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THE ORIGINAL SEX GATES NOVEL

This is the Sex Gates novel as originally written by Darrell Bain alone. It has a completely different ending, and it contains one more major character and several more supporting ones. In this original version, all questions are answered and all issues resolved in this one book. It is being published now in response to all the fan mail and interest the trilogy generated?and continues to generate. The Sex Gates has already become a science fiction cult classic and this book should be a significant addition to the sex gates universe.

Author's Note

I wrote The Sex Gates in 1993 at a frenzied pace, completing the first draft in one month flat. In looking over my original novel and the one ten years later which includes Jeanine Berry as a collaborator, I am unable to judge which version I like best. That is for readers to decide. I can only say that going back over the old manuscript helped me recapture most of the original emotion and intensity with which I first got this notion into novel form.

When I revisited The Original Sex Gates, I was reminded of the two versions of Arthur C. Clark's grand stories, Against The Fall Of Night and The City And The Stars. I have been reading both versions over and over for many years and continue to enjoy both of them to this day. I sincerely hope you can do the same with the two different versions of The Sex Gates.Download Description

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Masters of the Sex Gates is the highly anticipated sequel to the mindblowing novel, The Sex Gates.Earth is changed forever when the Sex Gates arrive. By passing through a gate, you can change your sex or cure an incurable illness -- but each passage carries a price. What will the ultimate price be?Outside, the demonstrators shouted and shook their fists. Most of them were convinced there was a trick to successfully making successive passages, a trick that we Seconders selfishly kept to ourselves. That made us evil in their eyes. If such a secret did exist, it would be extremely valuable. The wealthy would gladly sacrifice a fortune to gain effective immortality. And to make that immortality fun, you could change your sex whenever you got bored and enjoy swinging both ways. For a Seconder, it was as easy as walking through one of the ubiquitous sex gates. But there was no secret to sell, and nothing we could tell this mob would appease it. Neither Rita nor I had any idea why we could pass through the gates safely while others vanished if they made the attempt.Download Description
Masters of the Sex Gates is the highly anticipated sequel to the mindblowing novel, The Sex Gates.Earth is changed forever when the Sex Gates arrive. By passing through a gate, you can change your sex or cure an incurable illness -- but each passage carries a price. What will the ultimate price be?Outside, the demonstrators shouted and shook their fists. Most of them were convinced there was a trick to successfully making successive passages, a trick that we Seconders selfishly kept to ourselves. That made us evil in their eyes. If such a secret did exist, it would be extremely valuable. The wealthy would gladly sacrifice a fortune to gain effective immortality. And to make that immortality fun, you could change your sex whenever you got bored and enjoy swinging both ways. For a Seconder, it was as easy as walking through one of the ubiquitous sex gates. But there was no secret to sell, and nothing we could tell this mob would appease it. Neither Rita nor I had any idea why we could pass through the gates safely while others vanished if they made the attempt. ... Read more

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Not Free SF Reader
More of the same, as the trilogy concludes.If you have read the others, you know what to expect, with a bit more of an emphasis on what is going on.The friends and protagonists are mastering their powers, finding out what is going on, and having sex not quite as often, at least on page, anyway.

Good but not as good as sex gates.
This was good but not as good as Sex Gates (5 stars for that one!) It's still an enjoyable fast read. It does seem to get off topic a little about halfway through but get's back on track.

I'm am definitely going to read the sequel.

Series overall is highly recommended.

Truly, the Masters of the Sex Gates
Authors Darrell Bain and Jeanine Berry have succeeded admirably in this gripping sequel to their bestselling novel, THE SEX GATES.The mysterious sex gates have changed the world of the not too distand future; destabilizing governments and religions alike, and rocking the fabric of society as never before.Now, people have grown suspicious of "Seconders," individuals like our hero/heroine Jackson Lee (Li) Stuart, who have the ability to go through the sex gates repeatedly without vanishing.You see, the sex gates have the power to cure disease and restore youth, but always change the sex of those who pass through them, and they rarely allow follow-up trips.The Seconders, then, have essentially found the secret to immortality.Repeat passage through the gates also brings out greater intelligence and telepathy in the Seconders.Lee(Li) must discover the secrets of the gates before jealous, hate-fueled mobs fall upon and destroy the Seconders.He/she must chance as many trips as possible to find and contact the mysterious Masters of the gates and win their help, but first he/she must travel hundreds of miles across a world slipping into chaos.The authors, one male, one female, ingeniously sue their own gender differences to provide truly believable viewpoints for their likable and quirky characters.A wonderful blend of sci-fi, sexuality and sociology, makes this book a delight.Enjoy it, I know I did!

Diana Hignutt-Moonsword

Explores possibilities I never thought of before
What a great book! I'm an avid science fiction reader and this book is something that I've never really explored before. I love Heinlein and this is very Heinlein-esque. Having both a male and female author gives a very realistic perspective when telling the story from a male or female point of view. Heinlein tried to capture this in "I Will Fear No Evil", but, of course, being male, couldn't really envision what it was like to be a woman. If men & women could experience what it would be like to go through life as a member of the opposite sex, this world would be a very different place. Also, the characters were very well written. They were human, with human foibles and problems, but likeable. They were the kind of people that it would be fun to know. ... Read more

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What if...

-you could instantly trade an old body for a new one?
-the trade would cure any and all diseases?
-but the new body is always the opposite sex?
-and sometimes the person simply vanishes during transition?

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Change your sex; change your life! One day thousand of gates suddenly and mysteriously appear on Earth. No one knows where they are from. Some think it is the start of an alien invasion. Others credit God. When the old and the sick go through these gates, they become young again and their illnesses disappear. But there are several problems! Not everyone makes it through the first time. Some people simply disappear. When you go through a gate, your sex changes -- men become women and women become men. And no one can go back through the gate a second time. Everyone who tries disappears. When Don accidentally falls through a gate and becomes Donna, he and his friends face a life-changing adventure, for THE SEX GATES are more than they seem to be. ... Read more

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Not Free SF Reader
An interesting look at what would happen if the technology to just suddenly change sex appeared.With the added bonus of making you a young adult, again.Unsurprisingly, reasonable amounts of shagging involved, but at its core, it is sf, not sex with some science fiction elements.Not too bad an effort.It follows a group of friends and their survival through the societal upheaval that the introduction of this alien technology causes.Some of them develop super powers, of a sort, as well, and go looking to find out what goes on.

Good Idea, Awful Writing
I have read many e-books lately, or at least e-books printed into actual books.Loose ID has been one of my favorite publishers, and so I'm sorry I strayed and read this story.The thing about most e-books is that they are written in the plainest language with a lot of sexual interaction that could not be passed off in regular books, at least not before this, it is becoming more and more likely now.What made other e-books worthy of 4 stars and this one only worthy of 1 is plain and simple... the writing was awful.Written in the same verse as, say, a child's story, it does not excel in anything further than the adult themes.I don't mind the sudden 'dumbing down' of books, but I resent that they feel that we can not hope for something a little more intellectual in our science fiction, erotic or not.These authors had a great idea, it was just too bad that writing it was done overnight as quickly as possible (or so it seems).

Oh, and the amount of errors are redundant and trippable, hard to get into a story where you are wondering where the spell checker was.

A view from the other side
Sometime in the future, the Sex Gates appear out of nowhere.Don falls through it accidentally, and comes out the other side as Donna.He (er, she) and his friends, and the world, try to come to terms with the repercussions of the sex gates.

A book about gender swapping.Nothing new in science fiction, but this one is done rather well.The biggest surprise for me was how the future was handled.Much science fiction (especially media based sf) has only a handful of advancements.In this near future world everything is advanced.Internet and TV have combined, people carry personal computers (some of which can be implanted), medicine and minor surgery can be accomplished at home with special kits...there's even beard cloths.Wipe face with it and your beard is gone (God, I wish I had one of those). It's nice to see a future world thought out to such detail, instead of just having faster cars.

They managed to cover a lot in terms of switching genders.After Don falls through the gate, they are back at their home drinking.Don almost drops the bottle of booze because it got heavier.Everything seems bigger when he holds them in his hand.He has trouble walking because his hips are so different (he feels like their unhinged).And he is upset because he needs to go to the bathroom but he doesn't know how.

As the title suggests, there is a LOT of sex in this book, almost to the point of being gratuitous.Given the nature of the book, though, it's understandable.

My only real complaint is that the writing is not very crisp.It's slow and plodding in places.It's obvious that this was the authors' first attempt at writing.Once you get past that, though, it turns into a pretty good study on how society might react to being able to switch genders (can only do it once though...well, for the most part anyway).It ends with a lot of questions unanswered, many of which are supposed to be covered by the other books in the series.IMHO, this is worth checking out.

Mind expanding experience
This book and its sequel "Masters of the Sex Gates" are the first books I've ever felt strongly enough about to review on-line, and I read a lot of books, so that should tell you something. These books gave me a whole new perspective on the world. How different the world would be if we could literally walk in someone else's footsteps. It's not just what it would be like to be a member of the opposite sex, but what would we be like as a member of the opposite sex? It's still you, with all of your beliefs, upbringing, etc., but with the hormones, desires, and feelings of the opposite sex. It gives a very interesting perspective on the nature vs. nurture debate. How much of what makes us male or female is inborn, and how much is taught?

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EBOOK MOST LIKELY TO MAKE YOU WISH SCIENCE FICTION COULD BE A REALITY
The nominations keep coming for The Sex Gates by Darrell Bain and Jeanine
Berry. This SF tale of gates which can make the old young or change women to
men (and vice-versa) rapidly became a bestseller everywhere, and got people
talking about gender identities and the fine line that divides us all.
Combining a healthy dose of science-fiction, humor and psychology, one
nominator told us "it is just a wild and very entertaining story and made me
think about sex and what it means to be male or female and about what it
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Speculative Mystery:Girls and young women are disappearing without a trace and without a clue left behind. The mystery ultimately involves a blond heiress, an astute detective, and a solution where they both may disappear, too!Download Description
Mystery/Thriller:Girls and young women are disappearing without a trace, without a clue. No bodies are ever found. Police are stymied until a possible connection appears in the form of a young woman who has unaccountably inherited a newly built mansion from her estranged father. The lead detective in the case thinks something is completely out of kilter about the cases. He doesn't know what really weird territory he--and his new girlfriend--are going to be entering. As the disappearances continue, they begin to take on a new tone--some of the people connected to the investigation also begin to abruptly drop from the face of the earth. An inherited mansion increasingly seems to be the clue to the disappearances. When the phenomena envelops the detective and heiress, they find themselves in a situation, which they had never imagined could happen. ... Read more

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In an erotic future society genetically enhanced pets have overrun the world and driven humans into vast barricaded enclaves, where social and sexual mores have undergone drastic changes. When an alien spaceship crashes in the wilds, two competing enclaves form expeditions to recover the advanced technology. A battle between them is certain, but first they must fight their way through an overgrown countryside where intelligent animals rule supreme. [EPIC 2000 Finalist]Download Description
In an erotic future society genetically enhanced pets have overrun the world and driven humans into vast barricaded enclaves, where social and sexual mores have undergone drastic changes. When an alien spaceship crashes in the wilds, two competing enclaves form expeditions to recover the advanced technology. A battle between them is certain, but first they must fight their way through an overgrown countryside where intelligent animals rule supreme. [EPIC 2000 Finalist] ... Read more

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When terrorists try to poison undergraduate schools with a nerve agent, the scheme backfires. Instead of causing death, the chemical stimulates the mirror neurons in the students' brains, causing them to multiply and become hyperactive. This, in turn, leads to unusual talents. As the children grow, their teachers and other institutions become very interested in the odd perceptive ability they begin displaying. Government, industry, military, drug cartels, businesses and the underworld all want to use them for their own purposes. Some of the young men and women have different ideas. They will fight to keep their freedom; especially after a few of them begin to develop another odd talent, one that may change the world.Download Description
When terrorists try to poison undergraduate schools with a nerve agent, the scheme backfires. Instead of causing death, the chemical stimulates the mirror neurons in the students' brains, causing them to multiply and become hyperactive. This, in turn, leads to unusual talents. As the children grow, their teachers and other institutions become very interested in the odd perceptive ability they begin displaying. Government, industry, military, drug cartels, businesses and the underworld all want to use them for their own purposes. Some of the young men and women have different ideas. They will fight to keep their freedom.especially after a few of them begin to develop another odd talent, one that may change the world. ... Read more

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A simple minded mother
The book's story is good and you'll think about it afterwards. The problem is that you have a simple mother as one of the main characters. How could be that a mother encourage her 13 years old daughter to have sex? When you read this among other things that parents wouldn't allow their children do the book start swooping so fast you can't even catch it.

disappointment
I was expecting more from this book. The author's overuse of slang concocted
to look like text messaging really sounded more like kid-speak. Yes, the characters were teens, but they were supposed to be gaining maturity from their telepathy, not losing it. I finished the book, but I'm not likely to buy another of Bain's books. ... Read more

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Double Dragon Publishing Inc.

Anniversary Edition
Three Novel - One Volume - Re-Edited - New Material!

The highly anticipated sequel to The Pet Plague...

The Pet Plague began on earth with genetically engineered pets with near-human intelligence getting loose and practically overrunning the world, with perhaps the only chance for salvation a downed alien spaceship. Now in Space Pets, Jamie Da Cruz and his buxom girlfriends, along with his loyal animal companions, Fuzzy Britches the multihued cat and Woggly the dog are forced by circumstances into exploring other worlds suitable for humans in an untested spaceship. Their quest is complicated by enemy humans aboard who want the ship for themselves and will use any means--including sexual seduction of Jamie--to capture it. Space Pets is an epic, erotic journey in search of a new home for humanity--but in the end it might turn out that earth is still the best the universe can offer, if only it can be tamed again! Watch for more stories to come in The Pet Plague Universe.
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Double Dragon Publishing Inc.

Anniversary Edition
Three Novel - One Volume - Re-Edited - New Material!

Altered Humans ~ Prelude To The Pet Plague

In a world where enhanced animals have altered the ecology beyond repair, the great protective enclaves are beginning to be built, but there will be no refuge there for altered humans, nor for normal humans trying to protect their enhanced pets. A woman with feline genes, bred for sex slavery. A man who kills to protect his pet. Two truckers who don't care about laws designed for the cities. All are on the run across a surreal landscape where their odyssey takes them into the dangerous wilds, along roads and highways rapidly becoming impassable, and into cities where they have to live as outlaws. There is a chance for them to find a normal life if they can survive long enough to be accepted as immigrants to the moon. But only two of them can go, and only if they aren't caught first. Altered Humans is a novel set in the days before the pet plague reaches its peak, where society is in flux, where survival is for the strong, but where goodness and generosity can still be found-if you don't die first.


The Pet Plague

In an erotic future society genetically enhanced pets have overrun the world and driven humans into vast barricaded enclaves, where social and sexual mores have undergone drastic changes. When an alien spaceship crashes in the wilds, two competing enclaves form expeditions to recover the advanced technology. A battle between them is certain, but first they must fight their way through an overgrown countryside where intelligent animals rule supreme. [EPIC 2000 Finalist]

Space Pets

The highly anticipated sequel to The Pet Plague...

The Pet Plague began on earth with genetically engineered pets with near-human intelligence getting loose and practically overrunning the world, with perhaps the only chance for salvation a downed alien spaceship. Now in Space Pets, Jamie Da Cruz and his buxom girlfriends, along with his loyal animal companions, Fuzzy Britches the multihued cat and Woggly the dog are forced by circumstances into exploring other worlds suitable for humans in an untested spaceship. Their quest is complicated by enemy humans aboard who want the ship for themselves and will use any means--including sexual seduction of Jamie--to capture it. Space Pets is an epic, erotic journey in search of a new home for humanity--but in the end it might turn out that earth is still the best the universe can offer, if only it can be tamed again! Watch for more stories to come in The Pet Plague Universe.
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When a laboratory technician on the verge of retirement accidentally infects himself with blood from an emergency room patient, he intends to report it--until government agents swarm the hospital, confiscating every sample of blood taken from the patient--at gunpoint. Deciding not to report the incident just yet for fear of being thrown into an isolation chamber, he goes home--and falls violently ill. By the time he recovers and returns to work, scary things are happening.Download Description
When a laboratory technician on the verge of retirement accidentally infects himself with blood from an emergency room patient, he intends to report it-until government agents swarm the hospital, confiscating every sample of blood taken from the patient-at gunpoint. Deciding not to report the incident just yet for fear of being thrown into an isolation chamber, he goes home-and falls violently ill. By the time he recovers and returns to work, scary things are happening. Everyone who has come into contact with that patient is being systematically killed. On the run, he accidentally infects a woman living in the shadows of the underworld. She becomes ill as well, but survives. Then they begin feeling younger-and younger. Why would the government want to suppress something like this? After barely escaping federal gunmen, the two of them set out on a journey to try to find out what kind of infection they are harboring--while still retaining their freedom. Their path takes them on an odyssey across Texas and into the mountains of Arkansas, where they find that their adventures are just beginning-and may lead them all the way off earth! ... Read more

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Good story, bad writing
All the elements of a good read are here - but . . .
My taste in SF runs to the "techno-future," not to pseudomedieval magic, so this tale should have been right up my alley. It has likeable characters, the science is at least internally consistent, and the pace is good. But the writing just gets in the way. This could have benefitted from some peer review at a writers' workshop. When I fid myself thinking about how I could rewrite a book to make it readable, I know there's a problem. A few plot twists might help, also, as the story is quite predictable. There's an element of adolescent sex-fantasy which is sometimes annoying - perhaps the exquisite mutual sensitivity of the hero and heroine/alien could manifest itself elswhere than in bed?
I suggest the author immerse himself in reading the classics, esp. the classics of SF, and get an idea of what top-notch writing is.
In spite of the above, it's a good read, but not a "can't miss."

fine science fiction suspense thriller
At Lamont Memorial in Lufkin, Texas the night shift ER Doc asks Lab Technician Michael Brandon to draw blood for tests from a patient seemingly dead.As he fills three tubes up, the barely alive patient knocks the syringe into Michael's wrist though neither of the medical attendees notice because they are distracted by the movement.Not much later, as Michael tests two of the tubes of blood and refrigerates the third, two suits with guns arrive taking the two tubes, but quickly leave as the comatose patient has some how escaped.

Michael goes home, but becomes very ill.A few days later he recovers only to learn that anyone involved with that patient is being eliminated in what has been made to look like accidents as the ER Doc and nurse died while allegedly running away together.Realizing the Feds will come for him and how diabolical these suits are, Michael heads to Dallas where he meets Mona to get his ID changed.He cuts himself shaving, but panics when she touches his bleeding nick with a finger she had accidentally stuck with a pin.She becomes infected.As they flee together, each notices they seem younger and healthier while the Feds hunt them now in Arkansas.

This medical thriller grips the audience from the moment that Michael is jabbed by the syringe and never slows down as he and Mona struggle with learning the truth and surviving the ordeal of the Feds wanting them dead in what appears to be a clean-up cover-up operation.Michael and Mona are interesting protagonists, but what hooks readers is the need to know even with the obvious title what infects the heroes and why the Feds want to eradicate the evidence.ALIEN INFECTION is a fine science fiction suspense thriller that the X-Files crowd will enjoy.

Harriet Klausner
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Darrell Bain-s finest novel to date. Savage Survival is a coming of age novellike no other and Lyda Brightner is a character you?ll remember forever. Rapedat eleven. Forced to kill. Subjected to suffering in one brutal and horribleenvironment after another, with no parents or guardian to protect her as shegrows up. Millions of earthmen have been captured by invulnerable aliens and arebeing put through the strangest and most terrifying survival tests everimagined. Young Lyda Brightner's first experience after being thrown into themidst of undisciplined humans is horrible enough, but she doesn't know that thetrials are just beginning. She doesn't know that only a few hundred of themillions of captives will live through the vicious and cruel winnowing process.Again and again as she grows into a young woman, she has to call on the onlyresources she has available: her own innate bravery, her quick mind, herunwavering belief in the goodness of the majority of humans and ultimately, anenduring hope that one day she will find someone to love. But even if she livesthrough all this, she will still have to face the final question. What do thealiens have in mind for the few survivors? Download Description
Darrell Bain's finest novel to date. Savage Survival is a coming of age novel like no other and Lyda Brightner is a character you'll remember forever. Raped at eleven. Forced to kill. Subjected to suffering in one brutal and horrible environment after another, with no parents or guardian to protect her as she grows up. Millions of earthmen have been captured by invulnerable aliens and are being put through the strangest and most terrifying survival tests ever imagined. Young Lyda Brightner's first experience after being thrown into the midst of undisciplined humans is horrible enough, but she doesn't know that the trials are just beginning. She doesn't know that only a few hundred of the millions of captives will live through the vicious and cruel winnowing process. Again and again as she grows into a young woman, she has to call on the only resources she has available: her own innate bravery, her quick mind, her unwavering belief in the goodness of the majority of humans and ultimately, an enduring hope that one day she will find someone to love. But even if she lives through all this, she will still have to face the final question. What do the aliens have in mind for the few survivors? ... Read more

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Darrell does it again
Darrell grew up loving to read what we would call classic science fiction, and he writes in the tradition of the masters. But of all the Bain titles I've read, and there have been quite a few, this is the first time I've seen his take on a good old fashioned alien invasion. Well, not exactly "good old fashioned," since this is Darrell we're talking about. The tradition of the masters includes writing something never seen before, which can be easy to forget in this jaded century. Darrell's still writing things we haven't seen before. I'm impressed. You will be too. ... Read more

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Mystery/Thriller/Suspense:A renegade chemist has discovered a drug which can be given quickly and surreptitiously, and which will convert almost anyone to a state of mind where the merest suggestion becomes an imperative need to obey. Unless the drug can be found and quickly suppressed, society may be changed irrevocably--for the worse!Download Description
MYSTERY/THRILLER:A renegade chemist has discovered a drug which can be given quickly and surreptitiously, and which will convert almost anyone to a state of mind where the merest suggestion becomes an imperative need to obey. Unless the drug can be found and quickly suppressed, society may be changed irrevocably--for the worse! ... Read more

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Masterful
No more whines of "I never win anything." I won this, autographed, so ha!

Science fiction can look so easy, can't it? Think of a great idea and build a story around it, right? Well, it's a bit more difficult than that. Wanna know how many I've written? I lost count. Wanna know how many I didn't throw in the trash? Zero. Be grateful, friends and neighbors. I was doing a public service, for you, when I tossed that rubbish.

The masters create three-dimensional characters and let the story unfold from them. Character drives plot, not the other way around, regardless of the situation those characters are in. Pacing and description matter, and skillful use of language is always preferred. By giving us real people, the story evolves far beyond some guys in a pub or on an Internet forum saying, "What would happen if...?" That initial question or questions are just a convenient little rack to hang the rest of the story on, and there had better be plenty to hang on that little rack or nobody's gonna read it, not even the author's family. Darrell knows all this well, which is why he has so many awards and so many fans. The fans are more important.

This isn't science fiction, by the way. It's mystery/thriller. The only thing about it that doesn't exist in the world today -- I hope it doesn't -- is the chemical that makes anyone who breathes it obey any suggestion. What would such a thing do? Read the book and you'll find out, and you'll still be thinking about it when you're done.

I have the most wonderful and beautiful wife, the ultimate Miss Picasso, and enough money. Maybe I'd use this drug on the folks at Immigration, but that's all I can think of. Ethical considerations aside, I can't think of anything else I want.

The book does deserve better editing. But I immediately knew Dirk Wolf did the cover -- he was one of the best -- and my review did refer to Darrell as one of "the masters," didn't it? Yeah, it did. So that's all good stuff. Thanks, Darrell! I wanna win something else! (Hmm. A use for the chemical after all. In case I'm too cheap to BUY his books...)
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The people of Masterville Valley carry prions in their bodies that could make the world a much better place-but most of humanity will never willingly accept them, for once infected, a person is able to reason much better, rejecting religious, sexual and political dogma. Being born with the prions or trying to infect others with them carries a death penalty in most Islamic nations. In America and the rest of the world, the Masterville prions have become a political football because religious leaders are so utterly opposed to them, despite compelling evidence that they imbue their carriers with a much saner life style, both sexual and social. When a newly elected moderate president is assassinated, his successor again begins using a secret cabal of the National Security Agency to spread lies and deception about Masterville Valley and its prions. The happy, peaceful people of the valley are forced to fight back, and they begin their battle by secretly spreading their prions out into the world, including the halls of congress and into the president's own inner circle. But will the prions take effect in time to save them from zealots intent on completely destroying the people of Masterville valley and the hope for a peaceful earth it represents? ... Read more

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In the future, Monitors are stronger, smarter and longer-lived than normalhumans. They also have a sex drive much higher and more versatile than otherpeople. Monitors face constant danger when they infiltrate and observe variouscultures for possible violations of The Articles Of Hegemony. When Janet Presleybecame a Monitor, she never expected to wind up investigating a planet wherefemales outnumbered males ten to one, and yet were completely subjugated. Nordid she ever think she would have to pose as a sex slave in order to save herlife and that of her libido-enhanced companions. The long trip to Arrowhead isenjoyable, with six highly sexed Monitors aboard ship, but as they discoverexactly what they?re getting into, Janet knows the fun and games will end veryshortly, perhaps ending her life as well. The male dominated society ofArrowhead is determined to resist incorporation into the empire by the onlymeans possible; they will see to it that the Monitors vanish forever. Andthere's one other problem, one the Monitors have never seen before? Download Description
In the future, Monitors are stronger, smarter and longer-lived than normal humans. They also have a sex drive much higher and more versatile than other people. Monitors face constant danger when they infiltrate and observe various cultures for possible violations of The Articles Of Hegemony. When Janet Presley became a Monitor, she never expected to wind up investigating a planet where females outnumbered males ten to one, and yet were completely subjugated. Nor did she ever think she would have to pose as a sex slave in order to save her life and that of her libido-enhanced companions. The long trip to Arrowhead is enjoyable, with six highly sexed Monitors aboard ship, but as they discover exactly what they're getting into, Janet knows the fun and games will end very shortly, perhaps ending her life as well. The male dominated society of Arrowhead is determined to resist incorporation into the empire by the only means possible; they will see to it that the Monitors vanish forever. And there's one other problem, one the Monitors have never seen before. ... Read more

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A clandestine society, financed by a billionaire, has created a new infectious virus capable of inserting genes which determine the way individuals feel about sex. The FBI and CDC have been targeted first, in hopes that infected personnel will hamper any investigation. The virus spreads rapidly, but its effects are not noticed by individuals to begin with-and when discovered, the change in sexual attitudes is not recognized as something induced into the body from an outside source. When an FBI investigator finally does suspect that something unusual is going on, the Center for Disease Control is contacted and brought into the investigation. It is quickly discovered that indeed a virus capable of changing sexual attitudes is spreading over the world. While the FBI and CDC are racing to discover the originators of the virus and to create a cure or vaccine, the investigation is hampered by the fact that the agents themselves are becoming infected. The men and women trying desperately to stop the sex virus have to cope with their own changed attitudes and hope the virus can be stopped before society is irrevocably changed. And it may already be too late. ... Read more

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Science Fiction: A stellar accident has thrown hundreds of small circular areas of East Texas far into the past. The displacement circles include such random spots as a roadside park, a Wal-Mart store, the streets of a small town--and the death row section of the state prison. Eventually the displaced individuals will come together in climactic battle for control of the new world.Download Description
SCIENCE FICTION:A stellar accident has thrown hundreds of small circular areas of East Texas far into the past. The displacement circles include such random spots as a roadside park, a Wal-Mart store, the streets of a small town--and the death row section of the state prison. Eventually the displaced individuals will come together in climactic battle for control of the new world. ... Read more

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Book III of the Sex Gates Trilogy

The exciting conclusion to The Sex Gates trilogy. The mystery of the sex gates has at last been solved, but a horrible dilemma arises. The masters of the sex gates are gone, but they have left a potential catastrophe behind. All the people who have gone into gates and disappeared will be coming back, including psychopaths, the horribly injured and the very elderly. There is no way to tell in advance what condition they will arrive in, other than that their sex will have been reversed. Lee and Rita find a way to use quantum worlds to avoid disgorging all these people back onto an earth that is finally settling down, but it involves risks that place his and Rita's life on the line. And just to complicate the problem, some of the seconders who are supposed to be helping turn out to have an agenda of their own, one which risks the whole human race! ... Read more

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Not Free SF Reader
Continues on where the first book left off pretty much exactly.Not quite as raunchy, as the discovery phase has been left behind.Some super powered benefactors, government agents, religious nuts, and more of trying to work out weird alien artifacts.Basically, they have found at what is going on, but need to work out what to do.

Good conclusion to the trilogy
This trilogy is quite good, exploring the relationship between a person's psyche and his body. Very exciting scenes. NOT for children, there are some pretty steamy scenes in there, too. The third book is short, but good. A very satisfying conclusion to the series, although it could have been longer if the author had wanted to explore what happened to Messler and have a real struggle with the mysterious entity in the quantum world. ... Read more

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A brand new science fiction novel from the author of The Sex Gates and The Pet plague. Twins Steve and Jane grow up in a dystopic earth ruled by giant corporations. Faster than light space travel has been discovered, but extracts a terrible price. The immutable mathematics of the theory dictate that only half the ships leaving earth will make it to their destination, and of those which do, only half will return safely to earth; hence the name: Crazy Ships. With those odds, crews and colonists are drawn from the criminal class or from political prisoners and sentenced to serve on a ship.Just as Steve and Jane fall in love with each other, their parents fall afoul of the corporation ruling earth. They are separated from all they ever knew and loved and sentenced to become part of the crew on a crazy ship--but not the same ship, nor the one their parents are sentenced to. When each of their ships fails to make a jump, their troubles really begin. ... Read more

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When the Williard brothers get going, any resemblance to a real war is purely coincidental! Sgt. James Williard uses his position as the hauncho of a medical dispensary in Vietnam as a base, while he and his crazy medics turn the war zone into a party zone. Williard's two brothers, Jerry, a naval ensign and Jason (Jumpin' Jase) the Marine fighter pilot who regualrly loses 15 million dollar planes join the fun and then it is like no war ever recorded. Wilder than M*A*S*H, a hilarious romp. ... Read more

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Hold onto your hat!
If you served in Viet Nam you'll recognize the places, people and probably most of the events in this novel. It brings back memories in a way that lets us ease through with a big dose of laughter.Bain puts a lot of himself into his writing, and obviously he was there.A special treat for vets but recommended for anybody who likes good writing, strong images and a wild ride. ... Read more

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Here is a collection of wild and zany, hilariously funny stories about the life and adventures of a couple who have lived for over twenty years at a real address on Santa Claus Lane and--what else?--own a Christmas tree farm in--where else?--Texas!

Darrell is a lazy, inefficient and ten-thumbed farmer who would rather write or do most anything except farm, even though he's the one who got them into it. Betty is his hard-working, efficient and competent wife. Darrell loves her dearly, and it's a wonder she has stayed with him, considering all the misadventures, escapades and hair-brained schemes he gets himself and his long-suffering wife into.

These stories range from ravenous Bed & Breakfast guests who eat them out of house and home, the attack of the killer kittens, couch testing, wreath-making for dummies and many, many more, related in a style all Darrell's own. If you can get through this book without laughing until your ribs are sore, you are a rare exception and haven't got a funny bone in your body. ... Read more

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Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus Lane...
Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus Lane.And for Darrell Bain, life at home is filled with more funny and unusual experiences than a stocking is filled with goodies on Christmas morning.

Life on Santa Claus Lane is a collection of amusing stories detailing Bain's life on a Christmas tree farm in East Texas along with his spouse, dog, and two cats.You certainly won't be disappointed with Bain's down-home, tongue-in-cheek style and quirky perceptions of life.(Per evidence of his definition of the actual use of a tape measure: "There is no actual use for this tool because it mysteriously disappears whenever anything needs measuring.")But don't look for any talk about sex, because that topic is emphatically off limits.Just ask Darrell's wife.The exploits of their dog, Biscuit, however, is fair game.

Through it all Bain spins a sequence of tales that provide smirks of familiarity, chuckles of amusement, or downright, out-loud laughter.Wait till you read about "The Great Closet Expedition" or learn of his ironclad memory in "A Simple Errand."Even putting up a garden tent can be quite an adventure where Bain is concerned.

Whatever happens on Santa Claus Lane, you can be sure Darrel Bain will tell us about it in a fun and entertaining fashion.This book is a great read, and I highly recommend it!

Reviewer: Gene Berger

Park you bottom, put up your feet and prepare to laugh
I will never look at a Christmas tree the same again.What a funny, funny recounting of life in the not so fast lane of a Christmas tree farmer and his long suffering wife Betty.

If you've had a hard day at the office andwant to relax while reading about the hilarious trials and tribulations ofsomeone else, this book is the one.This is better than cherry vanilla icecream.

One of the funniest books I've ever read
This just has to be the funniest book I have ever read. I was doing a job for the publisher Bookmice, improving the appearance and usability of the HTML versions of several books: background, headings, internal links and soon.This kind of work doesn't involve much reading from the book, but when Istarted on 'Santa Claus Lane', my eyes were caught by a sentence, and I gotto reading, then I went to the start of the chapter to make sense of it. Before long, I gave away all pretense of working on the book, and simplyread it from end to end. Even then, the content wouldn't let me alone. Many of the stories were well worth a second read, and now weeks later,they still make me chuckle. Darrel has a wicked turn of phrase: * "Iwas watching a football game through closed eyelids (this is something onlymen can do)." * "...anyone who has been owned by kittens..."* "What's that noise?" she asked. "The wall," I said."Walls don't make noise." "They do when I bump them with myhead." He describes perfectly ordinary domestic episodes in a waythat'll have you laugh. I suspect this book is not for youngsters, but themore mature among us will identify with this self-effacing rogue and hisever-victorious wife Betty. ... Read more

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After the Vietnam War, the hard drinking, adventurous Williard brothers decide to go hunting for a purported dinosaur living in the Congo. Flying a beat up old plane, pursued by the Mafia, carrying a half million in drug money they don't know they have; they are shot at, shot down, almost eaten by Mokele Mbembe and finally are captured by a tribe of Pygmies.Download Description
After the war the zany Williard brothers and their paramours go looking for adventure and find all they can handle when they decide to see if there really is a dinosur still living deep in the Congo. Flying a beatup old seaplane, the brothers are shot up, shot down, chased by the Mafia for carrying drug money they don't know they have, captured by pygmies and forced to undergo the dread palm wine drinking contest, where failure means being fed to Mokele Mbembe--and if they survive all this, the Godfather is waiting back in New York to feed them to his pet shark. ... Read more

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The Williard Brothers Collection is a compilation of award-winning author Darrell Bain's 4 popular adventure novels; Medics Wild!, BigFoot Crazy, Postwar Dinosaur Blues, and The Billion Dollar Caribbean Caper (Three for the Money). All books have individually won awards or placed as finalists. Medics Wild! in particular has won a variety of accolades and has been described as funny as the long-time running television show... M*A*S*H. Darrell was a medic in the Vietnam War and I personally believe that he drew from his personal experiences.

The remaining books take the Williard brothers (first introduced in Medics Wild!) on a variety of adventures from a search for Bigfoot, dinosaurs and in the end... a treasure hunt.

If you haven't yet read one or all of these fabulous books by Fictionwise Author of the Year, Darrell Bain, now is your chance to pickup all four novels in a single volume! ~ The Publisher


Medics Wild!:
When the Williard brothers get going, any resemblance to a real war is purely coincidental! Sgt. James Williard uses his position as the hauncho of a medical dispensary in Vietnam as a base, while he and his crazy medics turn the war zone into a party zone. Williard's two brothers, Jerry, a naval ensign and Jason (Jumpin' Jase) the Marine fighter pilot who regularly loses 15 million dollar planes join the fun and then it is like no war ever recorded. Wilder than M*A*S*H, a hilarious romp.

Postwar Dinosaur Blues:
After the war the zany Williard brothers and their paramours go looking for adventure and find all they can handle when they decide to see if there really is a dinosaur still living deep in the Congo. Flying a beat-up old seaplane, the brothers are shot up, shot down, chased by the Mafia for carrying drug money they don't know they have, captured by pygmies and forced to undergo the dread palm wine drinking contest, where failure means being fed to Mokele Mbembe--and if they survive all this, the Godfather is waiting back in New York to feed them to his pet shark.