I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march.