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Joseph Rhea is a scientist, science fiction author, computer game designer, and believer in moving humanity forward, not backward. Advised by his high school English teacher to pursue a life of writing, he instead chose a career in engineering and science, driven by his need to explore the world and help create new technologies. Now he has come full circle and is using that experience to become a new voice in today's science fiction. ...more

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	Cyberdrome 3.32 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Genesis (Novum, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Exile (Novum, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 33 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
	Novum Chronicles: (The Complete Novum Series) (Novum: A Dystopian Undersea Saga) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Rubicon (Novum #3) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Apocalypse (Novum #5) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Revelation (Novum, #4) 3.29 avg rating — 7 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
	Rogue Wave (Novum Origins Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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First let me state that I will never use LLMs (large language models like ChatGPT ) or any other form of AI to write stories for me. I write for the experience of "creating something from nothing", not to crank out cheap books for profit). However, they can be pretty useful for summarizing what's available on the internet regarding your past work. Below is the unedited Google Gemini results from

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Joseph Rhea and 1 other person liked Lonnie Busch's review of Novum Chronicles (Novum #1-5): "“Lost” meets “The Abyss” Jake Stone inherits a cargo ship he can’t even afford to take out of dock, but at least it gives him a place to sleep. Until one morning, when a knock comes at the outer hatch; a ready-made crew wants to rent his vessel for a" Read more of this review »
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