Hegira
The
Brin Archives Book 1
by
Jim Cronin
Genre:
Science Fiction
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His
species became extinct decades before the aliens rescued and cloned
him, but he still must do everything he can to save them all. Karm
must travel back in time, create the most powerful financial empire
ever seen on the planet Dyan’ta and assemble a team of experts who
must be kept in the dark about his plans for fear of upsetting the
timeline.
Dr.
Jontar Rocker is an up and coming geneticist whose untested and
controversial theories on cloning become the lynch pin in Karm’s
schemes. Maripa, Karm’s petite and beautiful surrogate niece,
personal secretary, and deadly bodyguard must learn to trust Karm
despite his deceptions and secrets. Can the emerging love between Dr.
Rocker and Maripa survive the demons and surprises of their own past,
as well as Karm’s impenetrable air of mystery?
Karm
and his companions must save the Brin. To do so, they must band
together to overcome Brach, the ambitious and obsessed monarch.
Determined to take control of Karm's vast industrial empire, Brach
joins forces with his conniving brother Pareth, leader of The Faith
an ultra-conservative religious order committed to stopping Dr.
Rocker and his heretical efforts to develop cloning techniques.
Nothing less than survival of their species is at stake.
Recusant
The
Brin Archives Book 2
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In
this sequel to Hegira, the Brin are thriving on their new world, but
will greed, prejudices, and old rivalries tear apart their grand
civilization? Maliche Rocker, descendant of The Saviors, uncovers a
terrible secret and must fight those in power, including members of
his own family, to save thousands of innocents from the cruelty of
his own people.
Empyrean
The
Brin Archives Book 3
In
this conclusion to The Brin Archives, Maliche Rocker must risk
everything including his family’s reputation and even his life, to
uncover the truth about the Skae. For over three hundred years the
Brin have believed the Skae to be their benefactors, and the race
that rescued them from extinction. But recent revelations by a group
of young Kolbri, the offspring of Brin and Kolandi mating, tell a
disturbingly different story.
Three
Kolbri, including Maliche’s son Jontar, must use their unique
abilities to telepathically connect with technology, and discover the
truth about the Skae once and for all by undertaking a perilous
journey through thousands of years in space and time, unravelling the
history hidden from them by Skae. During this expedition, Jontar and
his two companions must encounter the Gorvin, hated enemy of the Skae
and supposed instigators of the current interstellar war.
What
turned the Skae and Gorvin into mortal enemies? What is the true
cause of the war responsible for the destruction of hundreds of
worlds over thousands of years? Will Maliche and his small group find
the truth and avert disaster both at home and across the galaxy? Can
his wife, Ryma, hold the Brin government together long enough for
Maliche to succeed? Only time will tell.
Jim
Cronin is a retired middle school science teacher, currently working
part-time as an educator/performer at the Denver Museum of Nature and
Science. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, raised in Arlington, Virginia
and Denver, Colorado, he became an avid science nerd at the height of
the space race of the 1960's. After thirty-five years teaching
science in the middle school classroom, he decided to retire and
explore new worlds of opportunities, including volunteering,
bicycling, and writing. It is the writing experimentation which
resulted in this novel.
Today,
Jim Is an Educator Performer, or Edutainer if you prefer, at the
Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The museum makes science fun and
entertaining with an entire crew of performer/educators. Two years
ago I was lucky enough for the museum to hire me, and pay me to come
and play with kids and science.He lives in Colorado with his
beautiful wife of thirty seven years. Together, they look forward to
completely spoiling their new granddaughter.
GUEST POST
What book do you think everyone should read?
I believe everyone simply needs to
find whatever book or story captures them as a reader. I taught
middle school grades for many years and struggled with getting kids
to read anything, until we found that one book that spoke to them.
Once that happened, they became readers.
How long have you been writing?
I began writing about six years ago.
It took me a while, maybe two years to learn how to write a story
that others might want to read, and that was a struggle, but I
eventually got the hang of it. At least the feedback I have gotten
from reviewers has been positive.
What kind of research do you do
before you begin writing a book?
Since I write scifi, I do like to base
some of the technology or the worlds around my characters based on at
least something not totally against the laws of physics. Although I
do take something that is at least physically possible, and then turn
it on its head as if it is something perfectly normal in their
universe.
Do you read yourself and if so what
is your favorite genre?
I am a reader and often have two or
three books happening at once. I read actual paper books, ebooks and
listen to audiobooks. It all depends on where I am and what I am
doing at the time.
Do you prefer to write in silence or
with noise? Why?
I must have something going on in the
background, usually classical music. I can’t focus without
background noise.
Do you write one book at a time or
do you have several going at a time?
I absolutely have to concentrate on
one book at a time. Otherwise I will get the characters and polotts
confused. It could definitely result in a very confusing story if I
suddenly jumped a character from one book into another.
If you could have been the author of
any book ever written, which book would you choose?
Probably Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit. I absolutely love that story and have read it many times.
Although I wish I could have written some of the books by any of the
classic science fiction writiers like Asimov or Bradbury.
Pen or type writer or computer?
I write down ideas and concepts on
paper first because I am not always at my computer. But to write the
story I have to be in front of the computer and typing away.
Tell us about a favorite character
from a book.
One of my favorite characters in my
books has been Maripa in Hegira and Recusant. She is a real badass
individual, but with a vulnerability she tries to hide from others.
Life was not easy for her, but she overcame and became a powerful
individual whom others trusted and followed. She also has a great
sense of humor.
Advice you would give new authors?
Never give up. I received over a
hundred rejection emails and letters from publishers and agents
before I landed with Solstice Publishing. The market is packed with
thousands of would-be writers all vying for a few spots in somebody’s
corral. Hang in there, keep revising your novels and your pitch.
Learn what the agents and publishers are looking for. You don’t
need to write to please them, but you do need to highlight the
aspects of your work that best fits what they are looking for.
What makes a good story?
I love stories with great characters.
Of course, it never hurts to have those individuals inhabiting
fascinating and strange worlds with cool technology and bizarre
antagonists, but the characters are what drive the reader forward.
You must have individuals readers care about. They must be real
enough to feel some empathy for them, to identify with their
struggle.
What is your writing process? For
instance, do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first?
I am a
combination of plodder and seat-of-the-pants writer. I do have to
have a basic outline of the story in my head and in notes before
beginning. I also need to have a list of each character and their
description to keep everyone in place. Once that is accomplished, I
simply sit down and start hacking away at the keyboard . I often have
a good idea of how the story should progress, but then the voices /
characters in my head take everything in a completely new and
unexpected direction. I am often surprised to see what I have written
in the heat of the moment.
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