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MoonPhrazes November 2022

It's November already! Where does the time go? Did you finish reading your free book, The Stone Ship , by John Lars Shoberg? Don't forget, you can get a free copy of the series starter, The Stone Builders by going to www.smashwords.com. Search either for the title or the author's name, and it should come up. If you like John Lars Shoberg's work, you could try another of his titles, De-Evolution . It looked like the perfect planet to colonize, so the generational ship landed. A year later, 2 children go missing, and are apparently being lead away by a Jabberwocky, a local animal the colonists don't know much about. When the search team finally tracks them down, they find the jabberwockies are the equivalent of late stone age humans, but they once had a thriving civilization. Something is messing with evolution on this planet, and the humans must find what it is and how to deal with it before they also regress to cavemen. You can find De-Evolution at https://M
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MoonPhrazes - October 2022

  I asked all my friends who write science fiction if they had any new books I could bring to the attention of my email friends. Unfortunately, none of them did. So I broadened my search and found an urban fantasy I could tell you about: I discovered Travis Heerman's Shinjuku Shadows series when I downloaded a FREE copy of book 1, "Tokyo Blood Magic". In this book, Django Wong, a modern-day ninja turned sorcerer, has never failed in a witch hunt before. But this time, he's sent after the only woman he's ever loved. I heartily recommend this book. Get it free at  https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vupq9b35b0  And have fun reading! And now, how about a question? Since you like science fiction, what is your favorite sub-genre of sf? I can be on the lookout for your favorite type of book!

MoonPhrazes September 20, 2022

  And we have a confirmed winner in our Kindle Paperwhite giveaway! The winner is Jennifer H from Missouri, USA! Congratulations, Jennifer! All those books you were told about when you signed up for the giveaway are still available for a short time. Be sure you've downloaded all of them that you want to read! Those of you who downloaded The Stone Ship by John Lars Shoberg may be wondering, "Where can I get a copy of book 1 of this series? This is book 2." We have you covered! You can get a FREE copy of The Stone Builders (Book 1) at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/565000 for the next month. Stay tuned. We'll have more good stuff happening in the months ahead.

MoonPhrazes September 1, 2022

  MoonPhaze is pleased to announce that we are participating in a giveaway! The prize is a Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which I'm sure you all know is an ebook reader. The giveaway only lasts for 2 weeks, so go to https://kingsumo.com/g/tax5mm/win-a-kindle-paperwhite-signature-edition to sign up for your chance to win! Once you sign up, you can get more chances to win by checking out the dozen-plus free books being offered, all in the science fiction and fantasy genres. Download them all, if you like! The winner of the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition will be announced in the middle of the month, but with so many free books to download, everybody who signs up is a winner! Sign up now! https://kingsumo.com/g/tax5mm/win-a-kindle-paperwhite-signature-edition

MoonPhrazes - August 2022

  For those of you who didn't catch it late in July, I am announcing that the new website is live. You can look it over at MoonPhazeBooks.com . You should be able to buy and download any of the 4 sf novels by John Lars Shoberg that I've got listed. This site sells only ebooks. Also, I have re-published these same 4 books on Smashwords.com. On Smashwords, John's first book, The Stone Builders , can be downloaded for free. Yes, FREE ! That price should have worked its way to your local bookstore by now. In the Stone Builders , the Human/Wassaran colonists on the planet Ranklin find the planet had been colonized before, by a race neither of them had heard of. But that colony had been short-lived, and there was evidence they had left in a hurry. What chased them away? Even more important, did it still pose a threat to the current colony? If you enjoy The Stone Builders, you will find it possible to download the sequel, The Stone Ship , for free by following the instruct

MoonPhrazes - July 23, 2022

  At Long Last...   My 15-year-old CPU (computer) went on the fritz last weekend and spent the week in the shop. So even though the new MoonPhaze website went live on Monday or Tuesday, I could not make an announcement. That's one draw-back of having your computer remember all your passwords for you. I am announcing now that the new website is live. You can look it over at MoonPhazeBooks.com . You should be able to buy and download any of the 4 sf novels by John Lars Shoberg that I've got listed. This site sells only ebooks. Also, I have just re-published these same 4 books on Smashwords.com. On Smashwords, John's first book, The Stone Builders , can be downloaded for free. Yes, FREE ! That price may take as long as a week to work its way to your local bookstore, but it will get there. If you enjoy The Stone Builders, you will find it possible to download the sequel, The Stone Ship , for free by following the instructions in The Stone Builders. This is our way o

MoonPhrazes July 2022

I see the light! Or, I think I see the light at the end of this long tunnel that has been this big project. I am nearing the end of formatting all of John Lars Shoberg's books. Now just a few hyperlinks to get set and our new website will go live ! {Maniacal laughter.} But first, a question. How much do you care if the Chapter Headings are NOT centered? I have this one stubborn book that has its own way of interpreting my formatting efforts, and it has decided that when I say Chapter Headings should be centered, I obviously MUST mean they should be sitting on the left margin. (Except Chapter 36, which is happy to sit in the middle of the page, just like I told it.) I mean, it will look strange, I know that. But does it really matter in the scheme of things? If you opened this ebook and saw that everything I designated as a 'Chapter Heading' was sitting on the left side of the page, would you turn away in disgust? Please feel free to answer, I really want to know. I