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Worldcon, Reno, NV
17 August at 12:00
- 21 August at 12:00
Join Allen at Renovation, in Reno, NV He'll be doing panels, signings, maybe some hiking, and more. So, if you are in Reno, stop by and say hi. Here is the website for more info http://www.renovationsf.org/
Conjecture 2011 in San Diego, CA
09 September at 12:00
- 11 September at 15:00
Allen will be making his first appearance at a West Coast Convention in 13 years. He will be the Guest of Honor at Conjecture 2011. Here's all the Details
Coyote Frontier Characters...
Carlos Montero
Carlos was a veteran of the world of Coyote. As one of the original colonists, arriving as a teenager, he had been there almost all his life. He had seen the early colonisation of Liberty, First Landing Day, and led the Resistance during the war against the Union.
Yet apparently Carlos still had much to learn. Well at least according to his wife. She had urged him to be more tactful, and reminded him that in his new role as President of the Coyote Federation, he would have to learn to be diplomatic.
Carlos had accepted the job reluctantly, perhaps fearing he wasn’t up to the job of replacing Captain Robert Lee. But he took great pride in trying, having learned so much from the former Commanding Officer of The URSS Alabama.
Carlos was very environmentally aware, and was concerned about the effect their presence was having on Coyote’s virgin wildlife and surroundings. He implemented measures to combat this, such as no fly zones over fragile unexplored environments, insisting on all exploration of new areas be done by boat, as he had done all those years ago, as the teenager who discovered much of the eastern shores.
When visiting his sister, Carlos stood proud, as he admired the large wind turbines that had recently been erected, giving Clarksburg clean, renewable energy that could one day even provide electricity to other settlements…
But Carlos had no time to savour that moment. Receiving an urgent call from his wife, he was informed that an approaching starship had been spotted in Coyote’s orbit…
His heart skipped a beat… here we go again…
Over the next few months, Carlos was to receive a crash course in diplomacy, as the European Alliance visited Coyote…
