Grand Central Arena
Grand Central Arenais my salute and homage to the Golden Age of science fiction, hopefully with enough modern twists to make it interesting and fun even today. While the novel is dedicated to the memory of the true father of Space Opera, E.E. "Doc" Smith, many other inspirations -- both old and new -- have their moments in GCA, ranging from the Six Million Dollar Man to Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep and anime such as Giant Robo.At the same time it is its own story, one that -- in all honesty -- has only just begun by the time the novel ends. The adventures of Ariane Austin, Marc DuQuesne, and Simon Sandrisson have only gotten humanity to the point of knowing some of the questions to ask -- and some of the dangers they'll face in getting those answers. I hope you enjoy a visit to the Arena; I sure had a lot of fun making it, and hope to bring you on many more trips there!