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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- First Contact in Genesis EarthGenesis Earth by Joe Vasicek is a character-driven first-contact science fiction novel about two young scientists sent through an experimental wormhole to investigate an Earthlike planet and a mysterious artificial signal. Combining deep-space exploration, forced proximity, a reluctant explorer, far-future mystery, ancient artificial intelligence, and a slow-burn romantic relationship, the… Continue reading First Contact in Genesis Earth
- Interesting breakdown of current fantasy subgenresThe YouTube algorithm recommended this to me, and I found it interesting. Made me want to try my hand at some portal fantasy, or perhaps some progression fantasy. (But I don’t think I could write straight-up litRPG. I’m just not enough of a gamer.)
- How I Would Vote Now: 1988 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)The Nominees The Forge of God by Greg Bear The Uplift War by David Brin Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This wasn’t a terrible… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1988 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
- Adam and… Steve?My most favorite banned commercial of all time!