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D.L. Young is a Pushcart Prize nominee and winner of the Independent Press Award.

EMPIRE AND ASHES SERIES

War is coming...interstellar civil war

A conflict of unimaginable scale threatens to end ten thousand years of Realm primacy.

Desperate to avoid bloodshed across the Great Arm, the empire's top spymaster takes matters into his own hands, undertaking a secret high-risk gambit to save the peace.

Jeryn Lorsi, the spymaster's apprentice, is hardly ready for an operation of this importance. An ex-black marketeer turned spy, Jeryn's no hero.

But when tragedy strikes their peacekeeping mission, that's exactly what he'll have to become.

CYBERPUNK CITY SERIES

Sprawling megacities, rogue AIs, black market tech, modded mercenaries, and pulse-pounding stor ...more

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	The Machine Killer (Cyberpunk City #1) 4.10 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Soledad (Dark Republic #1) 4.15 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Jeryn's Dagger 4.52 avg rating — 167 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
	Anarchy Boyz (Cyberpunk City #2) 4.26 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Xamorian Path (Empire and Ashes Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 90 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
	Unending Stars (Empire and Ashes Book 3) 4.64 avg rating — 80 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
	The Blayze War (Cyberpunk City #3) 4.22 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Mindjacked (Cyberpunk City #4) 4.33 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Data Riot (Cyberpunk City #5) 4.52 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Indigo (Dark Republic #2) 4.35 avg rating — 68 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

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**EVENT UPDATE** Writefest in Houston

One of my favorite literary events is coming up in Houston, May 27 – June 2. I’ve been involved with Writespace’s signature event Writefest since its inception a few years ago, and this year’s lineup looks to be the best ever. I HIGHLY recommend this event for new writers. Lots of great workshops, information sessions, and author round tables. There’s also a “c

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D.L. Young and 1 other person liked Michael Schirle's review of Jeryn's Dagger (Empire and Ashes, #1): "This was my first book I've read by D.L. Young (picked it up at Spacecon). I really enjoyed it, and ended up finishing it before some other books I was reading by other authors I enjoy a lot too. The world building and universe is pretty cool and inte" Read more of this review »
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D.L. Young and 1 other person liked Jack's review of Xamorian Path (Empire and Ashes, #2): "This book is even better than the last. Absolutely fantastic space opera. It's chalk full of new aliens, better action, ancient civilizations, and everything in between. If you're a fan of space opera, you should read this book! Everything I wanted mo" Read more of this review »
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D.L. Young and 2 other people liked Gary's review of Jeryn's Dagger (Empire and Ashes, #1): "I found that visualizing the worlds in the book was not a problem. The world building was good. I enjoyed the characters the author gave us. My favourite character was Jeryn. He was written as down to earth and relatable. The story contains good plot" Read more of this review »
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D.L. Young is now following Joe R. Lansdale Author of The Bottoms
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D.L. Young answered Steve Grobschmidt's question: I just (self-)published my first novella, also in the cyberpunk genre. Do you have any tried-and-true suggestions for getting your work noticed more, without necessarily spending much in advertising dollars? Thanks! Hey Steve! As you can tell I'm not on Goodreads much. I just noticed this question (10 months after the fact). In the cyberpunk genre there are TONS of Facebook groups dedicated to all things cyberpunk (many of them with thousands of members). Lots o See Full Answer
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“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. — Banksy”
― D.L. Young, Cyberpunk City Book One: The Machine Killer

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Soledad: Dark Republic Book One by D.L. Young
2016, 244 pages, 4.33 stars
Kindle $3.99 / Paperback $11.99 new, $9 up used

11 votes, 33.3%

Serious Crimes by Frank Tayell
2015, 232 pages, 4.31 stars
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Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
1959, 323 pages, 4.07 stars
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8 votes, 24.2%

Once Bitten, Twice Die by Antony Stanton
2015, 360 pages, 4.19 stars
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6 votes, 18.2%

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“I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled "science fiction" ... and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons

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message 2: by Anna (Bananas)

Nov 23, 2012 02:51PM

Major re-write sounds painful. Can't wait to read it!
What is F2F...do you mean the monthly speculative group? You haven't written it off completely? lol

I'm forcing myself to edit two near-finished stories today. Been procrastinating too long.

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Nov 23, 2012 02:37PM

David, you're here! :) How's your story coming along? I almost have that horror story ready to send to you. Excited for your feedback!

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