Democracy's Right

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The book you hold in your hand (at least on your kindle) is a heavily-revised version of book one of my second major space opera trilogy — The Democracy Series. The previous versions can be found on my website under ‘free books.’ However, I feel that this revised version adds a great deal to the universe — and I would advise you not to assume that anything that happens (or doesn’t happen) in the first version will happen in the second.

If you want a sequel, please let me know and post reviews on Amazon. At the risk of sounding awfully mercenary (sorry) I write sequels to books that sell well.

As always, I would be grateful if you email me to point out any spelling mistakes, placing them in context. I can offer cameos, redshirt deals and suchlike in return.

Have fun! And if you want a fourth book, let me know…

Night was falling over Jackson’s Folly as Commander Colin Walker walked down the street towards the isolated bar, keeping a safe distance from the crowds of spacers milling about and trying to relax before they boarded their shuttles and returned to their ships. Like almost every other planet Colin had visited, Jackson’s Folly possessed a place where spacers could come to relax after serving on their ships — and be separated from their hard-earned wages by bars, girls and other entertainments. He smiled to himself grimly as he saw a group of Imperial Navy crewmen lining up in front of a brothel, swapping pipes of recreational drugs while waiting for their turn at the girls. The Observation Squadron allowed a third of its crewmen to take shore leave at any given point and they didn’t hesitate to take advantage of it. Anything beat serving on starships waiting in orbit for the hammer to fall.

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