Persistence: A Novel

Widowed professor John Weber has spent years teaching theoretical physics and searching for meaning in the machinery of the cosmos. When his university grants him access to LENS, a state-of-the-art quantum computer, he sets out to simulate the birth and evolution of an entire universe. For John, it is the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to watch creation unfold and perhaps unlock the mystery and meaning he’s been searching for.

As the project launches, the simulation exceeds his expectations, providing a front-row seat to the birth of stars, galaxies, and black holes. But when the system data begins to show strange patterns, he discovers a message hidden within the simulation. As John works to understand who, or what, is on the other end of the signal, the boundary between experiment and reality begins to collapse.

As he falls deeper into the puzzle, and with the simulation’s time running out, John must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for something no one else knows exists.

Persistence is a grounded near-future science fiction novel about creation, discovery, isolation, and consciousness.

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INDIFFERENCE

INDIFFERENCE

In Bucephalus, Ohio, people die in strange ways. The town puts up a plaque for every one of them.  Bucephalus, or "Buck" to everyone who lives there, is a town of apple orchards, Friday-night football, and a lake called Respite Bay. It is also where eleven soldiers drowned in eighteen inches of water in 1861 and where lights hang over the bay every fifteen years. Every strange death gets a bronze marker and no questions.

On the last day of school, five kids who barely know each other end up in the same diner booth:

• Colt, a fatherless football prodigy with a temper

• Tyrese, whose family runs the diner and who writes everything down

• Sandra, who has quietly kept her mother's struggling hotel afloat since seventh grade

• Alex, a farm kid with perfect aim and a father they can't talk to

• Julie, a silent fourteen-year-old outcast who can see the town's dead

Then something surfaces in the river below the old railroad trestle: a beaver the size of a man, with nothing behind its eyes. Animals that died out twelve thousand years ago start walking the woods. A boy vanishes, then a duck hunter, then a girl on a lonely road. A body falls out of a clear sky wearing dog tags from Omaha Beach. And the adults of Buck do what they have always done: they look away.

Over one year, from summer through harvest to the frozen lake and back again, the five of them build the map no one else will. The pattern reaches back more than two centuries. It leads to a word a missionary wrote down in 1794 for "the place that is hungry," and to a door in the woods outside a town called the Hollow.

Something there has been watching Buck for a very long time. It doesn't hate them. It doesn't care about them at all.  And that might be worse.

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Otherworlder (Falling Darkness Saga Book 1)

   

Otherworlder

(Falling Darkness Saga Book 1)

He died a hero on a quiet country road. He woke up as a weapon in a war between gods. Jake Lancross spent twelve years as an Army sergeant. He came home without a scratch worth mentioning. Then one spring morning he stopped to help a stranger after a car wreck. A gunshot cracked, a pickup truck spun out of control, and everything went black. When he opens his eyes, the moon overhead is too big and the air smells wrong. The forest around him is dead silent. Jake has read enough manga to know how this goes. He holds out his hand and shouts, “Fireball!” Nothing happens. There’s no magic, no superpowers and no friendly elf to help him. What he does get is a pack of crystal-spined wolves charging out of the dark. All he has to fight them with is a stick and his training. Welcome to Ert, a world of dragons, demons, kings and gods. Here magic runs on knowledge and willpower, and a man from Earth may know more than all of them. Jake soon learns he didn’t get here by accident. A princess’s summoning ritual was sabotaged by an enemy nation, and it pulled two things into her world: Jake, and a demon. Part of that demon is now inside him. Then there’s the forgotten ancestor who left him thirty-six journals full of lost spells. And the gods themselves are moving pieces in a game that has been running for two thousand years. Jake is starting to suspect he’s one of those pieces. The magic of this world is starting to die. If nobody stops it, it will be gone for good. Somebody has to find out who’s behind it. OTHERWORLDER is Book 1 of the Falling Darkness Saga. Fans of isekai, LitRPG and epic fantasy will love its gritty, grounded hero, who survives by what he knows instead of a magic power-up. This is no fairy tale. It’s a fight for survival, and it’s only the beginning.

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Falling Darkness Saga, Book 1 by Christopher Douglass.

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Deep Core Industries

Deep Core Industries is a science-fiction tabletop role-playing game, set in the 24th century and extending into the 38th century. By the 24th century, humanity had expanded throughout the Solar System by terraforming worlds, establishing orbital habitats, and engaging in extensive mining. To endure extreme environments and isolated deep-space conditions, humanity developed advanced cybernetics, robotics, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence. These advancements led to the creation of various specialized populations: engineered Canids and Felari, broad populations of Geneborn descendants, autonomous Androids, heavily augmented Cyborgs, and Holograms whose personalities are sustained via expensive Holographic Cores.  

Centuries of relentless expansion eventually drained the Solar System's viable natural resources, sparking a critical energy and material crisis. In response, major governments and private corporations united under Deep Core Industries (DCI) to construct the Dark Nebula—a massive, five-mile-long mining and exploration vessel housing over 1,700 crew members. Operating in opposition to DCI's monopoly, corporate rivals like the Atlas Resource Consortium (ARC) engaged in espionage, tech theft, and sabotage against DCI operations. Built in the Kuiper Belt, the Dark Nebula launched in the year 3779 on an FTL journey to the Large Magellanic Cloud. 

Arriving in 3784, the diverse crew of biological, cybernetic, and digital specialists is awakened from stasis to secure humanity's survival by establishing mining operations, recovering resources, and scanning for terraformable planets. The core mechanics of the game rely on a roll-under 2d6 system. Characters calculate a Target Number by combining a specific Attribute score with a Skill score. 

To succeed, players must roll equal to or lower than their Target Number on 2d6. The dice rolled are categorized as a Boon die and a Bane die. Rolling low leads to success, while generating Boon tokens for the players or Bane tokens for the Game Master (referred to as the AI) depending on which die shows the higher result. 

Players can spend Boon tokens to adjust Target Numbers or advance their stats between game sessions. The AI uses accumulated Bane tokens to introduce sudden environmental hazards, plot complications, and narrative obstacles.

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Daughters of Destiny Series

Of Platinum and Steel, Crucible of Destiny and A Geas of Destiny. The series is about two sisters who were born under a taboo moon and even deeper circumstances. At a young age, their world is turned upsidedown when tragedy strikes, taking their entire family...and far more. Torn apart, each must survive in her own way: one a thief turned assassin, the other, a shadow mage. But it's the gods and their uncaring game that reunites them, now more powerful and dangerous than ever. But their lives will never be what they want as intrigue and a man know only as "the Assassin" directs them on their final journey to peace. But that journey leads to only betrayal and revenge. Through it all they discover their true past, their prupose...and each other. But, once again, the damned gods intervene, turning their lives from peace to complete chaos. Their true bonds are now tested as they face their true nemesis. Can their love of family carry them through, of will the gods finally have their way?

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Make Peace With Life Shortcast #028 — Are You in Karaoke Shape? 🎤

 

Make Peace With Life Shortcast #028 — Are You in Karaoke Shape? 🎤

We get in shape for exercise, hiking, vacations, weddings, and even swimsuit season—but have you ever asked yourself the really important question: Are you in Karaoke Shape? In Shortcast #028 of Make Peace With Life, we discover that karaoke can be a lot more physical than it looks. Singing takes breath control, movement, energy, and more stamina than you might expect. And just like anything else, a little practice can make a huge difference. Sing in the car. Sing in the shower. Sing around the house. Use your voice! Find songs that fit your range, learn the lyrics, and get comfortable hearing yourself sing. But getting into Karaoke Shape isn't only physical—there's a metaphysical side, too. Music connects us with the energy of a room and the people around us. When you grab that microphone, something changes: you become the performer. The microphone can become a portal that lets you step outside your comfort zone, forget about being perfect, and simply have fun. Sure, standing in front of a room can be scary—but that fear can also be exhilarating. Feel the energy. Read the room. Pick your song. Grab the microphone. And remember: nobody expects perfection. So warm up those vocal cords, build your stamina, practice your favorite songs, and get yourself into Karaoke Shape! Keep Making Peace With Life There's a lot more to Make Peace With Life than one Shortcast. Subscribe to The Make Peace With Life Podcast for our full-length Podcasts, Shortcasts, and Shorties filled with stories, experiences, humor, positive energy, and different ways of looking at this crazy thing called life. Visit the Make Peace With Life website and blog for more stories and inspiration, pick up a copy of our Make Peace With Life book on Amazon, and grab one of our Make Peace With Life shirts so you can wear the message and spread the energy wherever life takes you. 🌎 Visit MakePeaceWithLife.com More Peace. More Life. Make Peace With Life.

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Why Authors Should Be Using This Book Promotion Service on Fiverr (Seriously—This One Works)

       

Why Authors Should Be Using

This Book Promotion Service on Fiverr

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