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Jack L. Knapp

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in Leesville, Louisiana, USA, The United States

February 17

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Paranormal, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Soldier, teacher, author, hobbyist; my past experiences find their way into my books.
I have an imagination with few boundaries. I use that imagination extensively, particularly in my New Frontiers Series.
By contrast, imagination figures in my Darwin's World series but there's also tons of personal experience. When I describe chipping flint, I've done it. I've set traps, made and used ropes, raised horses, spent a lot of time in the deep woods. But the series is really not about survival; that's how it begins, but by the time you reach The Return, it's begun to change to hard SF. I'm currently writing Defending Eden, which is not only hard SF, it has elements of space opera.
The Wizards Series is about wish fulfillment. Who wouldn't want to ...more

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Jack L. Knapp Writing's like reading, in that you can escape the mundane cares of life.
On steroids.…moreWriting's like reading, in that you can escape the mundane cares of life.
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Can you tell me how soon Book 2 of The New Frontiers Series will be out? Do you have a mailing list I can be added to? I really liked book 1. I do have a suggestion. Unless a person is a hardcore scifi nut, they will not like all the technical jargon you put in when Chuck joined Marty on his porch for the Einstein mathematical discussion. Some people will be turned off by it. Chris

Jack L. Knapp I'm writing book two now, title NFI. That stands for New Frontiers, Incorporated. A third book is also planned, title NEO (for Near-Earth-Object)
The S…moreI'm writing book two now, title NFI. That stands for New Frontiers, Incorporated. A third book is also planned, title NEO (for Near-Earth-Object)
The Ship was about technical jargon, in a sense. While I never intended it to be for 'hardcore scifi nuts', I can see what you mean.
We know enough now to realize that while you can build a computer in your garage, you'll only get yourself killed if you try building a spaceship there. The story wasn't intended to be space opera, where a futuristic ship worked by pushing a button. It was more about the nuts and bolts of really operating in space.
As for the specific chapter you mentioned, the science isn't imaginary. It's just not as well known as Einstein's work. So why put it in? Because otherwise the impeller system violates too many laws of science. That real hardcore reader you mentioned would snort and toss the book aside.
There's science in the new book too, but different. For example, how would you build a habitat on the moon? Really? I could gloss over it, just have it appear, but that's not the level of detail I want. Real people will build that habitat; they might even use the diesel-powered bulldozer I designed. Diesel, in no atmosphere? Yes, really. And I think it would work. So I devote a few paragraphs to it. I also designed a power system, and that would also work. Imagination...
But at the same time, the new book is more about people. There's danger, parental concerns, injured people, characters evolve, much much more.
I don't have a mailing list, but if you're on Facebook, I have an author's page. I post weekly about progress, and the cover of NFI is already there.
I can't give you a completion date; six weeks, perhaps? I put a lot of work in my books, a lot of research too. It takes time, and sometimes things don't go smoothly. I have to backtrack and fix things.
Thanks for your interest.(less)

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	The Ship (New Frontiers, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 367 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
	Darwin's World (Darwin's World, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	NFI: New Frontiers, Incorporated (New Frontiers, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 248 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 Territory (The American Southwest, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Trek (Darwin's World, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	NEO: Near Earth Objects (New Frontiers, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 172 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
	BEMs: Bug Eyed Monsters (New Frontiers, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 157 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
	Home (Darwin's World, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Combat Wizard (The Wizards, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	MARS: The Martian Autonomous Republic of Sol (New Frontiers, #5) 4.33 avg rating — 109 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

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I've just completed the writing phase of the Darwin's World book Home. This is the last book that will feature the same characters that started in Darwin's World, continued on in The Trek. There will likely be other books set in this world, some featuring a western theme, a nautical theme, who knows what else!
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“The barkeep had whiskey too, or said that’s what it was. But one man claimed he’d seen him throw a rattlesnake in the barrel to give his whiskey more kick. The barkeep didn’t actually deny it, but said that the only rattler he’d seen recently had been small.”
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