Tom Wolosz

Member Since:	05/25/2011
Preferred Genres:	Comic Fantasy, High / Epic Fantasy, Weird Fiction, Noir / Hard-Boiled, Hard Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Postapocalyptic/Dystopian, Soft Science Fiction, Space Opera

Short Bio:

Doc Tom is a geologist, teacher, lifelong SF fan, avid photographer and hiker who loves nothing more than a day wandering mountain trails. His first book, "Agony of the Gods, Softly Falls the Snow" was published in December 2014 by Bookkus Publishing. A big "Thank you!" to all the Book Country members whose comments and suggestions greatly improved the book. Visit him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.wolosz.9 or his Web Page TomWolosz.com

About Tom Wolosz's Reading & Writing

My interests are mainly character driven. I enjoy good situational stories, and space opera is always a blast, but when I write I try to make the character multidimensional. As a result I like to read history and biography that tries to get inside the head of the person being written about. I also like good general history which really describes how people though and acted - not just what happened. We are not the same philosophically as people were 100 years ago, nor will people be exactly like us 100 years in the future. The great thing about speculative fiction is that you can explore those possible differences. Would a 19th Century general have been appalled by the thought of a nuke taking out a city? We accept it as fact and some war games are based on it. What would it be like if people accepted the fact that an entire planet could be destroyed? Would they be horrified, or would they just accept it as another tactic in their arsenal? Maybe in some ways we're not that different!

Favorite Writers:

Tolkien (off course)
Jasper Fforde
Terry Pratchett
Raymond Chandler

Favorite Books:

Lord of the Rings Trilogy (of course)
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust

Site: tomwolosz.com

Tom Wolosz's Books

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Reviewed on Book Country


Night Terror	Reviewed 1 draft on 5/11/2013
Spark	Reviewed 1 draft on 3/11/2013
THE DESOLATE	Reviewed 1 draft on 3/9/2013
The People of the Stone	Reviewed 1 draft on 3/4/2013
The Case of the Missing Zeppelin	Reviewed 1 draft on 2/16/2013
Hands of Ash	Reviewed 1 draft on 1/17/2013
The Job	Reviewed 1 draft on 1/13/2013
Aequitas	Reviewed 1 draft on 1/6/2013
On Gaudy Night	Reviewed 1 draft on 1/1/2013
A Final Day in Central Park	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/4/2012
The Invisible City	Reviewed 3 drafts, most recently on 7/14/2012
The Phoenix Diary	Reviewed 1 draft on 6/13/2012
The Great Alliance	Reviewed 1 draft on 1/19/2012
Aside	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/29/2011 (No longer available for review)
A Kaliphian Matter: Revelations	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/27/2011
The Strange & Curious Tale of Prof R H Wilson	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/17/2011
Come Haltingly, On Lame Feet	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/17/2011
Motauqwa Means Mountain	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/16/2011
Not A Vampire	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/5/2011
The Man Who Killed William Shakespeare	Reviewed 1 draft on 12/4/2011
The Final Flight of Major Havoc	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/26/2011
Robin Wept	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/25/2011
Promised Land	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/23/2011
Confabulation	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/22/2011
Mech	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/17/2011
The Raveled Sleeve of Care	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/10/2011
Struggle and Thrive	Reviewed 1 draft on 11/6/2011
Liaison	Reviewed 4 drafts, most recently on 11/2/2011
Darklings	Reviewed 1 draft on 5/28/2011
Triads	Reviewed 1 draft on 5/26/2011
The Library War	Reviewed 1 draft on 5/26/2011 (No longer available for review)
Flawed	Reviewed 1 draft on 5/26/2011 (No longer available for review)

Tom Wolosz

Short Bio:

About Tom Wolosz's Reading & Writing

Tom Wolosz's Books

Staircase

The Agony of the Gods

A Streak of Silver in the Sky

And The Last Shall Be First

Reviewed on Book Country