Xenolith: Contemporary Fantasy

ASparrow · 10-11-2009, 10:24 PM

With Earth a conduit for a parallel world at war, Frank Bowen, exiled for witnessing a portal, wanders in search of his long vanished wife.

Frank Bowen MD, the ultimate "Doctor Without Borders," is ambushed visiting his wife's makeshift memorial in the wilds of western Belize, where she vanished trekking a decade before .

At the same time, a band of militia scouts on their way home from the enemy frontier become stranded in a New England mill town where they discover a plot to open Earth to their enemies.

The scouts' attempt to foil this plan receives Frank's oblivious and inadvertent assistance during his quest for the long-lost Liz, whose trail gets warmer the farther Frank travels the backroads of Gi

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/4612

dmon65 · 10-11-2009, 11:29 PM

Welcome!

And thank you for sharing your writing! It's now in my "To Be Read" queue!

MaMiller · 10-12-2009, 08:32 AM

Sounds good Sparrow, I downloaded it. Thanks!!

Moe The Cat · 10-12-2009, 10:30 AM

Thank you, Sparrow! It's on my BeBook now ... next in queue.

Slite · 10-12-2009, 10:45 AM

Thanks ASparrow, downloaded and put into reading que

ASparrow · 10-12-2009, 11:00 AM

Just a note to let you all know that I updated the manuscript on Smashwords to clean up a few typos and inconsistencies in the early chapters based on reader feedback. Nothing major.

It would be great if someone could add a review to Smashwords.com!

weedfreak · 10-13-2009, 07:10 AM

Do you mean the version I have just d/l from Smashwords is the corrected version? If so there are still several spelling / typos and inconsistencies in the first five chapters.

I am liking what I have read so far though the mistakes do put me off.

ASparrow · 10-13-2009, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weedfreak

Do you mean the version I have just d/l from Smashwords is the corrected version? If so there are still several spelling / typos and inconsistencies in the first five chapters.

I am liking what I have read so far though the mistakes do put me off.

Sorry. I'll try to find and correct them. If I'm successful I'll upload another update.

weedfreak · 10-13-2009, 01:14 PM

I know how hard it is to proof read ones own work, but I am still finding major errors halfway through the book. I must add though that is a real page turner, I have not sat for 6 hours reading one book for some time.

ASparrow · 10-13-2009, 01:24 PM

Thanks to reader feedback, I discovered that my spellchecking was not nearly as thorough as I had hoped, so I've gone through every chapter and cleaned things up. The new version is posted on Smashwords and should be available to every reader who has already downloaded it for no charge. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Please note that I had a few disagreements with Mr. Spell-checker regarding certain verbs and adjectives that I've chosen to keep (artistic license ;-)

ASparrow · 10-13-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weedfreak

I know how hard it is to proof read ones own work, but I am still finding major errors halfway through the book. I must add though that is a real page turner, I have not sat for 6 hours reading one book for some time.

I think you'll find the latest version much improved.

I'm worried about the major errors though. I'm dreading that it might have something to do with the logic of the plot?

ASparrow · 10-14-2009, 08:27 PM

Almost 150 copies downloaded so far.

I'll be setting up a blog at http://asparrow.weebly.com in the next few days.

animedude01 · 10-15-2009, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the book. Downloaded and queued.

Hoping to get to it this year

ASparrow · 10-15-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by animedude01

Thanks for the book. Downloaded and queued.

Hoping to get to it this year

I know the feeling. I've got a pile myself that I haven't gotten around to reading.

ASparrow · 10-21-2009, 09:18 PM

I've posted an excerpt on my blog, along with a revew.

http://asparrow.weebly.com

10-11-2009, 10:24 PM	#1
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	X With Earth a conduit for a parallel world at war, Frank Bowen, exiled for witnessing a portal, wanders in search of his long vanished wife. Frank Bowen MD, the ultimate "Doctor Without Borders," is ambushed visiting his wife's makeshift memorial in the wilds of western Belize, where she vanished trekking a decade before . At the same time, a band of militia scouts on their way home from the enemy frontier become stranded in a New England mill town where they discover a plot to open Earth to their enemies. The scouts' attempt to foil this plan receives Frank's oblivious and inadvertent assistance during his quest for the long-lost Liz, whose trail gets warmer the farther Frank travels the backroads of Gi http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/4612 Last edited by ASparrow; 10-25-2010 at 09:50 PM.

10-12-2009, 11:00 AM	#6
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	Fixed version now uploaded. Just a note to let you all know that I updated the manuscript on Smashwords to clean up a few typos and inconsistencies in the early chapters based on reader feedback. Nothing major. It would be great if someone could add a review to Smashwords.com!

10-13-2009, 01:24 PM	#10
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	Revision uploaded. Thanks to reader feedback, I discovered that my spellchecking was not nearly as thorough as I had hoped, so I've gone through every chapter and cleaned things up. The new version is posted on Smashwords and should be available to every reader who has already downloaded it for no charge. I apologize for any inconvenience. Please note that I had a few disagreements with Mr. Spell-checker regarding certain verbs and adjectives that I've chosen to keep (artistic license ;-)

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dmon65 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 562 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Outer suburbs of St Louis Device: SmartQ7, a 1st gen Nook and a Kobo Glo and Aura H2O	Welcome! And thank you for sharing your writing! It's now in my "To Be Read" queue!

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MaMiller Author Posts: 179 Karma: 300002 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: none	Sounds good Sparrow, I downloaded it. Thanks!!

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Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Thank you, Sparrow! It's on my BeBook now ... next in queue.

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Slite Icanhasdonuts? Posts: 2,837 Karma: 532407 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mölnbo, Sweden Device: Kobo Aura 2nd edition, Kobo Clara HD	Thanks ASparrow, downloaded and put into reading que

10-13-2009, 07:10 AM	#7
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	Do you mean the version I have just d/l from Smashwords is the corrected version? If so there are still several spelling / typos and inconsistencies in the first five chapters. I am liking what I have read so far though the mistakes do put me off.

10-13-2009, 01:14 PM	#9
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	I know how hard it is to proof read ones own work, but I am still finding major errors halfway through the book. I must add though that is a real page turner, I have not sat for 6 hours reading one book for some time.

10-14-2009, 08:27 PM	#12
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	Almost 150 copies downloaded so far. I'll be setting up a blog at http://asparrow.weebly.com in the next few days.

10-15-2009, 01:00 AM	#13
animedude01 Addict Posts: 254 Karma: 1200 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: DR1000S, ILIAD2, Nokia n900, Kindle for PC, Astak EZReader Pro	Thanks for the book. Downloaded and queued. Hoping to get to it this year

10-21-2009, 09:18 PM	#15
ASparrow Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Device: Palm TX	I've posted an excerpt on my blog, along with a revew. http://asparrow.weebly.com