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About these three books: You may have noticed immediately that there are only two of them up here at the moment. Kudos to you. The third book, "Meridian" is currently in the final stages of the editing process and will be up fairly soon.  Also, you might have noticed that there is also a link below leading to the first chapter of "Enmity" as a webpage. This area will expand quickly to include the entire book, as well as full versions of both "Odium" and "Meridian" (when completed). 
 
I have been working on these for more than a few years and have done so with the understanding that there isn't a publisher in the world that is going to start me out with a trilogy. I decided to thumb my nose at conventions and wrote them anyway because it's what I wanted to do. I'm kind of funny like that. But one has to understand that when behaving like that there is a bit of a risk. Those who are publishers are the publishers and can therefore thumb their nose right back at you. As much as unbridled defiance can grant one a particularly warm and fuzzy feeling, it doesn't make you any money. Then again, neither does what I'm doing here. But I write because I love to write. Money isn't the object or the reason; it is the writing that matters the most.
 
Having said that, I've slaved over these books for many years as I learned to write and now offer them to you to read. Free of charge. I guess I could set up a PayPal account and ask for donations, but that just seems so tacky. Speaking of tacky behavior - Take these books, or any portion of them, try to modify them and sell them for money and I'll clean your clock in court. I promise. These are not to be changed or sold for any reason unless it is with the express permission of me - the author.
 
The titles of the books are "Enmity", "Odium" and "Meridian" in that order. Together they comprise the "Cycles" Trilogy.
 
 
In "Enmity" those who fled earth so they could later return and take it back finally return and recruit until they win Earth again. Obviously there are some who are very comfortable with their misery and don't want things to change. This is about how that gets settled for a time before the cycle starts again.
 
In "Odium" a race that was tied to humanity in ages past returns.  Earth becomes embroiled in yet another conflict and prevails, although there is still division and the two sides regroup. Once again there is a settling of scores that lasts for a season before the cycle starts again.
 
In "Meridian" the two sides settle their differences once and for all as the conflict becomes global and final. But as is pointed out in the end: Peace will last until we forget and we forget pretty fast.
 
          ~~~~  RAH - 5/15/2006


 
                 "Enmity" - Chapter One (webpage)
 
 
"Meridian" - Cycles Trilogy: Book Three (currently unavailable)
 

© 2007 R.A. Hawkins


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