Writing is great fun. I have been doing so rather diligently since 1990. More recently, I've published 20 books in just the past decade. My portfolio spans four technical works, eleven novels, and five anthologies. It includes a problem solving book (on High Performance Computing) that is used in the undergraduate Computer Science curricula at three universities - and has also been translated to Mandarin, plus a short story, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (part of the Wars to End All Wars anthology), which was nominated for the 2014 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History!
Official website & author pages
If you'd like to learn a bit more about my journey as an author, please also take a look at my (fiction) writing-dedicated site, my Amazon author page, as well as the Goodreads author/fan page.
Fiction publications
Click on the thumbnail previews to go directly to the Amazon book pages (including audio books).
* TBN = To Be Named; publication expected in the coming years.
Some of these books are also available on Audible and Smashwords. Specifically, you may be interested in The Betrayed, the first book in the complete four-book fantasy series The Lost Words. It is available for free download, no strings attached. If you like it, please consider buying the other books, too.
The Lost Words series (epic fantasy, 4 books, complete)
- The Betrayed
- The Broken
- The Forgotten
- The Humbled
Woes & Hose (gunpowder era & humor, 3 books, complete)
- The Amazing Adventures of Dashing Prince Dietrich
- The Glorious Adventures of Glamorous Prince Dietrich
- The Daring Adventures of Amorous Prince Dietrich
Humanz (dystopian, horror, 3 books, 2nd volume published)
- Decay
- Darkness
- Death (coming soon)
Anthologies (co-written with authors from SFFWorld.com)
- The End - Visions of Apocalypse
- Wars to End All Wars - Alternate Tales From The Trenches (with the Sidewise Awards nominated short story)
- Ecotones - Ecological Stories from the Border Between Fantasy and Science Fiction
- You Are Here - Tales of Cartographic Wonders
- Welcome to Pacific City - Stories of Heroism and Villainy!
Standalone novels
- I Shall Slay the Dragon!
- The Golden Horde (available as a free weekly serial)
Writing genres & style
I am not restricted to any particular genre, although I prefer the classic science fiction & fantasy. However, my existing and future books span many categories, themes and styles, including first- and third-person narrative, alternate history, epic and high fantasy, space opera and urban science fiction, biblical, mythology, paranormal, horror, dystopian, military action, adventure, and others.
I currently have at least more six books (and possibly several more anthologies) planned for publication in the next five years. Stay tuned for updates.
Technical publications
The IT-related works include: 1) a thorough guide on how to setup the Apache web server 2) a book on kernel crash analysis; invaluable for any large, enterprise deployment running Linux 3) a comprehensive book on problem solving in High Performance Computing (HPC); in a way, it's the sum of my work experience, with immense volume of data and examples from large, mission-critical environments and strong focus on statistical engineering and the scientific method 4) a system administration ethics book, a highly important guide for how to manage the modern cyber world challenges.
My book on problem Solving has been part of the undergraduate curriculum for Computer Science (CS) at three universities in the UK and Australia, and has also been translated to Mandarin, seeing good use in the Chinese HPC scientific and engineering communities.
Very soon, a fifth book will join this distinguished group. It's going to be a guide, or perhaps an anti-guide on how to navigate the tempestuous career waters of the tech world. The title: How to Make Your Career Suck Less. Yup, yup.
- Apache Web Server Complete Guide
- Linux Linux Kernel Crash Book
- Problem Solving in High Performance Computing (by Elsevier, Morgan-Kaufmann)
- System Administration Ethics (by Apress)
Short stories (professional publications)
I have a short list of published works - but growing. Free for reading.
- The Binary Conundrum (Electric Spec, Nov 2019)
- The Hunt (Crimson Streets, Dec 2018)
- Just a Silly Robot (Allegory ezine, Volume 32/59 Fall/Winter 2017 edition)
- A Tale of Guns and Goats and Velvet Coats (SFFWorld.com, You Are Here anthology teaser, Nov 2016)
- What About My Humanity? (Allegory ezine, Volume 28/55 Fall/Winter 2015 edition)
Short stories (other works) & writing news
In addition to the professional portfolio, I have also published various other stories and writing snippets over the years. These include chapters from shelves books, writing competition pieces, and other ideas. Below, you will also find news and updates about book publications, giveaway events, and other cool and hopefully interesting details.
How to Make Your Career Suck Less (coming soon)
Updated April 8, 2024
Updated December 24, 2021
Prince Dietrich 3 has been published, the trilogy is complete
Updated November 21, 2021
Updated August 27, 2021
Decay is now available as an audio book
Updated May 12, 2021
Big holiday season sale and promo: Free giveaways and discounts on many of my fiction books
Updated December 16, 2020
Updated November 25, 2020
Somewhere Under the Rainbow - Igor Ljubuncic
Updated October 19, 2020
The Golden Horde, Chapter 30 (FINAL)
Updated April 24, 2020
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Freebie: The Amazing Adventures of Dashing Prince Dietrich
Updated December 27, 2019
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The Binary Conundrum published by Electric Spec
Updated December 4, 2019
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Updated November 22, 2019
My System Administration Ethics book has been published
Updated November 8, 2019
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The Golden Horde weekly serial
Updated September 13, 2019
Book news: Problem solving translated to Chinese, System Administration Ethics soon to be published
Updated August 19, 2019
The Glorious Adventures of Glamorous Prince Dietrich
Updated July 10, 2019
The Man Who Sold the World - Igor Ljubuncic
Updated March 9, 2019
Just a Silly Robot - Igor Ljubuncic
Updated January 28, 2019
Welcome to Pacific City: Sixth SFFWorld.com anthology published
Updated December 28, 2018
The Hunt published in Crimson Streets
Updated December 28, 2018
I am writing a new book on System Administration Ethics
Updated July 16, 2018
Ginger vs Dragon - Bible style!
Updated July 16, 2018
Dedoimedo Black Friday: Three Days of The Betrayed
Updated November 20, 2017
Just a Silly Robot published in Allegory ezine
Updated November 1, 2017
ArmA 3 War Diaries: Operation Migraine
Updated September 30, 2017
Updated July 28, 2017
Birthday ... Celebrate ... Free books
Updated June 26, 2017
Exorcism is a Tough Business, by Igor Ljubuncic
Updated March 24, 2017
What About My Humanity?, by Igor Ljubuncic
Updated January 11, 2017
Holiday gifts, free books for all!
Updated December 16, 2016
Dedoimedo 2016 contest - Winner announced
Updated December 3, 2016
A Tale of Guns and Goats and Velvet Coats
Updated November 21, 2016
Updated November 21, 2016
The Amazing Dietrich of Free Kindle Downloads
Updated September 19, 2016
10 years of Dedoimedo ... and free books
Updated June 25, 2016
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Updated December 12, 2015
What About My Humanity? published in Allegory ezine
Updated November 2, 2015
Free books for grabs from Amazon
Updated October 19, 2015
The Humbled has been published!
Updated September 12, 2015
Updated September 5, 2015
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History!
Updated July 18, 2015
Dedoimedo celebrates 9th birthday = free books
Updated June 20, 2015
Holiday season = free book gifts!
Updated December 13, 2014
Updated August 22, 2014
Dedoimedo's birthday is here! Free books!
Updated June 11, 2014
A demon dreaming, by Igor Ljubuncic
Updated April 20, 2014
Updated March 17, 2014
Updated December 14, 2013
The Lost Words series is complete
Updated October 18, 2013
Updated June 28, 2013
The Broken e-book released, The Betrayed giveaway
Updated June 18, 2013
The Broken win-a-book contest!
Updated May 26, 2013
The Broken has been published!
Updated May 26, 2013
Ask why old, by Igor Ljubuncic
Updated January 18, 2013
Holidays treat - the Betrayed book is FREE for three days!
Updated December 18, 2012
The End: Visions of Apocalypse book is out!
Updated December 16, 2012
The Man Who Always Knew What To Do, by Igor Ljubuncic
Updated September 14, 2012
Anthology Contest - Igor among the winners!
Updated September 3, 2012
Dedoimedo got shafted - A review of my book!
Updated July 14, 2012
Updated June 30, 2012
The Betrayed book is FREE for the next three days!
Updated June 25, 2012
The Betrayed is published - win-a-book contest is on!
Updated April 12, 2012
Updated April 6, 2012
The Betrayed book website is up and running!
Updated February 17, 2012
Updated January 16, 2012
The Betrayed book sample chapters poll
Updated January 2, 2012
Pen name poll results for The Betrayed book
Updated October 8, 2011
The Attack, Part 2, by Mongo Lloyd Senior
Updated July 23, 2011
I am going to publish a book - and I need your help!
Updated July 16, 2011
The Attack, Part 1, by Mongo Lloyd
Updated June 11, 2011
Paying the Price, by Rurik Paisley
Updated March 17, 2010
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A Greater Cause, by Rasta Magista
Updated June 19, 2009
Updated January 5, 2009