On My Way to Paradise - Short Story

by David Farland

Overview

Winner of the Writers of the Future Gold Award for Best Story of the Year.

In a world of ever-worsening crisis, Angelo Osic is an anomaly: a man who cares about others. One day he aids a stranger. . .and calls down disaster, for the woman called Tamara is also a woman on the run, the only human with the knowledge that will save Earth from the artificial intelligences plotting to overthrow it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013355637
Publisher:	David Farland
Publication date:	10/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	127 KB

About the Author

David Farland is a New York Times Best-selling Author with nearly fifty novel-length works in print, whose work has been translated into dozens of languages.

He has won various awards for his work, including the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for "Best Novel of the Year," the Whitney Award for "Best Novel of the Year," the L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award for "Best Short Story of the Year," and others.

In 1991, Dave became a judge for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest, the largest contest in the world for beginning authors of science fiction and fantasy. He soon took over the position of Coordinating Judge, where he selected stories for publication, trained new writers, and oversaw the publication of the annual anthology.

In 1999 he began teaching creative writing at Brigham Young University, where he trained several students who went on to become superstars, including fantasy
author Brandon Sanderson, young adult author Dan Wells, and international sensation Stephenie Meyer.

In 1999, Dave also set the Guinness record for the World's Largest book signing.

David has worked in a number of writerly jobs—as a prison guard, an
ice-cream pie maker, meat-cutter, missionary, movie producer, video game
designer, and editor.

His Runelords novel series is one of the most popular fantasies of our time, but he has also worked with other major properties, including Star Wars, the Mummy, and various video games.

Dave currently lives in Utah with his wife and five children. In addition to writing, David likes to hike and fish.

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