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As a child, Wayne Basta was introduced to science fiction at a young age by his father. Mainstream hits like Star Trek and Star Wars were followed by old Tom Swift novels and then classics like Asimov and Clarke. Growing up on Florida’s space coast only served to fuel his imagination and love of space, science and adventure.

At the age of 9, his family got their first home computer, an old Macintosh Plus, and he immediately used it to start writing science fiction adventure stories. He continued writing as a hobby all the way through college at the University of Florida, where he initially pursued a career in the US Navy until an injury changed his plans. Wayne then spent several years teaching high school and working in the education non-pr ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 175 ratings · 54 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Revolutionary Right (Aristeia, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	A Little Rebellion (Aristeia, #2) by Wayne Basta (Goodreads Author), Oliver Wetter (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Tree of Liberty (Aristeia, #3) by Wayne Basta (Goodreads Author), Oliver Wetter (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Worst. Book. Ever. The Awesome Adventures of Max Power. 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Seraph's Bind 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 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
	Seraph's Gambit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Lonesome really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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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I’ve been wanting to get started on writing something new but I keep running into a wall of indecision. Aside from still combating the “what’s the points“, I also just don’t know what I want to write. It’s not a lack of ideas but I lack of firm commitment.

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Aristeia (3 books)
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Oliver Wetter (Illustrator)

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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

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Not my favorite of the series. Almost dropped below a 3. The writing and pacing are still good but the plot was weak. Bordered some supernatural bits connecting the past story line with the main plot which is annoying.And it served no purpose. The pa ...more
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