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Richard Merk
Richard Merk was born in East L.A. to his considerable surprise, so when his parents moved away to the house they would live in for the next twelve years, he cleverly stowed away in the trunk of their car. Brought up in West Los Angeles and educated in Catholic schools, he took to outer space as a starship captain in an attempt to escape this tragic reality. Inexplicably, he eventually graduated from high school. Then, ignoring angry mobs of protestors, he infiltrated Cal State Fullerton, from which he almost graduated. Starting at age 16, he began to writing adventure stories, computer games, and AD&D modules, and one or two of them are almost finished. Upon discovering the Internet, he began designing web pages, and one or two of those are almost finished. As he grows older, he shows no signs of slacking off. He remains as youthful and as lovable as ever, and grows more ruggedly handsome with each passing year. You can be sure that this is true, since he has written this little essay himself. And for once, he actually finished what he
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Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
The Worst of Woes
Against West's advice, Max Vasser takes on a simple bounty-hunting job, but uncovers instead an ancient legacy of cold-blooded murder and manipulation. Faced with a shocking foe, she finds her most basic moral convictions called into question, and now she must choose between risking her life and losing her very soul!
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2008.01.03
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
Voice of a Silent Planet
While on a routine escort mission, the Banshees accidentally stumble across a previously unexplored planet. The surface is a dreamlike, idyllic Paradise, but unknown to the women, an ancient intellect is watching their every move with keen interest. Will the Banshees' last mission together as a team turn out to be their last mission ever?
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2007.12.19
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
The Fires of Creation
West receives a mysterious message from a long-lost friend that launches him on a wild chase across the Serenity system in search of an ancient artifact of immense power. Joined by Max Vasser of Starfleet's Banshee Squadron, the duo races barely one step ahead of nefarious factions bent on galactic domination who would do anything to wield the Fires of Creation!
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2007.12.27
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
X-1 X-1
West never told how he came into the possession of the fantastic alien device known as X-1...
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2007.12.13
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
The Tourist
Dexter Gray and Alex Dalton take a walk in the park, talk about the future and the past, explore their feelings, and make an unusual new friend.
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2007.11.29
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Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
Absalom West and the Hijackers
Absalom West and the Hijackers
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2007.11.21
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
Humanity
The Temporal Cold War heats up and the Banshees are pulled into the conflagration. Now they must fight to save their future and that of all of Humanity!
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2007.10.18
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
The Black Gate
While on a routine survey mission, the Banshees are pulled into a mysterious black vortex and hurled across the universe to a forgotten planet orbiting a dead sun in a lightless void. Now lost amid the crumbling wreckage of a long-dead civilization and beset on all sides by murderous natives and terrifying creatures, they must solve the mystery of the ages in order to escape with their lives!
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2007.10.11
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
The Mind Rippers
In the aftermath of the Mulluran War and Jazz Phoenix's death, Banshee Squadron is in tatters. But while on their much-needed vacation, Sam Beckett is kidnapped, sending the Banshees on a wild manhunt across the system!
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2007.09.30
Richard Merk
Banshee Squadron 2.0
Star Wars
In the midst of war with the Mullurans, the Banshees find themselves without starfighters and with nothing but time to kill. But when their squadron is reactivated, they find a threat much more sinister than the Mullurans.
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2007.06.08
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