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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 38 part A

How? We spend the first half hour just trying to figure out all the different ways we could approach solving this problem. I got things started by asking about the benefits and drawbacks to relying...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 37

My session that day with Krato was a continuation of the day before. I wasn’t sure how much better he was expecting me to be on the second day, but there was no violent chastening, so I guess I p...

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Quick Update

I've scrapped part 2, or b, seeing as it really is redundant. Next Codename chapter should be up tomorrow. 

Cheers!

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 36

Being officially recovered was no excuse to not spending the night in the recovery chamber. I had physical training I needed to keep up with and mastering the hovering exercise Krato gave me was no...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 35

The cavern was dark, but night vision through my headset made the room as clear as day. Freedom’s training was once again paying off. The manticore was curled up against the far wall like a sleep...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 34

I continued struggling to remain in the air while fighting to stay on the platform without a word from Krato. He hovered in a relaxed state and didn’t move an inch in any direction. It seemed unf...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 33

“He-w—what?” I stammered.

Victoria stepped between us, placing her hand on mine to get me to slowly lower my sword. “He is Krato,” she explained, “or what we call an elite. The Ek...

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Update

Tweaking a few things for the next chapter. Should have it up late tonight or in the morning. If in the morning, then I'll probably have two up tomorrow. We're getting into training, but also some ...

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Quick Update

The next chapter should be up Monday just to give everyone a heads up.

Cheers!

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Update

Hey guys,

This update will kind of reflect the last one. My family had just gotten over being sick. Well... So just after that, we came down with covid.  On top of that, we had recalled ...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 32

I made note of the soldier who had died and planned on giving him a nice bonus for his sacrifice. His mistake was one that any of us could’ve made. He hadn’t known what to expect and was simply...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 31

The tunnel leading into the cavern was only wide enough for a squad of men to stand shoulder to shoulder. Five men advanced with their shields interlocked. A swarm of microdrones had entered first ...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 30

Standing at the top of a hill with my six captains, we looked at the cave opening in the rockface. It was wide enough for a surface shuttles, land/air hybrid vehicles that looked like the beak of a...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 29

When the time had come for me to leave Vanguard, I simply stayed put. Destiny had access to the version of herself outside my cube. No one came to force me to leave, so I kept training. I had to ad...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 28

Once inside the Psionic Recovery Chamber, I found myself in a sealed off walkway that led to the main chamber. Only when the door shut behind me did I feel the pressure in the room change. The door...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 27

Porting into the Vanguard sim, I arrived in a wide open room with a white glowing ring that reached from wall to wall. I wasn’t alone. Even as I finished phasing, others were arriving around me. ...

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Quick Update

There should be a chapter of Codename posted Thursday and Friday. Possibly Saturday as well, but both of my kids have birthday parties this week. We should get the basic setup complete for the next...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 26

Entering my cube, I’d informed Destiny I had every intention of entering the bandit simulation Achilles had gifted me. It was really just a customizable training sim. The one Achilles used himsel...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 25

I'd say it's about time we get started with the rest of book 4. What do you say? :D

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I noticed the height of the Jungle from a distance. It was five or six stories high and nearly ...

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Update!

What’s taking so long?

Family sickness is the main thing that has been slowing me down over the last few months. It started in about October. Every year around October the ...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 24

As soon as I opened my eyes, I knew something wasn’t right. I woke with people in white coats surrounding my cube’s platform. I was lying there groggy as if waking from a not so restful sleep.<...

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Heaven's Laws - Audiobook Preorder!

The Heaven's Laws Audiobook Preorder is Live!

Narrated by: Cindy Kay, David Shih

Release Date: - 01-18-22

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Update

As you've probably guessed, I did end up getting sick. Stomach flu! Yes! Thankfully, I only had it bad for a day. Then I did what you're not supposed to do and drank coffee to get rid of my headach...

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Update

Hey all,

Revisions are coming well on the first 75k of Codename book 4. My daughter has had the stomach flu, so I'm been more radio silent than I planned. I'll be getting to comment responses...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 23

Cornelius’s men formed up into two separate squad-sized shield walls, forming a wedge with the Ekseliksi elite in its mouth. Limiting the alien’s ability mobility, Cornelius took it upon himsel...

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Update

I was hoping to have the rest of the arc out tonight, but I completely forgot some characters so I'm going back through it. It's much more complex than normal. I should have it and the next chapter...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 22

Most of our men had been moved away from the northern gate, leaving only those that would venture out and face the rank D Ekseliksi elite in battle. My fellow majors had two squads of their best me...

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Quick Update

My daughter took a trip to the dentist today so daddy didn't get a much screen time. Was hoping to get the chapter out tonight, but I'm going to go through it one more time in the morning.  View Post

Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 21

We entered the command control room that was laid out in a half-pie shape. There were rows of chairs near the back with only the last two having desks. Rounding toward the front, three hov-chairs t...

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Codename: Freedom - Book 4 - Chapter 20

A tumultuous silence overtook us—the Prodos Battalion’s elite. Only Vanguard’s simulated wind present atop the two-hundred-foot high rampart retained the carelessness to stir.

Unable to...

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