You can hear an interview with me on the Author Assist radio show at https://www.artistfirst.com/kantas.htm (direct link: https://media.artistfirst.com/ArtistFirst_Karina_Kantas_2023-12-08.mp3)
Author Archive
My 2023 award-eligible works
My 2023 award-eligible works:
- The Kuiper Belt Job (novel) from Caezik SF&F, November 2023 https://daviddlevine.com/story/the-kuiper-belt-job/
- “The Bucket Shop Job” (novelette) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2023 https://daviddlevine.com/story/the-bucket-shop-job/
“Using All the Senses” for Clarion West
I will be presenting an online class on “Using All the Senses” for Clarion West on April 18! Sign up here: https://clarionwest.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/clarionwest/event.jsp?event=992
Sherwood Smith’s review of The Kuiper Belt Job
Sherwood Smith has reviewed The Kuiper Belt Job! “The deliciously complex characters wrestle with tough questions without sacrificing pacing, making this an absorbing read.” https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6008750000
Mythmakers Part 2
I had a great interview with Julia Golding of the Oxford Centre for Fantasy’s “Mythmakers” podcast, and you can hear Part 2 now: https://podcast.oxfordcentreforfantasy.org/david-d-levine-the-kuiper-belt-job-part-2/
Kuiper Belt Job author copies!
My author copies of The Kuiper Belt Job have arrived! There’s no better feeling!


Powell’s reading tonight!
Portland folks! I hope to see you TONIGHT (Thu Nov 9, 7pm) at Powell’s Cedar Hills! https://www.powells.com/events-update
Live on Amazon at 6:30pm CST today!
Please join me this afternoon/evening for The Book Corner with D.C. Gomez, live on Amazon at 6:30pm CST (4:30pm PST)! https://www.amazon.com/shop/DCGomez-Author
THE KUIPER BELT JOB launches TODAY!
Today is the day! My new novel The Kuiper Belt Job is now on sale wherever books are sold!
The Kuiper Belt Job is a caper story in space, a mash-up of Ocean’s 11 and The Expanse with a dollop of Firefly and Leverage. It’s an ensemble piece with complex character relationships and a twisty, compelling plot, but beneath the entertaining surface it raises deep questions about identity and personhood. In a world where minds can be copied, what does it mean to be “me”?
This is my fourth published novel, but the first one in five years and my first small-press novel. If you would like to help, here are four ways:
1. Buy the book!
The number 1 way you can help is to buy the book! It is available in most places where you can buy paper books or ebooks, but here are three of the most popular:
Click here for a complete list of “buy here” links, including stores in Canada, the UK, and Australia. If you want to order it from your local brick-and-mortar bookstore, the ISBN is 9781647100902.
It’s also fabulous if you get the book from a library! Multnomah County Library has five copies on order, and if your local library doesn’t have it they might very well order it if you ask nicely.
2. Attend a reading!
If you are in one of the places I’m visiting on my book tour — which does includes two online venues, so that’s everywhere — I’d really appreciate it if you would show up! I can promise you an entertaining time, with music and giveaways as well as a reading and Q&A. Here’s my schedule:
- Nov 8, 2023: The Book Corner with D.C. Gomez, live on Amazon 4:20pm PST
- Nov 9, 2023: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton, Oregon
- Nov 10-12, 2023: OryCon, Portland, Oregon
- Nov 16, 2023: Deep Dish Reading Series, Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 21, 2023: University Bookstore, Seattle, Washington
- Dec 6, 2023: Mysterious Galaxy Books, San Diego, California
- Dec 8, 2023: Charm City Spec, Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 9, 2024: Vintage Books Live, live on YouTube 7pm PST
- Feb 25, 2024: SF in SF, San Francisco, California
3. Post a review!
After you have read the book, I would really appreciate it if you would post a review on Goodreads or Amazon, or on your own social media. It’s okay if you don’t love it! Sharing your honest opinion will help other people decide whether or not they might like the book.
4. Tell your friends!
Even if you are not the type of person who posts reviews, please be aware that word of mouth is the most important way that people find out about books. If you read the book and love it, tell your friends! Or, even if you don’t read it or don’t like science fiction, you might know someone who would… please tell them!
Thank you all for any help you can provide. Keep ’em flying!

THE KUIPER BELT JOB launches TODAY!
Today is the day! My new novel The Kuiper Belt Job is now on sale wherever books are sold!
The Kuiper Belt Job is a caper story in space, a mash-up of Ocean’s 11 and The Expanse with a dollop of Firefly and Leverage. It’s an ensemble piece with complex character relationships and a twisty, compelling plot, but beneath the entertaining surface it raises deep questions about identity and personhood. In a world where minds can be copied, what does it mean to be “me”?
This is my fourth published novel, but the first one in five years and my first small-press novel. If you would like to help, here are four ways:
1. Buy the book!
The number 1 way you can help is to buy the book! It is available in most places where you can buy paper books or ebooks, but here are three of the most popular:
Click here for a complete list of “buy here” links, including stores in Canada, the UK, and Australia. If you want to order it from your local brick-and-mortar bookstore, the ISBN is 9781647100902.
It’s also fabulous if you get the book from a library! Multnomah County Library has five copies on order, and if your local library doesn’t have it they might very well order it if you ask nicely.
2. Attend a reading!
If you are in one of the places I’m visiting on my book tour — which does includes two online venues, so that’s everywhere — I’d really appreciate it if you would show up! I can promise you an entertaining time, with music and giveaways as well as a reading and Q&A. Here’s my schedule:
- Nov 8, 2023: The Book Corner with D.C. Gomez, live on Amazon 4:20pm PST
- Nov 9, 2023: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton, Oregon
- Nov 10-12, 2023: OryCon, Portland, Oregon
- Nov 16, 2023: Deep Dish Reading Series, Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 21, 2023: University Bookstore, Seattle, Washington
- Dec 6, 2023: Mysterious Galaxy Books, San Diego, California
- Dec 8, 2023: Charm City Spec, Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 9, 2024: Vintage Books Live, live on YouTube 7pm PST
- Feb 25, 2024: SF in SF, San Francisco, California
3. Post a review!
After you have read the book, I would really appreciate it if you would post a review on Goodreads or Amazon, or on your own social media. It’s okay if you don’t love it! Sharing your honest opinion will help other people decide whether or not they might like the book.
4. Tell your friends!
Even if you are not the type of person who posts reviews, please be aware that word of mouth is the most important way that people find out about books. If you read the book and love it, tell your friends! Or, even if you don’t read it or don’t like science fiction, you might know someone who would… please tell them!
Thank you all for any help you can provide. Keep ’em flying!
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