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Mark Kendrick

Goodreads author profile

born

May 22, 1959 in The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.mark-kendrick.com/Novelist.html

genre

Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Mark Twain, Frank Herbert, Michael McCullom

member since

April 2010

About this author

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(Mark Ian Kendrick)

I wish I could say I come from a long line of creative types, that creative endeavors were encouraged, that creativity was a hallmark of my family. Alas, I'm the outcast... and DAMN proud of it.

In fact, I'm the only gay member of my family on both sides for generations. I know. I did our family's genealogy on computer a decade ago just to find the others. No gays. No painters. No writers. No artists. No inventors. No intellectuals. Just Republicans. And those addicted to mythological beings made up during the Bronze Age.

So, let this be a lesson to everyone. In every boring family a black sheep must be born to create a fresh look, to stir the pot. To force change! Words ...more

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The Heart of the Cluster

Available now, the short e-novel entitled 'The Heart of the Cluster' is available on Amazon. This is an erotic scifi story that's sure to raise the heat.

http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Cluster-eboo... read more »

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Published on February 07, 2012 03:26 • Tags: gay-fiction, gay-scifi, m-m-scifi

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Books by Mark Kendrick

Average rating: 3.99 · 375 ratings · 47 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Desert Sons (Desert Sons #1) 3.79 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Into This World We're Thrown (Desert Sons #2) 4.07 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Stealing Some Time: Volume 1 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Stealing Some Time: Volume 2 4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Rylerran Gateway 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Trenekis of Hiera 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Heart of the Cluster by Mark Kendrick (Goodreads Author) (Author), Scott Galister (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Series by Mark Kendrick

Desert Sons (2 books)
by Mark Kendrick (Goodreads Author)

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Stealing Some Time (2 books)
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Mark Kendrick is currently reading:

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)

by Suzanne Collins

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Jan 17, 2012 05:03am

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Mark Kendrick made a comment in the group Gay Science Fiction — Great M/M Scifi! topic "Zeke wrote: "Greetings Mark. your book is most interesting. Is there an ePub formatted version of the book? I'm not a Kindle user." There is. It will b...more"
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Mark Kendrick wrote a new blog post: The Heart of the Cluster The Heart of the Cluster Available now, the short e-novel entitled 'The Heart of the Cluster' is available on Amazon. This is an erotic scifi story that's sure to raise the h... read more »
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Mark Kendrick is currently reading: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins	My rating:
Jan 17, 2012 05:03am
Mark Kendrick gave to: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins read in January, 2012	My rating:
My god. How did it take so long for a storyline like this to arrive on the scene. Okay, I'm the one late on the scene, too. I just now read it. This whole first-person recount of the Games was gripping. I lost count of the number of times I was ...more
Jan 16, 2012 09:47am · see review
Mark Kendrick made a comment in the group Gay Science Fiction — My Favorite Gay SciFi Book is... topic "Zeke wrote: "Oh gosh I forgot to say one of my top picks of all time will alway be A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane. It is the best sci-fi, psycholo...more"
Jan 07, 2012 04:58pm
Mark Kendrick gave to: A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Dec 26, 2011 03:25pm
Mark Kendrick liked Bill's review of Thrice Upon a Time: " One of James P Hogan's best. Paradoxes mount up as the invention of a time communication device is eventually used (twice) to save the world. Mind bender at times. Hard science fiction at it's best (with the exception of Heinlein, Asimov, and Nive... " Read more of this review »
Nov 08, 2011 08:32am · see review

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