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The Underlying Hand by Roger P Koch The Underlying Hand by Roger P Koch Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 114920 words Sample 20%
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Born on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Roger Koch is one of the last of a race called the “Dutch Burghers of Ceylon” who cease to exist with the passing of his generation. Now Australian, he has been an itinerant traveler, having worked extensively in the Hotel and Tourism Industry in both cosmopolitan centers such as London, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok - to more exotic locations such as Vanuatu, Palau, Thailand and Borneo. As opening Chief Operating Officer, he later served on the Board of Sutera Harbour – a mega resort complex in Borneo and was also Special Advisor to the Minister of Tourism in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. He is presently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia His ambiguous appearance and adaptable personality has afforded him insider/local status in most of the countries he has visited, giving him a unique perspective on the effects of culture, heritage and race and the biases and prejudices associated.
The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War by Jo Swanson The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War by Jo Swanson Feb. 02, 2012 You set the price! 73581 words Sample 20%
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Jo Swanson is a freelance writer and occasional contributor to the Durango Telegraph. She lives on 40 acres near Marvel, Colorado, where she enjoys nature, gardening and a relatively relaxed rural lifestyle.
Bedlam Unleashed: Bedlam is Dead by Steven L. Shrewsbury Peter Welmerink Bedlam Unleashed: Bedlam is Dead by Steven L. Shrewsbury Peter Welmerink Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 35728 words Sample 20%
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Steven L. Shrewsbury writes fantasy, horror, westerns and mash ups. Over 350 of his short stories are in print or online. He is the author of three story collections and six novels, including Thrall, Hawg and Stronger Than Death. He seeks brightness in the world wherever it may hide. Peter Welmerink writes hardcore dark fantasy, military scifi, and other wanderings into action-adventure. His work has been published in ye olde wood pulp print and electronic-online publications. He is married with a small barbarian tribe of three boys. You can visit Peter at his website: http://www.peterwelmerink.com/
Insurgent (Episode 1) by Charles Sheehan-Miles Insurgent (Episode 1) by Charles Sheehan-Miles Jan. 30, 2012 $2.99 22335 words Sample 20%
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Charles Sheehan-Miles is the author of Republic and Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War. He is currently writing Insurgent, the sequel to Republic. Charles served in combat with the 24th Infantry Division during the 1991 Gulf War, and was decorated for valor for helping rescue fellow tank crewmen from a burning tank during the Battle at Rumayla. Since then, he has been a regular speaker on issues relating to the Gulf War, ill veterans and the impact of post-traumatic stress. He is a former President and co-founder of the National Gulf War Resource Center and has served on the board of the Education for Peace in Iraq Center. Prior to becoming executive director of Veterans for Common Sense in August 2004, he was director of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. He continues to serve on the board of directions of Veterans for Common Sense. Charles lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Veronica and their two children.
In the Time of Water: living in the desert by Cyn Bagley In the Time of Water: living in the desert by Cyn Bagley Jan. 23, 2012 $0.99 5307 words Sample 20%
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Cyn Bagley spent much of her formative years in moving with her family. She continued this obsession by joining the US Navy, and seeing the world: Japan, Panama, and Germany. She was diagnosed with Wegener's Granulomatosis, a Vasculitis disease, in 2003, giving her more time to write. She now lives in Northern Nevada and is an aunt to all the Chihuahuas in her area.
Apocalisse a Palermo by Maurizio Massa Apocalisse a Palermo by Maurizio Massa Jan. 20, 2012 $1.99 45614 words Sample 20%
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Maurizio Massa è nato a Milano nel 1946 e ha vissuto tra Milano, Palermo, Roma e Trapani. A Roma ha collaborato alla realizzazione di alcuni lavori cinematografici e in quel periodo ha curato un saggio sul cinema italiano e ha fondato una cooperativa di produzione cinematografica, che ha dato avvio all’attività di Giuseppe Tornatore. A Trapani (dove ora risiede) ha lavorato negli ultimi dieci anni, dopo avere girato quasi tutta l’Italia, gran parte d’Europa e una piccola fetta d’America. Maurizio Massa was born in Milan (Italy) in 1946 and has lived in Milan, Palermo, Rome and Trapani. In Rome he collaborated on some film work and in that time has edited an essay on Italian cinema and founded a company film production, which initiated the work of Giuseppe Tornatore. In Trapani (where he now resides) has worked in the last ten years, after having turned almost all of Italy, much of Europe and a small slice of America.
Saving Peace by Mohana Rajakumar Saving Peace by Mohana Rajakumar Jan. 09, 2012 $5.00 56638 words Sample 20%
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Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is a writer and educator who has lived in Qatar since 2005. A scholar of literature, she has a PhD from the University of Florida with a focus on gender and postcolonial theory. Her work has been published in AudioFile Magazine, Explore Qatar, Woman Today, The Woman, Writers and Artists Yearbook, QatarClick, and Qatar Explorer. She has been a guest on Expat Radio, and was the host for two seasons of the Cover to Cover book show on Qatar Foundation Radio. She is the Associate Editor of Vox, a fashion and lifestyle magazine. Mohana has also published Haram in the Harem (Peter Lang, 2009) a literary analysis of the works of three Muslim women authors in India, Algeria, and Pakistan. She is the creator and co-editor of five books in the Qatar Narratives series as well as the Qatari Voices anthology which features essays by Qataris on modern life in Doha (Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, 2010). Currently Mohana is working on a collection of essays related to her experiences as a female South Asian American living in the Arabian Gulf and a novel based in Qatar. She believes words can help us understand ourselves and others. Catch up on her latest via her blog or follow her on Twitter @moha_doha.
Satan's Plea (a short story) by Nelson Lowhim Satan's Plea (a short story) by Nelson Lowhim Jan. 06, 2012 $2.00 11037 words Sample 30%
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved to India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
Raising the Conqueror by Merlin Douglas Larsen Raising the Conqueror by Merlin Douglas Larsen Jan. 01, 2012 $0.99 94359 words Sample 50%
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I'm "middle-aged", married once, have nine children and a growing number of grandchildren, and I'm retired. I have plenty of time for writing and researching. Perversely, I have little ambition to do so. The books I have written seem to have satisfied my urge to explore and express in this medium. "I know practically nothing about almost everything." That's a mantra that keeps me from getting too full of myself. The test of a good book is when the author can return to it after many years and find it satisfying. Because we mature in our thinking as we age, it usually happens that a return to earlier literary creations shows up how ignorant we were. If a book we wrote back then stands up to the passing of time, we must have done something right. I must have succeeded in retaining the good stuff and disposing of the bad; because, despite the inevitable flaws that I see now and could not see then, my books and short stories from the swiftly receding past entertain me today. I put up most of what I think I know on the subject of the Norman Conquest at my Website, see link below....
IL PANE DEL BOIA by marco marengo IL PANE DEL BOIA by marco marengo Dec. 29, 2011 $3.99 51630 words Sample 20%
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Wiener Intermezzo by Marie Andrevsky Wiener Intermezzo by Marie Andrevsky Dec. 21, 2011 $4.99 66916 words Sample 8%
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Marie Andrevsky lebt mit ihrer Familie in Wien. Sie spricht mehrere Sprachen und erlag schon früh der Faszination des Schreibens. Ihr Interesse für Völkerkunde und Mythologien fremder Länder spiegelt sich auch in ihrem schriftstellerischen Schaffen wider. Inspiration holt sie sich bei Reisen und beim Stöbern in verstaubten Geschichtsbüchern. Sie verfasst historische Liebesgeschichten, die vorwiegend im alten Wien spielen. Infos und Leseproben: www.andrevsky.com Unter dem Namen Fran Henz erzählt sie magische Geschichten, in denen sich Phantastik und Realität miteinander vermischen ... www.fran-henz.com
New Frontier: a speculative fiction novel by Cliff Ball New Frontier: a speculative fiction novel by Cliff Ball Dec. 20, 2011 $3.99 54540 words Sample 20%
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I am 37, a Christian, a BA in English, author of science fiction novels "Don't Mess With Earth," "Shattered Earth," "Out of Time," "New Frontier," and political thriller "The Usurper." I won 3rd in a youth magazine for a short story I wrote through Creative Writing class in high school back in 1992, called "Role Reversal." Author website: http://www.cliffball.net
Seven Floors High by Steve Goddard Seven Floors High by Steve Goddard Dec. 10, 2011 $6.99 129218 words Sample 20%
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The author was born on 29th June 1971 and this is his first and only book.
The History of the SS Cricket Team by Nigel Cawthorne The History of the SS Cricket Team by Nigel Cawthorne Dec. 08, 2011 $4.95 11158 words Sample 20%
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The Questionable Tales: A Steampunk Quintet by Michael Seeley The Questionable Tales: A Steampunk Quintet by Michael Seeley Dec. 07, 2011 $0.99 20261 words Sample 20%
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At an early age, Michael Seeley found himself devouring tales of adventures in the past. He soon began sharing and shaping these stories; writing quickly followed. A lover of history and fantasy, Michael now writes to show the personal side of the past. His first series, Men of Eagles, offers new perspectives on the wars of the Napoleonic Age. His first novel, The Faith, chronicles an adventure of regicide on the eve of the tumultuous 1848 Revolutions. His second novel asks what might have happened if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo. Michael has found inspiration from the winding alleyways of Paris, the tall forests of Norway, and the impressive Acropolis of Athens, but he currently resides in the Midwest, listening to the winds whisper across the prairie.
Madonna of the Mountains by Pierre Cochrane Madonna of the Mountains by Pierre Cochrane Dec. 06, 2011 $9.99 30726 words Sample 20%
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I was born in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea in 1952. I wrote my first play when 14 years old. My second play won three awards. My first screenplay won an AWGIE and I have won several international poetry awards. After 25 years in advertising and PR in Sydney, I moved to Brisbane and began to write full time. I have written nine stage plays, four musicals, five screenplays, four novels, a book of song lyrics and poetry and a number of stories for young children.
For the Strength of the Hills by Lee Allred For the Strength of the Hills by Lee Allred Dec. 04, 2011 $3.99 22041 words Sample 20%
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Lee Allred's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine and several science fiction anthologies. He’s also written for DC Comics and Image Comics.
Je Lied Is Kil... by Tais Teng Je Lied Is Kil... by Tais Teng Dec. 03, 2011 Free! 15653 words Read a sample
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Tais Teng is a pseudonym for a Dutch fantasy and science fiction writer, illustrator and sculptor. His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen and he was born in 1952 in The Hague. Tais Teng has written more than a hundred books for both adults and children. He has won the Paul Harland Prize four times. His books have been translated in German, Finnish, French and English. One of his books, The Emerald Boy, has been published in the USA. He recently sold the story Embrace the Night to the Night Land site. Two short story collections will soon be published as e-books: Cepheïde (in Dutch) and Lovecraft, my love (in English). His Dutch websites are http://www.taisteng.nl http://www.granterre.nl/ http://www.atlantisongezonken.nl/ For illustrations, book covers and commissions (English): http://taisteng.deviantart.com/gallery/ YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/taisteng?feature=mhee
Caledonii: Birth of a Nation. (Part Three; The Coming of Age) by Ian Hall Caledonii: Birth of a Nation. (Part Three; The Coming of Age) by Ian Hall Dec. 02, 2011 $2.99 30536 words Sample 20%
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I am Scottish, born in Edinburgh, and spent the first 41 years of my life, not far from my fair and bonnie "Athens of the North". I now live in Topeka, Kansas, with my wife (bless her), no pets (don't like 'em), no children (all moved out), and with many gallons of home-made wine bubbling as I write. My biggest acheivement to date (apart from the successful parenting of my darling daughter) is my published novel; "Opportunities: Jamie Leith in Darien." I'm not confined by genres, having equal success in Historical adventure, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror and hard hitting gritty crime. I watch far too much football (Don't even think of calling it 'soccer'.) and at times chase a dimpled ball along carefully manicured countryside, with a collection of calibrated, graphite-shafted sticks. I play guitar and sing in a folk/rock band, and would love to have enough money to tour the world's archeological sites until I'm too old to walk. I love to write, and enjoy literary challenges of all kinds. My blog is; http://www.jamieleith.blogspot.com My website is; http://www.jamieleith.com Thank you for your time. Ian.
The Fall of Awa by Charles T Whipple The Fall of Awa by Charles T Whipple Dec. 01, 2011 $0.99 13867 words Sample 20%
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The only thing I do well is write. In order to help the people in Japan, where I live and work, I offer these stories set in Japan; a full chapter of The Seeker, from my upcoming series Chronicles of the Dark Mirror; a chapter of my recently released western, Vulture Gold; plus more. Buy this book for a buck -- well, for 99 cents -- and I and my publisher will give all the income we receive from your purchases to worthy charities that are helping in Tohoku. I will personally pick the charities and I will personally report to you about what has been or is being done. Help me out. Buy this book of stories about Japan. Get your friends to buy a copy, too. Spread the word. Help me help the victims of Japan's horrendous earthquake and tsunami.
And Dream Such Dreams by Lee Allred And Dream Such Dreams by Lee Allred Nov. 30, 2011 $0.99 4177 words Sample 40%
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Lee Allred's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine and several science fiction anthologies. He’s also written for DC Comics and Image Comics.
East of Appomattox by Lee Allred East of Appomattox by Lee Allred Nov. 29, 2011 $0.99 6998 words Sample 35%
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Lee Allred's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine and several science fiction anthologies. He’s also written for DC Comics and Image Comics.
The First Genesis by Mark Macpherson The First Genesis by Mark Macpherson Nov. 28, 2011 $0.99 38993 words Sample 20%
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Author of the "At the End of the World" series of fiction novels.
Angels and Electrons (excerpt) by Paul Hawkins Angels and Electrons (excerpt) by Paul Hawkins Nov. 24, 2011 Free! 20600 words Read a sample
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Paul Hawkins is the kind of guy you only meet once or twice in your life, and the first time you thought he was panhandling for change. A less discerning man might suspect he dresses in the dark, but there is motive behind all of it. He wrestled the atom for its secrets and found them wanting; he does not like ethanol because it gums up his engine. He writes because other people haven't said it yet. If he could play the piano, he would. He likes cajun food. If you think he owes you money, he is not the Paul Hawkins you are thinking of.
Elvis Saves JFK! by Michael Cnudde Elvis Saves JFK! by Michael Cnudde Nov. 19, 2011 $0.99 32857 words Sample 20%
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Michael Cnudde is a writer, editor, corporate communications professional, and a former educator. He enjoys writing poetry and short speculative fiction. Michael currently is working on his next novel. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia where he plots global domination in his spare time.
The Consequences of Steam by Louis Kahn Nin The Consequences of Steam by Louis Kahn Nin Nov. 18, 2011 $1.11 3024 words Sample 20%
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Ishtar by Amanda Pillar Ishtar by Amanda Pillar Nov. 17, 2011 $5.95 66300 words Sample 10%
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Amanda Pillar is an awarding winning editor and speculative fiction author who lives in Victoria, Australia, with her partner and two children, Saxon and Lilith (Burmese cats). Amanda has had numerous short stories published and is the Editor-in-Chief for Morrigan Books. She has co-edited the fiction anthologies Voices (2008), Grants Pass (2009), The Phantom Queen Awakes (2010) and Scenes from the Second Storey (2010). Amanda is currently working with K.V. Taylor on the novella collection Ishtar, for Gilgamesh Press (Nov 2011) and Liz Grzyb for Damnation and Dames, due out with Ticonderoga Publications (2012). In her free time, she plans on becoming the next Indiana Jones.
Aguilon by Stephen Betancourt Aguilon by Stephen Betancourt Nov. 14, 2011 $1.99 6421 words Sample 20%
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SteampunX - Episode Two: SteamDisco Destruction by Benjamin Jacobson SteampunX - Episode Two: SteamDisco Destruction by Benjamin Jacobson Nov. 11, 2011 Free! 10601 words Read a sample
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Benjamin Jacobson is the award-winning author of such stories as “A Hatful of Rabbits” and “Brother, Can You Spare the Time?” His short fiction has appeared all over the Internet and even on paper. SteampunX is his first foray into serial fiction.
2012 by Massimo Bolognino 2012 by Massimo Bolognino Nov. 01, 2011 Free! 1018 words Read a sample
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Massimo Bolognino, classe ’63. Nato a Novara, vive a Vigevano in provincia di Pavia. Appassionato di lettura fin da piccolo. Dai fumetti ai romanzi, dalla fantascienza ai saggi. Ha pubblicato una raccolta di Poesie e alcuni libri di fotografie. Ha collaborato a diverse Antologie tra cui “Vite deragliate” e “Amori (s)cacciati”. Contatti: http://www.maxbolo.com
Day of the Dead - the illustrated edition by Will Lorimer Day of the Dead - the illustrated edition by Will Lorimer Oct. 28, 2011 $3.99 80914 words Sample 20%
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Artist, writer, phenomenologist. Mythspent youth, left school early, but then graduated Scottish School of Hard Knocks without a mark. Fellow of Hawthornden. Winner of the silver medal, International Art Festival, Procida, Italy. First novel, Nobody Dick in Dreamtime, published by 4th Estate in 1989. Autodidact. First one man Art show - the Ideal Gnome Exibition. Thereafter, exhibited widely in UK and abroad. Gnomes, paintings, dichroic glass sculptures, jewelery, in private and national collections in UK and abroad. Gnomemaker to the late HRH Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. With my then wife, renovated agricultural complex in Fife Scotland, into a residential Art Center. Various notable artist and musicians worked on projects there, including Simple Minds who created their album New Gold Dream, while at the Center. Traveled widely over a number of years, and have lived in remote locations, as well as in various capital cities. Highs and lows: High: summit of a sacred mountain in the Sierra Madre with a shaman. Low: dealing in dodgy furniture in Brick lane Market London, next to the National Front hang out. Recent employment - 'the Republican Guard' at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh - a strange assignment for a writer. However, I completed Headfux in a cabin there... nice work if you can get it, Ma'am... (if you want to know more, read my novels, they are all experienced based...)
Blackbird Rising: A Novel of the American Spirit by Gary Earl Ross Blackbird Rising: A Novel of the American Spirit by Gary Earl Ross Oct. 24, 2011 $2.99 81522 words Sample 20%
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Novelist, playwright, public radio essayist, and popular culture scholar, Gary Earl Ross is a language arts professor at the University at Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center. Named Erie County's 2003 Artist of the Year, Ross has won numerous awards for writing and teaching, including a LIFT Fellowship for his fiction, an Emanuel Fried Outstanding New Play Award for his courtroom thriller Matter of Intent, an Excellence Award from United University Professions and State University of New York, and for his public radio essays first place commentary awards from the New York Associated Press and the New York Broadcasters' Association. In 2008 readers of the alternative newsweekly Artvoice voted him the Best Writer in Buffalo.
The Guard House and Other Stories by Ryan Christiansen The Guard House and Other Stories by Ryan Christiansen Oct. 23, 2011 Free! 4633 words Read a sample
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Ryan C. Christiansen is a writer, editor, publisher, and educator living in Fargo, ND.
As Confissões de Dulce by Victor Domingos As Confissões de Dulce by Victor Domingos Oct. 15, 2011 $1.99 4032 words Sample 30%
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Victor Domingos (Portugal, 1981) é licenciado em Psicologia e um eterno autodidata de tudo e mais alguma coisa. A sua obra de narrativa "Ode a Um Poeta Naturalista" (ArcosOnline.com, 2003) recebeu em 1999 o Prémio Literário Teixeira de Queirós. Em 2002, uma outra narrativa sua, intitulada "Manual de Trigonometria Aplicada" (Autores de Braga, 2002) seria o trabalho vencedor do Concurso Literário “Ecos da Memória”. Três anos mais tarde, viria a ser atribuído o 2º prémio, no Concurso Nacional de Contos “D. Sancho I”, à sua narrativa "As Confissões de Dulce" (Quasi Edições, 2006). No campo da poesia, publicou a obra "é preciso calar o monólogo" (ArcosOnline.com, 2005). Tem também colaboração dispersa por variadas publicações, como a revista portuguesa "Terra de Val de Vez" (Nº18, 2007), a revista digital galega "Andar21.net" ou o portal brasileiro "Alma de Poeta".
The Grand Experiment by John Duncklee2 The Grand Experiment by John Duncklee2 Oct. 13, 2011 $2.99 69901 words Sample 20%
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John Duncklee is an award-winning author of sixteen plus books and multiple short stories and articles. His published work covers fiction, non-fiction, satire, unusual tales, and poetry. Prior to his writing career, John was a university professor in both the United States and Mexico, a cattle rancher, Quarter Horse breeder, designer of mesquite wood furniture, and served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Penny, an illustrator and artist.
The Dragon and the Lotus (Chimera #1) by Joseph Robert Lewis The Dragon and the Lotus (Chimera #1) by Joseph Robert Lewis Oct. 11, 2011 $3.95 84430 words Sample 30%
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Joseph Robert Lewis began his career writing about deadly firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan, studying cutting-edge military technologies, and chronicling personal journeys across south Asia. Now he writes novels that bring together his love of wild adventure, rich character studies, stunning scientific concepts, and the amazing history of human civilization.
Deare Sister by Chris Wind Deare Sister by Chris Wind Oct. 06, 2011 $2.99 16112 words Sample 12%
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chris wind’s prose has been read on CBC Radio and published in ACT, Alpha, American Atheist, The Antigonish Review, Canadian Woman Studies, event, Existere, (f.)Lip, Herizons, Herstoria, The Humanist, Humanist in Canada, Hysteria, The New Quarterly, Other Voices, Secular Nation, and Waves. chris wind’s poetry has been published in Alpha, The Antigonish Review, Ariel, Atlantis, Bite, Bogg, Canadian Author and Bookman, Canadian Dimension, Canadian Woman Studies, Contemporary Verse 2, The Free Verse Anthology, Girlistic Magazine, grain, Interior Voice, Kola, Mamashee, The New Quarterly, Next Exit, Onionhead, Poetry Toronto, Prism International, Rampike, Shard, The University of Toronto Review, The Wascana Review, Whetstone, White Wall Review, Women's Education des femmes, and three anthologies (Clever Cats, ed. Ann Dubras; Going for Coffee, ed. Tom Wayman; Visions of Poesy, ed. Dennis Gould). "Luncheon on the Grass" was the motive poem for an exhibit by Brooks Bercovitch and Colton at the Galerie Schorer, Montreal (1998). chris wind’s theatrical works have been performed by Laurel Theater, Alumnae Theatre, Theatre Resource Center, Theatre Asylum, Buddies in Bad Times, and A Company of Sirens. chris wind has received thirteen Ontario Arts Council Writers’ Reserve grants based on publisher and theatre recommendation, was guest speaker at Clarkson Secondary School during Canadian Writers' Week (1992) panellist at the Canadian National Feminist Poetry Conference (Winnipeg, 1992), and was featured in an article in The Montreal Gazette (1994). Lastly, chris wind is listed in "Who’s Who in Hell." (probably because of "Faith" and "The Great Jump-Off." Titles include: Thus Saith Eve UnMythed Deare Sister The Lady Doth Indeed Protest Snow White Gets Her Say Satellites Out of Orbit Particivision and other stories Paintings and Sculptures Excerpts dreaming of kaleidoscopes
Gunwitch: A Tale of the King's Coven by David Michael Gunwitch: A Tale of the King's Coven by David Michael Oct. 06, 2011 $6.99 100449 words Sample 20%
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Most days, David Michael is a software developer and a writer. Some days, he’s a writer and a software developer. Other days, he’s an amateur photographer. Because, really, who is the same person every day? David is the designer and developer of The Journal, personal journaling software for Windows. He has also designed and developed video games, and has written two nonfiction books and numerous articles about video game development. David lives with his wife and kids in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Walden 3.0 by Phil Fragasso Walden 3.0 by Phil Fragasso Oct. 01, 2011 $0.99 62908 words Sample 15%
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Phil Fragasso is the author of numerous books and articles, most recently: -- "Walden 3.0: A Dystopian Romance" (Erewhon Press 2011) -- "Your Nest Egg Game Plan" (Career Press 2009) -- "Marketing for Rainmakers" (Wiley 2008) In addition to writing, Phil is an adjunct professor at Boston College and President of I-Pension LLC, a registered investment advisory firm. Phil lives in Wellesley, Mass. with his wife, two children, and two lovable yellow Labrador retrievers.
The Abaddon Stone. by DW Mace The Abaddon Stone. by DW Mace Sep. 29, 2011 $1.50 147988 words Sample 5%
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I'm Dave. I am writing my sixth novel at present; the latest in an ongoing series based on my original Fantasy Trilogy "The Eternal Watchtower." The trilogy has been likened to a "Tolkien on Steroids"... but is not populated with Elves and other assorted pointy-eared characters, and traces the chronicled history of a lost race, and their struggles against an overwhelming evil which threatens to destroy their very existence. It started out as a favour for a friend: (Can you do a fairy tale for the kids)... but eventually topped 400,000 words... hence the transition into a trilogy. I was born in Gloucestershire and have lived in the county all my life. I grew up surrounded by the myths and legends of "What there might be in the woods"… "What were the things that went "Bump" in the night?"… "Was that really a screech Owl … or something else?" This proved very useful when it came to writing the first book of the Fantasy Trilogy! The son of a Country Blacksmith; I became a Police Officer, and later joined an International Aerospace Company, employed as an Avionics Quality Inspector. I hope you enjoy the trilogy and its sequels as much as I enjoyed writing them.
The Vanavara Protocol. by DW Mace The Vanavara Protocol. by DW Mace Sep. 28, 2011 $1.75 180248 words Sample 5%
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I'm Dave. I am writing my sixth novel at present; the latest in an ongoing series based on my original Fantasy Trilogy "The Eternal Watchtower." The trilogy has been likened to a "Tolkien on Steroids"... but is not populated with Elves and other assorted pointy-eared characters, and traces the chronicled history of a lost race, and their struggles against an overwhelming evil which threatens to destroy their very existence. It started out as a favour for a friend: (Can you do a fairy tale for the kids)... but eventually topped 400,000 words... hence the transition into a trilogy. I was born in Gloucestershire and have lived in the county all my life. I grew up surrounded by the myths and legends of "What there might be in the woods"… "What were the things that went "Bump" in the night?"… "Was that really a screech Owl … or something else?" This proved very useful when it came to writing the first book of the Fantasy Trilogy! The son of a Country Blacksmith; I became a Police Officer, and later joined an International Aerospace Company, employed as an Avionics Quality Inspector. I hope you enjoy the trilogy and its sequels as much as I enjoyed writing them.
An Approach to W. Shakespeare’s Plays-Nine- Henry V by Students' Academy An Approach to W. Shakespeare’s Plays-Nine- Henry V by Students' Academy Sep. 27, 2011 $2.99 21664 words Sample 20%
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Egypt: The Uprising (The Battle for Maat, Book 1) by Amira Aly Egypt: The Uprising (The Battle for Maat, Book 1) by Amira Aly Sep. 23, 2011 $0.99 39885 words Sample 20%
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Amira Aly is a freelance writer and editor.She writes articles and blogs focusing on political activism and women condition in the Middle East. Her passion for Egyptology and admiration of the nationwide unrest events that took place in Egypt on the 25th of January are reflected in her debut novel “Egypt the Uprising.” She studied Medicine in Cairo University and graduated summa cum laude. She also holds a Public health Diploma from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She lives and writes in Cairo, Egypt.
Headfux by Will Lorimer Headfux by Will Lorimer Sep. 13, 2011 $2.99 60146 words Sample 33%
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Artist, writer, phenomenologist. Mythspent youth, left school early, but then graduated Scottish School of Hard Knocks without a mark. Fellow of Hawthornden. Winner of the silver medal, International Art Festival, Procida, Italy. First novel, Nobody Dick in Dreamtime, published by 4th Estate in 1989. Autodidact. First one man Art show - the Ideal Gnome Exibition. Thereafter, exhibited widely in UK and abroad. Gnomes, paintings, dichroic glass sculptures, jewelery, in private and national collections in UK and abroad. Gnomemaker to the late HRH Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. With my then wife, renovated agricultural complex in Fife Scotland, into a residential Art Center. Various notable artist and musicians worked on projects there, including Simple Minds who created their album New Gold Dream, while at the Center. Traveled widely over a number of years, and have lived in remote locations, as well as in various capital cities. Highs and lows: High: summit of a sacred mountain in the Sierra Madre with a shaman. Low: dealing in dodgy furniture in Brick lane Market London, next to the National Front hang out. Recent employment - 'the Republican Guard' at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh - a strange assignment for a writer. However, I completed Headfux in a cabin there... nice work if you can get it, Ma'am... (if you want to know more, read my novels, they are all experienced based...)
End of Empire by Russ Crossley End of Empire by Russ Crossley Sep. 06, 2011 $0.99 3635 words Sample 20%
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Russ is the author of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Jesus The Vampire Slayer by Scott Webb Jesus The Vampire Slayer by Scott Webb Sep. 06, 2011 $4.99 18515 words Sample 20%
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Time travel takes us back to the year 1974 when Scott Webb was fifteen. His parents subscribed to National Geographic magazine, which included an article about the wonders of Alaska. His imagination was awakened and he began to dream of visiting Alaska, although he lived in northern Illinois and had no means to get there. Shortly thereafter his mother returned from a church meeting bringing a flier about a youth ministry operation called Teen Missions, which included a team to Alaska. He applied and was accepted. At the training, he heard sermons from Bob Bland, the director for Teen Mission about the glories of missionary life. This concept was added to his imagination and the following summer he went to the island of Dominica to do more missionary work. At age 18, he added to his evangelical resume the smuggling of Russian Bibles into the former U.S.S.R. He attended Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, but graduated from Wheaton College, Chicago, with a degree in philosophy in February, 1981. Fast forward to 1995, where Scott was in the position of Magazine Marketing Director for The Upper Room, a devotional publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. He served on an executive committee which was to prepare the organization for the digital age. The director of the organization envisioned the future of magazines as distributed on CD-ROM disk, while Scott presented the coming Internet as the place to invest, thereby professionally alienating him from the rest of the management team. His superior warned him that his job was at stake, which indeed it was. A new overseer of marketing was brought in from the Christianity Today organization based in Wheaton, Illinois. Shocking to Scott was the methods used to discredit his record within the organization, thereby triggering a series of events leading to Scott’s resignation and his awakening to Vampire influence within the ranks of the heart of inspirational Christianity. Scott’s further investigations into what went wrong for him, and has gone wrong for many others, led him to the creation of Jesus The Vampire Slayer, his fourth book. -- Since 2001, Scott Wright Webb has also authored: A Curse, My Blessing, an autobiographical account of his evangelical journey and a subsequent awakening. Inside Poop, writings from his experience as a colon hygienist exploring the causes behind an epidemic of illness in America beginning about 1960 You Unplugged, a brief health sequel about the reasons behind widespread constipation and how to avoid it. Video footage taken from his life is available at YouTube.com/shag9y. He currently resides in Tennessee where he has taken up gardening, chicken raising, and other hillbilly interests including, but not limited to, hanging out on the front porch drinking moonshine and home-crafted fermented beverages, all in moderation, of course.
Within the Branches of Alternity by Jeff Young Within the Branches of Alternity by Jeff Young Sep. 02, 2011 $1.99 12549 words Sample 10%
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Jeff Young is a bookseller first and a writer second – although he wouldn’t mind a reversal of fortune. He received a Writers of the Future award for “Written in Light” which appears in the 26th L.Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Anthology. He’s been published in: Realms, Neuronet, Trail of Indiscretion, Cemetery Moon and Carbon14. Jeff has contributed to the anthologies By Any Means, Clockwork Chaos and In an Iron Cage: The Magic of Steampunk. He has led the Watch the Skies SF&F Discussion Group of Camp Hill and Harrisburg for ten years.
Carthaginian Empire 20 - Caesar Free! by David Bowman Carthaginian Empire 20 - Caesar Free! by David Bowman Aug. 31, 2011 $1.29 3294 words Sample 20%
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Born in 1956 in the East Anglian Fens in England he moved to Nottingham to study for his business degree. In line with the current myth of the time he met, courted and married a local girl and they have now been married for 30 years. They still live within 10 miles of Nottingham and have two adult children and are have just become grandparents for the first time! Following a career in software development and IT management David was forced to give up work in 2005 to look after both his wife and daughter both of whom were suffering from different life threatening illnesses. To fill the time and take his mind off of the domestic and financial issues David eventually turned to his love of both photography and writing. Seven Sisters was the first product of the latter and has been followed by a prodigious number of works.
Carthaginian Empire 19 - Crucift Them! by David Bowman Carthaginian Empire 19 - Crucift Them! by David Bowman Aug. 31, 2011 $1.29 3130 words Sample 20%
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Born in 1956 in the East Anglian Fens in England he moved to Nottingham to study for his business degree. In line with the current myth of the time he met, courted and married a local girl and they have now been married for 30 years. They still live within 10 miles of Nottingham and have two adult children and are have just become grandparents for the first time! Following a career in software development and IT management David was forced to give up work in 2005 to look after both his wife and daughter both of whom were suffering from different life threatening illnesses. To fill the time and take his mind off of the domestic and financial issues David eventually turned to his love of both photography and writing. Seven Sisters was the first product of the latter and has been followed by a prodigious number of works.
Carthaginian Empire 18 - Bay of Naples by David Bowman Carthaginian Empire 18 - Bay of Naples by David Bowman Aug. 31, 2011 $1.29 3210 words Sample 20%
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Born in 1956 in the East Anglian Fens in England he moved to Nottingham to study for his business degree. In line with the current myth of the time he met, courted and married a local girl and they have now been married for 30 years. They still live within 10 miles of Nottingham and have two adult children and are have just become grandparents for the first time! Following a career in software development and IT management David was forced to give up work in 2005 to look after both his wife and daughter both of whom were suffering from different life threatening illnesses. To fill the time and take his mind off of the domestic and financial issues David eventually turned to his love of both photography and writing. Seven Sisters was the first product of the latter and has been followed by a prodigious number of works.