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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...
Susan Montero
Susan Montero was the first child born on Coyote, to Wendy Gunther, and Carlos Montero. Carlos served as Head of the Resistance in the fight for freedom against the Union, and later went on to serve as The Coyote Federation’s first President.
But her father’s position as President often caused the two to fight.
As she grew older, she developed a fascination with the local wildlife on Coyote, particularly the mysterious ‘Sandcrawlers’ or Chireep.
She studied at the Colonial University, and later became a lecturer and natural biologist. There had been several sightings of the small creatures near almost every settlement on Coyote. Her father had the first known contact with the ‘Sandcrawlers’ and she had been kidnapped by them as a child. Yet she insisted that they were harmless, intelligent creatures. While many saw them as ‘pests’ she had identified their unique behaviour, and wished to study them.
When her father negotiated a trade agreement with the European Alliance, that brought land development to Coyote, on a much larger scale, Susan joined three other environmentalists who objected to what they saw as exploitation of Coyote’s land.
The Chireep were examples of intelligent life on Coyote…
she and the other three environmentalists were determined to protect them… at all costs…
