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Wayne McKinstry

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Wayne has been an avid reader all his life. His favorite genre is probably sci-fi/fantasy, although he has read a LOT of fiction over the years.

Some of it has been very good, others make you think “I could do better that that.” So this book is Wayne’s attempt to “Do better than that”.

Wayne recently retired from a 40+ year career in IT, mainly as a programmer and developer. The field changes rapidly, to say the least. Now is a chance to move in new directions.

One of those new directions is writing and publishing fiction.

Wayne and his wife Loretta live in Springfield, IL. They enjoy travelling and visiting extended family.

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	Beyond the Atmosphere: A Military Sci-Fi Adventure 3.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Two Hands of The King 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Earth Rises to the Challenge: Earth Overwhelmed Book 2 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	First Contact with Four Feet 2.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Another Look at My Past: What is the truth about their history? by Wayne McKinstry (Goodreads Author), Shirley McKinstry (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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Across a Billion Years by Robert Silverberg

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Across a Billion Years is a grand adventure, sort of in the tone of the old masters. In place of profanity the narrator give us all sorts of golly-gee-whiz, gosh durn figures of speech. There is a nice balance between the "big picture" and the viewpoint of the narrator. Robert Silverberg constructs a believable future cosmos and Read more of this blog post »

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