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Explore brief manuscript selections alongside clearly labeled original introductions. The Reality and both short-story collection entries use original guidance instead of book excerpts. Follow each book’s Amazon listing for its platform-hosted Read Sample preview.
Chapter One · 150 words
Before Takalu, the Calyster is an unheralded Peacekeeper cruiser serving on the frontier. A mission to dismantle a persistent pirate syndicate puts its crew to the test—and sets the stage for the Peacekeeper series.
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Terran Peacekeeper Xander Martin reaches Takalu on a routine patrol and finds the aftermath of a battle in orbit. The discovery draws him into a struggle among ambitious spacefaring powers, with consequences that could reshape humanity’s future.
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The Terran Republic has been transformed by the events at Takalu. When a Zalu superweapon turns a new alliance into a wartime crisis, the Calyster and its crew return to duty for a covert mission against the Zalu Empire.
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As the Zalu advance toward Earth, the Calyster is sent to seek help from an exiled Eranian faction. Forging an alliance could change the course of the war—but the beliefs of these potential allies raise a troubling question about its cost.
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Xander Martin and the Calyster return from the galactic center to a war that is still raging. A new order sends the crew into another mission, whose unforeseen consequences bring the Peacekeeper series to its conclusion.
Open sample →Chapter Two · 162 words
A decade after government cuts ended his naval commission, Captain William Nagy is called back into service. With an unconventional crew and a worn-out ship, he investigates disturbing intelligence—and discovers that the mission is larger than it first appeared.
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For Aldebaran, missing a factory shift can mean death. When a chance to escape appears, the life he knows begins to unravel. Beyond the factory lies an unfamiliar world, and surviving it will demand more than leaving his old routine behind.
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In a future New York ruled by the Augamani Corporation, employment is compulsory. Factory technician Ylan takes pride in his place in that system—until unexpected events threaten his stability and force him to choose between familiar security and an uncertain future.
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Meghan longs for life beyond the repetitive days at her small-town shop, Boutiques with Coffee. The arrival of William, an intriguing stranger, offers the change she has imagined. But his mystery leaves her wondering whether their connection will bring happiness or heartbreak.
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Diego Rojas spends his working days on an automobile assembly line in San Luis Potosí. When Mexico passes the Scandinavian Union Immigration Act, the world around him changes. He must reckon with what the new law means for his livelihood and his future.
Open sample →The Strategist — an original reading introduction · 129 words
Seven science-fiction stories explore human experience and conflict beyond Earth. This first volume includes The Strategist, Compromising Sin, Deadweight, Last Log, Lionheart, Spore, and The Duel, spanning questions of the human condition and the realities of space warfare.
Open introduction →The Venusian Touch — an original reading introduction · 120 words
Six more science-fiction stories offer distinct settings and ideas in this second anthology. The collection includes The Venusian Touch, Night’s Kiss, The Loneliness Paradox, Ease, In The Sea, and Lightskipper.
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A guide for aspiring writers who want to move from uncertainty toward a writing practice and career. Paul Haedo shares advice and practical approaches intended to help readers begin writing, develop their work, and navigate the path toward becoming an author.
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In this historical novel set in 1907, young writer Otto Haberle travels to Vienna and meets aspiring artist Adolf Hitler aboard the train. Their friendship begins against a backdrop of artistic ambition and a future that will have far-reaching consequences.
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Otto and Adolf continue their struggle to pursue creative lives in Vienna. Poverty and the city’s harsh realities test their determination, as the two friends resist the pressures that threaten to defeat their ambitions.
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Liam-332 was bred to be an enforcer and believes he exists to protect others. When a routine pursuit ends in a suspect’s death, links to terrorism pull him into a widening crisis—and toward questions about the purpose behind his own creation.
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After losing a century-long war, the Terrani Republic evacuates its worlds. Seven years of pursuit by the Eranian Kingdom leave its refugee fleet searching for a different future, as visionaries challenge the belief that a defeated nation cannot rise again.
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When the alien Zava discovers a planet inhabited by intelligent life, she chooses an unconventional research method: living among its people. Her investigation of human society becomes an adventure in observation, participation, and unexpected experience.
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Aspiring screenwriter Emma Hall reconnects with her former high-school best friend, producer and director Francis Callahan. A potential film deal brings them back into each other’s lives, opening the door to a relationship beyond their shared creative ambitions.
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Irish counselor Sophie Byrne travels to Bristol, Tennessee, for a holiday. Meeting Paul McLane turns the trip into an unexpected opportunity for romance, as two people discover possibilities neither anticipated.
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An exploration of peaceful political change, personal agency, and collective organization. Drawing inspiration from nonviolent movements, Haedo considers how people can work within legal means to challenge existing arrangements and pursue social change.
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The artificial intelligence Father safeguards human embryos and prepares Takali for settlement. Generations later, Jonathan, a student librarian skeptical of the Church of Father, finds himself drawn into political and religious affairs involving the intelligence behind his civilization.
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Retail worker Vincent Frieso’s familiar world is disrupted when an asteroid reaches the southern Pacific. The alien life it carries begins to transform Earth, drawing ordinary people into a crisis far beyond their daily lives.
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Haedo presents his perspective on marriage, expectations between partners, and the relationship between private life and legal institutions. Written for men, the book considers conflicts within marriage and the choices facing those who believe a relationship no longer serves them.
Open sample →Introduction · 118 words
A short personal-finance guide focused on reducing debt and avoiding financial obligations that restrict everyday choices. Haedo outlines his approach to spending, repayment, and greater financial independence.
Open sample →The Philosophy of Science: · 85 words
A collection of essays and longer pieces on philosophy, government, self-help, and human development. Bringing together work from different stages of his thinking, Haedo also acknowledges that some earlier views no longer reflect his position.
Open sample →A critical reading introduction · 104 words
A philosophical booklet examining division within humanity and the prospect of a better shared future. Haedo argues that human separation is a fundamental obstacle and considers the possibility of collective improvement.
Open introduction →Part One · 179 words
Haedo outlines a proposed transitional socialist state in the United States. This political work discusses public welfare, state-owned production, collective organization, and space exploration within the author’s vision of a communist republic.
Open sample →Why Marxist-Haedoism? · 158 words
A political pamphlet presenting Haedo’s interpretation of communist thought. It focuses on proletarian unity and the author’s proposed ideological framework for collective social change.
Open sample →Samples contain fictional events or the viewpoints expressed in a nonfiction work. Nonfiction selections are not personalized legal, financial, or relationship advice. The complete current bibliography has supplied manuscript sources. Samples are deliberately selective; poetry and fictional scripture are introduced through original commentary.