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Richard Phillips

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in Roswell, New Mexico, The United States

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https://TheSecondShip.com

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Richard Phillips is the million copy bestselling author of the Rho Agenda scifi series, the Jack 'The Ripper' Gregory series, and the epic fantasy series, The Endarian Prophecy. He is a retired Army Officer, West Point graduate, and has a Master of Science degree in Physics from the Naval Post Graduate School. He was a researcher at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories for the U.S. military, a software project leader at General Electric, Lockheed Martin Space Operations, and General Dynamics before becoming a full-time writer. ...more

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Richard Phillips Since The Rho Agenda is an ongoing series, there are two answers to this. First, I got the original idea for the series while my wife Carol and I were…moreSince The Rho Agenda is an ongoing series, there are two answers to this. First, I got the original idea for the series while my wife Carol and I were vacationing in Maui. I wanted to write a story that centered around a couple of badass special operatives who get sucked into an earth threatening intergalactic conflict because of the curiosity of three high school friends. I also wanted this story to be about the loss of innocence when young idealism meets the savage world in which they live. Second, I get my idea for each novel in the series by throwing out possible answers to the question ... "What else can go wrong?"
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Do you know when the Meridian Ascent will be available on Audible.com? I'm enjoying the entire series and wasn't sure to just read the ebook or wait for Audible.com to make it available. Thanks!

Richard Phillips Hi Craig,
The official release date for the Meridian ascent on Audible and Amazon.com in all formats is August 8th. I will be releasing the draft to my…moreHi Craig,
The official release date for the Meridian ascent on Audible and Amazon.com in all formats is August 8th. I will be releasing the draft to my Beta Readers in early January. If you would like to read the draft, just send me an email at Richard.Phillips@secondship.net and I will add you to my Beta Readers List.
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Average rating: 4.02 · 48,206 ratings · 2,242 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Second Ship (The Rho Agenda, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 11,453 ratings — 21 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
	Immune (The Rho Agenda, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 8,219 ratings — published 2009 — 19 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
	Wormhole (The Rho Agenda, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 7,200 ratings — published 2012 — 17 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
	Once Dead (The Rho Agenda Inception #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,409 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Mark of Fire (The Endarian Prophecy #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,562 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Dead Wrong (The Rho Agenda Inception #2) 4.18 avg rating — 2,436 ratings — published 2015	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 Kasari Nexus (Rho Agenda Assimilation #1) 4.25 avg rating — 2,293 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Dead Shift (The Rho Agenda Inception #3) 4.28 avg rating — 2,212 ratings — published 2015	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 Altreian Enigma (Rho Agenda Assimilation #2) 4.35 avg rating — 1,762 ratings — 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
	The Meridian Ascent (Rho Agenda Assimilation #3) 4.35 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — 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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“If there was one thing he hated more than having no one to argue with, it was winning the argument too quickly.”
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“It reminded Freddy of the World War II acronym, SNAFU. Situation normal, all fucked up.”
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