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In this science fiction satire of westerns, after the American West was destroyed in a series of biological disasters, rebuilding it is a lot like building it in the first place, but there are crucial differences. For example, new, partly mechanical cattle with computer brains are called steerites. They speak and sing a lot more than the original steers. Most of the cowboys, outlaws, and lawmen are partly mechanical, too, except for those few humans called control-naturals. That group has to keep all their original equipment, just like the original cowboys.

In the backwoods town of Possum Trot, trouble’s brewin’—and only one man has the duct tape, moonshine, and guts to fix it. Meet Hill-Jack Bob: mechanic by day, redneck vigilante by night. When a shady corporation threatens to take over his town with mind-control soda and political corruption, Bob and his oddball sidekick, Possum Boy, rise up in camouflage, homemade gadgets, and a superhero vehicle built from junkyard scraps.

Jack Wiggle, ein unbedeutender Bewohner einer kleinen englischen Stadt, am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, erwacht eines Morgens mit einer Idee. Die Vision, die ihn von nun an leitet, erweckt seine Kreativität und ermutigt ihn, sich allen Gepflogenheiten und Ressentiments gegenüber zu behaupten. Ob sein bester blinder Freund Karl, der Earl von Clayton, oder der Bürgermeister, so manche Dame der kleinen bis dato unbedeutenden Stadt Burghingen, oder die bezaubernde Lehrerin Rose, alle werden hineingezogen in den Sog der Idee des Jack Wiggle.

A bold new Jack The Ripper Story. A love story with time travel that will knock your socks off. Duke Kidwell and Trea set the stage in this time traveling story of intrigue. Jack The Ripper as you never thought of before. Just the beginning; more books to follow.

Jack has always been the agreeable one. But a cross-country road trip with his girlfriend and her domineering parents pushes him to his breaking point. Trapped between loyalty and self-worth, Jack must decide if he’ll remain “Mr. Agreeable” or break free to rediscover who he truly is. I’m Gree is a poignant tale of finding your voice when silence has defined you.