A few of you will remember SF Author James Schmitz, who mostly wrote a half century ago, including e.g., The Witches of Karres. His most-memorable character and setting were, however, teen telepath Telzey Amberdon and the Federation of the Hub.

In any event, I was able to track down his heir, who continues to hold his intellectual property rights. An amicable agreement was reached. I now have non-exclusive rights to write about Schmitz’s characters from the Hub Universe.

A new Telzey Amberdon novel is advancing. I’m now at 74,000 words, so at a guess I am half-way there.