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	Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship, #1) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 10,568 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Legacy of Stars (Backyard Starship, #4) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 5,249 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Shift (Backyard Starship, #5) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 4,668 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distant Horizon (Backyard Starship, #6) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 4,430 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kingdom Come (Backyard Starship, #7) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 4,143 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blackest Ocean (Backyard Starship, #8) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 4,088 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sentenced to War (Sentenced to War, #1) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Jonathan P. Brazee (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 4,423 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fields of Fire (Backyard Starship, #9) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 3,913 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Taken to the Stars (11 books)
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Rick Partlow (Goodreads Author)

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Matthew A. Goodwin (Goodreads Author)

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Peacemaker Wars (6 books)
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Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author)

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First Peacemaker (5 books)
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Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author),

Aaron S. Bunce

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Terry Mixon (Goodreads Author)

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“To be hated for what she was, and not who. The idea pushed him past anger to sadness. How could someone fight that kind of hatred?”
― J.N. Chaney, Casualties of Consequence

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“That’s the illusion they preach, the trick you end up believing is real. They tell you true power is dictated by the dictator, because he lives in the ivory tower with his finger on the trigger, but the secret they keep, the part they refuse to tell you during your adolescent indoctrination…is that none of that is true. “Real power,” she said, “isn’t dealt in bullets, darlings, but in words.”
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“He sweated like a whore in church.”
― J.N. Chaney, The Last Reaper

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Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

16 Lighthouse Road (Cedar Cove, #1) by Debbie Macomber

16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

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Renegade Star (Renegade Star, #1) by J.N. Chaney

Renegade Star by J.N. Chaney

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu

Juniper Unraveling (Juniper Unraveling, #1) by Keri Lake

Juniper Unraveling by Keri Lake

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“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”
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“That’s what it means to be human, Siggy. Living with the weight of your past and learning to walk forward with it.”
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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. – William G.T. Shedd”
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“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.–Carl Sagan”
― J.N. Chaney, The Amber Project

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“You bring a frozen girl on my ship, it becomes my business.”
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Sarah Enchanted wrote: "Thanks for adding me! Just downloaded The Amber Project!"

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Cindi wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, J.N. :)"

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Apr 14, 2016 02:51PM

Laine (librarianscanreadtoo) wrote: "Thanks so much for the friend request. I just downloaded your book The Amber Project and can't wait to read it!!!"

Thanks Laine! Be sure to let me know what you think. ^.^

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Thanks so much for the friend request. I just downloaded your book The Amber Project and can't wait to read it!!!

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