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Dusk Peterson

Announcement: Journey to Manhood, by Dusk Peterson

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Journey to Manhood

QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new alternative history book out: “Perhaps, when they spoke next, the other young man could tell Simmons of any masters here who were in need of an apprentice who was perilously close to the age of journeymanship.” Simmons has been waiting all his life for the day when he would come of age and pledge his service to a liege-master. But at the last minute, all his plans go awry; he is left in the awful position of having to find a liege-master quickly. Desperation may force Simmons to pick the worst of liege-masters. Working … Read more

Announcement: The Shining Ones, by Dusk Peterson

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QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new Alternate History book out: “He was skilled by now at making innocuous remarks in the presence of the Shining Ones. Nobody had even guessed that he knew what they were.” The Eternal Dungeon is filled with prisoners who shine like the sun. No one knows this except Barrett Boyd, a guard notorious for having survived a disciplinary punishment that should have killed him. He is also notorious for his rebellion against the authorities of the royal prison. At a pivotal time in the Eternal Dungeon’s history, when abusive practices of the past may finally … Read more

Announcement: Servant or Slave, by Dusk Peterson

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Servant or Slave

QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new alternate history book out: Is service a privilege or a chain? Two young men face this question. Both live in the Dozen Landsteads, where life centers on the nation’s Bay. One young man lives at the beginning of the twentieth century, the other in the sixteenth century. Both youths possess masters. But do the masters have their best interests at heart? “Servant or Slave” presents twin tales of love, faithfulness, and responsibility. It can be read on its own or as a side story in Waterman, a speculative fiction series set in an alternative … Read more

Announcement: Checkmate, by Dusk Peterson

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Checkmate

QSFer Dusk Peterson has a new alternative history book out: The Eternal Dungeon is no longer a prison. It’s a battlefield. Split apart from their closest loves and friends, a small group of prison-workers seek to abolish the use of torture against prisoners in the queendom’s royal dungeon. Time is running out, for the deadly High Seeker has already flogged and executed prison-workers who opposed his policies. Do the reformers have enough time and skill to bring about radical change in the dungeon? Will they be able to overcome their mistrust of one another? This suspenseful novel can be read … Read more