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Jamie McFarlane

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are there going to be any more junkyard pirates? roy junkyard fanatic
Jamie McFarlane yes - I'm currently working on Junkyard Veterans and expect to release late this spring.…moreyes - I'm currently working on Junkyard Veterans and expect to release late this spring.(less)
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The sequel to "Wizard in a Witchy World"? Any date of release?
Jamie McFarlane Hi Eduardo, no date but I'd expect by the end of summer, 2016.…moreHi Eduardo, no date but I'd expect by the end of summer, 2016.(less)
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One Character, Two Series, Seventy Years Apart

Flying Saucers and Chrome Plate, the recently released fourth book in the Spaceship Mechanic series, gave me the chance to dig deeper into Beverly’s past—and into a connection that stretches across two series and nearly seventy years.

Those of you who've been here for a while either know or suspect that Beverly in Spaceship Mechanic is the same Beverly who appears in Junkyard Pirate. Thickening the

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Junkyard Pirate Old Dogs, Older Tricks Junkyard Spaceship Junkyard Veterans Junkyard Raiders Junkyard Ghost Ship Junkyard Commandos
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Jamie McFarlane answered Kathleen Deaver's question:
I was wondering if in the last three years you had considered writing Drakon Prince #2? I am reading it now and was hoping it was the first of a series.
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Hi Kathleen - I'm working on getting publishing rights back for that novel. Once I have it, I'll likely write more in this series. I have a pair of similar litrpg Wizard Prince, A King's Claim that will be out in 2026. They are in the same universe, See Full Answer
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“Isn’t that kind of the point of racing? You start. You go fast to the end. The first person there wins? The beauty is in its simplicity.”
― Jamie McFarlane, Brigand's Choice: A Privateer's Legacy
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“Non sequitur.”
― Jamie McFarlane, Forsaken Colony
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“She blinked as questions pooled up behind her tongue, each demanding to be released simultaneously.”
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