Better Times - Facet Ii

Better Times - Facet Ii PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496915879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357

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From 32nd Century Wyoming, Spavin Lawson led a group of one-thousand refugees from the bunker that housed Resurgent City in a search for better times. The 22nd Century Government bunker had exceeded the design specifications of its creators thanks to the leadership of its first elected Mayor. A small city had expanded and prospered inside the mountain. The original population of less than two hundred souls had grown into nearly five-thousand. Unfortunately, the ancient nuclear power plant that provided the people the power to survive had leaked radiation for generations. The net effect of the radiation and the cave environment had altered the population. The people had developed genetic albinism with eyes well suited to the dimly lit cave city. Small in stature yet curious and adaptive, the Tribe followed the tall, dark-haired man and his wife without question. The outside world was foreign and frightening but within days, the people realized that The Judges of Resurgent City had held them in a grasp of religious fervor not based on factuality or reality. The journey they embarked upon was destined to lead them to the coast of Texas. Spavin Lawson, physicist by training, believed the coast would provide better opportunities for the otherwise doomed population. He reckoned that South Texas coast would allow the petite, pale people to re-establish the human race on Earth. That location was further from the immediate geological and environmental effects of the Yellowstone super volcano eruption that had induced a global deep freeze ten centuries earlier. His greatest concerns for Humankind were the long term effects of the high radiation exposures and the lack of genetic diversity.

Better Times - Facet Ii

Better Times - Facet Ii PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496915879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357

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Book Description
From 32nd Century Wyoming, Spavin Lawson led a group of one-thousand refugees from the bunker that housed Resurgent City in a search for better times. The 22nd Century Government bunker had exceeded the design specifications of its creators thanks to the leadership of its first elected Mayor. A small city had expanded and prospered inside the mountain. The original population of less than two hundred souls had grown into nearly five-thousand. Unfortunately, the ancient nuclear power plant that provided the people the power to survive had leaked radiation for generations. The net effect of the radiation and the cave environment had altered the population. The people had developed genetic albinism with eyes well suited to the dimly lit cave city. Small in stature yet curious and adaptive, the Tribe followed the tall, dark-haired man and his wife without question. The outside world was foreign and frightening but within days, the people realized that The Judges of Resurgent City had held them in a grasp of religious fervor not based on factuality or reality. The journey they embarked upon was destined to lead them to the coast of Texas. Spavin Lawson, physicist by training, believed the coast would provide better opportunities for the otherwise doomed population. He reckoned that South Texas coast would allow the petite, pale people to re-establish the human race on Earth. That location was further from the immediate geological and environmental effects of the Yellowstone super volcano eruption that had induced a global deep freeze ten centuries earlier. His greatest concerns for Humankind were the long term effects of the high radiation exposures and the lack of genetic diversity.

Timekeeper

Timekeeper PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 166555195X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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Baker Standish would rather do anything than stand in front of a history classroom full of disinterested teenagers. He chose a career outside of academia. His mentor, Professor Bill Jamison, suggested Lineal Chronology as the ideal career choice for a US History major. Baker Standish was overwhelmed by his new responsibilities. A Timekeeper’s duties were far reaching, farther than he could have ever imagined. One of the hazards of the job was something HR Manager Kara Leflar called Timekeeper confusion. Between the confusion and his persistent earworm, Baker wondered if his career choice was a good one. Against a backdrop of his own reality, Baker engages in mission after mission to set the links in the chain of events that create reality in the proper order. Someone is messing with the clock and it’s a constant struggle to reset it.

Make Sure You're Right

Make Sure You're Right PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665516283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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ABOUT THE BOOK Chief Sarah James is hooked on the horns of a dilemma. She must decide whether the murder of a police officer or the murder of a prominent Devaney citizen takes precedence with only one detective at her disposal. Multiple suspects and an interfering Mayor complicate matters. Sarah must rely upon her motto, the one made famous by Davy Crockett, "Make sure you're right then go ahead." But - being right is not always easy.

The God Plot

The God Plot PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665568445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Baker Standish knows his world-time, his reality, the culmination of his history is at a crossroads. He also knows he is destined to play a pivotal role in choosing the right road. His experience tells him that meddling with realities can do more harm than good, but from his vantage point, meddling is the only reasonable choice. Traitors within Lineal Chronology are hell-bent on controlling the quantum elevator and the secrets that surround it. Whoever controls the elevator controls reality. With no one to trust, Baker must discover the identities of the traitors. That single task proves daunting because the traitors are not inclined to be stopped. Professor Bill Jamison set Baker on his journey. From all indications, the journey cannot be denied. Once a path is chosen, small events compound to reshape the present and the future. Baker must move forward as rapidly as possible, even though time is seemingly on his side. The risks are real, and the stakes are high. Failure is not an option ... because a reshaped reality will eliminate those closest to him.

Single Best Clue

Single Best Clue PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Police Chief Sarah James has questions. Questions about a murdered John Doe. Questions about an uptick in drug usage among Devaney's teens. Questions about a major copper theft. Questions about a multi-fatality traffic accident. Questions about the new Sheriff's agenda. Questions about her future. She engages her entire department in finding the single best clue that will solve each mystery – except the last one. She has to solve that one herself.

Mirror Finish

Mirror Finish PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 172831366X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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The city of Devaney is under assault. Police chief Keck asks Detective Sarah James to “quietly” investigate the circumstances surrounding an automobile accident that took the life of Mayor Clairmont. New mayor Kamen tries to force Chief Keck to change police practices to be more “citizen friendly.” An unscrupulous new drug supplier is selling fentanyl- and carfentanil-laced drugs, which is causing the deaths of Devaney young people. A crazed bar assailant with a knife has the city on edge. Detective James’s two-person department juggles the cases and tries to stay above the conflict between the chief and the mayor. Sarah’s focus is to protect Devaney’s citizens and the integrity of Devaney Police Department.

Humanity's Vessel

Humanity's Vessel PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665504005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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Humanity One was built for one reason, and maneuverability was not it. The vessel was a massive biosphere that plowed its way through space guided by values established by humans long dead. Captain Cesar’s paradigms were rocked by the fact that the Innovators did not anticipate the possibility of an alien encounter. Added to the Captain’s burden was the fact that fifteen-year-old Maddie and her Generation 4 Group engaged in heresy that could spell failure for future generations and Humanity One’s Mission. Torn between the teachings of the Innovators and the radical behaviors of the Gen 4 teenagers, the aging Captain struggled to find solutions to the dual dangers to humankind. Either an attack by the aliens or the assault on tradition by the teens could lead to the extinction of humans, and the Innovators offered no guidance to successfully resolve either danger.

#Poeticjustice

#Poeticjustice PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546236252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Seldom is the path to justice easy to follow or clearly marked. The kidnapping of Terry Overton was prefaced by the murder of his younger brother, Bentley. Detective Sarah James searches for clues and a motive while the kidnappers play a nerve-racking game of cat and mouse with the Overton family. Terrys life is at stake and the clock is ticking.

Lifetime of Fear

Lifetime of Fear PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665536306
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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Space Train Engineers are a contrary lot. The most contrary of all is Adin Bartlett. Joint Commander Kevin Masters personally selects Adin and his Bountiful Express crew, Conductor Bella Bok and Space Miner Shendo "Spook" Khoper, for a historic assignment to mine microbes on a distant planet in Home's solar system. The microbes are needed to replenish surface life on Home, a planet whose loss of atmosphere has forced humans to burrow into tunnels for survival. The adventure is fitting of true Home Heroes. Only Spook, a Technologist with unnatural intuitive abilities, has reservations about the assignment. Adin's only complaint is that the desk Engineers thrive on theories that don't fit and ignore realities. Bella is the balance for the combination of the aggressive and tentative natures of her crewmates as the space train encounters the unknown with minimal information. The adventure opens the crew's minds to unbridled fears, fears that far exceed their experiences as asteroid miners, and exposes them to dangers outside of human understanding. The crew's complementary abilities are the only things that can bring their assignment to a safe conclusion - if their assignment can be completed at all.

The Fence

The Fence PDF Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546266720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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Ephraim Calvert wanted one thing: freedom from his past. Without the constraints of his past looming over him like a dark cloud, he could enjoy the life he deserved. The Texas frontier offered the opportunity to start anew and to rid himself of his past. Ephraim learned that everyone has a past and everyone has secrets. Secrets define people. To guard their secrets, people build fences. Before his struggle to build a good future on the wreckage of the past could be successful, he had to understand the secrets and accept the fences. Texas was worth the fight, no matter the cost.