These Strange Worlds

Author's Background

Although I am not a published fiction author, I have over twenty years experience in non-fiction with over 85 books published. The majority are very high end technology/market assessments on topics that include energy storage, nanotechnology, virtual reality, and commodity and specialty chemicals. For instance, my most recent publication was "Portable Battery Powered Products: Global Markets," published July 2008 by BCC Research. A list of my non-fiction publications is available upon request. I also write and edit monthly technology newsletters on fuel cells and also on electric vehicles. Over the years, I've been responsible for over ten similar monthly newsletters.  Much of my work has been published by BCC Research or their predecessor Business Communications Co. This publisher has sold over $3 million of my books and newsletters. I include this non-fiction background to show that I have well-established writing ability and to establish my bone fides to write about realistic high tech in my fictional work.

I have also written four science fiction-themed role playing games. "Superhero 2044" was the very first comic book superhero RPG and was published by Gamescience in the mid Seventies. "Nuclear Survivors" was a post nuclear war RPG also published by Gamescience. "Slasher Flick" was a horror movie parody published by Steve Jackson Games in 1983. Finally, "Strange World" was an early Nineties text-based on-line (Videotex) game hosted by U.S. Videotel. "Strange Worlds" was USV's number one offering for nine months. My relationship with U.S. Videotel was an "independent information provider" and I retain all rights to the product. I mention this to show that the concept behind my two novels has an established track record.

My background includes analytical chemistry, technical journalism, quality assurance manager on an International Space Station life support system development and testing program, information technology project manager, and volunteer zookeeper. I am currently employed by a financial services company as a senior marketing business analysis.

Donald Saxman, December 2008

Links to the real world:

Superhero 2044 (Museum of Role Playing Games)

Portable Battery Powered Products: Global Markets

Portable Battery Powered Products: Global Markets: Publisher's Blog

Recent non-fiction publications

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Progress (Sample newsletter)

Fuel Cell Industry Report (Sample newsletter)

Non-fiction publisher's analyst profiles

Please note that these web pages are owned by, maintained, and controlled by private third parties and are in no way associated with "These Strange Worlds."

Author Publications

SELECTED FICTION PUBLICATIONS

Role Playing Game Rules

• Superhero 2044
• Nuclear Survivors

Board Game Rules

• Slasher Flick

On-Line Games

• Strange World

SELECTED NON-FICTION PUBLICATIONS

Technical/Marketing Newsletters

Indicated involvement in the following 10-20 page, nationally-published, monthly technical and marketing newsletters:

• Nanotechnology & Microengineering News (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Battery & Electric Vehicle News (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Optical Materials & Engineering News  (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Waste Treatment Technology News  (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Enhanced Energy Recovery News  (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Membrane Separation Technology News (contributing editor)
• Separation Technology News (contributing editor)
• Technical Computing News (contributing editor, publisher)
• Energy Magazine (contributing editor)
• Microengineering and Nanotechnology News (contributing editor)
• Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Progress (managing editor: writing & editing)
• Fuel Cell Industry Report (managing editor: writing & editing)

Technical/Marketing Books

Wrote and edited over sixty 100-350 page nationally published books, including the following:

·        The U.S. Battery Industry: Developing Technologies & Markets

·        Lithium Battery Materials Technologies & Markets

·        Environmental Management Through Biotechnology: Microorganisms & Enzymes

·        Fillers and Extenders for Plastics

·        Water Soluble Polymers: Present & Future

·        Fire & Smoke Suppressant Chemicals

·        Evolving Gas Separations: Business and Technology

·        Hazardous Waste Control: Advanced Waste Treatment Technology

·        Antioxidant Materials: Markets, Materials, Trends

·        Enhanced Oil Recovery: Technologies, Chemicals, Economics

·        Corrosion Inhibitors: A Technical-Economic Market Analysis

·        Food Additives: Markets & Directions

·        Chemicals for Water/Wastewater Treatment

·        The Changing Battery Market: Development/Trends

·        The Huge Conventional Waste Management Business

·        Electrochemistry: Commercial Developments & Trends

·        Oil and Gas Field Chemicals

·        Mental Health Personal Computers: Markets & Technology

·        Virtual Reality: Markets & Opportunities

Limited Circulation/Confidential Market Analysis

Wrote 70-200 page reports on the following topics:

• Thin Films for Energy Storage
• Global Nanotechnology Applications
• Large Lithium Batteries
• Advanced Lithium Batteries
• Micronized Mineral Fillers and Extenders
• Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• U.S. Market for Administrative Consulting Services
• Home Water Treatment Technology
• Tar Sand and Heavy Oil Recovery
• Industrial Filters
• Synthetic Lubricants