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I'm a former UNIX engineer and now a full time writer living in the California coastal mountain range above the Pacific Ocean.

The final book in the Sommerfeld Experiment published on May 30, 2023 and brings the series to a close. I describe it as Blade Runner meets John Wick.

My next series is an epic progression fantasy that should be coming out in October 2024.

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Average rating: 4.52 · 260 ratings · 36 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Zero-Day (The Sommerfeld Experiment, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Gauntlet (The Sommerfeld Experiment, #2) 4.54 avg rating — 65 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
	A-Game (The Sommerfeld Experiment, #3) 4.66 avg rating — 41 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
	Kill, Switch (The Sommerfeld Experiment, #4) 4.63 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2023 — 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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Thanks to all the people who've enjoyed (or are currently reading) Gauntlet. That was a heavy story to write, a lot of difficult emotions going on in that one. Although it's 'just' a story, the feelings have to be dredged up from within myself to be able to convey them convincingly.

I've been working hard on Mindlinked. I'm excited about this story and the ending is dynamite and satisfying and it s Read more of this blog post »

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