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Author has written 95 stories for Sci-Fi, Essay, Horror, Fantasy, Fable, Action, Historical, General, Mythology, General, Love, Humor, Thriller, Supernatural, War, Humor, and Manga.

My interests are engineering, writing, martial arts, history, roleplaying, airsoft, parkour, weapons, philosophy, military science, political theory, strange things, and quite a few other fields. I am certainly no expert, but I do consider myself fairly well read on a good number of them. So, feel free to ask any questions. I am a proud member of what David Brin calls the "Age of Amateurs."

As for me, I won't let anything personal go, save I am male engineering student with an interest in biomedical technology and brain-computer interfacing, but here's some information you might be interested in:

For politics, you could call me a centralist technoprogressive with a solid helping of libertarian. I am relatively moderate and innately distrustful of all politicians, but I do enjoy learning about military science and technology. I am an ardent believer in political decentralization against bloated bureaucracies, as well as socio-technical trends that can help lead to beneficial decentralization. An organization I founded, Symbiotry International, has this as our agenda (essentially extropianism).

I have friends on both sides of the whole "right-left" spectrum, and many fall in the middle. The whole rotten right-left spectrum dumbs down politics and polarizes the nation. It originated in France, so that should be reason enough to dislike it. I'm extremely pro-science and pro-technology, especially with regards to bionics, desktop manufacturing, and biotech. Politics is currently playing catch-up to technology and science.

I am an unapologetic modernist and realist. That means I hold that basing actions on a realistic assestment beats blind ideology. Some day, I want to work on bionanotechnology, neural-computer interfacing, and various biomedical engineering devices. That means, essentially, machines you can connect with your nervous system for medicine, fun, and profit.

Yes, that's right. Fun.

I'm also into transhumanism, or upgrading ad hoc biological creatures (such as ourselves) with better parts (once, of course, ones better than the "natural" ones come out). We humans are naturally curious and inventive, and the genome and our own bodies are logical places to tinker next.

While it may seem sci-fi, it's already started. Take the recent case of a woman with two prosthetic legs denied entry to the Olympics. It was determined that her prosthetics would give her an "unfair advantage" due to being made of a new material. Is it really a prosthetic if it is better than the old one? Human enhancement is arguably even working out, learning, and growing as a person. Why not expand the opportunities to grow? The disabled are going to be first in line for all these cool toys, since they have the most need. "The meek shall inherit the Earth" suddenly takes on a whole new dimension.

I like getting in-depth reviews, and if you want, I'll review something of yours. If you like my stuff, I do enjoying talking with fellow writers. Direct discussion has helped brainstorm and exchange ideas several times. Here's a more general list of my favorite things.

Specific Interests:

Philosophy: Transhumanism (Generally technolibertarian with some technoprogressive, so some Anders Sandberg and David Brin), Enlightenment Era (American Founders, Voltaire, John Locke), Proto-Existentialism (F. Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard), Libertarianism (Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Austrian School, Adam Smith, Robert Heinlein)

Engineering: Biomedical (Prosthetics, athletic biomechanics, and biosignal processing), Mechanical (Three dimensional printing and self assembling machines), Electrical (Renewable energy, Nikola Tesla), Computers (Biopolymer computers)

Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts (Brazilian jiujitsu, some muay thai, some escrima/arnis de mano, and other things), Military and Law Enforcement Combatives (MAC, MCMAP, LINE, Krav Maga, CQC, Keysi, SAMBO), Aikido (Kokikai, Aikikai), Parkour (Technically not a martial art, but close enough)

Weapons: Firearms (Modern Assault Rifles, Semi-automatic pistols, bolt action rifles, and some revolvers), Bladed (Combat and Survival Knives, Katana, Kris, Karambit, Gladius, Bayonet), Blunt (Riot Baton, Escrima Stick, Bokken), Bizarre Weapons (Mateba Autorevolver, Nagant Revolver, LeMat Revolver, Butterfly Swords)

Writing: Transhumanism, Steampunk, Alternative History, Alternative Technology, Magepunk, Modern Setting (Both realistic and fantastic), Historical Fiction (WW2 Asian and Pacific Front, WWI, early 20th century, 1700s, Song and Ming Dynasty China, Aztecs, Filibusters, Incas, Age of Discovery, Classical Era)

I guess you expect I'm going to put some quotes from actors or philosophers here. Well, get this: Actors don't write their own text, and philosophers aren't always right. Likewise, It's a good idea to watch who you quote.

Actors and most politicians don't write their own lines, and philosophers can be wrong. Take Aristotle's assumption the universe is unchanging as an example... But, if you still insist on me giving quotes from people I like or agree with on a good number of matters...

"There is no such thing as a unique scientific vision, any more than there is a unique poetic vision. Science is a mosaic of partial and conflicting visions. But there is one common element in these visions. The common element is rebellion against the restrictions imposed by the locally prevailing culture, Western or Eastern as the case may be. It is no more Western than it is Arab or Indian or Japanese or Chinese. Arabs and Indians and Japanese and Chinese had a big share in the development of modern science. And two thousand years earlier, the beginnings of science were as much Babylonian and Egyptian as Greek. One of the central facts about science is that it pays no attention to East and West and North and South and black and yellow and white. It belongs to everybody who is willing to make the effort to learn it." -Freeman Dyson, "The Scientist as Rebel"

"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein

"Without laws or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." -- Lao Tzu, Tao-Te Ching

"The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention." -Nikola Tesla

"Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est." -Sir Francis Bacon

"Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night." -Isaac Asimov

"It is the duty of every true deist to vindicate the justice of God against the evils of the Bible." -Ethan Allen

"To desire an ordinary life to is to deny yourself the ability to lead an extraordinary life." -Brother Charles Lazar

"When you gaze long into the abyss... the abyss also gazes into you." - Frederick Nietzsche

"Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein."

(He who fights monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.) -Frederick Nietzsche aphorism, Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Beyond Good and Evil)

"What is great in man is he is a bridge and not a goal." -Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

"I live in my own place have never copied nobody even half, and at any master who lacks the grace to laugh at himself - I laugh." -Quote inscribed over the door to Friedrich Nietzsche's house

"Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude." -Unknown

"People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There has to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters." -Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The only way they'll ever get me into church will be feet first." -Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung." -Voltaire

"Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the Covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment... laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind... as that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, institutions must advance also, to keep pace with the times... We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain forever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." -Thomas Jefferson

More from Ike:

"When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war."

"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity. War settles nothing."

"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."

"If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They’ll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads. But if an American wants to preserve his dignity and his equality as a human being, he must not bow his neck to any dictatorial government."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

As for my personal thoughts? Read my stories. They're in there. Speaking of stories, here's a few projects I'm working on now and plan to do in the future (subject to change at any time).

Current Projects:

Current Fantasy Fiction:

Mother of Shadows: Humanity's war for survival against the Entity had ended in a narrow and pyrrhic victory. The shadows of world war reemerge as Napoleon Bonaparte's dark army emerges from forsaken corners of the world. As the disgraced Double Alliance of Britain and Japan struggles to redeem itself, the newly formed United States of America, Federal Republic of Cathay, and Volksreich struggle with internal issues and old hostilities. As their allies fall like dominoes, darkness prepares to consume the world. Sequel to "Father of Lights," but fairly stand alone.

Serial Fiction:

Realistic:

Stranger Aeons: Stranger Aeons is a private military contractor that specializes in defending scientists, researchers, ecological preserves, and historical artifacts. They defend the future and preserve the past while uncovering a criminal conspiracy to conceal history. Realistic tactics, technology, settings, weapons, and action. Set in same universe as "I-war" and "Infoduel."

Speculative:

Doctor Neutrino's Bare Knuckle Science Adventures: Pulp hero scientist Dr. Nate Neutrino is falsely accused of treason, and hunted by McCarthyists, the KGB, aliens, and other mad scientists across a version of the 1950s where Golden Age scifi comes to life. Featuring radioactive mutants, little green men, the power of the atom, rock and roll, SCIENCE!, and robot buddies. A homage to pulp, Golden Age scifi and its masters, campy scifi movies, and retrofuturism.

Fantasy:

Symphony of Aeons: An international group of mercenaries on an ancient warship become involved in adventures in a very different early 1800s. A bizarro history adventure serial, set before and during the events of "Mother of Shadows."

Everdark: The New World, A Gothic Drama: In 1816, the world was plunged in eternal darkness. Many years later, a fugitive rifleman must escape his former colleagues with the assistance of a ghostly soldier and manufactured man. The darkened continent of North America, however, holds more horrors than he has ever known, and he must use his wits to survive. Written with "Cthulhu Is An Awesome God," and a parallel to his own excellent "Everdark" series.

Ongoing Essay Columns:

Doktor Bizarro's Bookshelf of Horrors: Your future overlord, the evil cyborg Doktor Bizarro, inflicts bad (and some good) books upon the unprepared masses of humanity. Books from the gutters of history to modern trash are all covered. Your worst tomes are his favorite tortures.

Science Fiction For Dummies: This is my column on writing fantastic fiction of all sorts: science fiction, fantasy, technothrillers, speculative fiction, and everything in between. It's been going strong for over three years, and updated whenever I feel a need to, as well as when there's a special requests. I've covered everything from hard sci-fi to superheroes to steampunk to real life technology and science and then some. If you want my feedback on an idea, or just want to talk about the column, feel free to stop in the official forum. Dummy or not, feel free to check it out!

Role Playing Campaigns:

Tome: A fortress-like library called the Library of Worlds is the sole remaining enclave of a proud civilization. There are a few desperate survivors trying to find somewhat to rebuild their society. Within this library, author-thaumaturges create worlds inside books to harvest resources to survive. One camp of writers prefers to minimize their interference in the tome-worlds, preferring to take the minimum of resources. Another camp wants to strip the tome-worlds of all resources, and destroy everything that gets in their way. The murder of a moderate writer ignites tensions in the library, prompting the writers to pull several characters from the dead writer's tome world to act as investigators. (These are the players.) The players must enter the worlds concealed in several arcane books to solve the murder mystery.

Sins of San Dorado: In the fictional California city of San Dorado, radical new technologies become the targets of several underworld factions. An existentialist crime drama with technothriller elements, Sins of San Dorado's plot is unveiled in story arcs, like a comic series. The action of the party will determine the next arc, leading to several adventures based on player character choice. San Dorado has been running non-stop since March 2007, so feel free to check it out. We even have a joint account among our main players where we write backstory for the city, culture, and characters of San Dorado. Hope to see you in San Dorado!

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1. The Mother of Shadows: An Alternative History » reviews
The army of Napoleon Bonaparte emerges from the dark corners of the world, prepared for the annihilation of all before them. Strange and ancient entities stir as the world tears itself apart through war. A tale of alternative history and fantasy.
Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 33 - Words: 36,261 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 11-19-09 - Published: 4-7-09

2. Stranger Aeons: The Thinking Man's Army » reviews
Stranger Aeons is a well educated mercenary group specializing in defending scientific, ecological, and historical items. They become caught up in a trail of events leading to rumors of Japanese war plunder. Realistic tactical action.
Complete - Action - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 17 - Words: 81,176 - Reviews: 30 - Updated: 11-15-09 - Published: 5-3-09

3. The Mysterious Casefiles of Marie Magnum » reviews
Marie Magnum is a hard boiled private investigator in the post-Singularity city of New Chicago. She and her partner Charlie Chong face off against crime lords, mad scientists, rambling ideologues, and stranger threats.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 2 - Words: 13,280 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 10-26-09 - Published: 10-14-09

4. Captain Ray Gunn and the Planet of Illusion reviews
Captain Ray Gunn must investigate the mysterious disappearance of a colony on the planet Sheldon IV. A homage to retro science fiction.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,526 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 10-25-09 - Published: 10-25-09

5. Across the Pond reviews
An American chainsaw maniac hunts chavs in London while musing over English language differences.
Complete - Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,946 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-12-09 - Published: 10-12-09

6. Garden State Mystic: The Life of H B Edwards reviews
Henry Barrett Edwards is an occultist and mystic who spent most of his life in New Jersey. While he and his works faded into obscurity after his death in 1938, he is a notable figure in the local history of the Garden State.
Complete - Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 572 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 10-11-09 - Published: 10-11-09

7. Resonance of Ages: A Horror Novel » reviews
In a college with a dark history, a group of students must uncover the past and face themselves if they wish to have a future. Tarot themes, Jungian psychology, and local legends combine.
Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Horror - Chapters: 22 - Words: 45,068 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 10-4-09 - Published: 10-5-08

8. Doctor Neutrino's Bare Knuckle Science Adventures » reviews
Former soldier and super scientist Nate Neutrino is on the run from the horrors of the 1950s: McCarthyists, communists, aliens, radioactive mutants, mad scientists, and worse. Now, Dr. Neutrino must defend a hidden South Pole research base.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 6 - Words: 30,794 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 9-27-09 - Published: 6-17-09

9. Doktor Bizarro's Bookshelf of Horrors » reviews
Your future overlord Dr. Bizarro shares his opinions of horrible books. From the trainwrecks of modern writing to the gutters of history, no standard is too low to go. Now, the Doktor reads a post apocalyptic children's book teaching Ayn Rand's morals.
Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 17 - Words: 27,737 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 9-23-09 - Published: 3-8-09

10. Everdark: The New World, A Gothic Drama » reviews
In 1816, the world was plunged in eternal darkness. Many years later, a fugitive hunter must flee from his former compatriots, assisted by a ghost soldier and manufactured man. They must face the horrors of a darkened New World.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Supernatural - Chapters: 2 - Words: 12,764 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-29-09 - Published: 8-17-09

11. A Throne of Bile: A Baroque Fantasy reviews
Three siblings of a deposed royal family deal with the occupation of their homeland in separate ways. Each becomes entangled in complex machinations as they sink to absolute depravity. Even a dead regime can still take the world down with it.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,414 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-17-09 - Published: 7-17-09

12. Symphony of Aeons: The Log of an Expatriate Vessel » reviews
An international group of mercenaries on an ancient warship explore an alternative Napoleonic era. Now, the crew must uncover the mystery behind a Norse artifact on the American frontier.
Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 9 - Words: 43,509 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-24-09 - Published: 5-5-09

13. Future Zero: The Extropian Saga » reviews
A mad cyborg and his crew of esoteric specialists travel around the galaxy seeking messages from a possible future, as a cataclysmic war approaches.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,090 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 6-11-09 - Published: 6-4-09

14. Terran Sphere Index
A reference for certain terms and entities in the "Future Zero" universe. Be clarified about the types of posthumans, entities, and technologies available.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,578 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-9-09 - Published: 6-9-09

15. EASE: The Philosophy of Kinetic Survival
This essay outlines a new physical discipline combining combatives, martial arts, and parkour. The economy of motion, lines of cover, and common sense are combined for a simple, versatile way to view motion and combat.
Complete - Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 973 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-8-09 - Published: 6-8-09

16. FU: Forester University Adventure Blog » reviews
The Campus Defense Club is the only thing preventing legions of frat boys, drunken hippies, chainsaw maniacs, and worse from overrunning their school. Now, they must fight an army of deranged cosplayers with the power to break the fourth wall.
Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,397 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 5-4-09 - Published: 4-19-09

17. Notes on World Militaries: A Defense Primer » reviews
The Great Powers of an alternative, steampunk Napoleonic Wars prepare for mobilization. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Now, Doctor Risona investigates the fearsome Russian Varangian Guard, a unit dating from the Byzantine Empire.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 9 - Words: 5,404 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-10-09 - Published: 9-7-08

18. Stranger Than Fiction: An Index of Strange Truths » reviews
Reality is much stranger than fiction, since fiction has to make sense. Read about strange but true historical events and facts. Now, bizarre stories from WW2: An American guerrilla in the Philippines, and a forgotten Japanese lab of horrors.
Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,777 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 2-6-09 - Published: 12-10-08

19. Ergo Sum: A Post Singularity Urban Fantasy reviews
An amoral atheistic investigator must stop a plot to exterminate the gods by becoming one himself in the process.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,283 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 1-3-09 - Published: 1-3-09

20. Science Fiction For Dummies » reviews
Tired of going into the scifi section and seeing nothing but trash? He's my attempt to help anyone that wants to write scifi, as well as even give the pros a few new ideas. Now, a list of ecotechnology, terraforming, and how to make your scifi go green!
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Humor - Chapters: 44 - Words: 80,677 - Reviews: 226 - Updated: 12-13-08 - Published: 3-10-04

21. The Thanksgiving Surprise reviews
In a history that never happened, an uninvited group crashes one of the first Thanksgivings.
Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 407 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-26-08 - Published: 11-26-08

22. Tabernacle: A Novel of Posthumanity » reviews
As a posthuman civilization faces annihilation at the hands of an autoevolving superweapon, the agents of an AI track a transhuman serial killer across the galaxy.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 58 - Words: 42,307 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 9-20-08 - Published: 6-14-08

23. Quantum Ghost » reviews
An autistic teenager must face a supernatural threat in the Catholic high school he attends. In the process, he and his friends must confront demons within and without. On hiatus.
Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Mystery - Chapters: 16 - Words: 15,094 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 9-14-08 - Published: 8-20-08

24. Posthuman Herald » reviews
A researcher waging guerrilla war comes into contact with the strange forces of the Zones, areas where reality breaks down. The keys to victory may lie inside the Zones and himself. The future of both humanity and the war both depend on those secrets.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 32 - Words: 25,753 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 8-18-08 - Published: 5-24-08

25. Singularity Dreams: A Poem in Fibonacci Meter reviews
The Singularity and transformation of the human baseline as described by a Fibonacci inspired rhythm.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 74 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-27-08 - Published: 6-27-08

26. Candy from Strangers reviews
In occupied Manchuria, a doctor offers candy to starving children, but has more on his mind than feeding the poor.
Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 616 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 6-21-08 - Published: 6-21-08

27. The Infoduel: A Novel of Decentralized Conflict » reviews
Two subversive groups compete for influence around the world. Governments, corporations, mercenaries, terrorists, and criminal organizations become pawns in an invisible world war for the hearts and minds of the next generation. Completed.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 71 - Words: 76,846 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 6-13-08 - Published: 11-24-07

28. Empires of the Sun: A Historical Fantasy » reviews
After the Mongol invasion, several Japanese refugees flee across the Pacific Ocean. A threat awaits in the lands far south, and an expedition crosses a bizarre, alternative North America in hopes of salvation from tyrannical Aztec gods.
Complete - Manga - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 19 - Words: 18,510 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 5-11-08 - Published: 1-26-08

29. A Study of Thaumaturgy reviews
A respected scientist from the University of Berlin explains the some of the various types of thaumaturgical machines and methods, including theotechnology, theurgy, and thaumaturgy.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 613 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 1-19-08 - Published: 1-19-08

30. 731 reviews
The number of evil is 731 during the Second World War in Asia. The experiments at the forgotten Auschwitz of the East are on par with, if not exceeding, those of Nazi Germany in terms of depravity.
Complete - War - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 313 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 1-14-08 - Published: 1-14-08

31. The Infowar: A Novel of Asymmetric Warfare » reviews
Governments worldwide slide towards despotism as terrorists become more ruthless. Between these two extremes, an international network of informed citizens, true patriots, and subversive intellectuals must take matters into their own hands.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Drama - Chapters: 73 - Words: 106,545 - Reviews: 41 - Updated: 1-5-08 - Published: 7-11-06

32. The Last And First Overmen: A Novel » reviews
The worst foes of humanity have always been its greatest heroes. The most ruthless villains and most beloved superheroes both face a subversive group bent on creating a literally empowered public.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Horror - Chapters: 34 - Words: 44,180 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 1-5-08 - Published: 10-20-07

33. A Train to Nowhere reviews
A damned soul meets a strange cowboy and his carnivorous, soul eating train on the ride to oblivion.
Complete - Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,307 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 10-26-07 - Published: 10-26-07

34. The Father of Lights: An Alternative History » reviews
The Industrial Revolution erupts into total warfare against the magocratic British Empire. As the war escalates, an ancient cycle of annihilation prepares to start anew. The philosophies of the Enlightenment undergo a trial by fire against dark magic.
Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Horror - Chapters: 63 - Words: 78,758 - Reviews: 58 - Updated: 10-20-07 - Published: 4-16-07

35. The Zen of Time Travel reviews
The late time hopping superhero Zeitgeist explains the physics and metaphysics behind his ability.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 968 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-19-07 - Published: 8-19-07

36. Pants on Fire » reviews
Dante DeVille is the lobbyist for Satan in American politics. However, new special interest groups compete for the souls and tax dollars of the American public, ranging from mad scientists, to alien invaders, to emo kids in giant robots, and worse.
Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,132 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-17-07 - Published: 5-26-07

37. Nanowar reviews
A new technology renders governments obsolete. The economic collapse of the US economy due to nanofactured goods prompts the remaining governments crack down more, as the rest of the world turns to stranger, more radical philosophies.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 991 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-21-07 - Published: 4-21-07

38. The Infowar: The Phantom Casualties reviews
A former soldier in the US Army seeks help from a high tech underground clinic.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 729 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 3-16-07 - Published: 3-16-07

39. Hymn of Steel and Might » reviews
The physical manifestation of entropy has destroyed countless worlds and races across countless eons. Now, the end of humanity draws close. Only an engineer, a marine, and a gunsmith may be able to delay the inevitable.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 12 - Words: 18,179 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 2-24-07 - Published: 11-28-06

40. Turning Japanese reviews
Turning Japanese is a euphemism for male masturbation based on a racist stereotype. Unsurprisingly, even crappy Japanese firearms do enjoy it.
Complete - War - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 54 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 2-4-07 - Published: 2-4-07

41. Elf Whores » reviews
A group of adventurers must save the stereotypical lands of Generica from the evil Tolkienfuhrer and his hordes of Nazi elves. And put up with the whiny emo kids, vampire goths, and talentless hacks that dominate the high fantasy genre.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,528 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 1-29-07 - Published: 10-19-06

42. The Paradigm of the New Activism reviews
Activism in the traditional sense is largely ineffective and institutionalized. True change must be based on a logical understanding of economics, politics, and technology. Politicians are truly impotent against technology and decentralization.
Complete - Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,300 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 11-28-06 - Published: 11-28-06

43. The Infowar: Holy Orders reviews
A Catholic priest involved in an international network of subversive intellectuals finds a new recruit during a confession. One shot.
Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 889 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 11-5-06 - Published: 11-5-06

44. The Contestant reviews
In a city of scavengers built on an unspeakably ancient ship, a brother and sister face each other in a ritualized martial arts contest. One shot.
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,285 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 10-24-06 - Published: 10-24-06

45. A Curious Relic: The Modern Deist reviews
Deism is a religion developed alongside democracy, capitalism, and individualism. Several famous historical figures were deists, yet few people today know what deism is. Come find out about the original rationalist religion.
Complete - Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,149 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-24-06 - Published: 8-24-06

46. Mother of the Machine » reviews
A secret society of transhuman engineers and an uploaded human mind must save the future by preserving the past. Completed!
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Horror/Drama - Chapters: 15 - Words: 16,562 - Reviews: 35 - Updated: 8-11-06 - Published: 1-3-06

47. Schadenfreude » reviews
It's a normal Friday night when a hapless writer stumbles upon an evil toilet cult in the nearby woods. And that's just the beginning of his troubles. There's also a psychotic roommate, demented siblings, and other things out to get him.
Thriller - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,866 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 8-8-06 - Published: 2-22-06

48. Black Dragon » reviews
They started World War II and the atrocities that followed. Founded four centuries ago, they trace their roots to Japanese warlords. Currently, they run the world's most powerful crime syndicate. Now, two people race uncover the past and reveal them.
Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Mystery - Chapters: 9 - Words: 8,892 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 7-31-06 - Published: 5-15-06

49. A Covenant of Shadows reviews
During the Great Depression, a man is saved from suicide by a strange monk and drawn into a surreal world of occultism and dealings with unspeakable entities.
Historical - Fiction Rated: K - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,492 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-26-06 - Published: 7-26-06

50. Triumvirate and Entente » reviews
In 1908, a series of murders prompt a Chinese American detective, British occultist, and German monk to unravel an international conspiracy that pits the old Great Powers against the new. Completed!
Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 11,087 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 6-29-06 - Published: 1-28-06

51. In The Eyes Of God » reviews
You and everyone you ever knew are damned. When supertechnology and divine intervention appear the same, it is found even God is beyond mere human concepts of good and evil.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Suspense - Chapters: 17 - Words: 20,052 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 6-25-06 - Published: 8-28-05

52. Evil Devolution » reviews
After a republican revolt is brutally crushed, a secret society of technocrats emerges from the shadows of legend to remake society in their own image.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,472 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 6-25-06 - Published: 6-24-06

53. This Is My Rifle reviews
This is my rifle. It is my life. Without me, it is nothing. Without it, I am nothing.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,722 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 6-20-06 - Published: 6-20-06

54. Blood and Iron: The War in the Heavens » reviews
The false gods of Aztlan rule with an iron fist. Who better to defeat them than one of their own? Soon enough, his war will extend across the world, to lands beyond imagination, and even outside the universe itself.
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 9,947 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 5-28-06 - Published: 5-15-06

55. Loch Down » reviews
What happens when the Horseman of War and an Archangel look for the Loch Ness monster? And how is the French Navy involved? Completed!
Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 10 - Words: 8,335 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 5-28-06 - Published: 6-19-05

56. Paradise Lost reviews
The leader of humanity and the most powerful artificial intelligence on Shenzhou are the sacrifices required for Paradise to be regained. Oneshot.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,012 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 5-25-06 - Published: 5-25-06

57. Hallowed Be The Fatherland » reviews
The Volksreich faces enemies both foreign and domestic. The race to control the Fatherland is on, as patriots, ancient sentient machines, and modern conspiracies alike plot and plan. Completed!
Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 30 - Words: 40,608 - Reviews: 131 - Updated: 5-15-06 - Published: 8-29-05

58. The Communist Manifestation reviews
What happens when Josef Stalin is confronted by the hatchet-wielding ghost of Leon Trotsky?
Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 555 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 5-8-06 - Published: 5-8-06

59. Close Call reviews
A terrorist tries to sink a cruise ship as a counter-terrorist operative stalks him. One-shot (and one kill).
Action - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 841 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-27-06 - Published: 2-27-06

60. Saint Valentine's Day Dilemna reviews
So many Valentines, but which weap...er...Valentine to choose?
Humor - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 123 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-14-06 - Published: 2-14-06

61. Dark Beyond The Suns reviews
A servant of the Queen reflects on the coming crusade against the Dark Beyond The Suns. Oneshot.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 671 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-12-06 - Published: 2-12-06

62. East Asian Stereotypes in Fiction reviews
Ethnic stereotypes, often insidiously, appear in all forms of popular media. Even literature. Come see a revelation of several Asian stereotypes and their origins.
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 925 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 2-7-06 - Published: 2-7-06

63. Beyond the Painted Sky » reviews
Each new frontier in human exploration has brought new ways and new places to die. Why should the future be different?
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,619 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 1-15-06 - Published: 11-20-05

64. Volksreich Imperial Survey » reviews
By the order of the Kaiser, I hereby present this comprehensive study of our land and its glorious heritage. May foreigner and citizen alike read and enjoy this account of the Volksreich.
Mythology - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 8 - Words: 16,883 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 1-15-06 - Published: 8-28-05

65. Space Bores » reviews
The crew of the Pendergast and its moronic commander search for intelligent life. Then blow the living hell out of it! Laugh at everything, and more! Now complete!
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 14,317 - Reviews: 59 - Updated: 1-3-06 - Published: 8-30-05

66. Daughter of the Machine » reviews
An artificial intelligence attempts to raise an orphaned girl as its own daughter. Events dictate, however, in order to save their home, she might have to destroy it.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Suspense/Adventure - Chapters: 37 - Words: 39,275 - Reviews: 69 - Updated: 12-13-05 - Published: 5-14-05

67. Soldiers and Steel: An Anthology of War Tales » reviews
A collection of short stories set in different universes and in different eras, but unified by the common bond of people in war. From hardened soldiers to hapless civilians, everyone feels the cold hand of war.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 2,500 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-7-05 - Published: 5-4-05

68. Martial Arts For Complete And Utter Morons » reviews
Martial arts is a lot more than flashy moves and wise old teacher stereotypes. See the real world of martial arts, and get some story ideas. Now, aikido, escrima, and muay thai covered!
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,764 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 11-1-05 - Published: 10-6-05

69. Tedious Excitement » reviews
Events can be given a completely different spin by the power of words alone. Watch how mundane events are rewritten as fantastic, and vice versa.
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Parody - Chapters: 6 - Words: 1,058 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 9-26-05 - Published: 9-19-05

70. Ode To The Tommy Gun reviews
Who says firearms can't be a loved part of a family?
Love - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 80 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 9-7-05 - Published: 9-7-05

71. Parental Discretion reviews
What happens when a child is exposed to lots of violent images in the name of learning morality?
General - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 588 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-5-05 - Published: 9-5-05

72. Necessary Evil: The Godhead » reviews
The endgame has arrived. The winner takes Godhood and rule of all existence. The loser is utterly destroyed. Even the most depraved have a part to play in a divine game.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Horror - Chapters: 9 - Words: 11,269 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 9-5-05 - Published: 8-29-05

73. Necessary Evil: The Godforge » reviews
Several factions war without end. Some attempt to avoid the wars. Some prolong them. Should one care what happens outside one's world? Even the best ideas can lead to bad things.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 7 - Words: 26,106 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 8-28-05 - Published: 7-3-05

74. Here Be Monsters reviews
Even lonely space monsters need love.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 608 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 7-31-05 - Published: 7-31-05

75. Necessary Evil: The Godseed » reviews
What is more important? Survival or morality? Helping others, or selfinterest? What does a Supreme Being think of a universe of warped individuals, if it even cares?
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 8 - Words: 36,551 - Reviews: 33 - Updated: 7-1-05 - Published: 6-20-05

76. The Necessary Evils reviews
From the confines of a human form to a transhuman shell of steel and might, the Overman looks on.
General - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 128 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-13-05 - Published: 6-13-05

77. The Platform Anthology » reviews
Welcome to the Platform... An orbital platform with an Earth-like environment. The humans have regressed to barbarianism, and let petty matters divide them. Enter a world beyond imagination. An anthology as a prelude to a novel.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,076 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-29-05 - Published: 5-26-05

78. Demons of Creation » reviews
Two people, polar opposites, are telepathically bonded and then forced to kill each other. From the trenches of the frontline, to ecosystems evolved beyond imagination, their long struggle will determine if an ancient god is awakened.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 6,988 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 5-4-05 - Published: 1-20-05

79. Heaven Can Wait » reviews
Humanity's greatest republic is a distant memory. Now, mysterious entities toy with the wartorn remnants of civilization. A lone salvager must stand against them and restore the republic.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Mystery/Horror - Chapters: 28 - Words: 41,479 - Reviews: 105 - Updated: 4-21-05 - Published: 5-19-04

80. Viraat CVBG: The Battle Of The Bay Of Bengal reviews
The first carrier duel of the twenty first century has a surprise winner.
Complete - Historical - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,326 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 12-27-04 - Published: 12-27-04

81. The Symbiosis reviews
A brutally beaten man has a chip implanted in his head...Only to find there's an artificial intelligence inside his head. How does he handle it?
Action - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,263 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 11-28-04 - Published: 11-28-04

82. The Persecuted One reviews
A man is sentenced to death for preaching the truth about the nature of his society and religion.
Fable - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 549 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-27-04 - Published: 11-27-04

83. Twilight of Civilization » reviews
A scientist predicts the fall of modern civilization. Can he help stop the imminent Dark Ages, or will he be pulled down by the dying civilization as he tries to help it?
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 743 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-28-04 - Published: 10-28-04

84. Of Sand and Steel: Laying the Desert Railway » reviews
A cynical engineer is hired to build a railway across a desert. However, will an extremist group of druids sabotage his efforts?
Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 3 - Words: 1,226 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-16-04 - Published: 8-5-04

85. Hellbound » reviews
A Hell created by hands human and inhuman. A penitent soul in Purgatory. A twisted trial for forgiveness. Seven layers of agony. Good becomes evil. Evil becomes good. Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here.
Horror - Fiction Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Tragedy - Chapters: 9 - Words: 10,170 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 6-4-04 - Published: 3-27-04

86. Lesser of Two Evils: A Parody of Election Tactics » reviews
Tired of voting for the lesser of two evils? Here's my alternative: vote for the greater of two evils! Now with the candidate I'm endorsing!
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,150 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 5-30-04 - Published: 7-7-03

87. In Defense of Space Travel reviews
Space technologies aren't just a political issue. They're necessary for the long-term survival of humanity. President Bush's recent proposal is a move in the right direction, and here's why.
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,020 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 1-27-04 - Published: 1-27-04

88. Project Atlas » reviews
The armies of global superpowers fall to a mysterious Enemy in mere hours. Three tragic heroes must save what's left of Earth. Includes soundtrack. Who is the Enemy, and how can they be beaten?
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 23 - Words: 36,633 - Reviews: 55 - Updated: 11-15-03 - Published: 7-10-03

89. The Forgotten Writer: A Tribute To Lovecraft reviews
Lovecraft influenced several modern writers, from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child to Stephen King. Why does it seem no one knows about him? Here's my tribute to a master of horror.
Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 908 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 9-4-03 - Published: 9-4-03

90. Christian Nation reviews
The Religious Right, as well as some on the Left and center, claim America is a 'Christian Nation.' Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's the real story of the so-called 'Christian Nation.'
Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,076 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 9-3-03 - Published: 9-3-03

91. Call To Power: Tough Love reviews
A unique couple decides to show their affection for each other. How, you ask? With high-powered firearms and exchanges of gunfire, of course! A bit of a satire of romantic comedies.
Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,007 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-17-03 - Published: 8-17-03

92. Shores of Eternity » reviews
A man displaced from his era must find a way to return, for the fate of four universes depends on it. However, how low will he sink to reach his goals? Completed.
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Drama - Chapters: 21 - Words: 55,131 - Reviews: 33 - Updated: 8-9-03 - Published: 5-25-03

93. Sharpening the Sword: The Changing Face of War reviews
The face of war has changed throughout history. It has changed again recently. However, to survive this change, America's military will have to adapt quite a bit.
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,508 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 8-8-03 - Published: 8-8-03

94. Call To Power: Libertarian Blues reviews
Everyone's favorite libertarian gunman takes on politicial pundits in his visit to the United States. Review for a good laugh! How can you not like a story about Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and Al Sharpton getting what they deserve?
Complete - Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,070 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-27-03 - Published: 7-27-03

95. The Paradox of a President reviews
He bombed a nation without the approval of the United Nations. He was charged with the reckless handling of the military. He was supposed to have used drugs. How similar exactly are two (in)famous Presidents?
Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,240 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 7-13-03 - Published: 7-13-03