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I've worn many hats in my 48 years on the Earth. There were many so-called medial jobs, a brief experiment with law enforcement, a long stint in private security, and a yet to be completed degree in political science. Through it all, however, I've been and storyteller and an artist. So, in the later third of my life, I decided to sit down and actually write the novel that's been bouncing around in my skull for years. ...more

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	The Fate Of Nations: F.I.R.E. Team Alpha: Book One 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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
	Seventh: Blessed Warriors Book One 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Blood and Treasure: F.I.R.E. Team Alpha Book Two 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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	The End of War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 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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The devolution of liturature

I've been reading a lot of fiction from the Victorian Age lately and I'm becoming convinced that people were, in general, more intelligent (or, at least, more intellectually disciplined) in that era than we are today. Right now, I'm reading the 'The Coming Race' written in 1871 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

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The Fate of Nations (FIRE Team Alpha, #1)

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