Title: THE GUILD SAGA: THE WONK DECELERATOR (Book 1)
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 131
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 131
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
When Guild commander and crack pilot, Thad Cochran boards the shuttle
destined for the casinos of Timmerus, finding a way back to Earth is
not on his radar. He wants the five-percent finder’s fee the Guild is
offering for a black box held by the lizard-like Yazz. Thad has a dream:
With the loot he will get for stealing the Wonk Decelerator, he can buy
a ranch on Beta Prime.
But things begin to fall apart for him in the dark caverns of
Timmerus, and Thad must reconsider his priorities in life. Has he
discovered a cause greater than his dream? Are there actually more
important things to life than money and his dream? What about the woman
who is waiting for him? What about freedom in the galaxy? And what about
his discovery, fashioned by the gnarled hands of a brilliant, old Yazz,
that could change everything?
Thad Cochran has a choice to make. He can fulfill his quest, escape
with his life and be rich. Or he can fly with the Wonks … one more time.
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Thad
opened his eyes, aware of a sense that the murky sun was dropping on the
horizon. He panicked momentarily until he realized he still had a half hour
before the prearranged confab with Maggie.
He headed
for the bathroom to change into darker clothes for the journey. The bathroom
had Thandimonean stone flooring, golden faucets and a huge commode one nearly
needed a ladder to get up on.
Thad
rubbed his face and ran his tongue over his teeth. He might as well clean up
while he was in here. He stripped, broke out his toothbrush and was busy about
his business when he heard a creaking hinge.
He stepped
out of the bathroom in his skivvies, toothpaste frothing in his mouth.
"Commander
Cochran."
He heard
the voice, glanced at the open door, but saw no one.
"Yeph?!"
he gurgled, toothpaste spraying everywhere as his voice took on a falsetto
tone.
"I’m
up here, silly boy."
Thad
looked up, and his heart tried to jump out of his gullet. The woman, the one he
had seen in the space port
and had
suspected of being a droid, crawled across the ceiling like a spider chasing
after a bug. How she managed to cling, upside down, her head twisted a hundred
and eighty degrees and looking directly at him, was a repulsive mystery to
him.
Oh, you’re a droid all right!
He had
never seen a Mandroid capable of walking on ceilings. This droid’s techno was
impressive and scary.
"You
should go back to your people, Commander Cochran," she said, as she
crawled down the wall, her head twisting again, cracking and popping back to
its original position.
He knew
there was no sense in trying to get away, or in trying to fight with this
droid. She was too fast, too strong. He had no weapon to use against her, and
worst of all, he was in his underwear.
Thad
swallowed his toothpaste.
Once on
the floor, she meandered over to him and, with a critical expression, eyed him
from head to toe. She was beautiful, but she smelled of a peculiar blend of
perfume and something like burnt rubber.
"There’s
only death waiting for you here on Gar Mega. Go back, Commander, before it’s
too late."
With that,
she walked stiffly from the room, leaving the door open. Thad wasted no time,
sprinted to the door, locked it and leaned against the wall, his legs trembling
beneath him.
She’s probably got a key that pops out of her finger or something. I know I
locked that.
opened his eyes, aware of a sense that the murky sun was dropping on the
horizon. He panicked momentarily until he realized he still had a half hour
before the prearranged confab with Maggie.
He headed
for the bathroom to change into darker clothes for the journey. The bathroom
had Thandimonean stone flooring, golden faucets and a huge commode one nearly
needed a ladder to get up on.
Thad
rubbed his face and ran his tongue over his teeth. He might as well clean up
while he was in here. He stripped, broke out his toothbrush and was busy about
his business when he heard a creaking hinge.
He stepped
out of the bathroom in his skivvies, toothpaste frothing in his mouth.
"Commander
Cochran."
He heard
the voice, glanced at the open door, but saw no one.
"Yeph?!"
he gurgled, toothpaste spraying everywhere as his voice took on a falsetto
tone.
"I’m
up here, silly boy."
Thad
looked up, and his heart tried to jump out of his gullet. The woman, the one he
had seen in the space port
and had
suspected of being a droid, crawled across the ceiling like a spider chasing
after a bug. How she managed to cling, upside down, her head twisted a hundred
and eighty degrees and looking directly at him, was a repulsive mystery to
him.
Oh, you’re a droid all right!
He had
never seen a Mandroid capable of walking on ceilings. This droid’s techno was
impressive and scary.
"You
should go back to your people, Commander Cochran," she said, as she
crawled down the wall, her head twisting again, cracking and popping back to
its original position.
He knew
there was no sense in trying to get away, or in trying to fight with this
droid. She was too fast, too strong. He had no weapon to use against her, and
worst of all, he was in his underwear.
Thad
swallowed his toothpaste.
Once on
the floor, she meandered over to him and, with a critical expression, eyed him
from head to toe. She was beautiful, but she smelled of a peculiar blend of
perfume and something like burnt rubber.
"There’s
only death waiting for you here on Gar Mega. Go back, Commander, before it’s
too late."
With that,
she walked stiffly from the room, leaving the door open. Thad wasted no time,
sprinted to the door, locked it and leaned against the wall, his legs trembling
beneath him.
She’s probably got a key that pops out of her finger or something. I know I
locked that.
Title: THE GUILD SAGA: THE LATE, GREAT BENJAMIN BALE (Book 2)
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 370
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 370
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
The destinies of two men depend on Maggie Thorn. One is dying and the other is dead…or is he?
Captain
Maggie Thorn is on a formal Guild mission, supposedly to kidnap the
yazz scientist, Gravian Endrenicus, and return him to Thandimone. But
she also has a personal score to settle with the lizard-like inhabitants
of Timmerus. She intends to make the yazz pay for what they did to Thad
Cochran—the one the yazz call the Thieves Guild pilot. The man she
loves.
Maggie Thorn is on a formal Guild mission, supposedly to kidnap the
yazz scientist, Gravian Endrenicus, and return him to Thandimone. But
she also has a personal score to settle with the lizard-like inhabitants
of Timmerus. She intends to make the yazz pay for what they did to Thad
Cochran—the one the yazz call the Thieves Guild pilot. The man she
loves.
Supreme
Fleet Commander, Admiral Geoff Grangore knows of only one man who could
get Maggie to Timmerus and back while traitorous eyes are watching.
That man is an old drunk who lives deep in the Thandimonean wilderness
with his pet Eno, Snot. Benjamin Bale is suicidal and cantankerous, and
Maggie can’t stand him—at first.
Fleet Commander, Admiral Geoff Grangore knows of only one man who could
get Maggie to Timmerus and back while traitorous eyes are watching.
That man is an old drunk who lives deep in the Thandimonean wilderness
with his pet Eno, Snot. Benjamin Bale is suicidal and cantankerous, and
Maggie can’t stand him—at first.
Bale
is a dead man. At least, that’s what everyone was told. But this dead
man has a final mission to perform. The greatest star pilot in the
galaxy has a chance to redeem himself and make right a great wrong. A
wrong which he can never forgive or forget. A wrong that cost him
everything.
is a dead man. At least, that’s what everyone was told. But this dead
man has a final mission to perform. The greatest star pilot in the
galaxy has a chance to redeem himself and make right a great wrong. A
wrong which he can never forgive or forget. A wrong that cost him
everything.
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Title: THE GUILD SAGA: RETURN OF THE CRIMSON WITCH (Book 3)
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 407
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Author: John Joseph Doody
Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC
Pages: 407
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
The
Bashtier call Wonk space, Eerindark—The Place of the Dead—and Thad
Cochran, the only pilot to go there and live, will soon find out why.
The sacrifice of Benjamin Bale brings Thad back from the dead. But is he
truly free from the death grip of the Wonks?
Bashtier call Wonk space, Eerindark—The Place of the Dead—and Thad
Cochran, the only pilot to go there and live, will soon find out why.
The sacrifice of Benjamin Bale brings Thad back from the dead. But is he
truly free from the death grip of the Wonks?
A
body is discovered behind an apartment wall in a small town on the
planet Daggon. With the mystery thrust upon him, Admiral Geoff Grangore
must pursue a dangerous quest for the truth—is it somehow connected to
The Wonk Decelerator?
body is discovered behind an apartment wall in a small town on the
planet Daggon. With the mystery thrust upon him, Admiral Geoff Grangore
must pursue a dangerous quest for the truth—is it somehow connected to
The Wonk Decelerator?
Dreams
and visions are dancing in the heads of the yazz. Something bad is
coming to the frontier—a hidden enemy only the Guild traitor, Alexander
Hamilton Patho knows.
and visions are dancing in the heads of the yazz. Something bad is
coming to the frontier—a hidden enemy only the Guild traitor, Alexander
Hamilton Patho knows.
Patho sends an assassin to Daggon and his conniving gaze is on the M-3
Wonk vessel. It seems civil war is imminent and those who control the
power of Wonk travel will rule the known galaxy. Therefore, it must not
fall into Patho’s hands.
It is
time for war, and time for Maggie Thorn to learn the truth about who
she really is. It is also time for The Return of the Crimson Witch.
time for war, and time for Maggie Thorn to learn the truth about who
she really is. It is also time for The Return of the Crimson Witch.
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I earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Coral Ridge University and
Seminary, as well as an M.A. in Political Science from George Wythe
College. My first publication was a short story, TELEPIO 690, which
appeared in Sidetrekked Magazine, Issue #48. My other publications are,
my first novel (actually a novella), THE WONK DECELERATOR, my second
novel, THE LATE, GREAT BENJAMIN BALE, my third novel, RETURN OF THE
CRIMSON WITCH and a fourth mini-book, a prequel to the Guild Series, THE
DAUGHTER OF GETH, which is available only in ebook. I am currently
working on a science fiction/horror novel, THE DARK. One of these days I
might even finish it.
Happily, I have a wife and four children and live in Florida.
Website Link: www.johndoody.com
Twitter Link: @johnjosephdoody
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/authorjohnjosephdoody/
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