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William C. Tracy writes tales of the Dissolutionverse: a science fantasy series about planets connected by music-based magic instead of spaceflight. This series currently includes a three-book epic space opera cycle. It also includes five novelettes and novellas, including a coming of age story, tales of political intrigue, a Sherlock Holmes-like mystery, a Jules Verne style adventure. Several books include LGBT-friendly elements.

His first epic fantasy from NineStar Press is Fruits of the Gods, about a land where magic comes from seasonal fruit, and two sisters plot to take down a corrupt government.

William is a North Carolina native and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master's in mechanical engineering, and has both ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 857 ratings · 348 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Of Mycelium and Men (The Biomass Conflux, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 149 ratings — 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 Seeds of Dissolution (Dissolution Cycle, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	To A Fungus Unknown: A Space Colony Exploration Series (The Biomass Conflux Book 2) 4.11 avg rating — 63 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 Spores of Wrath: A Space Colony Exploration Series (The Biomass Conflux, # 3) 4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — 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
	Tuning the Symphony (Dissolution Cycle, #0.5) 4.09 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Merchants and Maji (Dissolution Cycle, #0.7) 3.87 avg rating — 31 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
	Fruits of the Gods 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 11 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 Five Hive Plateau (Dissolution Cycle, #0.2) 3.83 avg rating — 24 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
	Facets of the Nether (Dissolution Cycle, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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
	Tales of the Dissolutionverse 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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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SPSFC 2021

Just a quick update that I will be a judge/reviewer for the first ever Self-Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC), going on now! We’ve got over 300 entries, and through the next year, we’re going to be whittling them down to the top 30, then the top 10, then the one winner next July!

So stay tuned. I’m going to start posting reviews to this site as I read through books, and hopefully I’ll find

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Down the River: River City Book 2 (River City Chronicles)

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“The grasping fingers of the gravity well reached for him.”
― William C. Tracy, Of Mycelium and Men

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“The original timeline for finishing the colony was ten years, but that was when we thought we would have materials, and didn’t account for the homicidal fugus outside our gates.”
― William C. Tracy, Of Mycelium and Men

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