Steven Lyle Jordan
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Steven Lyle Jordan has been writing science fiction novels for nearly 20 years. Living during the Space Age, the Computer Age, the tail end of the Cold War and the beginnings of the Environmental Era has molded his views on science and technology, and their place in society and the natural world, a perspective that clearly comes across in his novels. He's officially given up on the flying car, but he does expect them to be self-driving before he's too old to drive himself.
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Sarcology
Futurist fiction/adventure
A beautiful robotics scientist has been enduring a very personal blackmail as punishment for past indiscretions. But the stakes have gone up, and she's had enough. Enter Allen and Jessica Teal, of the Teal Investigative Agency, who plan to catch her elusive blackmailer. But the case quickly goes from bad to deadly… and they must solicit the help of a robot prototype that turns out to be far more than anyone expected. So begins a sexy and romantic detective adventure, with a robotic twist, set in 2040s Atlanta. |
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Verdant Skies
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Futurist fiction/drama
A catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera threatens the global biosystem, and drives Earth's desperate residents to seek refuge in any of the four satellite-cities in Earth orbit. The satellite Verdant immediately finds itself under pressure to accept a forced occupation by a population it cannot hold, and certain doom of its own survivability. But a secret group on Verdant has a plan of its own... |
Verdant Pioneers
Futurist fiction/drama
SEQUEL TO VERDANT SKIES. The city-satellite Verdant has spent a year out in deep space, moving from system to system in search of the raw materials it needs to survive, fighting off terrorist factions that seek to force their return to Earth influence, and unsure of Earth's state. No one on Earth knows Verdant's status, either, and both sides are afraid of aggression from the other. And when the deep-space discovery of the age is spoiled by the unexpected disappearance of one of their freighters, Julian Lenz and his staff must make a difficult decision: To take Verdant into hiding, perhaps forever; or to return to Earth, and risk Verdant's survival. |
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The Kestral Voyages: My Life, After Berserker
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Futurist adventure
Carolyn Kestral, discharged Galarchy Ranger, begins a hopeful new life as a freighter captain and collects a small crew. But her decision not to tell her crew about the Berserker virus that forced her Ranger discharge comes back to bite her, creating a rift between her and her crew almost immediately. And there is a question of whether the virus is still capable of being activated, turning her into a deadly human weapon. If the Berserker is merely dormant, will it be set off by a clandestine first-run and a dangerous encounter with the Spiders in deep space? Will her crew stick around long enough to find out? |
The Kestral Voyages: The Lens
Futurist adventure
THE SECOND KESTRAL VOYAGE: Planet Shura Dva seems to be deliberately resisting and sabotaging the terraforming work of the Oan Engineers. A local workers' leader claims to be able to "feel" the planet's anger... but the Engineers are positive he's really a terrorist leader secretly orchestrating the attacks. And in the midst of local labor squabbles and strange planetary phenomena, Carolyn Kestral and her crew, flush after a lucrative cargo run, arrive on Shura Dva to help out a friend in need... and discover that the planet itself may not allow them to leave! |
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The Kestral Voyages: The House of Jacquarelle
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Futurist adventure
THE THIRD KESTRAL VOYAGE: The industry-controlling governments of Lyrae Two and Lyrae Six have been enmeshed in corporate espionage for years, but it's beginning to escalate to dangerous levels. Carolyn Kestral and the crew of the Mary, as well as Coray Gheris of the Jovian Skies, get caught in a crossfire of rival corporate entities, con men, assassins and killer robots, all centered around the House of Jacquarelle... and in the process, they discover a shocking secret about one of their own! |
Chasing the Light
Futurist adventure
Tom Everson, forced to flee his home during the 2015 oil riots, returns eight years later to find the girl he had to leave behind, start a business and make a life for them both. But he had to sneak into the country illegally, the energy situation has only gotten worse, and the country may break out in renewed riots at any time! Did Tom arrive at exactly the wrong moment? |
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As The Mirror Cracks
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Futurist adventure
The Mirror is more than just another virtual reality; it is a worldwide phenomenon, with average and exotic character "reflections," a unique physics of its own, and social, political and financial aspects that are deeply entwined with those of the real world. So when a plot is uncovered to destroy The Mirror, it's serious. It's a race to save The Mirror, and the real world with it, played out in both worlds and led by a mild-mannered reporter and his Mirror reflection... the ultimate superhero, Zenith! |
Worldfarm One
Futurist drama
All Keith Maryland wanted was to start a new job away from the crumbling United States of America... and he thought he'd found it in the prestigious U.N. Worldfarm Project, deep in the heart of Brazil. But between native distrust and managerial prejudice against "Estados," and local authorities that automatically associate him with an illegal drug trade in the area—threatening to expose a secret he'd rather stay hidden—Keith isn't sure whether this was the best, or the worst, move he could've made. Sometimes, being a foreigner can suck. |
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Evoguía
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Futurist drama
A scientist in Atlanta creates a revolutionary breakthrough in accessing the untapped potential in humans, and in so doing, sows the seeds of a decades-spanning conflict between Homo Sapiens and a group of people—a 98-pound weakling, a police detective, a boy with learning difficulties and an illness-prone woman—who become the first generation of Homo Evoguía... the Self-Evolved Man. |
Despite Our Shadows
Mystery
In 2007, heiress Ellen Levinson vanished from a downtown Washington hotel under mysterious circumstances. Four years later, a series of blackmail letters leads investigator Alain Guest to Nashville, in search of the missing heiress. But things go wrong quickly, getting Alain tangled up with a local Goth girl who forces him to deal with his own damaged past. As the investigation threatens to crumble, Alain's mental state just may go down with it... |
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