Tony Travis
@tonytravis.com
Tony is an award-winning author and lives with his dachshund poodle. He writes in the general style of the 1960's with a few more modern touches. He is a fan of Star Trek, Battlestar, and Dune universes.
"Our search for truth is why we are alive."
"Our search for truth is why we are alive."
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Tony Travis
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· Oct 28
Of Hunger and Will
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Of Hunger and Will Available Now! eBook, Paperback and Hard cover. Find it on amazon. Or maybe the bargain bin at Big Lots/S-mart, I think I saw one yesterday lol.
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Book/science fact Fridays! The Derveni Papyrus, dated between 340 and 320 B.C. is Greece's oldest known literary text to exist in original form.
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An open dialogue with the Derveni Papyrus - The Center for Hellenic Studies
The Derveni Papyrus | Greece’s oldest known literary text The Derveni Papyrus, dated between 340 and 320 B.C., is considered the most important discovery for Greek philology in the twentieth century. ...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! The Derveni Papyrus, dated between 340 and 320 B.C. is Greece's oldest known literary text to exist in original form.
-Tony
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January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Thank you to all who are LIKING, FOLLOWING, and REPOSTING! Wishing you all a successful 2026 in your literary endeavors. paulacappa.wordpress.com #Booksky #Readersky #fictionwriters #Fictionwriters #Blueskyers #ReadersofBlueSky #blueskylit #literature #readersoffiction #fiction #storytellers
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January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Thank you to all who are LIKING, FOLLOWING, and REPOSTING! Wishing you all a successful 2026 in your literary endeavors. paulacappa.wordpress.com #Booksky #Readersky #fictionwriters #Fictionwriters #Blueskyers #ReadersofBlueSky #blueskylit #literature #readersoffiction #fiction #storytellers
Very short read but good. Getting this review in just in case the storm is bad enough. I enjoyed it, but some of the transitions were off for me. So, 4 star read for me. It you like Clarke read it.
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Tony's Review of Dog Star
Dog Star is one of those short pieces that appears simple on the surface but settles into your mind over time. It is about an astronomer stationed on the Moon, a dream, and a dog named Laika, but it b...
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January 24, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Very short read but good. Getting this review in just in case the storm is bad enough. I enjoyed it, but some of the transitions were off for me. So, 4 star read for me. It you like Clarke read it.
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Many of us in the States have a major winter storm coming for us. Stay safe and prepare. And no this does not debunk climate change hahaha.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Many of us in the States have a major winter storm coming for us. Stay safe and prepare. And no this does not debunk climate change hahaha.
Book/science fact Fridays! Road in UK built using 2.5 million unsold books as part of its construction.
-Tony
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M6 Toll - Wikipedia
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January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! Road in UK built using 2.5 million unsold books as part of its construction.
-Tony
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May we live up to what we should be and are not, yet.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
May we live up to what we should be and are not, yet.
This story, like much of Lovecraft, can be slow to read. It's a three star for me on that and some wandering. Still a good story and can be a bridge to other things of his.
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Tony's Review of The Silver Key
The Silver Key by H. P. Lovecraft is one of his most reflective and quietly strange stories, less concerned with cosmic terror and more focused on loss, memory, and the slow erosion of wonder. This is...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This story, like much of Lovecraft, can be slow to read. It's a three star for me on that and some wandering. Still a good story and can be a bridge to other things of his.
-Tony
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Book/science fact Fridays! A look at reading rates. What speed is avg, and how is that compared to speech and other metrics.
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How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate
Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per mi…
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January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! A look at reading rates. What speed is avg, and how is that compared to speech and other metrics.
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4 star read for me, content is a 5, my issue with it is style just harder for me to like. There are some Lovecraftian things here imo. It's a very good scifi/horror short. Easy to read for free.
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Tony's Review of Asleep in Armageddon
Asleep in Armageddon is a Bradbury short story that begins with relief and then slowly turns into dread you can feel in your bones. On the surface it feels like a simple space crash tale: astronaut Le...
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January 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
4 star read for me, content is a 5, my issue with it is style just harder for me to like. There are some Lovecraftian things here imo. It's a very good scifi/horror short. Easy to read for free.
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Passed 22k words on the last keyholes novel. I will be glad when I am finished lol. I love the characters and work but its time.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Passed 22k words on the last keyholes novel. I will be glad when I am finished lol. I love the characters and work but its time.
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Book/science fact Fridays! Want better reading comprehension? Looks like reading on paper edges out a screen.
-Tony
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Reading on screens instead of paper is a less effective way to absorb and retain information, suggests research
Research suggests that reading on screens is a less effective way to absorb and retain information than reading the old-fashioned way, but why? And when so many of us are noticing shortening attention...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! Want better reading comprehension? Looks like reading on paper edges out a screen.
-Tony
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4 Stars, short read. He is reaching for Poe here, close but imo not quite. I was asked, why Lovecraft reviews so often. A reader asked my thoughts on him. So doing them all. Lovecraft is important.
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Tony's Review of The Outsider
The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft is one of his most personal and quietly devastating stories. It is horror built not on cosmic scale, but on isolation, identity, and the slow realization that the self ...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
4 Stars, short read. He is reaching for Poe here, close but imo not quite. I was asked, why Lovecraft reviews so often. A reader asked my thoughts on him. So doing them all. Lovecraft is important.
-Tony
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Book/science fact Fridays! Let's look at some hard science. Rouge Planets are fascinating and newer in our understanding. A great setting for some engaging science fiction stories, and part of Sci fi, before confirmation.
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Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time
While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets seem to have been knocked out of their orbits, floating through space free o...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! Let's look at some hard science. Rouge Planets are fascinating and newer in our understanding. A great setting for some engaging science fiction stories, and part of Sci fi, before confirmation.
-Tony
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Wishing everyone a happy and safe New Year's celebration! I've got a lot happening in 2026, starting with the cover reveal for "The Nod/Wells Timelines - The Official Compendium" on Monday, January 5th. Stay tuned!
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Wishing everyone a happy and safe New Year's celebration! I've got a lot happening in 2026, starting with the cover reveal for "The Nod/Wells Timelines - The Official Compendium" on Monday, January 5th. Stay tuned!
Makes you think yes, short yes, great read yes. What more do you want. 5 star read with coffee and left over Christmas cake and cookies.
-Tony
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Tony's review of the Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke is a quiet story with an enormous idea at its center. It does not rush. It does not shout. It simply presents a premise and lets the weight of it sett...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Makes you think yes, short yes, great read yes. What more do you want. 5 star read with coffee and left over Christmas cake and cookies.
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Book/science fact Fridays! First typewritten book Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Witten on a Remington typewriter, which gave us the QWERTY layout.
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MT & the Typewriter
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December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! First typewritten book Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Witten on a Remington typewriter, which gave us the QWERTY layout.
-Tony
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Saw so many lights! Here are some to share with you. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season.
Merry Christmas!
-Tony
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Merry Christmas!
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December 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Saw so many lights! Here are some to share with you. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season.
Merry Christmas!
-Tony
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Merry Christmas!
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Look for Christmas Light Photos this week. I am out an about and no book review.
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Look for Christmas Light Photos this week. I am out an about and no book review.
Book/science fact Fridays! Lots of sci fi/fantasy stories deal with alien civilizations. The search for them is ever evolving. I do believe we will find life soon in our own system. Other civilizations are tricky. Thoughts?
-Tony
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Could advanced civilizations communicate like fireflies
Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had contemplated the existence of life beyond Earth. As our technology matured and we bega...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! Lots of sci fi/fantasy stories deal with alien civilizations. The search for them is ever evolving. I do believe we will find life soon in our own system. Other civilizations are tricky. Thoughts?
-Tony
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I am a bit hard on the game, but that is because I like it. I want this to do so well, and it can. Just needs more.
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Tony's Review of Dune Awakening
Dune AwakeningI have been reading Dune for decades. The original novels, the expansions, the missteps, the reinterpretations. Frank Herbert’s work, particularly the early books, helped shaped how I th...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am a bit hard on the game, but that is because I like it. I want this to do so well, and it can. Just needs more.
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Holiday Sale on Print Books!
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They look good under the tree! Give the give of a book. Hopefully mine, but if not still a great idea!
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November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Holiday Sale on Print Books!
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They look good under the tree! Give the give of a book. Hopefully mine, but if not still a great idea!
-Tony
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They look good under the tree! Give the give of a book. Hopefully mine, but if not still a great idea!
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Book/science fact Fridays! Why do old books have that smell and other things? Here is some science behind that and preservation!
-Tony
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The Science Behind the Smell of Books, Explained by Preservation
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December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Book/science fact Fridays! Why do old books have that smell and other things? Here is some science behind that and preservation!
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