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In a small Missouri town, Hal Anderson and Marty Marshall met and became friends. Having followed different life paths, one as a retail chain CEO and the other as a computer services company CEO, their perspectives varied, but they shared one common goal: to write. Together, they publish under the pseudonym H. M. Marson.

Their first offering, The Stingy Minion: Hacked, now in its second edition, brings suspense and mystery to a small town as coming of age young adults hack into an intriguing website and want to know more.

Their second offering, Merlin’s Siege, finds the aging sorcerer languishing in central Florida where he has hit bottom, where his life no longer matters. Then two women find him, one is kind and caring, the other jealous and ...more

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	The Stingy Minion 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Merlin's Siege 4.14 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
	The Stingy Minion, Hacked it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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Merlin's Siege was nominated for the Eric Hoffer Award.

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Tragic events elbow a scheming draft dodger onto WWI’s carcass filled killing grounds where he drags his sorry ass over mud, blood and mutilated body parts to euthanize a screaming, suffering, squaddie, and upon reaching the wretched soul, finds inst ...more
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H.M. Marson made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — New Release topic " Merlin's Siege Merlin, the legendary sorcerer, is transplanted from the misty isles of ancient Britain to the sun-drenched chaos of central Florida. Tw ...more "
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Teenagers hack into high level websites and cellphones. What can go wrong? Fun.
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