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This is the ninth book in the Future of Humanity (FOH) series. After a long journey, it's time to set the ship down on the new human home world, which General Amanda Lowrey has named, appropriately, Terra 2.
There is Landing Site Eden, where she will attempt to set down a ship that was never meant to land. There are the satellite sites, each 50 miles from Eden, to the north, east, south and west.
There are the advance teams, whose only job is to...
2) The Storm
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Harold Sloan is the chief terraformer on Galen, a planet in another solar system.
Harold is also a man who lives very much within himself, and he loves nothing more than his work. Or so he believes.
Which is worse? The work-stopping storm that sometimes rages outside his annex apartment window? Or is it the internal storm, the one he can never escape?
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In this "they come here" SF novel, the Solgren, intra-galactic colonists from another planet, have their eye, and their man, on Earth. The Solgrens are ethereal beings who have long since forgotten the burden and the pleasures of being confined in a physical body. They are entralled with humans' ability to focus the physical, the mental and the emotional on one project at one time. Earth might just be a perfect new home. Simon Stark has donned a brand...
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What happens to the earth when we're attacked by aliens from outer space? Independence Day? But what if they don't come in space ships, ray guns blazing? What if they are much smaller than the millions of mibrobial creatures we breath in every day? And what if they're deadly on contact?
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On future Earth, there are only six nations. They are governed, loosely, by a compendium of delegates, one from each nation, to the World Dominion.
But among any six humans, there is always one who wants to be dominant. When that one, by happenstance, is contacted by extra-terrestrials who believes him to be the ruler of Earth, he is not inclined to correct them.
Instead, as a response to their request to colonize, he levies certain requirements....
7) The Portals
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You can't go home again, right? That's a different time in a different place. In fact, everything and everyone is different, and they will remain so for all time. Or maybe not.
Past, present, and future-every present-day step leads from a singular past to a limitless number of futures. Step this way, you're in one future. Step the other, you're in a different future. Step through a portal and there's no telling where you might end up.
8) Dave
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Two officers stop by a party to ask the revelers to quiet the music and they do. But one officer, a new guy on the force, is flirting with one of the partygoers. Or is she flirting with him? Perhaps Julie isn't quite the nice girl she seems to be. Perhaps Dave isn't what he appears to be either.
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As Hallowe'en approaches, take a guided tour through the prep room of a mortuary. Let the mortician himself explain how difficult or easy is the preparation for each person. Well, former person. Don't miss his take on the delivery people, those of fewer skills who bring his clients to his place of business. And don't miss his knowledge of the various kinds of waste. And why it often is a shame.
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The Marshal of Agua Perlado is Book 7 in the Wes Crowley novel series. Having left his old life as a Texas Ranger behind, Wes Crowley travels to Mexico to seek the family of his beloved Marisól Martinez de Silva. He finds them in Agua Perlado, a quaint, peaceful fishing village in the state of Guerrero. He becomes friends almost immediately with the entire family, especially Miguel, and basically adopts them as his own. The feeling, for them, is...
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The Rise of a Warrior is the first prequel and Book 1 in the Wes Crowley novel series. Although the titles eventually will be arranged chronologically, each is a stand-alone novel. In The Rise of a Warrior, Wes Crowley and Otis "Mac" McFadden are teenagers in Watson, Texas, a town some distance north of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle and the heart of Comancheria, the traditional Comanche homeland. An impressive group of Texas Rangers ride in to the...
12) Barbecue
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Two buddies on a camping trip in a remote desert location. A town full of women nearby. Fantasies abound. But is it all fantasy? Or is some of it sheer terror? Come along for a surprise.
13) Turning Points
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This 5-story collection includes 4 short stories and a novelette. All are westerns. Four are historical and one is contemporary. The contemporary one also has a touch of magic realism. Enjoy!
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Originally the second Wes Crowley novel, with the advent of three prequels, Longing for Mexico actually is Book 5 in the Wes Crowley saga.
Longing for Mexico opens with what happens the night ex-Texas Ranger Otis "Mac" McFadden betrays his oath and his friendship with Wes. He creeps out of Amarillo rather than facing up to his friends and his responsibilities.
When the captain won't allow Wes to go after Mac immediately, Wes continues to battle...
15) Suction Cups
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Detective Distraeli Jones is alone in the lobby of a swank hotel. Sitting on the floor. Leaning back against the wall.
Behind him is a blood smear.
He has to get out.
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H. Clement Moore is a highly successful businessman who pays a price for his success when his wife admits having an affair. After some thought, he adjusts his priorities. He's on his way home early for the first time in ten years to set things right before he loses her forever. What could possibly go wrong?
17) Authenticity
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This is an intense short story. As man lay dying in the hospital, he thinks back over his life and his twelve children. He has divided them into two groups, The Needy Greedy gang and the good kids. By the end, he comes to some new conclusions.
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The Wes Crowley Saga: Part One contains the first five novels from the Wes Crowley series in order, as well as the original book covers. This is effectively an electronic "boxed set" of five novels. The Wes Crowley Saga: Part Two contains the last five novels from the Wes Crowley series in order, as well as the original book covers. This is effectively an electronic "boxed set" of five novels. The overall Wes Crowley Saga spans almost 50 years. It...
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Independently wealthy Gonzalez "Gonzo" Phipps believes someone is out to kill him. And he wants to hire Stern Talbot to put a stop to it.
Of course, Stern is always hungry for a new client. But at what cost?
Something about the diminutive Mr. Phipps seems a little off-kilter, and Stern can't quite figure it out.
Is the guy affiliated with the mob? Is he in trouble with them?
But his greatest fear seems to be police involvement, yet he loudly...
20) The Right Cut
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This is the final book in the Wes Crowley saga. A group of bad guys, out-of-luck drifters, screw-ups and wet-behind-the-ears boys head south, lured by the promise of gold and adventure. The final Talbot in the line is the instigator, driven by his warped perspective of history. Will he succeed where others have failed to bring his nemesis, Wes Crowley, to his knees?
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