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  • The Misfits
    Jim Bates
    Len and Alex were the first defective kids to escape from their underground orphanage and find a better life on Earth’s surface among the tracliodytes at Creekside Meadows. It’s a wonderful place to live, and Len wants more orphans to experience life there. On his 13th birthday, Len presents Alex with his idea. He likes it. So does the Creekside Meadow director Lulomen. Shortly...
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  • The Rebel
    Jim Bates
    The five Rothsy girls were in big trouble. They had tried to escape the horrible living conditions in the Rothsy Girls Home, and they had been caught. Supreme Commander Reginald Botta was incensed and decided to use them to set an example. He was going to stage a spectacular spectacle and hang the girls from a gallows in the public square outside his headquarters in Metro Metro...
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  • Periodic Haiku
    Jim Bates
    Going back to 1966 and 11th-grade chemistry, Jim has been intrigued by the periodic table. In the 2020s, he wrote a four-volume collection of short stories based on the first 100 elements. For this collection, he has turned his attention to poems, specifically the 5-7-5 syllable format of the haiku. With a scientist’s eye for detail and a poet’s sense of wonder, Jim has written...
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  • The Haiku Year
    Jim Bates
    The haiku in this collection reflect Jim’s love of nature, life, and family. The book is divided into four chapters, each reflecting one of the seasons. Walk with him through a quiet autumnal forest and marvel at the myriads of yellow, golden, orange, and red leaves. Relax with him by a warm fireplace fire chatting with a loved one, or reading a book. Join him in welcoming Spri...
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  • The Two Tribes
    Jim Bates
    After the escape of another group of orphans, Supreme Commander Botta blows up and vows revenge. When an underground tunnel is discovered leading to the Sage Mountains and the Earth’s surface, he knows exactly what to do. He will use it to stage a surprise attack on the tracliodytes and humans. He can’t wait to rain down death and destruction on them.In the meantime, work direc...
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  • The Gallantiers
    Jim Bates
    In the 27th century, ten-year-olds Sammy and Cal work digging tunnels beneath the streets of the underground city of Pierpoint. When two huge rats attack them, Sammy is wounded, but their boss refuses to give him any time off to heal. With a bleak future ahead of them and Sammy’s infected wounds getting worse, the boys decide to run away. Their escape incurs the wrath of their ...
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  • The Defectives
    Jim Bates
    Life for Len and Alex is not pleasant. It’s the 27th century, and they are living in an orphanage with thirty other boys like themselves. They are labeled Defectives. They don’t fit the accepted mold for the appearance-based society. Their faces are covered in purplish/red birthmarks, their vision is poor, and they are slight in stature. They also live in an underground city li...
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    10,96 €

  • The Time Traveling Healer
    Jim Bates
    When he fails to help curb the worldwide pandemic in the 21st Century, time-traveling healer Torak loses confidence in himself. When his boss Master Healer Robbikan sends him back in time to help with a plague that is sweeping the land of Anon, Torak vows to do better with this second chance. In Anon, he meets good people like the innkeepers Gwene and her husband Axande, and th...
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    11,04 €

  • On Rainy Lake and Other Stories
    Jim Bates
    A love-struck modern-day whiskey runner. A man addicted to fruit. A young boy’s horrific experience running away from home. These stories look deep into human nature and how we cope with life’s many challenges.A deathbed wish by an estranged father forces his son to confront his past. A man tells his friend an unexpected secret and hopes his buddy will understand. A widower tak...
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    16,86 €

  • The Stargazer
    Jim Bates
    In this collection of stories, Jim shares with the reader the lives of ordinary people who each have a unique story to tell. Mitch’s life is enhanced immeasurably when he meets fellow stargazer Loren and his daughter. Doug and Evie form an unlikely friendship while riding the bus to work. Dan and Tim meet Michael at a concert and learn the importance of a caring friendship even...
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    15,88 €

  • Short Stuff
    Jim Bates
    This is a short sharp collection of well-told stories by Jim Bates who once again brings us some evocative writing with a strong literary voice. We meet a plethora of characters, each with their own concerns and triumphs. They face life’s challenges and often have to turn situations around. Will they succeed? Will they make life good again?In this collections of flash fiction, ...
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    10,81 €