Author Archives: Tom Hopp

About Tom Hopp

Thomas P Hopp is a scientist and author living in Seattle. His writings include the Dinosaur Wars science fiction stories and the Peyton McKean mystery series.

A Molecular Weapon

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Tom Hopp

I’ve got a feeling that my biotech sleuth, Dr. Peyton McKean, will soon embark on an adventure that involves tracking down a murderer bent on using this deadly molecular weapon. Continue reading →

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Praise for Fat Kid Rules The World

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Matthew Lillard, best known as Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies, has made his directorial debut with a thoughtful and touching tale of misfit teens, Fat Kid Rules The World. My recommendation? See it. Better yet, help fund it. Continue reading →

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Mudball Mars

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Someday when astronauts begin terraforming Mars to make it habitable for people, they won’t be troubled by dust so much as by mud. Continue reading →

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My stories of space colonists

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Tom Hopp

In my own way, I hope to increase public interest in space exploration by adding the exotic spices of mystery, murder, questing after power and wealth, and the attendant conflicts that characterize human societies wherever they may be. Read on! Continue reading →

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War Stories

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tom Hopp

There are a few things you ought to know about me and my life experience before you judge my fitness to tell tales of war. Continue reading →

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No Entry

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Certain inevitabilities of life just can’t be postponed forever. Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with this picture?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Now that real science has caught up to my fiction writing, I think the time is right for a new Hollywood screen image of the dinosaur. Sorry Jurassic Park, but your T rex is obsolete. Continue reading →

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Kra Phylogeny

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Tom Hopp

As time has progressed, fictional dinosaurs have gotten less slimy, less scaly, less cold blooded, and more feathery, more intelligent, and more dangerous in turn, up to and including wielding world-destroying power. Continue reading →

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Praise for John Carter

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Never in any film until now, have I felt myself getting a little dewy eyed during a battle scene — but this movie got that reaction. Continue reading →

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Where have all the cities gone?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Let’s take a look at the question of how a 65 million year old civilization could vanish leaving no detectable trace. Continue reading →

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