Author Archives: Tom Hopp

About Tom Hopp

Thomas P Hopp is a scientist and author living in Seattle. He writes medical thrillers, natural disaster novels, and the Dinosaur Wars science fiction series.

Dinotopia, it’s not

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Tom Hopp

James Gurney and his utopian dinosaurs are known throughout the world and have a zillion fans. My Dinosaur Wars stories and I are not so famous. But I’m working hard on this last bit, and I could use your help. Continue reading →

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Re-Imagining Chase Armstrong

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Tom Hopp

With the publication of my latest story, “Something In The Jungle,” the hero and heroine of the Dinosaur Wars series are getting makeovers. They’re grittier, more intrepid, and they have bigger expense accounts. Continue reading →

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Ghost Trees

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Tom Hopp

In my ramblings around the Pacific Northwest, I often come across peculiar-looking stumps I call Ghost Trees. Continue reading →

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My Rock Band, The Beaters

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I do a little entertaining now and then as bassist for The Beaters, a Seattle area band known for its inimitable brand of hard hitting rock’n’rhythm’n’blues. Continue reading →

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VGS-12 at Guadalcanal

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I’ve continued to pursue my Uncle Herb’s valiant, if ill fated, World War II record. Delving into unpublished war records and archives, I’ve been able to trace him to his arrival at Guadalcanal in the heat of the battle. Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Tales #1

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Tom Hopp

This is the first in a series of stories based on my Dinosaur Wars novels. I’m calling the series Dinosaur Tales, in the spirit of dino-fiction pioneer and science fiction superstar Ray Bradbury. Like me, he’s had a lifetime fascination with the big prehistoric beasties. Continue reading →

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And now on Kindle

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Tom Hopp

Woke up early this morning and snooped around the web, as I often do. Was surprised and delighted to see that Amazon.com has made two of my stories available as Kindle ebook downloads: Dinosaur Wars: Earthfall and The Re-Election Plot. Stay tuned. Much more good stuff coming soon! Continue reading →

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Seattle Civic Pride

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I sometimes get to thinking that every pundit east of the Mississippi has his or her head where the sun don’t shine. Have they heard of Seattle? No really. Continue reading →

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Writing makes me weep

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Tom Hopp

Some stories are hard for a writer to tell. I may be too close to the war stories of my Uncle Herb, a bona fide hero and one who suffered as much as anybody in World War II. Sometimes I weep as I write. Continue reading →

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Iguanas verdes

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Tom Hopp

I’d been hoping to get a new take on my writing by coming to Sayulita, Mexico, and it worked. Viva Las Iguanas!!!
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