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  • Excerpt from The Monad Trap

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086D3XGR7 Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/b/meg8Qg “Somehow, I thought there would be more for a god to do.” “Why husband, you always seem busy enough,” Petra replied. “Those are my own projects, and I know I spend more time than you would prefer on them.  But I presumed the position of being a god came…

  • Excerpt from The Fountains of Aescalon

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5H3Z4Q Boks2Read link: https://www.books2read.com/u/bwWMgY The first thing I remember was a sword in my hand and a corpse in front of me. The corpse looked human, but wasn’t.  Judging strictly by outer appearance, it would have passed.  Looking inside at the organs and genetic material, a star dragon was more closely related.  At…

  • Excerpt From Measure Of Adulthood

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW9288ZF Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/b/m2KD0G “Esteban Scimtar di Juarez, you have passed the threshold of adulthood.  There is no return to childhood in this life.” The ceremony was pure show.  My eldest had wielded most of the trappings of adulthood for years.  The few deficiencies had already been rectified within a second of his…

  • Excerpt from The End Of Childhood

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SKN2Y6Y Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/b/mKpGlP It never begins dramatically. It started on an ordinary day, when I’d been doing the perfectly ordinary thing of gathering evidence for a hearing.  The case I was investigating had to do with the tort of infringement.  In this case the plaintiff was alleging the defendant was generating excessive…

  • Excerpt from The Price Of Power

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KTF1YGW Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/b/31xj8a Ilras, quit trying to squirt your sister with ketchup.  The inverse square law is on her side. But mom!  I’m just trying to teach her defense!  Meanwhile, baby Imtara giggled in delight at frustrating her brother’s dastardly plan. Dear, even if she was asleep, she’d have plenty of time…

  • Excerpt from The Invention of Motherhood

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    Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075X4L8ZJ Books2Read link: https://www.books2read.com/u/bzaevD Grace I would like to ask you about extending. The telepathic message was not unexpected.  I had twelve days – three Imperial weeks – to go in my twenty year commitment to the Imperial military.  In our capacity as Merlon’s Eyes, Asto and I had been all over the…

  • Character Interview: Joseph Bernard in Moving The Pieces

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    I’m trying something here: Asking the same questions of the viewpoint character at or near the beginning of each book in a series to demonstrate how they have changed due to events. This series is Preparations For War, and Moving The Pieces is the fourth and final novel in that series Go ahead and introduce…

  • Character Interview: Joseph Bernard (“Joe”) in Setting The Board

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    I’m trying something here: Asking the same questions of the viewpoint character at or near the beginning of each book in a series to demonstrate how they have changed due to events. This series is Preparations For War, and Setting The Board is the third in that series Go ahead and introduce yourself. I’m Joe.…

  • Joseph Bernard in Building The People

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    I’m trying something here: Asking the same questions of the viewpoint character at or near the beginning of each book in a series to demonstrate how they have changed due to events. This series is Preparations For War, and Building The People is the second in that series Go ahead and introduce yourself. My new…

  • Joseph Bernard in Preparing The Ground

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    I’m trying something here: Asking the same questions of the viewpoint character at or near the beginning of each book in a series to demonstrate how they have changed due to events. This series is Preparations For War, and Preparing The Ground is the first in that series Go ahead and introduce yourself. Joseph Bernard.…