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R.J. Archer

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Born

Jeffersonville, VT, The United States

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http://www.ParallelOps.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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Graham Hancock, Clive Cussler

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September 2007

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Friends, there's a new easy link for La Paz author R.J. Archer: www.rjarcherbooks.com.
Mystery/adventure thrillers with a SciFi twist.
You're also invited to the series' Facebook pages at www.Facebook.com/ParallelOps and www.Facebook.com/SeedsOfCivilization.

Mystery/adventure series Seeds Of Civilization:
A twist of fate changes everything for widower Frank Morton, a Seattle aerospace engineer. An unexpected windfall lifts him from the depths of despair and a friend’s surprise call sets him on a path he hadn’t considered since his bachelor years. He revisits boxes that hold years of abandoned research about “unexplained” archeological mysteries and then sets off to follow the trail of a mysterious artifact handed him by his friend. His path of ...more

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	Tractrix (Seeds of Civilization, Book one) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Tsubute (Seeds of Civilization, Book two) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Triangle (Seeds of Civilization, Book three) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Scientists (Parallel Ops, Book one) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Informants (Parallel Ops, Book two) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Guardians (Parallel Ops, Book three) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Teachers (Parallel Ops, Book four) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Informants)] [By (author) R.J. Archer] published on (April, 2012) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Scientists (Parallel Ops) [Paperback] [2012] (Author) R. J. Archer by R.J. Archer (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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New Series starts 1-JAN-2015

That's right, I'm committing to another series that will continue the story line started in my Seeds of Civilization series and further developed in my Parallel Ops series. The working title for the new series is "The Dolphin Directive" so those of you who have read my last 2 books will have an idea where I'm going with the new subject matter. Like all my other books, the fiction will be based on Read more of this blog post »

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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message 6: by R.J.

Apr 22, 2009 11:25AM

BookTown.ning.com — the new contest winner of TRACTRIX is award-winning author and radio talk show co-host, Michielle Pillow.

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message 5: by R.J.

Apr 02, 2009 09:37PM

Author Charlott Boyett-Compo won the first BookTown.ning.com contest and receives a signed copy of TRACTRIX by yours truly. Contest ended April 1.

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message 4: by Robert

Feb 25, 2009 09:21PM

Hello RJ! Fantastic to see you here! Any new books on tap?

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message 3: by Patrick

Dec 07, 2008 10:14AM

Thanks R.J. I look forward to sharing stories and ideas with you. Keep in touch.

~patrick
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message 2: by Adam Huber

Jul 31, 2008 04:54PM

Thanks for the friendship, R.J. Best of luck to you too!

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message 1: by C.J.

Jul 20, 2008 09:48AM

Hi R.J.,

Good to find you here. Best of luck with Parallel Ops. Hope you are enjoying your new set of characters and getting settled in for another great run with this series.

CJ

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