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Blaze Ward
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Indie Writer, Publisher. Science Fiction. Action-Thriller. Occasional Erotica.

Seattle-ish.

www.blazeward.com/books

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Book 15 is out. Book 16 ends Season Two and the War of the Pirate Clans, Volume 2.

You ready?
Guardians of Tomorrow. The Science Officer, Book 16 by Blaze Ward. End of Season Two and The War of the Pirate Clans, Volume 2.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Rewatched Lassiter this week.

Bob Hoskins gave a Master Class in "the villain as the hero of his own story." Writers, worth 100 minutes of your time.
movie poster for Lassiter, with Tom Selleck. "When the law has a job they can't handle, they need a man outside the law."
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Heather 1 is coming in February (Jessica => Phil => Heather => Kohahu => Veronika)

time to get caught up where it all began.

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Auberon, by Blaze Ward. The Jessica Keller Chronicles, book 1 and the start of an immense universe. Cover is a big spaceship on a purple background, with several starfighters flying.
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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ew. ick. block.

go follow someone who thinks you aren't the worst scum in the universe.
A!Kat ai follows you. This is their main bio at [AT SIGN]a-katai.com before I blocked them
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Because I'm getting ready to start book seven and have added book five to the publishing schedule (April 2026).

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And I adore doing research for these books. outside of editing, this is most of what I read these days.
Night Strike. Red Branch, Book One by Blaze Ward. Statue of Liberty with an explosion behind her. Soviet red flag across the top. British Vampire jet flying.
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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and the Boundary Shock Quarterly news letter just went out.

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Boundary Shock Quarterly magazine cover for issue 32. Zeroes and ones
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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turned out awesome. Can't wait to cut it
fresh load of bread, cooling on a wire rack.
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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"A Moment of clarity." Two tycoons in a nice office. One says "I hear their wages are stagnating. Heh. Poor devils will never be able to afford out products." The second one looks up in surprise. "Wait. What?"
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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"There are always men like you."

And they need sticking to.

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Lost Dreams, by Blaze Ward. Last Stand, Episode One. Starship flying over a cloud deck on the way to a bank job or something.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Some days, you have to ask yourself what Science Fiction REALLY means.

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Assassin, by Blaze Ward. Farouk Al-Hashemi, Vol 1. because I had a long conversation with some Egyptian Muslim friends about science fiction.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Zeros and Ones

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Boundary Shock Quarterly magazine, issue 32: Zeroes and Ones. Cover of an android against a futuristic cityscape.
October 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Counting down to Book 15 (and 16 and the end of Season Two)

Are you ready for the War of the Pirate Clans, Volume Two?

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The Science Officer, by Blaze Ward. Book One of the series. He'll survive the pirates. Will they survive him? Starship low on the horizon, sending a shuttle to the ground.
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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image of three cops and one dapper dude everyone mistakes for a detective in a crime novel
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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"You may choose one person to tell you The Aristocrats joke"
Weird Al Yankovic, holding a mouse.
October 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Hunting Nazis who escaped World War 2, you say?

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Night Strike, by Blaze Ward. Red Branch, book one of four published. Five and Six done and I'm researching seven and eight now. Plus lots of other action-thriller books you should look up.
October 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Bread. 4 ingredients. Kitchenaide Stand mixer. No sugar, but amazingly sweet.

gonna make awesome sandwiches.
ready for the oven baked, front baked back
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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just sent book six to the Fabulous Publisher Babe(tm) for Jan pre-orders.

you caught up?

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Trial By Leviathan, by Blaze Ward. Operation Marrakesh, Book One. Starship against a teal nebula
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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That Obama Meme, only with the Portland Frog instead. Across the top it says "Ribbit. Resist. Repeat." Across the bottom is says no hope without hop.
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Also, Sector Map. Folks have asked and I will start including, plus going back and adding to previous books.

(It's been a year)

#CorsacFox #Booksky
Auga Sector Map, showing various sectors in relationship to one another. I keep forgetting to include.
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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y'all need to buy more books if I'm going to be able to afford my own supervillain island lair.

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Flight of the Corsac Fox. Corsac Fox, book one, by blaze ward and the start of Season One (now complete with In Congress Assembled). Gold starship on a teal and yellow background
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Because I started what is technically Book 27 this morning. 1-20 (Keller and Kosnett) are out now. 21-25 (Warlord) next year. Then the series after that.

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Auberon by Blaze Ward. The Jessica Keller Chronicles, Book One. starship carrier with starfighters against a purple background.
October 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Book Six coming in January. Y'all caught up?

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Trial By Leviathan. Operation Marrakesh, book one by Blaze Ward. Starship flying in a turquoise nebula
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Questions?
Black and green flags on a white background. Text: Amphifa: Amphibians Against Fascism.
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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you folks caught up on Season One? It is now COMPLETE!

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In Congress Assembled by Blaze Ward. Corsac Fox book seven and the end of Season One
October 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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note sticky with wife's mods
image of the chutney recipe that I am way too lazy to type out.
October 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM