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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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Tony Travis @tonytravis.com · Oct 28
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.

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-Tony

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Of Hunger and Will
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Makes you think yes, short yes, great read yes. What more do you want. 5 star read with coffee and left over Christmas cake and cookies.

-Tony

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Tony's review of the Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke is a quiet story with an enormous idea at its center. It does not rush. It does not shout. It simply presents a premise and lets the weight of it sett...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! First typewritten book Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Witten on a Remington typewriter, which gave us the QWERTY layout.

-Tony

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MT & the Typewriter
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December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Saw so many lights! Here are some to share with you. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season.

Merry Christmas!
-Tony

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December 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Look for Christmas Light Photos this week. I am out an about and no book review.
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Lots of sci fi/fantasy stories deal with alien civilizations. The search for them is ever evolving. I do believe we will find life soon in our own system. Other civilizations are tricky. Thoughts?

-Tony

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Could advanced civilizations communicate like fireflies
Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had contemplated the existence of life beyond Earth. As our technology matured and we bega...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I am a bit hard on the game, but that is because I like it. I want this to do so well, and it can. Just needs more.

-Tony

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Tony's Review of Dune Awakening
Dune AwakeningI have been reading Dune for decades. The original novels, the expansions, the missteps, the reinterpretations. Frank Herbert’s work, particularly the early books, helped shaped how I th...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Holiday Sale on Print Books!

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They look good under the tree! Give the give of a book. Hopefully mine, but if not still a great idea!

-Tony

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November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Why do old books have that smell and other things? Here is some science behind that and preservation!

-Tony

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The Science Behind the Smell of Books, Explained by Preservation
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December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A Lovecraft early work. The movement of the gods of earth up higher and higher peaks to get away from humans struck me. Just there is a good bit to unpack. 4 star read for me.

-Tony

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Tony's Review of The Other Gods
The Other Gods sits early in Lovecraft’s body of work, a time when he was still shaping the ideas that would later become the backbone of his cosmic vision. You can feel him testing themes, experiment...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Today necroprinting, tomorrow Wal-mart has a new human liver aisle. The future can both look bright and bleak at the same time.

-Tony

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Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis
They’re quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The Nod/Wells Timelines Omnibus Editions

Volume 1 available now!
Volume 2 in 2026.
Volume 3 in 2027.

Love speculative fiction? Begin your journey along The Timelines today!

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The Nod/Wells Timelines omnibus editions - volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Michael Shotter
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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This is a 5-star read for me. It is a great short story and hits hard.

-Tony

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Tony's Review of Superiority.
Superiority by Arthur C Clarke is one of those science fiction stories that slips a warning into the future and hands it right back to the present. It is short, sharp, and more honest than most war st...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Holiday Sale on Print Books!

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They look good under the tree! Give the give of a book. Hopefully mine, but if not still a great idea!

-Tony

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November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Let's look at the history of theater. Much of what we do in books starts there.

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-Tony

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The Greeks - <b>The Origins of Theatre - The First Actor
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November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Have a wonderful day with friends and family for those that celebrate!

-Tony
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November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Thank you @thebookerprizes.com for their giveaway of signed copies of Samantha Harvey's wonderful Orbital!! I was fortunate to win a copy! This was one of my 5 star reads from earlier this year & I'm grateful to have a signed copy!! What a great gift!!!

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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Reading can help you live longer. Studies have shown this as one of the few sedentary activities with benefits. (I suspect writing reduces life span lol)

-Tony

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A Chapter a Day – Association of Book Reading with Longevity
Although books can expose people to new people and places, whether books also have health benefits beyond other types of reading materials is not known. This study examined whether those who read books have a survival advantage over those who do not ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Very solid Lovecraft here, if a bit formulaic even for then. 4 Star read.

-Tony

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Tony's Review of Out of the Aeons
Out of the Aeons is one of those Lovecraft stories that feels like a museum exhibit that should never have been opened. It begins mild and scholarly, almost harmless, then slowly tilts into something ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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***Drumroll, please***

I have received a proof of the special edition of ONLY BAD OPTIONS, Galactic Bonds #1.

Isn't is GORGEOUS?!?!?! 🤩🤩🤩

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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Reading can help you live longer. Studies have shown this as one of the few sedentary activities with benefits. (I suspect writing reduces life span lol)

-Tony

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A Chapter a Day – Association of Book Reading with Longevity
Although books can expose people to new people and places, whether books also have health benefits beyond other types of reading materials is not known. This study examined whether those who read books have a survival advantage over those who do not ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Approx. release date set today for what will be Keyholes 3. The last of that trilogy. Set for June 2026. Look for many more updates on my progress around 4500k words in.

-Tony

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November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Great book goes almost without saying. As for the movies I personally like the 1959 version the best.

-Tony

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Tony's Review of Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth remains one of Jules Verne’s most enduring works because it never loses sight of what makes exploration worth doing. It is not just a story about going down into the...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Book/science fact Fridays! Inspired by the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne and The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells. This is considered the first Sci Fi movie! Enjoy, bet you have seen parts already.

-Tony

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Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - Georges Méliès - (HQ) - Music by David Short - Billi Brass Quintet
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November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Keyholes 3 (title tbd lol) Chap 1 Draft finished. At least I started lol

-Tony

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November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM