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Until The Corruption infected her neighbor, Hikari Miyabe's greatest concern was preparing for her high school entrance examination. But then her neighbor killed her family and infected her. When one of the Awakened arrives and cleanses her with the Sacred Fire, Hikari finds herself caught in a secret war between supernatural forces that consumes the lives of everyone it touches.This is the audio book version of Into the Empty Spaces part 1 of Hikari's Story, read and recorded by the author. This is obviously not a professional production, but I hope you can enjoy it anyway. Please, vote, bookmark and share with your friends so that others might discover it. But most of all, please leave comments. I love to hear what my readers--or in this case listeners--think. XD…

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Imagine the "Light" and "Dark" sides of "The Force" were partially-sentient extra-dimensional life-forces engaged in a Secret War in our world -- A war whose warriors consist of people recruited through infection by either the Sacred Fire or the Corruption. These Awakened have been given tremendous supernatural powers but at an equally tremendous cost.Welcome to the Secret War.Until The Corruption infected her neighbor, Hikari Miyabe's greatest concern was preparing for her high school entrance examination. But then her neighbor killed her family and infected her. When one of the Awakened arrives and cleanses her with the Sacred Fire, Hikari finds herself caught in a secret war between supernatural forces that consumes the lives of everyone it touches.This is a 4-part novella covering the back story of Hikari Miyabe, a major character in the forthcoming novel The Awakened.…

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To save his first love, a shy Japanese teenage boy must prove to a Shinigami (Japanese death god) that love exists by making it fall in love with him.When the shinigami invades his life, disrupting all his relationships and even coming in between him and his girlfriend, the horror, and impossibility of making death love him begins to sink in. Unable to even define love, he wonders if the shinigami might be right. Perhaps love isn't real after all.Surrounded by the souls of those who died when love failed them, which are transforming into monstrous yokai, Michi perseveres. He desperately risks what remains of his life, determined that not even death will separate him from the one he loves.…

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It was only supposed to be a minor military expedition and Kenneth Phon was only supposed to be an observer. But when the ambitions of powerful men turn to betrayal and murder, the largest human war fleet ever assembled finds itself leaderless and lost, thousands of light-years deep in the territory of a hostile alien empire.With the fleet surrounded and on the point of surrender, Kenneth Phon takes charge and leads them in their fight home through hundreds of enemy systems. The underachieving son of a wealthy shipbuilder, Ken must fight off more experienced commanders trying to undermine his authority and fractious mercenary ship captains who'd rather fight each other or turn pirate than cooperate.If he fails, not only will the fleet be destroyed, but the defenseless Earth will be sterilized by aliens bent on revenge.(Based on a true story.)…

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It is the dawn of the first age and the fallen Lords of Heaven are fighting over that newest of creations: mankind.Only Karux, a young herdsman tormented by horrific dreams of the future, can unite the tribes of men and protect them from the chaos, madness and death the fallen lords bring. To do this, he must first discover the secret names and shapes of magic with only an autistic six-year-old girl to aid him.Foreseeing his death and the death of the woman he loves, he must overcome betrayal, hold back a growing curse and train a people with no concept of war to fight against an inhuman enemy.---Kingdom of the Stone is part 1 of a 2 part story. It is continued in The Stone King, both of which are complete.…

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A few writing lessons I picked up here and there by reading, talking to other authors, often learning the hard way (by embarrassing myself) and occasionally advice from professionals. Everything here is presented as-is and is subject to change with no notice--or whenever I realize how silly something I said was. A lot of this is simply reminders to myself of things to remember and/or look out for.…

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Twenty years ago, Garanth's father killed Garanth's mother and cursed the land by opening a passage for the spirits of the Void.Now the spirits of the Void are consuming the spirits of the land in a spreading curse of death. At the same time, Garanth's half-brother, possessed by those same spirits, is leading an expanding army driven mad by fear and hunger, absorbing village after village in a quest for absolute power.To save the land, Garanth must defy his mentor and claim the Seat of Power before his brother reaches it, knowing it will cost him his humanity.…

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"Time changes all things, but those changes may be too subtle to notice, and one's greatest treasures may only be discovered as they slip through seemingly empty hands."She hates him and the rest of her racist third grade class. He fears her because she enjoys beating him up to teach him a lesson. But when they each find someone they like, they have no one else to whom they could turn for help. If only they could find a way to get along...…

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Contest entries and other random stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.…

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Just some stuff I had to get out, like lancing a boil of the mind, or the heart.…

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My notes on the setting for Kingdom of the Stone, The Stone King, Kingdom of Shadow and other stories set in the world of Anghar. It will include details of the people, places, culture, names and languages...as I get around to organizing them.…

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All her life, Mieko Miyamoto has struggled to be the perfect student, daughter and athlete. She has sacrificed her childhood to please her teachers, tutors, parents and coaches only getting a rare "good job" in return, and never hearing the words "I love you" from any of them.Jack Patrick, an American kid growing up in the somewhat xenophobic culture of Japan, just wants to get by. He knows he will never fit in and just hopes to get through high school without attracting unwanted attention.Finding in this outsider, a love and acceptance she didn't know was possible, Mieko casts aside the expectations of both her parents and society, sacrificing her future for the present passion she finds in Jack. Though everyone she knows seems determined to pull them apart, Mieko focuses all her discipline and determination into being with Jack, even if it might kill her.…