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Michael J. Martinez

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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I’m a father and writer living the dream in the Golden State. I’ve spent nearly 20 years as a professional writer and journalist, including stints at The Associated Press and ABCNEWS.com. After telling other people’s stories for the bulk of my career, I’m happy that I can now be telling a few of my own creation.

When not being a parent or writer, I enjoy beer and homebrewing, cooking and eating, the outdoors and travel.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 2,242 ratings · 346 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Daedalus Incident (Daedalus #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,046 ratings — published 2013 — 12 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
	The Enceladus Crisis (Daedalus #2) 3.87 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	MJ-12: Inception (MAJESTIC-12 #1) 3.93 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	The Venusian Gambit (Daedalus #3) 4.08 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Cthulhu Fhtagn! by Ross E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Walter Greatshell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ann K. Schwader (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.05 avg rating — 128 ratings — 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
	MJ-12: Shadows (MAJESTIC-12 #2) 4.17 avg rating — 109 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
	MJ-12: Endgame (MAJESTIC-12 #3) 4.31 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Gravity of the Affair 3.76 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013	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
	Crisis of Faith 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Geeky Giving March 2016 (Geeky Giving #2) by Michael J. Martinez (Goodreads Author), A.C. Wise (Goodreads Author), Robert Lowell Russell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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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Oh, hello there.

I suppose I should start by saying, to paraphrase Twain, reports of my demise from the Internet are greatly exaggerated. The 16-plus months of COVID have been extremely busy, somewhat strange and, personally, full of changes – the vast majority of which have been delightfully positive.

But one of the the things that has indeed slipped while locked down has been my blogging and “public” social medi

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“The higher in rank you rose, it seemed, the more your peers and fellow officers disguised their true intentions behind thinly-veiled smiles and curt public displays of respect.”
― Michael J. Martinez, The Enceladus Crisis

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“Treks such as these, across featureless, barren deserts, were written away in a sentence, two at most. “They hiked far, and then they arrived.” If only, he thought, he could author such an easy, fast journey for himself and the men under his command.”
― Michael J. Martinez, The Daedalus Incident

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“Icarus did not survive his fall. We can only hope Daedalus fares better.”
― Michael J. Martinez, The Daedalus Incident

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