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Why Is This Hill So Steep?
E-books: The simple idea, sensible concept and understandable product that took twenty years to pull off
$4.00

What's taken e-books so long to be successful? A perfect storm of resistance, short-sightedness and just plain bad luck that's slapped it down whenever it needed a leg-up.
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Verdant Skies
$3.50
A volcanic eruption threatens the entire biosystem, and drives Earth's residents to seek refuge in orbit. But the satellite-city Verdant, resisting a forced occupation by a population it cannot hold, has a plan of its own.
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The Lens (the Kestral Voyages)
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THE SECOND KESTRAL STORY—In the midst of local labor squabbles and strange phenomena on a planet being terraformed, Carolyn Kestral and her crew arrive on Shura Dva to help out a friend in need... and discover that the planet itself may not allow them to leave!
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Berserker (the Kestral Voyages)
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THE FIRST VOYAGE—Carolyn Kestral starts a new chapter of her life as a freighter captain. But will the dormant virus inside her, plus an attack by the Spiders, end her first mission prematurely?
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Chasing the Light
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Tom Everson returns home to find the girl he loves and make a life for them both. But did he arrive at exactly the wrong moment?  
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As the Mirror Cracks
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When a plot to destroy the global virtual world known as the Mirror is uncovered, it threatens the real world too! It's a race to save the Mirror, led by a mild-mannered writer and his Mirror "reflection"-the ultimate superhero, Zenith!  
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Lambs Hide, Tigers Seek
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A series of blackmail letters lead investigator Alain Guest to Nashville, hoping to find a missing heiress before falling victim himself to the local goth and bondage scene.
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Encephalopath
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Glen Jansen's new work-related technology suddenly puts him on the run from the government, the mob, and a bunch of ersatz terrorist/patriots, all while trying to find out who's really controlling the country's networks!
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Worldfarm One
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Keith Maryland thought joining the prestigious Worldfarm Project was the best move of his life. But after dealing with anti-"Estados" prejudice, bosses demanding sexual favors, and now drug smugglers, he's not so sure...
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Sol
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When the much-maligned and disrespected Solars discover that their ancient homeworld is about to be invaded, no one in the Union can stand in their way to stop it!
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Evoguía
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A scientist in Atlanta creates a revolutionary breakthrough in accessing the untapped potential in humans, and in so doing, sows the seeds of a war between Homo Sapiens and Homo Evoguía... the Self-Evolved Man.
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Midgard's Militia
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Earth's superheroes have just been killed on an outer space mission. And as the deadly force that destroyed them now rushes towards Earth, brave souls come forward to try to take the place of the heroes... to keep the world safe...
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Factory Orbit
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Ted Canter responds to a job offer and ends up at the next stage of the Industrial Revolution: Living and working in orbit. And in the midst of his experiences as a space pioneer, he finds himself at a pivotal moment in history.
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Robin
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Robin Taft, ward of the late medical genius Khan Taft, disappears literally overnight, taking the doctor's valuable equipment with her. Years later, Dr. Morris Cole finds Robin Taft, but with a new name, a new face, and a secret he may not be able to keep.
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Chronologies

 

If you'd like to read the novels according to the order in which they were written, that would be:

Onuissance Cells (1994);
Midgard's Militia (1995);
Robin (1996);
Sol (1997);
Factory Orbit (1997);
Berserker (1998);
Evoguía (1998);
Worldfarm One (1999);
Encephalopath (2001);
The First Expedition (2005);
Lambs Hide, Tigers Seek (2006);
As The Mirror Cracks (2007);
Chasing the Light (2008);
The Lens (2009);
Verdant Skies (2009).

If you want a chronological order (from present day to the future), the order would be:

Lambs Hide, Tigers Seek;
Evoguía;
Chasing the Light;
Midgard's Militia;
Factory Orbit;
Robin;
As The Mirror Cracks;
Worldfarm One;
Encephalopath;
Verdant Skies;
Onuissance Cells;
The First Expedition;
Berserker;
The Lens;
Sol.

 
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Free For All

  The best things in life are free!

On the other hand, so are these items...


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Denial of Service
Episode 1: Pirates of the Californian

A brilliant web geek loses his job, and so starts an adventure sure to end up on the USA Network!
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Denial of Service
Episode 2: Meet the Trojans

M.D. Schitz is back, trying to help a friend of his girlfriend (his brother's hot ex-wife), whose business is being hacked into! But someone's being less than truthful... is it his client... or his girlfriend? And does Mike really want to know?
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Denial of Service
Episode 3: The Ukrainian Connection

Mike, brother Pete and sexy Gail are back, helping Gail's film producer associate out of a jam. Gail was in films? Mike is learning more about his new girlfriend, his brother's ex, every day! But when another former performer threatens the producer with a sexual fate much worse than death, can they do anything to help?
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Denial of Service
Episode 4: L.A. Conspiratorial

Mike Schitzeiss acts on a hot tip that he hopes will bring him closer to solving the mystery of "Merc," and his firing. But when he arrives in L.A., he soon finds he will learn more than he bargained for!
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Denial of Service
Episode 5: End of Line

The thrilling conclusion of the DOS saga! Mike and Gail are on the run from the feds, as they try to stop "Merc" from succeeding, and to restore Mike's good name!
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The Onuissance Cells

Onus \n (ca.1640): Obligation; Responsibility

Onuissance \ onn-uh-sonns\ n (ca.2280): Historic period known as The Age of Responsibility.

A series of short stories following the daily lives of the men and women of Midland City, during the era that will come to be known as the Onuissance.
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The First Expedition

"They should have turned back at the Moon." That was what they said about the ill-fated First Expedition to Mars. Now Matt Cartier, ex-Midland Peacekeeper, has followed his soul and made it to Mars... and finds one of his first duties is to lead his fellow astronauts to the site of the First Expedition.
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6 Of One...
subtitle: Half a Dozen of the Pandas

The short story that was written as a lark for the less-than-serious side of the MobileRead e-book site, and swiftly took on a life of its own! This was written on-the-fly, and contributions from other MR members helped to mold it into the unutterably silly story that came out.
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Steve Jordan test-drives the Venture One

Another unutterably silly story written for the MobileRead site: Your intrepid author-reporter tries out a revolutionary new vehicle by... let's say... "bending" the laws of time a bit. And he discovers that time has a way of snapping back to bite you in the...
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Starbucks do-it-yourself Cup Art!

Got a Starbucks insert-your-own-art cup? Have we got the insert for you!
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When you select your desired format (described below), you'll be taken to a secure PayPal site to pay for your book. Once that's done, you'll receive an e-mail providing you with a download link to your book. That's it!

If anything goes wrong, simply contact me, and I'll set it right.

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Available Formats

 

Each novel is available in these popular DRM-free e-book formats.


Open E-book: EPUB, the standard developed for and endorsed by the Int'l Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), compatible with Adobe Digital Editions and an ever-growing list of dedicated readers and software apps.

Mobipocket: PRC or Mobi, A popular format, with readers for almost every device... use Mobipocket for Amazon's Kindle reader as well.

Sony's Reader Digital Book format (LRF).

MS Reader: A Microsoft format (LIT) capable of being read on Windows-based handhelds and PCs.

eReader: Another popular format, a version of the Palm PDB format, with readers for most platforms.

Rich Text Format: This simple format is capable of being read on any computer, and is a popular format for converting into other e-book formats (in case one of the above does not work for you).

If you discover something wrong with a format you choose, contact me, and I'll redo it, or send you another format... your choice.

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Content Icons

 

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genre: Hard science
Hard:
Based on real science and existing knowledge. Hand me my space helmet.

genre: speculative science
Speculative:
Extrapolations based on real and theoretical science. Hand me that nano scanner.

genre: Science fantasy
Fantastic:
No connection to known science or knowledge... pure science fantasy. Gimme that blaster!

genre: Science fantasy
Fiction:
Contemporary fiction, no SF. Excuse me, that's my cell...
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