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Pale Face
Special Recognition: L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest
An outcast loner survives the impossible. How can he survive becoming the proof that no one can deny?
Hector Whitehorse did not belong — not here, not anywhere.
Born on a New Mexico reservation, but educated in the white-man’s school, Hector was part of two worlds, but at home in neither. It only got worse when his entrapment went from a feeling to a reality: trapped between Earth and someplace else.
Hector’s close encounter nearly cost him his life. The repercussions could make him wish that he had not been so lucky.
An outcast loner survives the impossible. How can he survive becoming the proof that no one can deny?
Hector Whitehorse did not belong — not here, not anywhere.
Born on a New Mexico reservation, but educated in the white-man’s school, Hector was part of two worlds, but at home in neither. It only got worse when his entrapment went from a feeling to a reality: trapped between Earth and someplace else.
Hector’s close encounter nearly cost him his life. The repercussions could make him wish that he had not been so lucky.
112 pages, ebook
First published December 21, 2021
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About the author
W.D. Kilpack III
11 books43 followersW.D. Kilpack III, MPC, PSMC, is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy author recognized for his works across various media, including print, online, radio, and television. His writing journey began at the age of nine when he won an award for a poem. As an adult, his first four books — Crown Prince, Order of Light, Demon Seed and Pale Face — each won the International Firebird Book Award and The BookFest Award, with Crown Prince also receiving the International Impact Book Award and, in the Outstanding Creator Awards, won the Ultimate Championship Trophy, Super Champion Medal, Best Fiction Writing, Best Book in the following categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Myths/Legends, and Romance; Best Character for Natharr, Most Beautiful Character for Darshelle, and Best World-Building. His works Demon Seed, Rilari, and Vengeance Borne were featured as Editor’s Choice on BooksShelf, and both Order of Light and Rilari were named Top Picks. He earned an Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest for his novella Pale Face. To date, his books have garnered 47 awards.
In addition to his writing career, W.D. Kilpack III has served as the editor and publisher of 23 print and online news and literary publications, with circulations as high as 770,000. He is also a partner at Safe Harbor Films, LLC, where he writes screenplays and oversees marketing efforts.
He holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Westminster University, where he double-majored in communication and philosophy and completed the Honors Program. He went on to earn a Master of Professional Communication with a writing emphasis. As a high-performing athlete, he also qualified for international competition in Greco-Roman wrestling.
For 25 years, he was a communication professor and a nationally recognized wrestling coach. Outside of his professional accomplishments, he is an accomplished cook. He resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is happily married to his high-school sweetheart and is father to five children, as well as helping to raise five step-children.
In addition to his writing career, W.D. Kilpack III has served as the editor and publisher of 23 print and online news and literary publications, with circulations as high as 770,000. He is also a partner at Safe Harbor Films, LLC, where he writes screenplays and oversees marketing efforts.
He holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Westminster University, where he double-majored in communication and philosophy and completed the Honors Program. He went on to earn a Master of Professional Communication with a writing emphasis. As a high-performing athlete, he also qualified for international competition in Greco-Roman wrestling.
For 25 years, he was a communication professor and a nationally recognized wrestling coach. Outside of his professional accomplishments, he is an accomplished cook. He resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is happily married to his high-school sweetheart and is father to five children, as well as helping to raise five step-children.
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June 16, 2022
Pale Face by Bill Kilpack was absolutely fascinating. I can see why it has won so many awards. To start with, the book gives whole new meaning to the Native American phrase ‘pale face.’ The lead character is Hector, a Navaho Indian living on the Navaho Reservation. Hector has an ‘accident’ and is catastrophically injured and should have died instantly. But he doesn’t die!! He is miraculously ‘repaired’ and healed in an incredibly short period of time. Thus, the story unfolds. Pale Face is, in part, sci-fi. But I found it to be so much more. It’s a deep diving character study of Hector that almost borders on mysticism, Navaho mysticism. Kilpack’s writing style was mesmerizing in the depth to which he presented Hector. For me, five stars for both Bill Kilpack and for Pale Face. Jeff Bailey, author if the conspiracy thriller Not On My Watch.
January 6, 2025
I didn't know what to expect but was pulled in immediately. I loved the descriptive writing and the original plot. Hector grew up on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico, where UFO sitings are common, although not readily believed. But his experience changes his life in ways one wouldn't imagine. I enjoyed the fast pace and 'believable' struggle he deals with trying to make sense of his life-changing experience. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys light sci-fi with out the technical details.
May 19, 2024
Started great but slowly went downhill
I was pulled in quickly. I wanted to know about Hector and this mystery coma. The first half of the book did a lot of revealing, but then he sneaks off to this ufologist and the story just gets dumb in my opinion. It was just boring from there on. I literally fell asleep from bordem several times. Again, started off great which is likely why I'm so disappointed.
I was pulled in quickly. I wanted to know about Hector and this mystery coma. The first half of the book did a lot of revealing, but then he sneaks off to this ufologist and the story just gets dumb in my opinion. It was just boring from there on. I literally fell asleep from bordem several times. Again, started off great which is likely why I'm so disappointed.
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