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7 February 2018

#Book review: The Amant Chronicles (#scifi by @brunnabendmj)


The Amant Chronicles, authored 2017 by M. J. Brunnabend, comprises an enthralling science fiction tale adapted well to the needs of die-hard fans of the genre. The book even stands out as being among the very best independently authored works of its genre.

Among the characters, Amant Ducet is an alien-human hybrid, whose adventure takes place centuries in the future. Human girl Jennifer Winston's abduction creates the background for a story filled with thrills, featuring interstellar intrigue, spies, and conflict. Action and mystery await.

Enchanting romance is also added to this high-velocity space opera story. Strong female characters dominate the plot, and mystery drives readers on desperate to know what happens next.


Independent publisher Maquis Books - now named Harry's Bookshelf - placed The Amant Chronicles on its shelves in January, describing the book as "magic" on 27 January.

Clubof.info's score: ★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10

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22 March 2016

Synthetic biology: here be dragons?

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Talking of the possibilities of synthetic biology (synbio), one blog post at Beliefnet speculates that dragons could exist someday, created and bred by scientists.


While many fans of Jurassic Park may be disappointed to know that dinosaur DNA is lost forever, weathered away by time, fans of high fantasy need not be so disappointed. The mythical serpents known as dragons are make-believe animals. Ironically, this would give geneticists and synthetic biologists free reign to write their genetic material almost from scratch, where they would simply lack enough information to create a dinosaur.

As the Beliefnet blog notes, "Dragons were invented by people in the first place. Inventing them again, in the great tapestry of their very DNA, is just an extension of what fantasy writers have already been doing for years and George R. R. Martin tries to accomplish using ink these days."

Of course, while it makes its point clear, this post is only semi-serious. It acknowledges that the the real benefit of synthetic biology will rest in the creation of renewable fuel sources and new unlimited varieties of oil, rather than these mythical serpents so cherished by fantasy readers.


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21 August 2015

D. Helene wins Global E-Book award

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Author D. Helene's novel, Diary of a 99%er, has achieved 3rd place in Global E-Book Awards in the Fiction-Spiritual/Metaphysical category.


Diary of a 99%er is a fiction novel that focuses on a couple who both belong to the 99% - the Occupy movement's term for the majority of America's working people. While set against the backdrop of the US economic recession, the book also has a strong spiritual dimension that sees spirituality and yoga as means to cope with economic hardship.

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From the description of the book at a website dedicated to marketing this work of fiction:
If you’ve ever had a micro-managing boss, you can relate to this novel. 
If you’ve ever asked yourself, how did I get into this dead-end job, and how can I get out of it? you can relate to this novel. 
If you’ve ever yearned to express yourself creatively and make a living doing so, thereby extricating yourself from the 9-5, paycheck-to-paycheck treadmill, you can relate to this novel. 
If you turn to spirituality and yoga to cope, you can relate to this novel.
Inspired by Obama's recognition of the 99%, the book "takes a humorous look at the contrast between struggling to survive financially and expressing oneself creatively".

D. Helene is a journalist, political activist, yoga instructor and a member of the global Mont Order society.


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