Ryk Brown
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RE: Balance

It's political. (As all things usually are.) The Tau Ceti system, with three inhabited worlds, is the biggest contributor to the Sol-Alliance, especi...

7 years ago
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RE: Resurrection- Big Spoiler Thread..

Jung nanites don't give the Jung direct "simon-says" control over the host. Instead, they simply cause the subject to do what the subject thinks is in...

7 years ago
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RE: The Ghatazhak aren't as effective as they once were.

The Ghatazhak are always willing to do what is necessary to achieve their goal. If that means protecting themselves and their assets on lesser mission...

8 years ago
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RE: Audible

This is actually really good to know. I've noticed a decline in my audiobook producer's ability to get titles out in timely fashion. It's gotten to th...

8 years ago
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RE: The Ghatazhak aren't as effective as they once were.

It's not that the Ghatazhak have become less effective, it's that they are fewer in numbers. They can no longer afford to go charging fearlessly into ...

8 years ago
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RE: Next Episode

I'm good. I actually am in better health than before. I even managed to lose weight and get off my blood pressure meds. Battling a couple small tears ...

8 years ago
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RE: Update from Ryk?

Alive and kickin. Just busy beatin on the keyboard.

8 years ago
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RE: Rebellion

Not sure if it was an Amazon screw up or my own. I thought I enrolled 2.4 in Select/KU when I published it. Regardless, it's in KU now. Eventually, w...

8 years ago
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RE: Rebellion

I clicked "publish" on Rebellion this afternoon. Should go on sale sometime tonight or early tomorrow. Enjoy!

8 years ago
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RE: Rebellion

You know, I didn't even realize I did that! Funny thing is, both of those scenes are based on a real event that happened to me. The rock, the river, ...

8 years ago
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RE: Questions to the Author

Would that I could. Unfortunately, I have no legal rights to demand this. However, I have taken steps to guarantee that it will not happen again. But ...

8 years ago
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RE: Resurrection- Big Spoiler Thread..

The Alliance developed the Cobras, the Super Eagles, and the Super Falcons, using Corinairan and Takaran scientists and techs. And they used Takaran f...

8 years ago
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RE: Resurrection- Big Spoiler Thread..

The Avendahl moved to Corinair because Navarro knew that if the nobles had control of the Avendahl, they would likely use it to create a new empire, w...

8 years ago
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RE: Ryk Flying

Steve, I got my instrument rating in early November. I'm up to about 500 hrs of total time, and since November I've racked up about 3 hours of actu...

8 years ago
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RE: Reading Level

I wouldn't recommend my saga to anyone who hasn't reached puberty yet. Although, I doubt there is anything in my stories that your average sixth grade...

8 years ago
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RE: Resurrection

I was able to move it up a couple days. It's releasing on the 25th, Midnight in each time zone in which Amazon has a store. Thanks to all for letting...

8 years ago
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RE: Cloning

Jason is correct in that to resurrect either Casimir or Dumar, you would need their consciousness and memories to have been scanned within minutes of ...

8 years ago
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RE: Questions to the Author

Travis, I never did find out why the contract for part two did not include international, as the contract for part 1 did. Regardless, I signed the ...

8 years ago
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RE: Questions to the Author

Took a little longer than usual to get it out.

8 years ago
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RE: Questions to the Author

I get a fraction of a cent per page read under Kindle Unlimited. I make less per fully read book than I would for a sale, (about $1 less, last time I ...

8 years ago
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RE: Episode 2- Rescue : idle speculation thread

FoursIslands pretty much nailed it.

8 years ago
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RE: Episode 2- Rescue : idle speculation thread

Yes, a big rewrite...for the better. It will come out this month. Preorder in about a week, and release before the end of the month.

8 years ago
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RE: Audiobook "Escalation" and your next 14 books

I'm working on it. I had assumed that they were buying the same level of rights as the previous episodes. But I am quickly learning that Tantor makes ...

8 years ago
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RE: [Spoilers] Fate of the Avendahl

Big ships have there uses. (If for nothing else, then shock and awe.) They also serve as mobile bases of operations, and establish 'presence' in areas...

8 years ago
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RE: Question: Colonization

In my timeline, the first extra-solar colony was established in the early 22nd century. By then end of that century, five more had been established. B...

8 years ago
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RE: [Spoilers] Fate of the Avendahl

Because we are so far in the future, and after a near extinction-level plague, we get to play fast and loose with current tradition. The explorer cla...

8 years ago
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RE: German translations - end at #3?

The publisher that bought the German language rights for the first 3 episodes has not yet made an offer. To be honest, if they do, it will have to be ...

8 years ago
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RE: Haven and other inhabited moons

I will make one last comment on this subject. No disrespect is intended to the OP or any other posters in this thread. Many times, what we believe to...

8 years ago
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RE: Episode 1 Part 2 Thread Spoilers Welcome

The main worlds of the Pentaurus cluster are generally opposed to cloning. As Randy said, the Nifelmians have been cloning for more than a millennium....

8 years ago
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