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Stellar Objects

Stellar Objects

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When orphaned siblings Andra and Grunge are abducted from the landfill site they call home, they are pressed into service on the HMS Ghandi with three teenage aliens where they form a surrogate family in an unfair universe. PARTY OF FIVE meets GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY....a love letter to space faring #ScienceFiction.Highest Science Fiction Ranking: #1 (that was a pretty awesome day!!!)I wrote STELLAR OBJECTS to explore the nature of family, through the lens of science fiction genre. It combines everything I love about scifi, drama, coming of age, and attempts to push the boundaries of (intergalactic) diversity and the very essence of inclusivity.I'm a published author and I shared this book with a handful of publishers, one of whom called it "too diverse." Somewhat in anger, and also in protest, I decided to share it with the wattpad community and I've been thrilled that it's found a global readership here.This is an unedited book, so comments are welcome, as are constructive criticisms.I hope you love reading STELLAR OBJECTS as much as I loved writing it.Namaste,Jeff…

HUNTING THE SNARK

HUNTING THE SNARK

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When a young girl disappears from her Oxfordshire mansion, a lonesome, opium-addicted academic descends into the underworld of Victorian England to find her, uncovering a ghastly conspiracy that leads to the throne. The origin story of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. This is my first "adult" novel and is something very different to MetaWars or Alienated in terms of tone, but no less ambitious in terms of character, story and world-building. This is a visceral, opium-fueled, revenge thriller set underneath the aristocracy of Victorian London. Like with Star Pressed, I'm sharing this in a pre-edited form with my amazing wattpad followers. I love you guys! There will be spelling / grammar errors and the final, published version will be different. I'll keep you posted on that front.…

CROSS BORDER

CROSS BORDER

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This is a new story, set in the 1980s on the Canada-U.S. border.…

MetaWars: Fight For The Future

MetaWars: Fight For The Future

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In the near future, two teens are swept up in the battle for the internet. A fast-paced thriller about the consequences of the choices we make.Jonah Delacroix can't stand the real world - so he lives most of his life inside a global computer-based virtual world called the Metasphere, where everyone is represented by an avatar. When he discovers the avatar of his dead father, and assumes his online identity, he meets Samantha Kavanaugh, a deadly stranger fighting to keep the Metasphere free. Together, they race across the real world with a secret society to protect the freedom of all mankind.This is the first of a four books series that is published in paperback around the world by Hachette. If you like fast-paced thrillers like The Hunger Games, Ready Player One, and The Maze Runner, I think you'll love METAWARS. I'd really appreciate your feedback, and if you get pulled into Jonah & Sam's adventures, please find the sequels (there are 3!) in good bookshops or online, published by Hachette.Oh, and don't forget to vote!…

ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE

ALIENATED: GROUNDED AT GROOM LAKE

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The totally true (completely classified) story of Sherman & Jess Capote, the only two human students at the high school for aliens at Area 51. Think, FERRIS BUELLER meets MEN IN BLACK!The edited version of the book is now in paperback, so please check it out if you prefer either a physical book or a story without spelling errors. It's also published in Germany by RandomHouse. This story is inspired by a fusion of BACK TO THE FUTURE, GREASE, and MEN IN BLACK. It's about standing out, not fitting in!I hope you love it as much as I do. Thank you to everyone who has read it, voted, and commented. And with very special thanks to Matt Knight, who helped make this book a reality.…

Influences & Observations

Influences & Observations

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This is a short (but growing) collection of blog posts, essays, and observations about creativity, writing, and the world around us.I hope you find these pages stimulating and I look forward to your comments, questions, and feedback.…

KEEPING THE BEAT

KEEPING THE BEAT

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It was supposed to be the best summer of her life. Instead, seventeen-year-old Lucy finds her best friend, Harper, shot dead in an LA swimming pool. How did things ever go so wrong? The story circles back to trace the steps that led to this disaster.This is a sample of the first few chapters. This book has just been published by KCP Loft and is available in bookshops and online now.I'll post new material every Friday.Written by Marie Powell & Jeff Norton.…

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie 2: Escape From Camp

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie 2: Escape From Camp

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Adam Meltzer, the world's most neurotic teenager, who just happens to be a zombie, is back! After solving the mystery of the zombees, Adam and his friends Corina (a vegan vampire) and Ernesto (a reluctant chupacubra) head off to summer camp for a well-earned break from detective work. But the countryside in their hometown of Croxton is just as weird and wonderful and soon they are investigating something deadly dangerous in the deep, dark woods...…

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie

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'My name is Adam Meltzer and the last thing I remember was being stung by a bee while swinging at a robot-shaped piñata on my twelfth birthday. I was dead before the candy hit the ground.'Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie is narrated by the hilarious Adam Meltzer - pre-teen, worrywart, and now zombie. Adam's family gets the fright of their lives when he turns up at their door . . . three months after his funeral.Soon Adam's back at school trying to fit in and not draw extra attention to himself, but when he sees his neighbour Ernesto transform into a chupacubra, and the beautiful Corina (Adam's number one mega-crush) turns out to be a (vegan) vampire, undead life is never going to be the same again.A hilarious adventure caper - if Ferris Bueller met Shaun of the Dead - all about friendship and being yourself . . . even if you're undead.…