Audio Version of ‘The Rhine’ is Up!
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
So excited! The audio version of Harmony Book 1: The Rhine, is live. Narrated by Mike Luoma from Glow in the Dark Radio!
Thank you everyone for your support!
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So excited! The audio version of Harmony Book 1: The Rhine, is live. Narrated by Mike Luoma from Glow in the Dark Radio!
Thank you everyone for your support!
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The RhineGerhard Shultz, the first elected governor of Mars, wants what’s best for his people … The colony depends on Earth businesses for goods, but Earth is run by an imperialistic United Nations whose regulations and sanctions are overbearing. Increasing tensions are only exacerbated by suspicious pirate attacks in the Belt. It is rumored the attacks are the work of the Free Mars Now grassroots movement or privateers paid by the Martian government in defiance of the UN. Recent victims of a pirate attack, Mat and his crew aboard the Sadie, discover evidence that could prove the rumors true. With the UN squeezing the colony for every dime they can get, and Shultz looking to better the Martian situation, there are deals to be made. No one knows that better than Apex Mining’s CEO, Alexandria Reinhardt, whose Board of Directors has ordered her to sell their ore to the Martians despite a UN embargo. Her plans are more ambitious than simply ignoring government decrees, though. Will the Free Mars Now movement find a way to release the colony from their 100-year lease to Earth? Can Shultz find a way to work with Earth companies without angering their government? Does Mat possess enough evidence to prove Mars’ disloyalty? And … in the past what happens when you push a distant colony too far? * * * |
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All Things RuinIn the wake of his failed attempt to kill King Halin, Patrin is ordered north to seek the help of an ally, but the increasingly paranoid and distraught young man wants nothing to do with his former savior, the exiled Prince Galin … Suffering from damaged tech, disillusionment and despondency, Patrin and Xadik head west toward Lordingport, where there’s a promise of medicine and new orders from Galin. From Lordingport, they begin a two-and-a-half month journey to Valenkept, traveling through the factionalized collections of warlords and city-states that make up the Boarsland. During their journey, they face constant threats, brutal fights, unforgiving elements and murderous cultists. Pushing through the many physical, tech and moral struggles that arise along the way, Patrin grows increasingly paranoid, questioning whether Galin truly cares for him or whether he’s just a tool that the exiled prince is using to retake the throne. At the same time, Xadik’s outlook grows ever more bleak, as he comes to believe that everything eventually falls to ruin. Will Patrin and Xadik make it to Valenkept and convince King Arbren to back their new assassination plot? Will they make it home? Is there such a place as home? * * * |
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Greater Things than ThouAn orphan is told he is meant for greater things … Gray eyes are the mark of those with the Gift: an inherent ability to Patrin is one such gifted person, and he knows it’s the only reason he’s As Galin teaches him about technology, history, and the shifting With the help of new friends and the beautiful Lady Lena, Patrin will * * * |