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Harold Ballard's breaking point came in the sixth grade.John Lively was a mouth-breather that no one cared about, an over-sized sixth grader voted most likely to see jail. In Harold's opinion, God had wasted a body on John Lively. Harold was a curious loner that sat in the back of the classroom. Unlike John's family, Harold's parents loved him. They just didn't have time for him. They spent days in the basement working on something that would change the world. Sometimes they were down there for weeks. Harold was tired of being forgotten and pushed around. So he pushed back.That day would change the world.INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORHOW IMPORTANT ARE NAMES TO YOU IN THIS BOOK. DID YOU CHOOSE THEM BASED ON SOUND OR MEANING?Almost all of my books have names with special meaning, some foreshadowing a big twist. In The Annihilation of Foreverland, Reed’s name was symbolic of his ability to tolerate suffering, bending in the face of gale forces but never breaking. WHERE DOES YOUR TOMORROW SPRING FROM? IN OTHER WORDS, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CRAZY WORLD?Sometimes, I can’t remember how the story started by the time I get to the end. The Annihilation of Foreverland started with the premise of identity. I wanted to write it as a YA book in the science fiction dystopia genre in a way that slowly unfolded as well as questioned who we are and explore our fear of death, and what we’re willing to do to avoid it. Like all of my stories, it does have a romantic angle mixed into the action. Because it should.GIVE YOUR BOOK THE BECHDEL TEST. IT HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO (NAMED) WOMEN IN IT WHO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT SOMETHING BESIDES A MAN.I failed because there’s only one female in The Annihilation of Foreverland. However, the young adult sequel (Foreverland is Dead) passes with flying colors since its mostly female characters that rarely talk about men.WHAT SORT OF BODY COUNT ARE WE TALKING HERE?The bodies die, but not necessarily the characters. Chew on that a second.DO YOU WANT YOUR TOMORROW TO MAKE IT BIG, AS IN JK ROWLINGS-BIG? WHY OR WHY NOT?Believe it or not, no. Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to make enough cash to pay off this house and send my kids to college, but I’ll pass on fame and fortune. Anonymity is a blessing.YOU CAST YOUR CHARACTERS FOR A MOVIE. WHO MAKES IT?In The Annihilation of Foreverland, I only casted two characters in my head while I was writing it. The Director is Jeff Bridges and Mr. Jones is Anthony Hopkins. It was like watching a movie as I wrote.HAVE YOU WRITTEN IN ANY OTHER GENRES BESIDES YA DYSTOPIAN? WHAT DREW YOU TO YOU THIS GENRE?I’ve been fascinated by consciousness, identity and what this all means since I was young. I would read my grandfather’s science fiction books with elements of artificial intelligence and alternate realities and wonder what happened when they died? I suppose that’s why all of my writing deals with the big mysteries of life in one way or another. In a way, I write for my own exploration, in a sort of thought experiment approach, pulling apart our identities, exploring what makes us who we are. If I lost my memories, would I still be me? If I had my body parts replaced with synthetic replications, at what point would I not be me? Do I even need a body? What am I?A few years ago, I figured I’d write a romance novel. Since all of my books have a romantic element, I thought it would be fun. Halfway through the novel, I found myself thinking more and more about the next project—a dystopian idea. So 40,000 words in, I scrapped the romance novel and got back to what I love. Science fiction.

REARING RABBITS - AMAZON NO 1 BEST SELLER!*** SECOND EDITION - UPDATED AND EXPANDED ***In this Homesteading book by Best Selling Author Norman J Stone, Rabbits are in the spotlight. Perhaps one of the most underestimatedand nutritional cheap food sources, rabbits have in recent years been on something of a come-back, and quite rightly so in this authors opinion.The humble rabbit is high in protein, low in calories and only 4.5% fat - lower even than chicken! Not only that, it is easy, quick and cheap torear; and produces meat and fur that can be used by the family or soldfor profit - or both!What You Will Find Inside1 - Choosing Your Rabbits: With so many rabbits to choose from how do you know what is best for you and your particular plans? Here you will find a selection of the mostpopular rabbit breeds., whether choosing your rabbits for the best meatproduction, pelts or indeed as pets!2 - Caring For Rabbits: If you want to get the best out of any livestock, then you must know howto care for them properly. Invaluable information on how to feed andcare for your rabbits for best results.3 - Costs & Considerations: How much does it cost toset up at rabbitry, and what could be the profitability of such anexercise?Case study to look at the possible costs and profitability of breedingrabbits, looked at from a commercial and domestic viewpoint. Subjectscovered include the numbers to be expected over a 1 year period, as well as start-up costs for 1 Buck and 3 Does using the New Zealand Whiterabbit as an example.4 - Killing & Butchering: If you are raising your animals for meat, then information on how to dispatchyour rabbit cleanly and efficiently is absolutely essential. Here aredetails on just how to achieve this with minimal stress to the animal,as well as how to dress or prepare the carcase.5 - Glossary of Terms: A selection of over 60 popular terms used amongst rabbit breeders. Doyou know what Binky means? Or perhaps what to do if your rabbit isKindling? Check out these and other important terms here.6 - Rabbit & Game Recipes! A selection of tasty rabbit and game recipes courtesy of F. A Paris from her excellent slow Cooking book "Slow Cooking Heaven.'

The Soldier wakes on the battlefield.He's a pawn in a larger conflict with no memory of where he was before coming online. His exoskeletal armor forces him into combat. Only when he engages free will does he break out of automode.And things get weird.Hunted by the cleaners, he transports to other worlds. It's not till he's captured does he understand what he really is.And how to truly escape.This is an introduction to the The Socket Greeny Saga, a heady trip into an alternate universe where a strange and introverted teenager discovers life is more than virtualmode gaming. The world isn't safe.And all of reality is in danger.

The 3rd standalone novel in the Claus Universe. The stories you never heard...Life hasn’t been kind to Oliver Toye.As if juvenile diabetes isn’t enough, he’s forced to live with his tyrannical grandmother in a snow-bound house. He spends his days doing chores and the nights listening to the forest rumble.But when he discovers the first leather-bound journal, the family secrets begin to surface. The mystery of his great-grandfather’s voyage to the North Pole is revealed. That’s when the snowman appears.Magical and mysterious, the snowman will save Oliver more than once. But when the time comes for Oliver to discover the truth, will he have the courage? When Flury needs him, will he have the strength? When believing isn’t enough, will he save the snowman from melting away?Because sometimes even magic needs a little help.(10% of the profits is annually donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.)INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORWhere did you come up with the idea of writing science fiction for holiday characters?My nephew mentioned the “secret Santa ninja elves” that visit his school during Christmas, and this spawned the idea of writing a semi-serious sci-fi version of Santa. How the ideas flesh out is a long process. I started keep track of how the story arc of my latest novel evolves, just to remember where it began. It’s all over the place. I love the challenge of bringing a story to light, letting the characters get in my head and telling me where to go. Flury: Journey of a Snowman is the third book in the Claus series. It was originally Frosty the Snowman, but Frosty is copyrighted. It didn’t matter, really. The character was better suited to be something other than Frosty. Flury is a bit more serious..Are you getting any backlash for rewriting these Christmas legends?Not at all. In fact, a lot of readers have connected to all the unanswered questions surround them, especially Santa Claus. How does he go around the world in a night? Why is he fat? Why does he live on the North Pole? How do reindeer fly? How does he carry all those presents? All of them answered with the magic wand of science fiction… I mean, the science wand of science fiction. The stories still have the fantasy element, of course. Some leaps of imagination. And also the romance angle. Why? Because all stories have love..What is your favorite character from the books that you have written?Socket Greeny is one of my favorites. That science fiction trilogy was my first story. I wrote it in first person and really connected with him. However, Jack Frost is in Claus (Legend of the Fat Man) and Jack (The Tale of Frost) and has become my all-time fave. He’s childish, irreverent and dangerous, but at the same time lovable. .What order should readers purchase the Claus books?Claus: Legend of the Fat Man is the best start. After that, any order works. They all can be read as standalone novels.

If you liked Ready Player One and Ender's Game, strap in for Socket Greeny...“A brilliantly-written complexly-layered plot, set in a vivid, tangible future world.” --IndieReaderI was a nobody.I had this funny name and white hair and really didn't care about anything. But then one day something happened. Change is like that. One day you're a nothing, the next you're saving everything. Not everybody.Everything.It's not that I didn't want to do what I did. Someone once told me that true nature is a train—you either get on board or get run over. So I got on. What I saw… the androids and the off-world stuff. The psychotic minders. It's out there.The rabbit hole is deep.That's the thing with the truth. It's been in front of us all this time. You just have to see it. Once you do, you can't ignore it. I was once a nobody and now I'm a legend because I saw the truth about reality, about this universe.And I did something about it.REVIEWS FOR SOCKET GREENY"Absolutely the BEST sci-fi! Totally enjoyable!" –Dr. Bill Encke, Reviewer"THE best book I have EVER read!" – Reviewer"I cried and laughed… I was captivated." –Teresa Koschalk, Reviewer"A story along the lines of Heinlein's best!" –SciFiGirl, Reviewer"Transcendent… a beautiful and well written expression." Tiffany, Reviewer"A Great Series for the SF fan of any Age." Greg T, Reviewer"Twists throughout woven in so well you may not notice the dominos until the very end." Reviewer"This was one of the best sci-fi/tech audiobooks I've heard lately, and frankly I can't believe it's still relatively undiscovered." Ms. Christian C., ReviewerAWARDSIndieReader's BEST BOOKS of 20147 Indie Titles Perfect for the Big Screen –IndieReader (2015)

The holiday stories you never heard…In the early 1800s, Nicholas Santa discovered an ancient race of elven.Short, fat and hairy, they have lived peacefully on the North Pole since the Ice Age but Nicholas is quickly swept into the colony’s first and only fracture. The elven known as the Cold One has divided his people. His name is Jack. And Jack’s tired of hiding. Why should they live in a shrinking ice cap when humans occupy the rest of the world?It’s just not fair.There’s no stopping Jack from world domination until Nicholas Santa, the only human to enter the elven colony, joins helium-bladder reindeer, artificially-intelligent snowmen, and a merry band of big-footed elven to bring peace back to the North Pole.And becomes a legend.REVIEWS FOR THE CLAUS UNIVERSE“Amazing rewrites that will astound you!” –Ruth Jackson, Amazon Reviewer“Best Santa Story Ever!” – Bob, Amazon Reviewer“Simply lovely.” –jl, Amazon Reviewer“MY HEART GREW THREE SIZES…” – Amazon Reviewer“Couldn’t Put It Down.” – Amazon Reviewer“Fantasy at it’s [sic] finest.” –Carol, Amazon Reviewer“Absolutely phenomenal!” –JayFly, Amazon Reviewer“A++” –TKJ 131, Amazon Reviewer“Absolutely Awesome.” –Dee greusel, Amazon Reviewer“I absolutely love this series…” –Kara McCabe, Amazon Reviewer“Tony is an excellent story teller!” jjjlake, Amazon Reviewer“I want MORE!” –J. Bunch, Amazon Reviewer“Awesomely engaging!” –Janice Everett, Amazon Reviewer

Set in Hugh Howey's World of WOOL, VISIONS of WOOL, is the story of Grace, who, by the very nature of her being, threatens the fabric of the Silo. She has visions. Visions of the world outside before it was forbidden, before they were buried underground, while the skies were still clear blue and animals beyond reckoning still roamed the earth. But her visions don't stop there. Grace is put to the test when she envisions an uprising in the Silo, and the death of the young man she loves. With the help of her visions and a mysterious book handed down through the centuries, she finds herself fighting against time, not only to save those she loves, but for the survival of future generations.

A new world has arrived…Underground Book Reviews 2015 Top Pick AwardSynthetic stem cells mean no more organ failure, no more pharmaceuticals. No cancer. The human race is stronger and smarter. Is it better?Cali is a nanobiometric engineer who has been her younger brother’s guardian since their parents died. She’s lost too many people in her life to lose another. When the government declares the Halfskin Laws will shut down anyone with too many synthetics, she decides to hide him. Jamie wants to be a halfskin. Her days are dull and pointless. More synthetics would give her control of her life. She’s already 49.9%. One more dose and she registers. Then she gets shutdown. But there is a way to hide.Paul is a brick. 100% synthetic. Only the Sentient Laws keep him alive. Life on the Settlement, however, is hardly living. He wants to escape, to return to a simpler life when he was organic. Imperfect. When he was clay. But that world is over. A new one is just beginning.Follow this twisting, slippery grip on reality as the human race battles for perfection only to discover a secret that is beyond anyone’s imagination.REVIEWS FOR HALFSKIN“This, quite frankly, is one of the best books I’ve read.” –John Gregory Hancock, Amazon Reviewer“WOW.” –Amanda Taylor, Amazon Reviewer“I was not expecting the twists…” –Amazon Reviewer“Hated finishing this book… many hours of enjoyment.” –Eleanor Wendlberger, Amazon Reviewer“Halfskin is one of the best science fiction stories I’ve read this year.” –ACFlory, Amazon Reviewer“Twisty turny, unexpectedness!!!!!! LOVED THE BOOK!” –Aisha-Kimberly Hashmi, Amazon Reviewer“One of the best stories i[sic] have read in a long time!” Brian, Amazon Reviewer“I was absolutely hooked from page 1!” –Amazon ReviewerAWARDSUnderground Book Reviews 2015 Top Pick Award

A place where dreams come true and a nightmare to escape…The boys woke on a tropical island. The girls in the wilderness.They don’t know where they are or how they got there. Remembering who they are is only the beginning.Reed will make great sacrifices to find a lost love. Danny Boy will refuse to let the old men win. Cyn will battle through madness.Their escape is through dreamlands of alternate reality, through deceit and temptation, warped memories and stolen identities.In the end, they’ll discover the greed that powers Foreveralnd and what it wants in return for making dreams come true.Can they find their way out?REVIEWER FOR FOREVERLAND“Foreverland is a psychic roller coaster.” –Amazon Reviewer“Soo amazing that I was yelling at everyone to leave me alone to finish.” –Shannon, Amazon Reviewer“One of the best series I’ve ever read.” –Amazon Reviewer“What a freaking ride!!” –Dianne, Amazon Reviewer“Addictive and delicious!” –Amazon Reviewer“Potent page-turner… Foreverland will grasp you from the very first page.” –Mallory a. Haws, The Haunted Reading Room Reviews“It doesn’t get better than this…” –Amazon Reviewer“Mindblowing and original… one of the best I’ve ever read.” –Alex Slater, Amazon Reviewer“Brilliant read… will have you on the edge off [sic] your seat.” –John Jackson, Amazon Reviewer

The 1st novel in the Claus Universe. The stories you never heard...In the early 1800s, Nicholas Santa discovered an ancient race of elven.Short, fat and hairy, they have lived peacefully on the North Pole since the Ice Age but Nicholas is quickly swept into the colony’s first and only fracture. The elven known as the Cold One has divided his people. His name is Jack. And Jack’s tired of hiding. Why should they live in a shrinking ice cap when humans occupy the rest of the world?It’s just not fair.There’s no stopping Jack from world domination until Nicholas Santa, the only human to enter the elven colony, joins helium-bladder reindeer, artificially-intelligent snowmen, and a merry band of big-footed elven to bring peace back to the North Pole.And becomes a legend.REVIEWS FOR THE CLAUS UNIVERSE“Amazing rewrites that will astound you!” –Ruth Jackson, Amazon Reviewer“Best Santa Story Ever!” – Bob, Amazon Reviewer“Simply lovely.” –jl, Amazon Reviewer“MY HEART GREW THREE SIZES…” – Amazon Reviewer“Couldn’t Put It Down.” – Amazon Reviewer“Fantasy at it’s [sic] finest.” –Carol, Amazon Reviewer“Absolutely phenomenal!” –JayFly, Amazon Reviewer“A++” –TKJ 131, Amazon Reviewer“Absolutely Awesome.” –Dee greusel, Amazon Reviewer“I absolutely love this series…” –Kara McCabe, Amazon Reviewer“Tony is an excellent story teller!” jjjlake, Amazon Reviewer“I want MORE!” –J. Bunch, Amazon Reviewer“Awesomely engaging!” –Janice Everett, Amazon Reviewer

NOW NO 1 BEST SELLER IN CATEGORY!How To Grow Healthy Organic vegetables In Only 16 Square FeetIf you would like to grow your own healthy vegetables but have limited space to do so, then this is the book for you! Best-Selling authors James Paris and Norman J Stone combine their knowledge ofself-sufficiency and growing organic vegetables to present this book on square foot gardening.This method of growing vegetables in small spaces, combines Raised Bed Gardening with the concept of providing a good range of organically grown vegetables within the smallest of areas. Through the combined use of the ideal growing compost for best nutrition, and Companion Planting methods for nutrition and pest/disease control; SFG is the gardening method of choice for millions of 'switched on' gardeners today.Along with Raised Bed and Container planting methods, SFG is another way that individuals can take back control of their food needs from the big corporations - and benefit from fresh organically produced vegetables - by growing their own easily and with minimum fuss!What You Will Find In This Book:1. An introduction to SFG - What it is all about.Growing vegetables in a square foot garden is all the rage just now - but what exactly is it all about? Here you will find out about the background to SFG and why it is so effective for growing fruit and vegetables of many kinds.2. How to construct your own Square Foot GardenSimple instructions for constructing a simple SFG frame - it does not get much easier than this!3. How to make your own 'special mix' of compost for infilling.;The 'secret sauce' behind the success of this intensive gardening technique, lays in the growing compound. Find out how to make top-notch organic compost to improve your soil and subsequent crop-yield.5. Guidelines for planting out your SFG.Simple and clear diagrams and pictures to get you started on your own SFG.6. Introducing Companion Planting - Good and Bad companions for your veggies.Companion Planting plays a crucial role in the success of a square foot or raised bed garden. Some great tips here to get your vegetables growing strong and proud.7. Beneficial herbs and Organic pest control.Herb gardening is extremely important in the control of destructive pests. Find out which herbs are more beneficial for your plants.8. Instructions on plant support and growing methods.Some instruction on how to go about supporting your plants so that you may get the best out of them and minimalize damage due to heavy crops.9. A list of popular vegetables and herbs to grow in your SFG, including planting, plant care and harvesting/storing your vegetables.A comprehensive list of good vegetables and herbs that will complement each other throughout the growing process, as well as how to harvest and store your crops for later use.

Six teenage girls wake with no memories. One of them is in a brick mansion, her blonde hair as shiny as her shoes. The others are in a cabin, their names tagged to the inside of their pants. Their heads, shaved. Slashes mark the cabin wall like someone has been counting. Hundreds of them.There’s wilderness all around and one dead adult. The girls discover her body rotting somewhere in the trees. As the weeks pass, they band together to survive the cold, wondering where they are and how they got there. And why. When an old man arrives with a teenage boy, the girls learn of a faraway island called Foreverland where dreams come true and anything is possible. But Foreverland is dead. In order to escape the wilderness, they’ll have to understand where they are. More importantly, who they are.INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHORHOW IMPORTANT ARE NAMES TO YOU IN THIS BOOK. DID YOU CHOOSE THEM BASED ON SOUND OR MEANING?Almost all of my books have names with special meaning, some foreshadowing a big twist. In The Annihilation of Foreverland, Reed’s name was symbolic of his ability to tolerate suffering, bending in the face of gale forces but never breaking. WHERE DOES YOUR TOMORROW SPRING FROM? IN OTHER WORDS, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CRAZY WORLD?Sometimes, I can’t remember how the story started by the time I get to the end. The Annihilation of Foreverland started with the premise of identity. I wanted to write it as a YA book in the science fiction dystopia genre in a way that slowly unfolded as well as questioned who we are and explore our fear of death, and what we’re willing to do to avoid it. Like all of my stories, it does have a romantic angle mixed into the action. Because it should.GIVE YOUR BOOK THE BECHDEL TEST. IT HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO (NAMED) WOMEN IN IT WHO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT SOMETHING BESIDES A MAN.I failed because there’s only one female in The Annihilation of Foreverland. However, the young adult sequel (Foreverland is Dead) passes with flying colors since its mostly female characters that rarely talk about men.WHAT SORT OF BODY COUNT ARE WE TALKING HERE?The bodies die, but not necessarily the characters. Chew on that a second.DO YOU WANT YOUR TOMORROW TO MAKE IT BIG, AS IN JK ROWLINGS-BIG? WHY OR WHY NOT?Believe it or not, no. Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to make enough cash to pay off this house and send my kids to college, but I’ll pass on fame and fortune. Anonymity is a blessing.YOU CAST YOUR CHARACTERS FOR A MOVIE. WHO MAKES IT?In The Annihilation of Foreverland, I only casted two characters in my head while I was writing it. The Director is Jeff Bridges and Mr. Jones is Anthony Hopkins. It was like watching a movie as I wrote.HAVE YOU WRITTEN IN ANY OTHER GENRES BESIDES YA DYSTOPIAN? WHAT DREW YOU TO YOU THIS GENRE?I’ve been fascinated by consciousness, identity and what this all means since I was young. I would read my grandfather’s science fiction books with elements of artificial intelligence and alternate realities and wonder what happened when they died? I suppose that’s why all of my writing deals with the big mysteries of life in one way or another. In a way, I write for my own exploration, in a sort of thought experiment approach, pulling apart our identities, exploring what makes us who we are. If I lost my memories, would I still be me? If I had my body parts replaced with synthetic replications, at what point would I not be me? Do I even need a body? What am I?A few years ago, I figured I’d write a romance novel. Since all of my books have a romantic element, I thought it would be fun. Halfway through the novel, I found myself thinking more and more about the next project—a dystopian idea. So 40,000 words in, I scrapped the romance novel and got back to what I love. Science fiction.