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David N. Alderman

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in Mountain View, California, The United States

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Science Fiction, Mystery, Christian

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Born at the tail end of the 70’s, David reveled in the pop culture of the 80’s and 90’s, building his childhood around the success of Star Wars, the jokes of Ace Ventura, and the adventure of The Goonies. His passion for writing began in the early 90’s, and he finished his first novel when he was 16. With the death of his grandmother - who was his biggest fan - he stopped writing and sought adventure, traveling constantly between California and Arizona as he fought to find a purpose while also walking the long-winding, and incredibly narrow, trail of faith.

Decades later, David finds himself here in Arizona, happily married, with a son to raise, and a long road of written stories behind him.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 113 ratings · 54 reviews · 29 distinct works

	End of the Innocence (Black Earth, Book 1) 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	The Crossover Alliance Anthology - Volume 1 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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
	The Broken Daisy (Black Earth, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	The Crossover Alliance Anthology - Volume 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 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
	Dark Masquerade (Black Earth, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Picture Perfect 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Exodus (Black Earth, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Endangered Memories (Expired Reality #1) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 6 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
	Lost Birth: an Expired Reality novel (#2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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
	Death Bloom: A Midnight City Mystery 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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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Intentional Weakness

“Intentional living is the art of making our own choices before others’ choices make us.”
Richie Norton

It started with the divorce. And it seems to have continued
with unintentional acts of procrastination, haggardness, and dismal outlook.

Continuing my revelations about how divorce has affected me and what the future (God’s plan) holds for me, I came to another realization this last week. I realize

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“This story begins as many stories begin, with a mighty warrior. But unlike so many tales and legends, this knight of nobility carried no sword, owned no armor, and had never ridden a horse; let alone possessed one. You might ask yourself, what manner or sort of warrior carries no sword, no armor, and owns no horse? And indeed many have asked that very question of this soldier. Only, when they behold our hero, they do not ask, who is he? Rather, they ask, who is she?”
― David N. Alderman, The Crossover Alliance Anthology - Volume 2

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“Remember that on any world the wind eventually wears away the stone, because the stone can only crumble; the wind can change.”
― A.C. Crispin, Time for Yesterday

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message 5: by David

Jun 04, 2011 05:50PM

Ascension wrote: "Hi david thank you so much for your friendship,i read your profile, nice. if you have any questions about my profile just ask me,take care."

Nice to have you on here, Ascension. :)Thanks for checking out my profile.

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Mar 15, 2011 10:01PM

Alain wrote: "Hello David. Nice to make your acquaintance."

Nice to meet you as well, Alain.

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