Tony Daniel
Novels, Short Stories, Screenplays, Poetry, Reviews, and Nonfiction
Tony Daniel Review of Thriller Novel ‘Spymaster,’ by Brad Thor at the ‘Federalist’
Tony Daniel argues that, while Spymaster and the Harvath series may be fast food reading, you can think of Brad Thor books as the Chick-fil-A sandwiches of thrillers. Thor always turns out a nicely researched quality product with a hero who is not going to suddenly take a dark turn and start questioning whether a country like the United States deserves to exist—or especially whether it deserves him to defend it. If you root for the triumph of the West, Scot Harvath is a hero who is always going to have your back.
Read the review here.
Tony Daniel Pens Tribute to Tom Wolfe, Novelist and Journalist Extraordinaire, at ‘The Federalist’
Tony Daniel’s tribute to the late Tom Wolfe, who was one of Tony’s favorite writers and a big influence, appears at The Federalist. Read the essay here.
Author Copies in for Tony Daniel Story “Lovers” in 2018’s ‘The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 4’
Author copies have arrived with a first look at the cover for The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 4 featuring Tony Daniel’s story “Lovers.”
The anthology will be available at booksellers everywhere in June, or pre-order here, among other places.
Tony Daniel Essay “Why You Can Never Truly Take The ‘Batsh-ttery’ Out Of Social Media” at ‘The Federalist’
Tony Daniel Takes an economic look at the excesses of social media in the marketplace of ideas at The Federalist. He claims that doing hard work and always trying to produce marketable creative expression is a far better way to leverage your friendships than constantly using social media. The article is here.
Tony Daniel Review of ‘The Hellfire Club’ by Jake Tapper Available at ‘The Federalist’
Tony Daniel reviews CNN host Jake Tapper’s new novel, ‘The Hellfire Club,’ and finds it a regrettable Washington thriller full of cardboard characters, absurd plotting, and relentless historical exposition. Read the review here.
Tony Daniel review of Dave Eggers’s “The Monk of Mokha” Available at The Federalist
Tony Daniel says Dave Eggers’s new nonfiction offering The Monk of Mokha delivers an entertaining tale weakened by identity politics and economic nonsense. It’s a mostly compelling book about immigrants and American entrepreneurship that gets sidetracked by a pointless desire to affirm liberal politics. Read the review here.
Tony Daniel Joins Roundtable Discussion of ‘Star Destroyers’ Anthology on the Baen Free Radio Hour Podcast
Tony Daniel joins a roundtable discussion led by Baen Consulting Editor David Afsharirad on Star Destroyers, a new science fiction short story anthology edited by Tony Daniel and Christopher Ruocchio.
The talk also features authors Robert Buettner, Joelle Presby, J.R. Dunn, Susan R. Matthews, Christopher Ruocchio, and Brendan DuBois. The authors and editors talk about the stories and the simple and fun idea that powers the anthology: big ships blowing things up. The variations on the theme these writers have produced are very entertaining, and the authors give some insight into their stories.
Find the podcast on iTunes and elsewhere, or listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour podcast featuring this discussion here.
And check out the entire trove of previous podcast episodes here.
Tony Daniel is also the host of the Baen Free Radio Hour. This episode also marks the fifth anniversary of the weekly podcast, which Tony, in his capacity as senior editor at Baen Books, has been putting together since March 2013.
Tony Daniel Humor Essay “Your Kids Don’t Want To Read? Make Them Miserable Until They Do!” Available at ‘The Federalist.’
Tony Daniel has a piece up now at The Federalist, “Your Kids Don’t Want To Read? Make Them Miserable Until They Do!”
“I hope people realize it’s a humor piece,” Tony says. “But of course it’s also completely serious!”
Read the essay here.
Tony Daniel Short Story “Lovers” Collected in ‘Year’s Best Military & Adventure Science Fiction Volume 4’; eARC Now Available.
“Lovers,” by Tony Daniel, which originally appeared in the anthology Forged in Blood, edited by Michael Z. Williamson, and set in his Freehold universe, is collected again in The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Volume 4, edited by David Afsharirad. The electronic advanced reading copy, a special ebook early edition (with typos included), is available for sale here. The print edition will be out in June 2018.
Tony Daniel Reviews Historical Fiction Master Bernard Cornwell’s New Novel, ‘Fools and Mortals’
Tony Daniel reviews Bernard Cornwell’s latest historical novel, Fools and Mortals, at The Federalist. Tony says the books is a wry and tough-minded take on Shakespeare’s time, featuring Shakespeare’s younger brother, Richard, as the hero. Lots of historical theater stuff, but also some good sword fighting and heists. Read the review here.
