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Choose Your Class

Below the image is an excerpt from my litRPG novel Crimson Gauntlet. After surviving the first rush of monsters, Eddie Rush has been presented with a choice of class by the game rig sent to him by the mysterious developer somehow behind the attack. Each offers a unique way to combat the threat. Tell me in the comments which you would choose! Hacker. Learn to control Crimson Gauntlet lifeforms!…

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Crimson Gauntlet by I.O. Adler  

The game can get under your skin… The preorder for Factions is now live! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BR2VR466

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Reading Gateways Survey Results

Reading Gateways Survey Results

I asked my readers what their gateway was to reading. Here’s some replies: Enid Blyton short stories. History came up a couple of times, including ancient history and the American Civil War. Bookmobiles and libraries played a role with a few of us. The encyclopedia. Dracula. Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Sci-fi, including Joan D. Vinge and Robert Heinlein. Three readers mentioned…

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Two Seraph Engine Cover Options

Two Seraph Engine Cover Options

The Seraph Engine is my upcoming release for late fall. Here’s two takes of the cover. Which do you like best? The Seraph Engine by I.O. Adler I’m going for a tech noir feel, western science fiction with cyberpunk/cattlepunk elements. Crime fiction and cyborgs. It’s been a fun change of pace writing the story compared to my space opera writing the story and I’m looking forward to sharing…