The Home Stretch

Last updated on July 2, 2024

WRITING JOURNAL: This is pretty much my view for 7-8 hours a day during the final stretch of finishing LONGSTAR. Writing window on the left, reference window on the right. What you can’t hear is Spotify playing the Epic Writing Music playlist in the background. Right now it’s Ennio Morricone, The Ecstasy of Gold from the soundtrack of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly… Good stuff!


Journey into the dark heart of the machine–and the farthest reaches of the galaxy

GRONE, a novel by Patrick Cumby
GRONE: Legends of the Known Arc Book One
Science Fiction | 672 pages |
audiobook 22 hours
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“Kinetic and sharply written [with] spirited, impressive worldbuilding [and] a stellar cast of characters.”
-Kirkus

LONGSTAR, a novel by Patrick Cumby
LONGSTAR: a novel of the Known Arc
Science Fiction | 693 pages
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Epic… great depth and ambitionnot your average sci-fi yarn.
– Manhattan Book Review