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Jaunts of the Mantis (Manti...

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Vast Mantis (Mantis Saga #4)

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Mantis Intrigue (Mantis Sag...

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Far Mantis (Mantis Saga #3)

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SolBound (Mantis Short #1)

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Mantis Exile (Mantis Saga #6)

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Kanakataraka (Mantis Short #2)

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Two New Books

I've got two books out I haven't mentioned:

Just released today:
Inspector Giskard

Exciting mystery release!
Inspector Giskard is on the case.
https://www.amazon.com/Inspector-Gisk...


Released a few months back:
Mantis Infected (Mantis Saga #9)
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Published on May 20, 2023 20:08 Tags: mystery, science-fiction
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Fighter Pilot by Robin Olds
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This was a fun read and gave great insight into the fighting in two wars, as well as to AF leadership at multiple levels. I'm amazed he survived as long as he did. Some of the stuff he did was crazy if not irresponsible (flying with zero training on ...more
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The Man Who Couldn't Miss by David Handler
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This was a good, but not great, mystery.
It took a lot of time setting up the murder and then seemed to wrap it up pretty quickly.

I had never heard of the series and I'm not sure I'll read another.

Good characters and good prose.
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth
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Interesting but over-long, a bit fear-mongering, and biased.

Overall, this is an interesting and insightful book on the derivation, marketing, and use of cyber exploits, along with the implications of them. It covered several aspects of this I wasn't
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The Mission of a Lifetime by Basil Hero
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This was an interesting review of many of the incredible men who went to the moon.
It has anecdotes of the process, the trips, and the people.

It's quite interesting and gives some good insights.
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Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
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interesting but not as good as I remembered it being. a lot of pontificating and talking about visions and such, with litle actually happening. it got tiring at times.
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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
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A good continuation of the series.
Good fun and interesting insights on the character's development.

However, one thing is very clear from the book -- everyone and everything needs decent firewalls.
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Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel Revised and Expanded E... by Hallie Ephron
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This provided good insights and tips on writing mysteries and the like.
It made me think on a few things in my current novel.

Whether or not you write mystery, this is a good book for anyone wanting to hone their writing craft.
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