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I wanted a website to showcase the writing I was doing and the
other writers in our little writing club wanted to join in as well.

The idea was to present the books in an abbreviated format as a small
presentation to prospective agents as well as the general reader.


The volumes presented here are completed and currently looking for an agent and/or publisher.
Some incomplete works listed are sequels which are in progress, waiting only for the first to sell.


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ADVENTURE









ASSAULT ON HELL
by Volk Presmaren
BONES
by Volk Presmaren
   
The US Military discovers "Hell" is actually a parallel dimension. Their first reaction: invade!
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An explorer's descendants discover the bones in his crypt aren't his, so they mount an new expedition to find his remains.
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ART



ARTWORK
by Terry Martin
PAC CACHETS
by Terry Martin
ARTWORK
by Norman X. Scozzafova
ARTWORK
by Ralph A. Thomas
A sampling of artwork, primarily of the Phinq stamps.
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Hand-painted first day covers for U. S. Stamps.
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Artwork of a graphic nature taken from the Lycron manuals.
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Cartoons and sketches, primarily from the RAt poetry books.
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CONSPIRACY



CONSPIRACIES? - NO, JUST ONE
by C. Fenway Braxton
EIGHTEEN PAGES
by C. Fenway Braxton
EIGHTEEN PAGES MORE
by C. Fenway Braxton
THE SALEM PROJECT
by C. Fenway Braxton
A blog on the one real conspiracy behind all the little ones. Nuts! you say? Perhaps, but as Fox Mulder observed: You never can be too paranoid.
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A reporter in the capital in 1865 tries to investigate the Assassination of Lincoln... while Booth is trying to do the same.
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Eighteen years have passed since the ending of the previous volume and the pair of searchers come together to ferret out the unanswered questions.
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Government agents infiltrate what purports to be a "school of magic" to uncover a terrorist cover organization. Except that it is no such thing.
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SLAVES OF SANCTUARY
by C. Fenway Braxton
AFTER THE CURTAIN
by L. Suzanne Winnow
ENTERRORMENT
by L. Suzanne Winnow
 
Scientists are brought together supposedly to save the world from cataclysm but the government has something else in mind.
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Ol' Joe McSteinburg is one of the most successful comedians in history. The only problem is he is not really a comedian, nor is he actually Joe McSteinburg. And if the Feds ever put two and two together, he will be toast.
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Digging for the human interest story behind a terrorist attack on San Francisco, a reporter uncovers a story too explosive to print.
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CONSPIRACY NON-FICTION



THE PLOT TO KILL
JOHN WILKES BOOTH

by C. Fenway Braxton
     
After Lincoln's death, it was imperative that Booth NOT be allowed to stand trial. Did it mean Stanton was behind the assassination? Not hardly. But what it does mean is far more sinister.
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EPIC FANTASY



DANCE OF AGES
by Leif Baumann
SONG FOR HEROES
by Leif Baumann
THE STONES WILL TELL
by Leif Baumann
THE BEAMISH BOYS
by Leif Baumann
A group of wizards onder the reasons behind their having gifts others do not. Perhaps they have a greater purpose than conquest? They examine the futures...
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The wizards find that preparing the way for a safe and sane future is not as easy as they had thought. Nature seems to work against them until they discover the flaws within themselves.
see more
It is time for the anticipated Hero to arise but he apparently knows as little about his presence as the Wizards. Their powers are tested to the limits before the answer - and a very unexpected Hero - arrives.
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The village is being terrorized by a monster that all fear. One stalwart lad hopes to earn the love of his father by going deep into the Tulgey Wood to kill the Jabberwock.
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DARKOV
by Leif Baumann
FAR DENTH
by Karla Narlington
THE YOUNG WIZARD
by Norman X. Scozzafova
CULT OF THE BLACK LOTUS
by Norman X. Scozzafova
A reluctant hero, selfish in the extreme, is sent to help liberate a kingdom. He wants only to get in, do the job, and get out, with as little human interaction as possible.
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Grshluk is a very attractive young goblin but the boys stay away. She has big feet and that smacks of troll ancestry. She leaves the village to try and find some help for her predicament.
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Anaboraxus leaves home to apprentice in the Imperial capital as a goldsmith. Highwaymen set the party to fleeing in the woods and the lad is found by strangers dwelling under the ground. He apprentices in a subject far removed from simple goldsmithing.
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Bent on revenge, Muldaur searches the paths to the mountains of the wizards and the home of the Cult of the Black Lotus. She uses her training as a knight to find the bad guys and extract some measure of satisfaction from the exercise.
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HISTORICAL FICTION



EIGHTEEN PAGES
by C. Fenway Braxton
EIGHTEEN PAGES MORE
by C. Fenway Braxton
CYCLES - A MAYAN TALE
by R. S. Marshal
E.C.S.I.- TOMBSTONE
by Carson Merrick
A reporter in the capital in 1865 tries to investigate the Assassination of Lincoln... while Booth is trying to do the same.
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Eighteen years have passed since the ending of the previous volume and the pair of searchers come together to ferret out the unanswered questions.
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Driven by terrifying tales of the past, Mayan researches begin construction a new calendar for the new world age. It takes centuries to complete the task. Was any of the struggle worth it?
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Dan Robinson wanted to work with Wyatt Earp but arrives in Tombstone just after the famous lawman left. He stays on to try out his scientific investigating techniques.
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YOUNG HELLIONS
by Carson Merrick
VINES
by Virginia Oakes
LONGSHANKS
by Forrest Sherwood
TANCORIX
by Jim Wayne
A group of teenagers are brought together by a strange set of abilities they display. Through practice, they learn to get better even if they cannot figure out their purpose.
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Adeline Steptoe married her cousin, Carter Lightfoot, and returned from their honeymoon to Europe expecting a child. The husband sets out to start a vineyard with cuttings from France while his wife catches up on family history. The fruit of both vines are put to the test.
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Robert Hood decides a fool's life was better than a laborer and took on that disguise. Unfortunately, it finds him removed far from home and servant to the heir of the English throne. Of all the foul luck!
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Tancorix is a gladiatrix, fighting to win her freedom and return to Britannia, her home. She runs into her sister, who she thought had died, and is confounded to learn that the elder sibling has no intention of returning.
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HENRY THE SIXTH, THE SECOND
by Jim Wayne
     
John Billings is a monk and a drunk. His love of drink had driven away his wife and driven him to a monastery. Here he has the misfortune of being mistaken for the king. Power hungry nobles decide to replace the real king with this pliable double.
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HISTORY [NON-FICTION]



THE PLOT TO KILL
JOHN WILKES BOOTH

by C. Fenway Braxton
     
After Lincoln's death, it was imperative that Booth NOT be allowed to stand trial. Did it mean Stanton was behind the assassination? Not hardly. But what it does mean is far more sinister.
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HORROR



FLAVIAN WEST
by S. Jonathan Baker
DEJA NOIR
by Dallas Janst
WILLYSVILLE
by Gerald Reich
 
A regiment of Yankee troops conquering with Sherman across Georgia look for a place to set up a temporary headquarters. The place they find is strangely untouched by the war. That fact alone should have sounded an alarm.
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Hawk Menzies is new to Sallimont High, but not new to trouble. It had plagued him when he was at Eastern, then Jefferson, and now Sallimont. He finally realizes he has to face whatever it is before he runs out of options.
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Davey Everton recalls one horrifying summer in the small town of his childhood. The peaceful town was turned upside down by an unspeakable horror and the woman who watched the neighborhood kids seemed to be the only power capable of defending them against the evil forces. But who is she, really?
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HUMOR



AIN'T MISS BEA HAVEN
by Wanda Irving
TOUCAN CAN-CAN CANCUN
by Wanda Irving
JO SIXPACK
by Wanda Irving
WHEN TIME WENT MAD
by Ralph A. Thomas
Bessy Hargrove broke off the engagement to Phineas Haggleworth and left town, with the ring, and the other gifts. Now in the west she is being mistaken for that touring singer, Bea Haven. After several denials, she thinks it might be the right way to give Phineas the slip.
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Steve Reynolds is roped into a case of international intrigue where everyone seems to know him but he is clueless. Suddenly, the circumstance ends and he is even more confused.
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She may not be the stereotypical beer-drinker that they've talked about lately, but her dad, Fred, could certainly put it away. She still lives with her dad, mom, and her younger brother, who is trying to be a rap star. Her boyfriend and a steady stream of co-workers with their own problems from finances to unions and unfaithful spouses keep her life so full she can't find herself.
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Lemuel Bentwhistle is awoken to a commotion in his north field. What he suspects as kids making crop circles turns out to be a spaceport. The future has intersected his time and soon there are cowboys, knights, cavemen, future humans, and - yes - dinosaurs. They have to work together to figure out what is happening.
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A WASTE OF TIME
by Ralph A. Thomas
IF THE WORLD'S A VILLAGE, I'M IT'S IDIOT
by Carlton Welsh
   
Greg and Randy are working at the nuclear power plant when a sudden power surge registers on the grid. It has nothing to do with the power plant, it was the arrival of a visitor from the future: a pompous figure calling himself Charlatan Exeter. He has a problem and needs a couple of scientists to help him figure out how the machine works.
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I used to be really hip, really tech-savvy. With each new computer upgrade, new innovation, I was all over it. But somewhere along the way, I seem to have gotten complacent about the advancing wave. Today, I am so far behind that I do not know if it's worth even trying to catch up again.
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INSPIRATIONAL WORKS



CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ALMIGHTY - BLOG
by James Allocar
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ALMIGHTY
by James Allocar
LEFT-BRAIN FAITH
by James Allocar
 
A blog with a fresh look at the idea of the purposes of our lives and the relationship with each have with the Almighty. The viewpoint is different from mainstream writings of the faithful because this author comes from a background of science and mathematics and offers a view that is fundamentally foreign to believers and non-believers alike.

This is an attempt to bridge the gap between the faithful and the faithless, and a view that sees them essentially one and the same. They both look for truth, and though the questions are in different forms, they are the same questions.
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Most religions have some method for the believers to get in touch with the Almighty. Whether through prayer, meditation, or some method of obeisance and sacrifice, mortal Man can make contact with the Creator. But I believe that this conversation is ongoing. The Eastern religions teach how to maintain a meditative state all the time; Christian scholars claim prayer is supposed to be continual, as stated in the scriptures. I believe this is not a difficult thing to accomplish because the Almighty communicates with us all the time with the universe itself as the medium of that conversation. In all things around us we can find the answers to our questions and concerns, all that is required by us is to look to see the answer.
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Those of faith have a hard time understanding those who do not share the faith they have embraced. Whether proclaimed atheist or agnostic, these people seem to be residents in some weird parallel dimension. They turn their nose up at the people who rely on faith rather than pure scientific enquiry.

Actually, there is no real problem here except for the definition of some of the terms used by those of faith and those of science.
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INTRIGUE



DANCE OF AGES
by Leif Baumann
SONG FOR HEROES
by Leif Baumann
THE STONES WILL TELL
by Leif Baumann
BARADAM
by Duane Carter
A group of wizards onder the reasons behind their having gifts others do not. Perhaps they have a greater purpose than conquest? They examine the futures...
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The wizards find that preparing the way for a safe and sane future is not as easy as they had thought. Nature seems to work against them until they discover the flaws within themselves.
see more
It is time for the anticipated Hero to arise but he apparently knows as little about his presence as the Wizards. Their powers are tested to the limits before the answer - and a very unexpected Hero - arrives.
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Adam Baradam has come under surveillance by Homeland Security because of his mother, Lillianne. She seems to be moving in rather curious circles abroad. Curious as well as politically volatile circles: sheikhs, arms dealers, and spymasters. The Feds think he is a front man for some nefarious plans she is masterminding.
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TOUCAN CAN-CAN CANCUN
by Wanda Irving
JULY 57TH
by Volk Presmaren
ON THE HEAD OF A PIN
by Marty Wilkerson
 
Steve Reynolds is roped into a case of international intrigue where everyone seems to know him but he is clueless. Suddenly, the circumstance ends and he is even more confused.
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Daithin Mogdolin gets the unlucky draw and is sent on his next mission to Earth, a place whose inhabitants all seem to think far too highly of themselves. But there is a plot unfolding and set to explode on the very day that some ancient Earth calendar is about to expire. The two things seem to be simultaneous only by accident as the ancients made no mention of a planet-wide rebellion. And the reason his agency is getting involved at all is because the trio of leaders in this new revolt seem to have died ten years previously.
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Jerilyn Fraser has a job at the American Embassy in the greatest city in the world: Paris, France. But one call gets her entagled in the world of international intrigue. A terrorist calls and offers to turn himself in to her if she can help secure the release of his poor wife who was rounded up in a raid on a terrorist cell. He claims she was just visiting a relative. She is trapped into helping with the exchange but everything is not as simple as it seemed.
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JUVENILE



THE BEAMISH BOYS
by Leif Baumann
ANOTHER FINE PICKLE
by Horton Hepplewhite
DARK PRINCESS
by Dallas Janst
DEJA NOIR
by Dallas Janst
The village is being terrorized by a monster that all fear. One stalwart lad hopes to earn the love of his father by going deep into the Tulgey Wood to kill the Jabberwock.
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Sam Spud is assigned to a rather nasty crime. A cucumber has been found sliced and diced outside a popular night spot. The early clues point in one direction but it seems too pat, like is was all dressing and Sam goes stalking through the underbelly of the seedier side of the salad, he slowly unravels the crime.
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Mick Drummond is having a problem, and it is getting worse. A new student, Angela Wilson, seems to offer an answer but she has already been transferred out of two different schools and is reluctant to help.
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Hawk Menzies is new to Sallimont High, but not new to trouble. It had plagued him when he was at Eastern, then Jefferson, and now Sallimont. He finally realizes he has to face whatever it is before he runs out of options.
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SWORDS AND SAUCERY
by Dallas Janst
FOUNTABLE
by Terry Martin
FOUNTABLE II
by Terry Martin
YOUNG HELLIONS
by Carson Merrick
Penelope was captured by a dragon and might have wound up being his dinner if it had not turned out that she could cook his dinner. Now he has been invited to s convocation of his fellow dragons and, though Penelope smells a rat, she goes along so he can show her off to his kind. As it turns out, she is the only thing that can save him.
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A math prodigy looks to further his education at the Imperial Academy but romance soon has him embroiled in politics. How was he to know the girl was a Princess!? He and his math friends have to devise a formula to escape from Imperial exile. It entails toppling the Empire.
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After escaping exile, the math prodigies intend starting up a new enterprise but find themselves in trouble with the new Emperor. Their solution? Topple the Empire again!
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A group of teenagers are brought together by a strange set of abilities they display. Through practice, they learn to get better even if they cannot figure out their purpose.
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FAR DENTH
by Karla Narlington
THE YOUNG WIZARD
by Norman X. Scozzafova
   
Grshluk is a very attractive young goblin but the boys stay away. She has big feet and that smacks of troll ancestry. She leaves the village to try and find some help for her predicament.
see more
Anaboraxus leaves home to apprentice in the Imperial capital as a goldsmith. Highwaymen set the party to fleeing in the woods and the lad is found by strangers dwelling under the ground. He apprentices in a subject far removed from simple goldsmithing.
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MAINSTREAM



FORGOTTEN CROSS
by Morris Thyme
     
Frank Mayhew wanted a large family but now his three children have dwindled to one, and the estranged one at that. Now, as they clear out his late mother's house, he ponders the meaning of life - his life - and if any of it had even mattered. In the attic, he makes a startling discovery and realizes he did not know his mother as well as he thought.
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MYSTERY



R - 3 - R
by Wesley Thanderin
SOME CALL ME ANGEL
by Wesley Thanderin
   
Donald Parsons has recently retired from Scotland Yard and entertains his visiting granddaughter for the summer. A call from the Yard brings him back into service to re-open a very old case from his early years at the Yard. Researching further, Donald and granddaughter Angela find the clues stretching back, back into the past. How long has this killing spree been going on? And who is the next victim?
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Angela Parsons is hired to follow a husband suspected of fooling around only to hear that her client has been killed. Offering to help the official inquiry, Angela is surprised to find the dead woman is not the wife who had hired her.
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NON-FICTION



2012 TALK
by R. S. Marshal
12-20-2012;
OUR LAST GOLDEN SUNSET?

by R. S. Marshal
A DIFFERENT VIEW
by TWayne Martin
BACK TO THE TRIBE
by TWayne Martin
Is Dec. 21, 2012, really going to be the end of the world or are we all headed for global enlightenment as many say? Many people are claiming they know what doom the Maya are predicting with the end of their famous calendar, but what do the Maya have to say about it? The current ones as well as their ancestors?
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Is planet Earth rapidly approaching a Doomsday as the Maya Calendar draws to an end or is it merely the beginning of the Golden Age of human consciousness? Or does the end-date mean something completely different, if anything at all? We examine all the evidence left by the Maya - and there is actually very little - to understand what they expected. The answer may surprise you.
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Quite often our world view is influenced - even created - by the opinions we get from the news media. But most of the stories could be viewed from a completely different slant and a totally different world view would result. Let's take a look through that different view. And imagine where it could take us.
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Modern people seem to treat the ancient tribal forebears with an undeserved pity. Today many think those ancients did not have much of a brain. Still they were able to create the wheel and fire from nothing. The ingenuity we have today is nothing new, as it is a gift from our creative ancestors. They also had some tribal traits we might like to resurrect as well.
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AMERICAN MEDIOCRITY
by TWayne Martin
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
by Carlton Welsh
IF THE WORLD'S A VILLAGE, I'M IT'S IDIOT
by Carlton Welsh
 
Most Americans would bristle at the idea that there was anything mediocre about America. But that is typical, and normal... in other words: mediocre. America has branded mediocrity in all areas of our life and culture. Calling it "great" or "new and improved" does not, however, make it anything more than mediocrity.
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For years I have voiced my opinion on news stories only to hear people say I should write to someone about it. Okay, so I'm writing about it now, for what it's worth. And it's probably not worth much.
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I used to be really hip, really tech-savvy. With each new computer upgrade, new innovation, I was all over it. But somewhere along the way, I seem to have gotten complacent about the advancing wave. Today, I am so far behind that I do not know if it's worth even trying to catch up again.
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PARANORMAL



JODETH
by S. Jonathan Baker
HAUNTED
by Richard P. Gaunt
   
Judeth is a young woman haunted by the ghost of her sister, Jodeth, who died in an auto accident when the pair was seventeen. An annoying complaint becomes a life-threatening situation. Stopping the ghost of her sister becomes foremost in her life. She tries psychiatrists, neural specialists, and even psychics. The startling answers make the situation even more dire.
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A pair of electricians start a ghosthunting television show. Mike, the main fellow, is pretty intense at times and the others learn how to walk on eggshells around him. He likes to keep the reasons he's doing this a personal matter, but his partner already knows and can't understand his stand-offishness. When they encounter a case with a psychic, the truth is revealed and it was something even his partner never suspected.
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REFERENCE



THE GENEALOGIES OF THE HOLY BIBLE
by Terry Martin
THE GENEALOGIES OF THE HOLY FAMILY
by Terry Martin
THE GENEALOGIES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES
by Terry Martin
THE GENEALOGICAL ROOTS OF JESUS CHRIST
by Terry Martin
All the begats, those tedious scriptures from the Bible that cause many readers' eyes to glaze over, are arranged in an easy-to-understand format. Each person in the Bible who has a place on the family tree is indicated and footnoted, with variant spellings being provided for each.
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Similar to the above volume but expanded to include the apocrypha and supporting texts, like Ginsburg's Legends of the Jews.
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Similar to the previous version but expanded to include the genealogical listings from the LDS religious texts as well.
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Similar to the last mentioned version but including a lot of recent scholarship on the life and times of Jesus.
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OF KINGS WE COME
by Terry Martin
THE UNIVERSAL CATALOG SPECIALIZED
by Terry Martin
PHINQ
by Terry Martin
 
This is more a project than a volume - or a set of volumes - as a listing of all the descendants of Charlemagne.
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A different sort of postage stamp catalog, being designed by collectors rather than dealers. Artificial numbering systems or series and issues highlighted by dealers are ignored in favor of clarity and systematic listings. The catalogging criteria are listed in the foreward of the volume and are strictly maintained throughout the volume.
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A fanciful history of this fantasy nation along with all the stamps it has issued since 1968.
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SCIENCE FICTION



THE PLAYMASTERS
by Rod Martin & John Dalmas
FLYERS OF CONDOR
by Rod Martin & Terry Martin
THE MISSION
by Rod Martin & Elaine Martin
THE ROBOTMASTERS
by Rod Martin
The aliens have arrived - not for conquest, but to create a war between human nations so they can watch the action. Being prohibited by a code in their society limiting the engagement to Earth weapons, they foster a think-tank to help the Earthlings expand their weaponry.
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Carl Conders has no fear of heights but in his dreams. His savior in the dream is an old Native American spirit. When his next assignment takes him to the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, his dreams take on a whole new meaning.
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Several operatives have had their licenses pulled before they were dropped on Earth. How can they stay alive in the primitive environment and still save the sector from a very messy end?
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A probability expert in hiding is flushed out and re-introduced to reality. But a reality he was not certain really existed. He tries to do the manly thing: escape! but the powers that be have other plans. Heading for the nexus, as a means of escape, he finds himself captured. It may be his sanctuary, but it looks like a lot more work to him.
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A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK
by Rod Martin
FOUNTABLE
by Terry Martin
FOUNTABLE II
by Terry Martin
CONVOLUTE PRINE
by Elver von Gondwanis
Friar Franks loves the old things of the world, feeling somehow that those things have some properties that speak of the real world. But finding the answers is a little too hard of a nut to crack.
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A math prodigy looks to further his education at the Imperial Academy but romance soon has him embroiled in politics. How was he to know the girl was a Princess!? He and his math friends have to devise a formula to escape from Imperial exile. It entails toppling the Empire.
see more
After escaping exile, the math prodigies intend starting up a new enterprise but find themselves in trouble with the new Emperor. Their solution? Topple the Empire again!
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Eddie Mitchell runs head-on into an accident, followed by a lengthy coma. While out, he discovers and interesting world in his brain, apparently, and is soon off on a multitude of adventures that blur the line between reality and dream.
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ASSAULT ON HELL
by Volk Presmaren
JULY 57TH
by Volk Presmaren
WEB WORLD
by Gerald Reich
CHECK, CHECK, CHECKMATE!
by Erik Pleasance
& William Jonson II
The US Military discovers "Hell" is actually a parallel dimension. Their first reaction: invade!
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Daithin Mogdolin gets the unlucky draw and is sent on his next mission to Earth, a place whose inhabitants all seem to think far too highly of themselves. But there is a plot unfolding and set to explode on the very day that some ancient Earth calendar is about to expire. The two things seem to be simultaneous only by accident as the ancients made no mention of a planet-wide rebellion. And the reason his agency is getting involved at all is because the trio of leaders in this new revolt seem to have died ten years previously.
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Ytharis Bimalik is the five time world champion for walking the "web", those invisible lines of power that seem ti rise out of the ground. She retires from the sport and is caught up in an investigation of the web itself. What is it and where does it come from? Is the world falling apart?
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Beethen and his crew are captured by Noran and turned over to the Kynor Empire to stand trial for crimes against civilization. The Federation Forces scramble to save their own.
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SOMEONE OUT THERE HATES ME
by Erik Pleasance
& William Jonson II
MY ANGRY FRIENDS
by Erik Pleasance
& William Jonson II
THE LONG JUSTICE
by Erik Pleasance
CHEF TO THE STARS
by Erik Pleasance
Lenore Kartis is apparently the target of a mad killer though no one can find a clue as to who it might be. Vush is ordered to guard the Councilor until it becomes apparent that Lenore is not the target, it is Vuch.
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Zik tours a mining facility in his sector and uncovers a rash of unusual behavior. Is it something in the water or is it a virus?
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The revolution had been stopped and all the rebels had been executed, at least that was what the Kynorian Emperor believed. However, their descendants continued the struglle, holding back in the shadows until the time was right.
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Voss Marin and his sister, Terjin, wow the audiences with their jocular banting and masterful cooking techniques. What most people don't know is that the pair are top notch intelligence operatives.
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FEDERATION BASIC MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
FEDERATION PLANETARY MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
FEDERATION PERSONNEL MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
THE YOUNG WIZARD
by Norman X. Scozzafova
The general basic manual for new recruits in Lycron Federation's Forces.
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A general planetary manual for new recruits in Lycron Federation's Forces.
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An overview of the primary important personnel in the Lycron Federation's Forces for new recruits.
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Anaboraxus leaves home to apprentice in the Imperial capital as a goldsmith. Highwaymen set the party to fleeing in the woods and the lad is found by strangers dwelling under the ground. He apprentices in a subject far removed from simple goldsmithing.
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CULT OF THE BLACK LOTUS
by Norman X. Scozzafova
THE EVIDENCE FOR
THE EXISTENCE OF
THE MYTHOLOGICAL
UNITED STATES

by Norman X. Scozzafova
A WASTE OF TIME
by Ralph A. Thomas
WHEN TIME WENT MAD
by Ralph A. Thomas
Bent on revenge, Muldaur searches the paths to the mountains of the wizards and the home of the Cult of the Black Lotus. She uses her training as a knight to find the bad guys and extract some measure of satisfaction from the exercise.
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Historians have often come across hints of a mythical land in the shadowy past called "the United States" but most ignore the notion as nothing more than myth. This one historian (1,200 years in our future), thinks otherwise and presents all the evidence he has uncovered including some recent archaeologic discoveries.
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Greg and Randy are working at the nuclear power plant when a sudden power surge registers on the grid. It has nothing to do with the power plant, it was the arrival of a visitor from the future: a pompous figure calling himself Charlatan Exeter. He has a problem and needs a couple of scientists to help him figure out how the machine works.
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Lemuel Bentwhistle is awoken to a commotion in his north field. What he suspects as kids making crop circles turns out to be a spaceport. The future has intersected his time and soon there are cowboys, knights, cavemen, future humans, and - yes - dinosaurs. They have to work together to figure out what is happening.
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SUSPENSE



JODETH
by S. Jonathan Baker
GIOVANNI LUIS D'AREZZO
2014-1596

by Garrett Stinson
NATIVE SON
by Garrett Stinson
 
Judeth is a young woman haunted by the ghost of her sister, Jodeth, who died in an auto accident when the pair was seventeen. An annoying complaint becomes a life-threatening situation. Stopping the ghost of her sister becomes foremost in her life. She tries psychiatrists, neural specialists, and even psychics. The startling answers make the situation even more dire.
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Anita Freeman is a copyist, making copies of the Masters for high-paying clients. The new Assistant Curator at the Museum, Jonathan DiMarco takes an interest in her and her work. It seems that her original works are as good as any of the Masters of old. Yes, but she has never found a market for them. Jonathan suggests a little trickery...
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Angela feels like life is passing her by and the chances for romance are getting fewer and further between. The blind dates her co-workers get her into have been getting worse and worse as time progresses. Surely she doesn't have to be that desperate yet? Then, a chance encounter brings a knight in shining armor into her life. Soon they are married and slowly but slowly she notices strange behaviors in her husband. Exactly where does he go everyday? And does she dare find out?
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TECHNICAL



THE ANALYTICAL MIND
by Rod Martin
HOW TO BUILD A STARCRUISER
by Rod Martin
LABYRYNTH
by TWayne Martin
FEDERATION BASIC MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
This is a technical manual for counselors who have taken their patients beyond a state the Church of Scientology called "clear" or what other people might describe as a person free of their hang-ups. This manual was for the practitioner or a person involved in self-counseling to improve their abilities and gain an understanding beyond that plane of existence.
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A technical manual for building, as the title suggest, a star cruiser. If you were expecting blueprints, you might be taken aback a bit but then Dad always liked to stretch the meaning of phrases as well as the understanding of his readers. Hopefully, you will find it of interest even if others are only mildly amused, or annoyed.
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When I was sixteen, I invented a code - okay, a cipher, something simpler than a code to crack - and thought I would someday use it in a story. Well, it never did get used but I had several people puzzle over it and come away empty. I put it up on the internet in 1992 and have not heard from anyone who has been able to crack it. Or, if they had, they simply did not tell me... not likely, but you never know. Anyway, it is still being offered, waiting for someone to tell me how easy it was to decrypt.
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The general basic manual for new recruits in Lycron Federation's Forces.
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FEDERATION PLANETARY MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
FEDERATION PERSONNEL MANUAL
by Erik Pleasance
   
A general planetary manual for new recruits in Lycron Federation's Forces.
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An overview of the primary important personnel in the Lycron Federation's Forces for new recruits.
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URBAN FANTASY



HEROES OF BEDLAM
by Anise Barboza
THE COMPANY TOWN
by Leif Baumann
DEJA NOIR
by Dallas Janst
DARK PRINCESS
by Dallas Janst
Dr. Philippa Ottinger has her hands full trying to help the people in Bedlam hospital who should not really be there. She finds many of these social outcasts have been put here for what they can do, rather than for what they cannot.
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A quiet mining town in Nevada is under siege by a wealthy investor. He wants the town and the mine but can't get the locals to name a price or budge. A young visitor from the east stumbles onto the situation and discovers a place to call home.
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Hawk Menzies is new to Sallimont High, but not new to trouble. It had plagued him when he was at Eastern, then Jefferson, and now Sallimont. He finally realizes he has to face whatever it is before he runs out of options.
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Mick Drummond is having a problem, and it is getting worse. A new student, Angela Wilson, seems to offer an answer but she has already been transferred out of two different schools and is reluctant to help.
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WESTERN



THE COMPANY TOWN
by Leif Baumann
YOUNG HELLIONS
by Carson Merrick
E.C.S.I.- TOMBSTONE
by Carson Merrick
 
A quiet mining town in Nevada is under siege by a wealthy investor. He wants the town and the mine but can't get the locals to name a price or budge. A young visitor from the east stumbles onto the situation and discovers a place to call home.
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A group of teenagers are brought together by a strange set of abilities they display. Through practice, they learn to get better even if they cannot figure out their purpose.
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Dan Robinson wanted to work with Wyatt Earp but arrives in Tombstone just after the famous lawman left. He stays on to try out his scientific investigating techniques.
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YOUNG READERS



MEKANIX
by Horton Hepplewhite
A HEATHER FEATHER CREATURE FEATURE
by L. D. Plains
THE HOUSE ACROSS THE WAY
by L. D. Plains
 
The 37GSX is not doing well. His owner repaired him with inferior secondary market parts and it did not go well, so he has been cast out. Another robot, seeing his plight, tells him to go see the Mekanix. There he finds help and a new purpose for living... or whatever.
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Heather Feather wants to make a movie for her students about animals, and the first one she wants to highlight is the "snuffle". Never mind that everyone else wants to call it a groundhog, she persists it is a snuffle.
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Billy's best friend, Tommy, is moving with his family and leaving the house across the street empty. Billy imagines all the sorts of people who might move in and all the adventures he could have with such a new friend, then he realizes it doesn't matter who or what they are, he just wants someone to play with.
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