“Burning Chrome” – Richard Levesque

High Tech and Lowlifes–The Appeal of Cyberpunk

I was pleased to see that the first review of my cyberpunk novel, The Somniscient, started off by saying, “In The Somniscient, Levesque has come up with one of the first original themes in cyberpunk in years.” That’s pretty cool, praise I’m very happy to receive. It got me thinking, though–What are the themes in…
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richardlevesqueauthor January 18, 2016 0

Into the Dark: The Science Fiction/Noir Connection

The running man darts past a streetlight, casting a long shadow across the wet pavement. He glances back and then ducks into an alley, pressing himself into the darkness as he catches his breath and listens. He thinks he’s safe, but from the other end of the alley a new shadow moves. There’s a moment’s…
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richardlevesqueauthor July 29, 2013 0

The Appeal of Virtual Worlds

Okay, just to get this out of the way first, let me say that I’m not one of those writers who feels the need to respond to every poor or weak review of his work. People can say they don’t like my stuff, and I don’t feel like I have to defend it publicly. However,…
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richardlevesqueauthor July 16, 2013 4