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Flying Dutchman
117 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2026
About the author
Gene Doucette
45 books435 followersGene Doucette is a hybrid author, albeit in a somewhat roundabout way. From 2010 through 2014, Gene published four full-length novels (Immortal, Hellenic Immortal, Fixer, and Immortal at the Edge of the World) with a small indie publisher. Then, in 2014, Gene started self-publishing novellas that were set in the same universe as the Immortal series, at which point he was a hybrid.
When the novellas proved more lucrative than the novels, Gene tried self-publishing a full novel, The Spaceship Next Door, in 2015. This went well. So well, that in 2016, Gene reacquired the rights to the earlier four novels from the publisher, and re-released them, at which point he wasn’t a hybrid any longer.
Additional self-published novels followed: Immortal and the Island of Impossible Things (2016); Unfiction (2017); and The Frequency of Aliens (2017).
In 2018, John Joseph Adams Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) acquired the rights to The Spaceship Next Door. The reprint was published in September of that year, at which point Gene was once again a hybrid author.
Since then, a number of things have happened. Gene published two more novels—Immortal From Hell at the end of 2018, and Fixer Redux in 2019—and wrote a new novel called The Apocalypse Seven that he did not self-publish; it was acquired by JJA/HMH in September of 2019. Publication date is May 25, 2021.
Gene plans to continue writing novels for both markets (traditional and self-published) as long as that continues to make sense. His most recent self-published novel is Immortal: Last Call (2020). He is currently at work on a large science fiction world-building project taking place on his Patreon site, the result of which will be a multi-novel series.
When the novellas proved more lucrative than the novels, Gene tried self-publishing a full novel, The Spaceship Next Door, in 2015. This went well. So well, that in 2016, Gene reacquired the rights to the earlier four novels from the publisher, and re-released them, at which point he wasn’t a hybrid any longer.
Additional self-published novels followed: Immortal and the Island of Impossible Things (2016); Unfiction (2017); and The Frequency of Aliens (2017).
In 2018, John Joseph Adams Books (an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) acquired the rights to The Spaceship Next Door. The reprint was published in September of that year, at which point Gene was once again a hybrid author.
Since then, a number of things have happened. Gene published two more novels—Immortal From Hell at the end of 2018, and Fixer Redux in 2019—and wrote a new novel called The Apocalypse Seven that he did not self-publish; it was acquired by JJA/HMH in September of 2019. Publication date is May 25, 2021.
Gene plans to continue writing novels for both markets (traditional and self-published) as long as that continues to make sense. His most recent self-published novel is Immortal: Last Call (2020). He is currently at work on a large science fiction world-building project taking place on his Patreon site, the result of which will be a multi-novel series.
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March 11, 2026
good but too short
I’m enjoying this series but getting a tad annoyed that it keeps ending on a cliffhanger with little resolution at the end of each book. It’s best to see each book as a Buck Rodgers serial with ‘tune in next week’ at the end of each book.
Saying all that the characters are believable, particularly the billionaire running the show.
I’m enjoying this series but getting a tad annoyed that it keeps ending on a cliffhanger with little resolution at the end of each book. It’s best to see each book as a Buck Rodgers serial with ‘tune in next week’ at the end of each book.
Saying all that the characters are believable, particularly the billionaire running the show.
March 17, 2026
Okay, this is book 3 of the series and I’m hooked on it! Gene Doucette’s characters are so quirky and entertaining that I can’t wait to read more. But, spoiler alert, how is this only part 1 of book 3?!? How long do we need to wait for the next part?? Because there are way too many loose ends to clean up for this to be the end of the story.
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April 8, 2026
loving this series but…
Ok, Mr. Doucette. I am really, really deeply loving this story and very invested with the characters. But having to wait for each part to be released is killing me! Please write faster or get the publisher to release things quicker!
Ok, Mr. Doucette. I am really, really deeply loving this story and very invested with the characters. But having to wait for each part to be released is killing me! Please write faster or get the publisher to release things quicker!
March 20, 2026
Doucette is probably one the most underrated authors out there. Amazing series. But PLEASE don’t leave people hanging!!!!
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