling Style Shapes the Way the Brain Forms Memories - Neuroscience News The way an event is describedβ€”through feelings or sensory detailβ€”changes how the brain stores and recalls it.

Book/science fact Fridays! The way an event is described through feelings or sensory details changes how the brain stores and recalls it. Interesting in thinking about how to make a story memorable.

-Tony

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06.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sub-sub genre yea, but it does have plausible science in it, some of which we are doing to a small degree now. Still, I do like what he does in this book. But yes, it's not classic Sci Fi.

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Of Hunger and Will
Of Hunger and Will YouTube video by Literary Titan

Of Hunger and Will Available Now! eBook, Paperback and Hard cover. Find it on amazon. Or maybe the bargain bin at Big Lots/S-mart, I think I saw one yesterday lol.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR5BTBLX

-Tony

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Tony's Review of Jurassic Park Jurassic ParkΒ by Michael CrichtonΒ is a sharp, controlled piece of science fiction that uses dinosaurs as spectacle but never forgets that its real subject is human arrogance. This is not just a story ...

One of the few books where the movie is not a letdown to readers imo. While the book is much more serious, the movie is still great also. 5 Star-read and a great Sci Fi work.

-Tony

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01.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have the full Season of the Stanger Trilogy on sale! Each book just .99 cents, 24 FEB -28 FEB 26. Set in the late 1800s Mountains of West VA. Demonic Horror! Summon it to your e-reader now lol.

-Tony

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24.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why you can't tie knots in four dimensions We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions? Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it "space-time," the popular idea which emerged from...

Book/science fact Fridays! This is something to nerd out on. This is one of the best primers on dimensional space I have ever seen outside a textbook/lecture. Read it, you will be better educated for it. Trust me.

-Tony

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Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory Spare a thought for the intrepid graduate students who spent last summer in Africa collecting chimp urine.

I know it's not Friday lol. Still, this was too good to pass on.

-Tony

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25.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am glad it was me. The error was a large one. I got so involved in story line I did not think about what it broke lol. This is what I get for gen outlines, but I do like how they allow you to follow something that pops up. The adventure of writing and the feeling you discovered not invented.

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I have the full Season of the Stanger Trilogy on sale! Each book just .99 cents, 24 FEB -28 FEB 26. Set in the late 1800s Mountains of West VA. Demonic Horror! Summon it to your e-reader now lol.

-Tony

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24.02.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You have to love when you find, and thank the gods I found it lol. A lore violation of your own fucking ideas. That will make you retcon 6 chapters of your own fraking BS lol.

As my first commandment of a Hard Sci Fi writer for me is:

Thou Shalt not have Deus ex machina.

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23.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony's Review of The Strange High House in the Mist The Strange High House in the MistΒ by H. P. LovecraftΒ is a quieter, more reflective piece than most of his work, trading outright terror for something closer to awe. It still carries that sense of the...

This is an interesting piece by Lovecraft, early stuff. Was publish in Weird Tales. Short read, and you see a lot of this come back later. 4 Star read for me.

-Tony

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Hubble identifies a near-invisible galaxy that may be 99% dark matter In the vast tapestry of the universe, most galaxies shine brightly across cosmic time and space. Yet a rare class of galaxies remains nearly invisibleβ€”low-surface-brightness galaxies dominated by dark...

Book/science fact Fridays! Mark this, should this bear fruit it would be major for the standard model. Dark matter so far is mostly assumed to be around. Maybe we have finally found some.

-Tony

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Unearthing Worlds  Book Two Book Trailer
Unearthing Worlds Book Two Book Trailer YouTube video by Tony Travis

Don't think I have shared this before. Enjoy!

-Tony

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18.02.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

last day!

Grab them now

16.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting on 12 FEB 26 till 16 FEB 26 all my Generational Space books will be .99 cents each. Great time to get the set.

-Tony

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11.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy Reading!

14.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony's Review of The Star The StarΒ by Arthur C. ClarkeΒ is a quiet story with a devastating center. It does not rely on spectacle or alien invasion. It builds slowly, carefully, through observation and reflection, until it land...

This is a disturbing even if very short story. It is a 4 star read for me as it feels a bit rushed at the end. Still, it does hit. I great short read. Give it a try.

-Tony

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Free BOOK! On Valentine's Day, a gift from me to you.

-Tony

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11.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is smiling and saying good one . ALT: a man in a suit is smiling and saying good one .

This sadly is only the wild west days of AI. They want this to be the next "it" thing. It will be in all kinds of things in the next few years.

13.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unique 'inside out' planetary system reveals rocky outer world A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover a planetary system that turns our understanding of planet formation upside...

Book/science fact Fridays! Outliers are where the science expands. A system like this also makes a great setting for a story!

-Tony

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13.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Means from lot from a fellow author like yourself. -Tony

12.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting on 12 FEB 26 till 16 FEB 26 all my Generational Space books will be .99 cents each. Great time to get the set.

-Tony

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNT4V7...

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11.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Free BOOK! On Valentine's Day, a gift from me to you.

-Tony

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR5BTBLX

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11.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony's Review of The Shadow Out of Time The Shadow out of TimeΒ by H. P. Lovecraft is one of his most ambitious and unsettling works, not because of what it shows, but because of what it suggests. This is cosmic horror stretched across memor...

One of his best. It is dense but a very good read. 5 Stars, for me.

-Tony

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08.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The world's earliest dated printed book: The Diamond Sutra, 868 CE | cabinet

Book/science fact Fridays! This is the oldest printed book in the world.

-Tony

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06.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do the same it is a hard read I tell folks forget the names lol

01.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony's Review of Return of the King The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien is the triumphant conclusion to the legendary The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Building upon the intricate narratives and themes introduced in the preceding volu...

5 star read, great book even with all the endings haha. I highly recommend the whole series. Start with the Silmarillion and end up here.

-Tony

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