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Records of the Argos: Book 2
Having grown in the crucible of their first mission, the crew of the Argos is given another. This time it is more complex, and they have been warned not to engage in fleet actions as in their first mission. In addition to their intelligence gathering, they are also to look for and capture the Arkon leaders responsible for the death and destruction on Tye and return them for trial. But it won’t be easy. New and unexpected threats will stand in their way, including one that could be fatal — even to the Argos.
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
Other Books by This Author
Best Science Fiction Series Award by the Texas Association of Authors
Future Discovered: Host Saga Book 1
This book was revised in July, 2018
“Future Discovered will have you questioning the use of advanced technology and the future of humanity. This is a unique, compelling and intriguing combination of science fiction and thriller. A must read.”
Bob Mayer, New York Times Best Selling author
Van Childs’s accidental discovery of an alien cache of advanced technologies thrusts him into the role of reluctant guardian of the human race. Upon learning of an extra-terrestrial space-faring population, the Host, who visited Earth some two hundred years before, Van is forewarned of an impending invasion by the Arkon, an expansionist race with a history of destruction. Childs’s mission to prepare Earth for the Arkon’s coming invasion meets with opposition by a powerful human adversary with conflicting goals. Who will win?
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN 978-0-9973121-0-2 -- Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-1-9 -- eBook (ePub)
Immortal Guardian: Host Saga Book 2
Immortal Guardian: Host Saga Book 2
Best Science Fiction Series Award by the Texas Association of Authors
“Immortal Guardian continues the engaging and thought-provoking Host saga. A great read.”
Bob Mayer, New York Times Best Selling author
In this second book of the Host Saga, Van Childs faces a new and more difficult decision: to either continue the path he reluctantly started, a path there’s no turning back from, and face a lonely future of immortality; or opt out and allow mankind to fend for itself. With his previous enemy defeated, it is possible to continue to prepare mankind to meet the Arkon if he chooses. But as Childs’s ally, the Host Caretaker, continues to unearth new Host technology that could be used either to help or hurt the human race, Van doesn’t consider the possibility that individual, state, and even extraterrestrial forces might act against his efforts—and the interests of mankind
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN 978-0-9973121-2-6 -- Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-3-3 -- eBook (ePub)
Search for Help: Host Saga Book 3
Best Science Fiction Series Award by the Texas Association of Authors
“In Search for Help, we realize the galaxy is immense and so are its problems. Intrigue, betrayal and combat keep the hero and his strong supporting cast of characters on their toes and readers glued to the story. A must read”
Bob Mayer, New York Times Best Selling author
Van Childs continues his mission to ready Earth for the Arkon invasion. He now realizes that his own interplanetary Guardian Force’s and the Earth Federation’s combined ability to prepare for and defend against the Arkon is not enough. If they are going to be ready in time, Van has to gamble Earth’s—and his own—safety and embark on a desperate search for help in unexplored parts of the galaxy. But political upheaval in the Federation and a traitor within the Guardian Force ranks threaten to derail the mission, and at the crucial moment when help is within their grasp, an attempt on Van’s life forces them to return to Earth—and face an enemy he never could have anticipated.
“The plot here moves along at a fast pace. The storyline successfully delivers a growing sense of tension, plenty of twists, and a cliffhanger ending.”
Booklife by Publishers Weekly
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN 978-0-9973121-4-0 – Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-5-7 – eBook (ePub)
New Horizons: Host Saga Book 4
Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist
Best Science Fiction Space Opera, Texas Association of Authors
Five 5 Star reviews from Readers’ Favorite
“An action-packed military sci-fi space opera thriller that pairs powerful dialogue and interpersonal relationships with an overlay of forces struggling to survive.”
D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
Van Childs and Galactic Force chart a bold new course of exploration and alliance building as they prepare for the looming, and potentially humanity-ending, Arkon invasion. The latest gift from the Host, the exploratory cruiser New Horizons, provides higher levels of technology and weaponry while extending the self-contained reach of Galactic Force as they seek more friends to ally against the Arkon. However, preparations to meet the Arkon are seriously impaired by sabotage and piracy that cripple vital allied shipbuilding. Amid these problems, the Arkon unleash an unexpected and powerful attack on the allied fleet and Zarminia, both of which face complete and utter destruction. Be prepared for a wild ride, more intrigue and surprises in the longest and most action filled book of the series to date.
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-8-8 – Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-9-5 – eBook (ePub)
Dark Enemy: Host Saga Book 5
Five 5 Star reviews from Readers’ Favorite
“Dark Enemy is deftly plotted and the writing is highly descriptive, allowing readers to easily imagine the action and where it takes place. It features pulsating action, well-crafted scenes, and a setting that is transporting. The author’s gift for plot and character comes out neatly in this novel.”
Ruffina Oserio For Readers’ Favorite
It has been many high-pressured years since Van Childs began preparing mankind to face the Arkon. Starting from a lonesome beginning, he grows to command the most numerous and advanced combat force in two star systems, Galactic Force. Initially propelled by the early discovery of technology from an advanced race called the Host, Galactic Force has now joined with the Host, the governments of Earth and Zarminia as well as a new race called the Naskapi. The Naskapi promise a huge addition to the allied combat forces provided that Van Childs remains in control of all their added ships and technology.
To Child’s surprise and dismay, he is now the potential commander of the single most powerful force among all the allied forces including the Host and, therefore, the notional commander of everything. Not at all what he had in mind for himself. His headaches, however, only grow. Intrigue within the allies, failed promi
ses, a dark enemy and the largest Arkon threat to date place him and his friends on the edge of total destruction. Will he and humanity survive? It doesn’t look good.
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-7327306-0-1 – Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-7327306-1-8 – eBook (ePub)
Leaders are Made Not Born: 40 Simple Skills to Make You the Leader You Want to Be.
Second Edition, To Make a Difference
Five 5 Star reviews from Readers’ Favorite
“ … straightforward, zeros in on key leadership skills, and exceptionally practical. I like this book.”
John Ryan, President and CEO, Center for Creative Leadership
There is no such thing as a leadership gene. What you need instead are the forty principals and easy-to-apply skills in the book. Clear, concise, yet comprehensive, Leaders are Made Not Born provides the skills; you do the rest.
“…an excellent book for both new managers and established ones alike. It presents important fundamental skills that should be good to learn for those who are new and a reminder for those who have experience. I recommend it not only for individual reading and use but also as a supplement to a management text in a supervision and management course.”
5 Stars - Randy B. Lichtman for Readers’ Favorite
Genre: Business/Leadership
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press
ISBN: 978-1-7327306-2-5 Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-7327306-3-2 eBook (ePub)
Quick Tips for Leaders: To Make a Difference
Best Self Help Book, Texas Association of Authors
For those of you who are on the go and want a quick, short reference for building your leadership skills, this is the book for you. Drawn from Leaders are Made Not Born, this book summarizes fifteen useful tips for those who want a quick look at leadership. This is an easy read and offers special notes for entrepreneurs. It will grab your interest and desire to know more.
Go out and make a difference!
Genre: Business/Leadership
Audience: Ages 18+
Publisher: Wolf Press, LLC
ISBN 978-0-9973121-6-4 – Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9973121-7-1 – eBook (ePub)
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