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"Straw Man" is a riveting and thought-provoking story that captivates from the first page to the last. Set against the backdrop of a fractured United States, the novel weaves a complex tapestry of power, freedom, and destiny that stretches beyond the stars. The author brilliantly juxtaposes the antiquated horrors of slavery against the limitless possibilities of space travel, creating a narrative that is as intellectually stimulating as it is emotionally charged. The use of CRISPR technology to illustrate the dark extremes of human manipulation is both chilling and mesmerizing, offering a ...

Despite Carlos' mundane life, killing weeds for his father's rich customers, is billions of miles from the stars he observes in the night sky, or from the kids who sit in the canteen with their healthy sandwiches and bottled water. His life is a billion miles from their reality, and the reality of a stable life in America as he dreams of becoming a citizen. While their families provide them with nice clothes, large houses and cars to travel to school in, Carlos makes do with gas-fumed rags of clothes and a gap between his front teeth. In order to cope, he immerses himself in thoughts of the universe, and learns of black holes, gravity and the beguiling Casimir Effect.

Max Rigby is a middle-aged, aloof writer stuck in the past when he falls in love with the pit-girl from S/V Nefarious, a sailing vessel that lives up to its name. The woman who has awakened his heart is the fleet's most fierce sailor, Robin Mac Bradaigh, aka "Mac", a young, fiery, unapologetic sailor who refuses to be pushed around by a fleet of scoundrels. But Nefarious carries a dark reputation, and Max soon finds himself caught up in a sailing race that is as dangerous as it is thrilling.

When an off-duty Black FBI analyst retreats to the Idaho wilderness for a solo camping trip, the last thing he expects is to be ambushed by white supremacists. Saved by a mysterious stranger, the agent survives—but his life is no longer his own.

A romance at the surface, but look closer, and you'll see this hybrid love story also addresses the fate of the planet. Julian, a workaholic-romantic, returns to school and falls head-over-heels for Allison, a lithe and lovely twenty-year-old college student while taking a course that examines the nuances of global warming. In class, they pass notes, flirt, and slowly a relationship evolves. When Julian discovers that Allison is due to marry her high school sweetheart, he risks all-including his job-to impress her, seduce her and steal her away. During a final exam, dressed as a dictator, he reads a treaty on the social economics of climate change, threaded with stanzas from a divine poem written centuries ago by Sappho. Allison is moved by his courtship.

The North Wind's fearsome reputation precedes him: "I haunt the human walrus hunters that live in my land. They are cautious of me - for I frostbite them, kick them about like shuttlecocks. I blow them into deep crevasses - then I crush them with my mighty icebergs! For pleasure, I freeze their smashed bodies and like jewels of red sapphire, they sink to decorate the bottom of my cold sea!" The New Tempest is Hans Christian Andersen's fable reimagined as a fearsome storm that aims to wreak havoc on the world below, today. The New Tempest takes the classic fantasy adventure and paints it with a story instantly epic, and yet, all its own. In the midst of a land torn by a treacherous war, a father must protect his daughter from the storm, and only one being can aid his desperate cause: the mysterious South Wind, dwelling in secrecy, who truly wields power over life, death, and destiny.

The War on Butterflies is a gripping novel that weaves a tale of adolescence, existential dilemmas, and the complex bonds of family. Tobias Stuart Daye, a fifteen-year-old grappling with the throes of puberty and perilous homemade fireworks, finds his life further complicated by an unexpected seduction and the relentless pursuit of a Pentecostal minister. As Toby faces these challenges, his world intertwines with that of his adopted cousin, Aiyana, who is on a tragic quest of her own. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Fairhaven, Washington, this story reveals a community in turmoil, ...

It has been said that there are only seven stories to tell: overcoming the monster, rags to riches, voyage and return, the quest, comedy, tragedy and rebirth. 7 is a collection of each of these different ways to tell a story, using the medium of poetry to entertain the reader, with an intuitive contemplation of life and observations. There is a graceful feel to the work; sometimes written with humor, sometimes purely carnal and occasionally with a tinge of sadness, it is a book which will open wounds and then lovingly tend them again. With offering such as the thoughtful, ‘Men Like Me’ ...

Rules for the educational trenches and life in general. Quick start your school year in a hundred pages or less. Antonio J. Hopson is an educator, long-serving mentor teacher at a top-notch school, poet and writer who uses inspiration and humor to help educators tackle the challenges they face day-in and day-out. Antonio believes that honey is to the bee what love and empathy are to humans—emotions that have evolved to hold us together through some of the most difficult and joyful times. This is why we are teachers: to pass along the best traits of our humanity. Research tells us that ...

A heart can take you anywhere. "A Cartographer," is a collection of new and beloved poems from poet Antonio J. Hopson, who captured hearts and minds in 2016 with his book Seven, which spent ten weeks at #1 on Amazon’s “Love Poems” bestsellers list. A Cartographer is a glimpse into the life that soon emerges after a fire has swept through a forest. With honesty, poignancy, and romantic flare, A Cartographer captures what is both raw and relatable about the greenery that grows out of the ashes: the smallest and grandest moments in life, the first glimpse of a new love, panda hatred, ...

Antonio J. Hopson blends speculative fiction, historical fiction, and narrative force to imagine what it would be like if our nation's forefathers were attacked by the world’s most deadly war machine: The United States of America. Washington, Franklin, and Revere are insurgent foes pursued by Allied Forces. An embedded reporter pens a stark, first-person reflection of America’s war on terror/war on itself.