Books with author T. Jackson King

Little Brother now has plenty of food to eat, a fine skyhouse to live in and the love of his Breed wife Sally. But memories of being abandoned at age six by his adoptive mom Mother Warm still haunt his dreams. When new info turns up that she survived the attack on her orphanage by the Church of Flesh goons, he sets out with Sally on a search across the wide expanse of continent Brasilia, on Mother’s World, seeking clues to where she went to escape the attention of Church assassins. But as they travel, Little Brother and Sally are met with deadly attacks and covert sabotage. Finally, after discovering the school where Mother Warm learned her biotech skills, Little Brother finds her family. That discovery leads to a trip deep into the jungle to find Mother Warm, a trip that ends in a final battle against an assassin who hates the psychic Talents of both Sally and Little Brother. What he discovers changes his life, his hopes and the future of Mother’s World.

Little Brother once thought having plenty of food and the love of Sally the Breed would be the best life possible on Mother’s World, where the genedocs run the Church of Flesh and the Emperor rules over a system where your tattooed genecode determines your life, your job and your future. In his world, rich people have more than poor people, the genengineered Breeds rule over the standard genetype Commoners, and everyone he knows in the Yoshiwara always looks to get the better part of any deal. Just one of the Standard Rules. Like, you don’t get something for nothing. Or, Serve and you eat, don’t Serve and you starve. They were rules he’d grown up with as he scavenged through the garbage piles of Alor City Dump, an orphan with no genecode tattoo. He’d always followed the Rules. Until he talked to a piece of tied-up garbage named Sally and began the wildest adventure of his life. But now, living in Sally’s skyrise tower with plenty of food did not satisfy him. Who had hired the assassin who’d tried to kill both him and Sally? Why did the Emperor tolerate the rule of the genecode? And were there other gene-manipulated children like himself, people with illegal genecodes, still suffering at the hands of renegade genedocs? His search for answers leads him and Sally into the Purple Mountains and the jungles of Brasilia continent. It is a journey that reveals a deadly evil hiding in the mountains, an evil that aims to kill him, kill Sally and destroy any chance of changing the Rules of his world. But he and Sally have special Talents, Talents that have grown stronger as they grow older. And their joined Talents may just allow them to survive, and maybe even change their world!

Jax Cochrane is a teen facing the unknown in the star system Nilong, the place where her parents and two other couples have decided to "retire" from scavenging among Alien ruins. She, her boyfriend Nagai, her ship sister Jioni and formal Hitori are four teens who have never seen a planet nor Aliens. They know only Ship life. But now, in Nilong, the four of them are discovering what life is like in a place ruled by the wolf-like Alish'Tak aliens. Their parents are the Memory Singers who combine singing ancient Earth songs with personal memories of Earth via the memorynet device, in the family's space cabaret that orbits the planet Storet.But Jax has a history of rebellion against rules. Even though she knows nothing of planets or Aliens, she is determined to explore, to meet Aliens, to determine the course of her life herself. But can stubbornness save her when the Alish'Tak demand to own her? Can she survive on a planet, when all her life has been aboard ship? And can she build a connection with the young Alish'Tak male who helps her escape to the wilderness?She may find the answers in space and down-planet, if she can just outwit the Aliens and environment long enough to grow up."A coming of age story reminiscent of Robert A. Heinlein or Alexei Panshin. Jax [the main character] is a fun character, and her world is compelling. The social patterns of Ship life are fascinating, and the Alish'Tak [the main alien species] are sufficiently alien to make for a fairly complex book. Very enjoyable."--Don Sakers, Analog Science Fiction

Jax Cochrane is a teen facing the unknown in the star system Nilong, the place where her parents and two other couples have decided to "retire" from scavenging among Alien ruins. She, her boyfriend Nagai, her ship sister Jioni and formal Hitori are four teens who have never seen a planet nor Aliens. They know only Ship life. But now, in Nilong, the four of them are discovering what life is like in a place ruled by the wolf-like Alish'Tak aliens. Their parents are the Memory Singers who combine singing ancient Earth songs with personal memories of Earth via the memorynet device, in the family's space cabaret that orbits the planet Storet. But Jax has a history of rebellion against rules. Even though she knows nothing of planets or Aliens, she is determined to explore, to meet Aliens, to determine the course of her life herself. But can stubbornness save her when the Alish'Tak demand to own her? Can she survive on a planet, when all her life has been aboard ship? And can she build a connection with the young Alish'Tak male who helps her escape to the wilderness? She may find the answers in space and down-planet, if she can just outwit the Aliens and environment long enough to grow up. Reviewing Little Brother's World in Analog, Don Sakers wrote: "T. Jackson King is doing his part to further the great conversation of science fiction."

Little Brother now has plenty of food to eat, a fine skyhouse to live in and the love of his Breed wife Sally. But memories of being abandoned at age six by his adoptive mom Mother Warm still haunt his dreams. When new info turns up that she survived the attack on her orphanage by the Church of Flesh goons, he sets out with Sally on a search across the wide expanse of continent Brasilia, on Mother’s World, seeking clues to where she went to escape the attention of Church assassins. But as they travel, Little Brother and Sally are met with deadly attacks and covert sabotage. Finally, after discovering the school where Mother Warm learned her biotech skills, Little Brother finds her family. That discovery leads to a trip deep into the jungle to find Mother Warm, a trip that ends in a final battle against an assassin who hates the psychic Talents of both Sally and Little Brother. What he discovers changes his life, his hopes and the future of Mother’s World.

Little Brother once thought having plenty of food and the love of Sally the Breed would be the best life possible on Mother’s World, where the genedocs run the Church of Flesh and the Emperor rules over a system where your tattooed genecode determines your life, your job and your future. In his world, rich people have more than poor people, the genengineered Breeds rule over the standard genetype Commoners, and everyone he knows in the Yoshiwara always looks to get the better part of any deal. Just one of the Standard Rules. Like, you don’t get something for nothing. Or, Serve and you eat, don’t Serve and you starve. They were rules he’d grown up with as he scavenged through the garbage piles of Alor City Dump, an orphan with no genecode tattoo. He’d always followed the Rules. Until he talked to a piece of tied-up garbage named Sally and began the wildest adventure of his life. But now, living in Sally’s skyrise tower with plenty of food did not satisfy him. Who had hired the assassin who’d tried to kill both him and Sally? Why did the Emperor tolerate the rule of the genecode? And were there other gene-manipulated children like himself, people with illegal genecodes, still suffering at the hands of renegade genedocs? His search for answers leads him and Sally into the Purple Mountains and the jungles of Brasilia continent. It is a journey that reveals a deadly evil hiding in the mountains, an evil that aims to kill him, kill Sally and destroy any chance of changing the Rules of his world. But he and Sally have special Talents, Talents that have grown stronger as they grow older. And their joined Talents may just allow them to survive, and maybe even change their world!

One day, Romeo sees a beautiful rainbow and decides to run and chase it, imagining the taste of each and every color. As he runs, Romeo discovers fruits and vegetables of all colors that he has never seen before! From pumpkins and bananas to blueberries and eggplants, Romeo runs along, eating this new, tasty rainbow as he plays. Children learn through Romeo’s discoveries that these colorful foods, like red strawberries, are good for their hearts, while other fruits and veggies can make their hair shiny and soft or give them energy, so they can run and play. When Romeo has tasted every color and his belly is full of yummy and healthy food, he runs home to dream— of rainbows and fruits, and other happy things!

Romeo is a puppy that loves to run! While running on a particularly beautiful day, Romeo spots a tiny spider in her web. Scary but helpful, the spider teaches Romeo that her role is to keep dangerous bugs, like mosquitos, away from people. Romeo makes similar discoveries with other creepy, crawly bugs and interesting creatures.Children learn through Romeo's discoveries that these small critters are meant to be respected and given space-- only then can they do the jobs they were made to do and keep our planet clean and safe. And, as Romeo tells his family, even though some bugs may look scary or mean, they usually have a pretty important job to do, so always be careful not to hurt the good bugs in our world!

WIKIJUSTICE SynopsisIs he a traitor, or a hero? A government spy, or a hacker? A journalist? A thief? A whistleblower? He is the World's most wanted. He has published online a trove of highly coveted secrets of the mighty and the powerful, exposing lies, corruption, and abuses of power. WikiJustice takes the world by storm. The guilty are held liable in ways that fit their crimes: Crooked politicians, banksters, CEOs of greedy corporations, and corrupt cops, are found dead. Terror grips the untouchables. There is no price too high for his head -- dead, not alive. Government assassins hunt for him; state security agencies shut down his websites. He eludes them all, and the contents of his servers multiply, hosted by countless supporters. WikiJustice triumphs, but not all is what it seems. Someone is taking advantage of WikiJustice to further a dangerous agenda...Category: Espionage, Spying, Thriller, Hacking, Technological, Hitmen, International, Conspiracy, FSB, CIA, NSA, Oligarchs,PRAISE FOR JACK KING"A New King of Thrillers on the Horizon." Sisters in Crime"If you like spy thrillers with shady characters, twisting plots that involve international conspiracies, and fascinating foreign locales, then you must read Jack King". The Beach Metro News"King's debut novel is powerful, riveting and an incredible ride through the back passageways of international politics. Strong characters, believable (if incredible) plot lines and nonstop action almost make each page turn without the reader's help. King has entered the spy genre arena with some hefty ammunition of his own."TheBestReviews.com and the Old Book Barn Gazette"King, a former courier of top-secret information, delivers a tightly wound debut thriller ... [with] intelligent dialogue, relentless pacing and well-rounded characters (including a hauntingly familiar American president)." Publisher's WeeklyABOUT JACK KINGAs a former top-secret government courier, Jack King was privy to all the ins and outs of covert maneuvering on a global scale. He has turned his work experience into a series of novels that resonate with authenticity. The corridors of power, with their backstabbing, greed, and corruption, are the focus points of Jack's books.

Where Mountain Meets the Sea is a magical, Native American inspired fantasy that celebrates brave choices that will enchant readers of all ages! It is set on the top of a grand mesa in the four corners region of America’s southwest where Sani, a very old and very wise Navajo man, prepares his adopted granddaughter, Topangah, a young Tongva lady of twelve winters, to take her very special place among the people. With the help of a few friends (Eagle, Buffalo, Bear, Sasq’ets, Wolf, Turtle, and Beaver), Sani introduces Topangah to the great teachings of the Anishinabek’s Seven Grandfathers to help her learn compelling lessons about life, love, and leadership, lessons certain to move every reader to the core of their being through the simple beauty contained within these pages.