About
T. Gene Davis writes books, articles, and speculative fiction. Publishers of his works range from Wiley Publishing to eFiction Publishing. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah’s English program. Gene edits and writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror for T. Gene Davis’s Speculative Blog. When not writing, he programs computers for fun and profit. Current projects include creating the Vacantide dot net Universe (https://vacantide.com/). Vacantide is a liminal universe of abandoned spaces that feel like humanity up and disappeared with no warning. Gene tweets under the guise of @TGeneDavis.
Featured Work
Tsume Puzzles for Japanese Chess
Centuries before sudoku, crossword puzzles, or word searches challenged Western minds, Japanese military and royalty created and enjoyed tsume puzzles. Tsume puzzles are mating puzzles for shogi, also known as Japanese chess. Shogi's history dates back 1000 years with archeological evidence that shogi existed in Japan at least by the 11th century. Some of the greatest know tsume puzzle books date back several centuries. Whether your interest is in improving your shogi game, or just solving puzzles, this book provides many hours of entertaining shogi riddles. In this book you will find:
* A complete introduction with rules of tsume puzzles and shogi rules that apply
* Over 200 tsume puzzles of varying difficulty
* Puzzles ranging from one move to thirteen moves
* Solutions
* Explanatory notes to many solutions
* A quick reference section for those new to tsume and shogi
Other Works
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Java and Mac OS X
2010
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Interview with Chuck
2009
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Learning Java Bindings for Open GL
2004
