Other Books by Bruce Golden
"A cut above your average apocalypse novel...There are shades of Bradbury and Jeff VanderMeer and the scope of Dan Simmons, while all the detail is in just the right places; there’s enough science to keep things realistic but not too much and the story is well-paced and easy to read. Plus there’s a healthy pinch of imaginative sci-fi with a neurotic master computer and a few extra-terrestrial surprises as we head towards a thrilling and satisfying end."
Mythaxis
"Its narrative style is quick-moving, spare, and dialogue-heavy . . . almost cinematic in nature . . . the feel of the
History Channel broadcast via The Twilight Zone."
Speculative Fiction Reader
"Concept is unlike any
other book . . . well-written, engaging, historically fascinating, and a nice mix of thought-provoking adventure, humor, fantasy, and science fiction . . . a compelling page-turner that always kept me entertained.."
The Future Fire
"With thematic echoes of Dune, Dances with Wolves, and The Last Samurai, Red Sky, Blue Moon is an epic tale of adventure and arrogance, discovery and desire, courage and greed."
New Myths
"Golden has taken the history, traditions, and cultures of the Sioux and the Vikings, and woven them into a completely new world, much the way Frank Herbert used Islamic culture in Dune."
SFRevu
"A fantastic milieu . . . a true character story . . . one incredible climax."
Midwest Book Review
"Characters aplenty--both protagonists and colorful supporting types--vividly-drawn, realistic individuals whose dialogue is authentic."
Internet Review of Science Fiction
"Everything you look for in a great science fiction read . . . By the time the book ended, I only wished it were longer."
The Future Fire
"Believably tormented characters, unique world-building, realistic dialogue, adventure, exploration, alien lifeforms . . ."
SFFWorld.com
"Exploring emotional conflicts and human foibles ranging from revenge and redemption to love and obsession . . . foreshadowing is subtle, building dramatically."
SFRevu
"If Mickey Spillane had collaborated with both Frederik Pohl and Philip K. Dick, he might have produced
Bruce Golden’s
Better Than Chocolate."
Asimov's Science Fiction"
"Bruce Golden's gonzo police procedural of the future mixes aliens, sex, and murder into a hard-punching satirical adventure that inserts its stilettos of critical wit so stealthily that you'll die laughing."
Paul Di Filippo
“Its vibrant characters are both larger-than-life and true to it . . . a delicate balance of parody
and punchy realism.”
SFRevu
"The understated satirical tone of the book makes it anything but a cliché . . . a lively, fun read—it keeps you turning pages and wanting more."
PaperCuts Library Journal
"Though character-driven, this book has atmosphere and action to burn, while delivering sometimes-profound social commentary on issues like freedom, sexual repression, privacy, morality, and religion, all with biting satire and comic undertones . . . Golden’s talent for creating original characters is matched by his uncanny gift for clever but realistic dialogue, which crackles and pops off each page. Jam-packed with double entendres, tweaked expressions, and futuristic jargon, this book is damned fun . . . a fast-moving, entertaining read you won’t be able to put down . . . Better Than Chocolate is pure sci-fi satisfaction, living up to its title in delicious spades."
Razar Magazine
to be human.
Zach was just looking for a novel
one-night stand.
Mary was searching for her
place in the world.
They found each other.
In a future world, where the creation of artificial humans has led to a caste of "non-people," the fight for civil rights takes on new meaning. A loner who's an
expert on lust but a novice when it comes to love, falls for a naive but beautiful androne. He teaches her what it means to be human, but can't give her what she really wants--her freedom.
"Steeped in the ambience of classic 1950's Galaxy magazine ... social satire, irreverent anti-establishmentarianism, and pseudo-hardboiled narration ... Golden writes with zest and good pacing ... a certain flippancy of characterization
and delivery ..."
Asimov's Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction Reader
Buy SIGNED Copies of
Evergreen
Better Than Chocolate
Dancing with the Velvet Lizard
Mortals All or
Red Sky, Blue Moon
Directly from the Author.
Therefore I Am
A Science Fiction Anthology
Sci-Fi Magazine 2009 Almanac
Romanian almanac of essential science fiction featuring the stories of Robert Heinlein, Bruce Golden, Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Gregory Benford, Theodore Sturgeon & more
North of Infinity II
An Anthology of Short Fiction
Featuring the Works of Robert J. Sawyer, Bruce Golden, & others
War of the Worlds
An Anthology of Short Fiction
Paying Homage to the H.G. Wells Classic
Scary Kisses
A Collection of Speculative Fiction About Love, Lust, Romance, & Passion
Warrior Wisewoman 3
The Distaff Side of
Speculative Fiction
Book of Shadows
An Anthology of Short Horror Stories
Top International Horror 2003
Winners of the 2003 International
Horror Story Contest
Who is Bruce Golden?
An Interview with Bruce
Contact Bruce
Interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune about Monster Town>
In the late '50s, all the old monsters of black & white horror films have come to live in a ghetto of Hollywood, now that they're no longer in vogue. They played themselves in the movies, but now most of them are just regular people with regular jobs.
Private Investigator Dirk Slade, haunted by his own inner monster, is looking for the killer of his best friend, as well as a missing teenager--the son of Dracula.
This satire on old film noir and hard-boiled detective stories plays its mysterious plot straight, despite the quirky characters and sardonic narration.
Read an interview about the creation of this monster
Read Chapter One of Monster Town
Save a Tree
Buy an ebook
After The End
Monster Town
Tales of My Ancestors
Red Sky, Blue Moon
Dancing with the Velvet Lizard
Evergreen
Better Than Chocolate
Mortals All
One of the Largest Collections of Speculative Fiction
Ever Published
by award-winning author Bruce Golden.
Journey into other worlds, other dimensions, and other times to meet an alien musician, a hideous sun demon, an apocryphist, a bedeviled baseball player, and an old woman resigned to living out her last days cared for by a machine. See what happens when a Native American shaman sends the government a bill for making it rain, and a 119-year-man drives his classic automobile into the middle of an insurrection, chased by flying cars. Discover a missing planet, lust potions, the color of silence, the wonders of phasing, the horrors of the withering, and the riddle of the whales.
_________________________
Ancient Secrets . . . an Alien Intelligence
Spurred by the discovery of a 45,000-year-old artifact,
a heretic priest launches an expedition into the
unexplored regions of a frontier world in search of the fabled
City of God.
An exobiologist studies primate-like creatures she believes have
the capability to evolve into the first extraterrestrial sentient species, unaware of their mysterious origin.
A young man seeks his mother's killer amidst a rough and tumble camp of off-world lumberjacks.
A woman is torn between love for her husband
and lust for her stepson.
A guilt-wracked man finds himself recruited by a colonial rebellion
despite his desire to withdraw into narcotic dreams.
EVERGREEN
If a world could speak . . .
_________________________
“The creation and exploration of alien worlds is at the core of science fiction, and
Bruce Golden's new novel EVERGREEN shines proudly at the core of that core!
If you can imagine Ursula Le Guin channeling H. Rider Haggard, you'll have the barest conception of this stirring book, which centers around a mysterious artifact
and the people in its thrall.
Reminiscent of the work of Robert Silverberg, this planetary romance
will introduce lucky readers to a world both magical and spooky,
yet ultimately as tangible as your own backyard.”
Paul Di Filippo, Hugo & Nebula Award finalist
_________________________
_________________________
Also Available From Zumaya Publishing
Noah Dane is a mid-21st Century San Francisco police inspector who, while hunting his partner's killer and investigating a pair of seemingly unrelated murders, stumbles onto a conspiracy that threatens all humanity. Chastity Blume is a celebrated talk show host known as "America's Favorite Virgin" who discovers the sinister plot while searching for the mother she never knew. Along with Noah's new crime-fighting partner, a Marilyn Monroe celebudroid, they lead a cast of quirky characters towards a climax of comically sexy proportions, where all the clues point to an insanely popular new virtual reality experience that's Better Than Chocolate.
Watch the Better Than Chocolate trailer
Purchase your copy from Amazon.com
Who is Bruce Golden?
Read An Interview With Bruce
|
PLAUDITS FOR BRUCE’S FICTION 
Dancing with the Velvet Lizard Paul Di Filippo Hugo & Nebula Award finalist 
Blind Faith SHADOWED REALMS “Socked me with its twist.” IMHO “Radically different in its telling, with minimal conversation and thickly descriptive writing . . . an original piece of flash fiction . . . a heavy underlying statement.” AS IF I Found Love on Channel 3 TANGENT “May surprise you in more ways than one . . . a deceptively simple and poignant tale about someone whose alienation from normal society is rewarded by a never-to-be-forgotten glimpse of the Other Side.” SPECULATIVE FICTION READER The Five Phases of Darlene “A well-written, edgy tale, and the best story of this issue . . . a dark retrospective on the dangers of chemically altering the mind.” TANGENT 
The Withering “Brings the final scenes to life in such a way that the hapless reader is pulled into the room with the protagonist, and you can't help but cringe.” VANDERWORLD “Superb . . . reminded me of the stories of Robert Bloch.” NIGHTSHADE BOOKS Hal & Dave Revisited “A hilarious snack, perfect for those late-night munchies.” LENNOX AVENUE
Common Time “I was very happy to encounter 'Common Time,' which opens much like a classic military SF tale, but soon veers off in a whole new direction . . . simply compelling . . . another story to add to my list of favorites.” TANGENT |