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I'm a world-builder. I have to be, as a science fiction and fantasy author. My web site provides more about my worlds than what you can get from the books, and it appears to be time for a redesign! Check back for more art and role-playing guidance.

My first series is the Major Ariane Kedros Novels, published by Roc. Vigilante, the second book in the series, will be available beginning October 2009. The first book is Peacekeeper. You'll find this series at independent booksellers, Barnes & Noble, Borders, BAM, Amazon.com, etc. See my interview on Penguin.com for what you might see later in the series.

If you're interested in how I came to be published, read A Tale of Two Authors by Jennifer Jackson, and see why I'm lucky to have such a stubborn agent. If you read Science Fiction and Fantasy, check out my Eclectic Speculative Fiction Reader for additions to your reading list.

Click here for Peacekeeper on Amazon.com The fabulous cover art is by Fred Gambino (ISBN is 978-0-451-46245-9).

"An excellent debut novel. Peacekeeper is full of exciting, complex characters in a truly byzantine universe where everything hangs in the balance. I can't wait for Reeve's next book."

Mike Shepherd, Author of the Kris Longknife Series

 

"Former USAF officer Reeve channels her flight experience into this crisp military SF debut. Major Ariane Kedros is a jaded N-space pilot who left the Armed Forces of the Consortium of Autonomous Worlds under the shadow of war crimes committed against the Terran Expansion League. Given a new identity to protect her from TEL retribution, she wanders around uncharted areas of space with her friend Matt Journey, seeking unusual artifacts and taking on occasional intelligence gigs for AFCAW. When several of her former crewmates are killed, Ariane is sent on a new undercover assignment that brings back haunting memories and puts her in considerable danger. Reeve drives the story at a breakneck pace, providing a fine mix of derring-do, honor and courage, and the familial bickering and affection of a close-knit crew."

Publishers Weekly, 10/13/2008

 

What's New

Laura E. Reeve, 2006
  • May 2009: I feel like a bear who just dragged itself out of its winter cave, blinking blearily at the sunshine. What?...more
  • January 2009: Too much happening in this month. My first signing at the Lone Tree Barnes & Noble went well...more
  • December 2008: Peacekeeper came out this month and then I got run over by the holidays before I had a chance to catch my breath...more
  • November 2008: The basement is finally finished and livable, just in time for my sister-in-law's two week visit over Thanksgiving. I ate lots of food and did plenty of socializing this month, as well as...more
  • October 2008: This month and last month have disappeared in the chaos of finishing our basement...more
  • August 2008: Denvention 3 was a blast, partly because I've never been to the World SF Convention and partly because I could relax...more
  • July 2008: This month I focused on preparing for, and getting through, my sister's wedding without embarrassing her. The wedding was on a Caribbean cruise...more
  • May 2008: I managed to get my second book submitted on time, meaning the end of April. But this is not an industry where one gets instant (or even timely?) feedback...more
  • April 2008:  I get the first look at the Peacekeeper cover! Then, since February, my husband's been asking when "he gets his wife back." It won't be this month...more
  • March 2008:  I have no idea where February went, but March has been filled with making changes to Peacekeeper. I received the editorial letter... more
  • January 2008:  The death of a loved one is a disorienting experience, and the loss of my father-in-law this January sent my husband and me into a place of distorted time and space... more
  • December 2007:  The contract arrived! Unfortunately, so did the news that they're changing the title. No longer Crew Tempo, but I can... more
  • November 2007:  Can't help but feel like a poster child for the "Publishing is slooooow" education campaign. I'm still waiting for the contract... more
  • October 2007:  Attend MileHiCon 39 in Denver, CO, and have David Weber sign two books... more