About Me
Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife, daughter, and two apple trees.
Latest Release
The Riches of Xulthar
In a broken world where money is cursed and men care for nothing but coin, one man seeks to restore his name and sacred honor by facing the sorcerous powers that seek to enslave the world. In the heart of the forbidden desert, the ancient ruins of the city of Xulthar harbor the source of this great evil.
No adventurer has ever returned from Xulthar alive. But Roderick cares little for such things. Honor means more to him than life, and freedom more than riches. He fully expects to die in the course of his quest, and has resigned himself to his fate.
But when he encounters a former slave girl who would rather be a slave than be free, his outlook begins to change. Together, they must journey not only to the heart of the ruined city, but to the depths of hell itself, facing the ultimate temptation to defeat the greatest evil and learn what it truly means to be free.
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Latest Blog Posts
- Why I no longer consider myself to be a libertarianI’ve been going back and forth on this post for almost a year now, wondering how exactly to express my thoughts. Some of the positive reviews on my fiction have expressed that I write “libertarian fiction,” and in some ways, I think that’s accurate: certainly, I value liberty very strongly,… Continue reading Why I no longer consider myself to be a libertarian
- 50 historical figures brought to life by AII was not expecting this to be as good as it was: Seriously, this video nearly brought me to tears… and it’s not even past midnight yet! But I really should get to bed.
- 1001 Parsecs Books: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. ForesterAnother post from my books blog, this one on the first book in the Hornblower series. Check it out!
- How I would vote now: 1958 Hugo Award (Best Novel)The Nominees The Big Time by Fritz Leiber. The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation The Big Time has a lot of things in it that I normally would like. It’s a time travel story that bucks the popular convention of the butterfly effect—the idea that small changes… Continue reading How I would vote now: 1958 Hugo Award (Best Novel)