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Ingeld's Daughter

Historical, fantasy, both or neither? Ingeld's Daughter is set in an invented world. It illustrates a society on the cusp of change from medieval feudalism to a more socially mobile, more commerce-based Renaissance-style structure. The three societies in the book, the social and economic influences and the political conflicts are all based on British history from various times and places. The geography is based on British landscapes. The strands of the story I wanted to tell did not all occur together at a single time and place in British history, so rather than twist history to fit the story, I set the story in an invented world.

Some would categorise the book as fantasy because of the invented setting. However, magic and monsters exist only in the minds of some of the characters. They may be no less powerful for that - irrational beliefs have shaped many a cataclysmic change in history - but you'll find no dragons or wizards casting spells, and no titanic struggle between the forces of absolute good and absolute evil.

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FAR FREEDOM: by A. Warren Merkey is a mammoth of a book flung far into the future:  Synopsis:  Admiral Fidelity Demba has lived three previous lifetimes. Memories of those lives and of her family are hidden from her for reasons of security. If she doesn't remember soon, she'll lose her chance to find her family, yet the return of those memories may all but destroy her current personality and leave her helpless before her enemies.

Samuel Lee disappeared from Earth in 1986. Seven hundred years later he finds himself on the same ship with Admiral Demba. He's lost his memory and is dying. If he doesn't survive and remember, it's possible that interstellar civilization will perish.

Far Freedom is the story of families torn apart by sinister developments in the Union Navy and by a massive threat external to the Union. It's the story of women who waited for centuries for their husbands to return from deep space, of mothers who sacrificed their children and their happiness to a hopeless plan to search for the men they lost. Their efforts have already changed the course of history. Their failure may end it.

Sample.. “Hello, Samson.”

Jon Horss heard the words as he stepped out of the yacht's egress elevator. Jon Horss heard the voice. He was in such an agitated state of mind that he wanted to charge forward and demand an explanation for his imprisonment, but the voice stopped him. The words stopped him. His justifiable rage diminished without explanation. He halted to take in the scene, remarkable for two reasons: one, the admiral had her back to him and was kneeling; two, she was kneeling over a small body on the raw ground of a planet.

The body on the ground stirred, opened its eyes and said, “Hello.”

Horss moved forward to observe, swallowing what remained of his anger. Anger was only a tool for him and he saw no use for it in the shocking tableau presented to him.

The admiral raised a hand, obviously intended for him to obey as a signal to remain at a distance. Horss squatted to one side, bothered by the command, irritated by not having the admiral's full attention, unsettled by something so totally unexpected and bizarre, measuring his responses in a failing attempt to objectify and control. Control, everything was out of control.

It was a child! It appeared to be a child. He concentrated, tuned his ocular augments, refined his auditory gain. Perhaps it was a male, but it had long hair. It could be one of those androids people used to approximate the experience of being a parent. Thermal emissions were inconclusive, example data too varied to compare. Why was it lying on the ground? Why would an admiral have one? Why would it be here?

Where was here? The questions spun around in his mind, almost occluding his personal concerns. As much as the new development fascinated him, it could only interfere w

Content Advisement: Children are harmed in this story and there are other scenes of violence. The only curse words used are hell and damn. There are situations pertaining to sex which are not suitable for younger children to read. Give it a PG rating, maybe PG13.