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PLEASE NOTE: All the books listed here are electronic ebooks, intended to be downloaded and read on ebook readers such as the Kindle, the Nook, the Sony ebook reader and other dedicated ebook reading devices. They may also be read on a PDA, Pocket PC, desktop PC, laptop PC, iPad, and many different phones.

All of these books are available at www.fictionwise.com ebook store and the ebook stores at www.amazon.com, www.ebookstore.sony.com  and www.barnesandnoble.com. Most of them are available in other major ebook stores and are being made available as rapidly as possible for the Apple iPad.

The following books are available only as ebooks at the present time. Most of them will be issued in print at a future date and announced in Bainstorming or in the latest news section.

Darrell Bain's World of Books (Darrell Bain’s Autobiography)

It is Darrell's sincere hope that this autobiography, expanded from memoirs posted on his web site, will be an inspiration not only for writers but for anyone who has ever had to struggle in their life and for those who think things will never get better. They can, despite all the odds against them, if they will only keep trying. That's the key, he thinks. That and the right partner in life, like Betty is for him.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Barnes & Noble or Sony eBookstore.

The Best of Bainstorming, Volume I

Darrell Bain's monthly newsletter has proven extremely popular. The newsletter covers an array of subjects, most of them having little to do with writing. As Darrell says, I make notes during the month on anything that strikes my fancy and many of the subjects wind up in my newsletter. The newsletter led to readers asking about his life and this in turn led to a series of installments on his website about his life, from childhood on. Interest in Bain's memoirs was so great that his publisher offered him a contract for an expanded version, published in book form -- Darrell Bain's World of Books.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com or Sony eBookstore.

Warp Point

SF from Twilight Times Books.

An unmanned alien ship suddenly appears from a point in space within the solar system and heads toward Earth. It finally comes to rest in the pasture of an ordinary couple's country home. Immediately upon going inside, they are placed in irrevocable, sole command by the ship's computer. How Dan and Stacy Saddler handle the enormous military, political and religious pressure of choosing a crew and taking the ship back through the enigmatic warp point makes this one of Darrell Bain's most exciting novels.
Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Kindle or Sony eBookstore.

Space Trails

Darrell Bain's latest novel encompasses the spirit of the old American pioneers who risked all for a chance of a better life in a new environment. With conditions in America deteriorating, the Bentley family decides to take advantage of the recently discovered method for reaching the stars. They sign a contract with a corporation in return for partial financing of their venture to a new world. But as they travel on the space trails, they gradually discover that all is not right about the expedition they're on. When the discrepancies finally come to a head, they find the corporation has deceived all the immigrants. Regardless, there is no turning back, for the leaders of the expedition have outsmarted themselves. Out of food, lost in the labyrinth of the space trails, beset by denizens of the 'ways, with only a slim chance of survival, the Bentley family and their fellow immigrants press on, driven by the same indomitable spirit their forebears showed while conquering a new continent.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Diesel or Kindle.
 

Laughing All the Way (Santa Claus Lane series)

At last! The hilarious sequel to the five star rated Life on Santa Claus Lane is back! The bumbling adventures of a Christmas tree farmer and his saintly wife who (mostly) overlooks his aversion to work, his inability to handle anything mechanical without a life and death struggle, his aversion to work, his misguided attempts at cooking, his aversion to work, and the foibles of life on a farm his wife has to work to support while he is trying to become a writer. Don't miss it!

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Kindle or Sony eBookstore.
 

Mongollon Rim: Seeds of Destruction

SF from Twilight Times Books.

When one of the Strake brothers is out prospecting with a metal detector he finds what he thinks are peculiar little gold nuggets midway up the Mogollon Rim, a drop off from the Colorado plateau. When Gary Strake's girlfriend Mona calls John Strake for help because his brother is acting peculiar, she is dead when he arrives, her throat torn out.

Gary swears there's something else, something big, buried where he found the little gold colored objects. He also thinks some one or some thing has been stalking him. When the brothers and the sheriff begin investigating Mona's murder they are attacked by a creature that looks like a horribly mutated cougar. Then when they find that the nuggets have an almost fatal attraction, they know they need help--and soon!

Available now from Fictionwise.com or Sony eBookstore.

Toppers

Humor from Twilight Times Books.

Tall tales or not (and they claim they're not), you will find yourself going along for the ride as Darrell Bain narrates the beginning of an electronic friendship between himself and Will Stafford. The two Vietnam veterans hit it off immediately when they run across each other on the web. Darrell is promoting his first novel, "Medics Wild" and lists it under Military humor. Will finds it there and asks what it is about.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.coml or Sony eBookstore.

The Cresperian Alliance (Cresperian Series)

SF

As Earth becomes an interstellar species, the ramifications hit home -- literally. Alien Cresperians scattered all over Earth; enemy Snappers seeking to expand their interstellar empire in any way they can. And Sergeant Edward "Bang" Bangler finds himself in the midst of two of the biggest battles he's ever been in -- a battle for his heart, and a battle for his home. In one mission of interstellar exploration, Earth finds perhaps its greatest allies and its greatest enemies, as they and the Cresperian race discover the inimical race of Snappers, a multiple stellar system empire of ruthless ferocity. Unfortunately, when the Snappers decide to expand their domain to include the Cresperian and Earth systems, the two civilizations must find a way to work together in order to prevent their own extermination.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com or Kindle.
 

Three for the Money (Williard Brothers/Medics Wild series)

Adventure.

Since their introduction in Medics Wild!, the zany Williard brothers' adventures have become increasingly science fictionish in nature, involving a real dinosaur in the Congo one time and factual evidence of Bigfoot (or more likely an alien) the next, but this escapade tops even those past exploits for strangeness. Three For The Money takes place after the turn of the century when the Williard brothers of Vietnam war fame are beginning to show their age, but aren't ready to slow down yet. They are headed into their wildest adventure yet, involving a treasure worth far more than their inherited billions even if they can collect the money, which becomes increasingly doubtful, because others want it, too. Their attempt to find the money and the baffling object that may be the real prize will set the stage for their antics to last for many, many years to come. Of course first they have to defeat the mysterious Mister H and his beautiful assistant, the CIA, the FBI, and the Mexican army, then find the money, collect the unknown prize and escape with their lives. That's a tall order for anyone--except the Williard brothers, the most amazing trio to appear in fiction since The Three Musketeers!

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Kindle or Sony eBookstore.
 

Space for Sale

    

Adventure.

 

The zany, politically incorrect Williard brothers are back, and this time they're shooting for Mars, trying to spend the billions of dollars inherited from the Mafia Godfather. But there's a financially and politically powerful organization that's been seriously hampering manned space flight for more than two generations, backed by shadowy beings who may not have originated on Earth at all. So far they've kept manned space flight from progressing very fast or far, but they've never confronted the Williard brothers either. Along with their girlfriends, the Williards intend to go to Mars or die trying--a distinct possibility!

Available from Fictionwise; eReader.com; Kindle; Diesel or Sony eBookstore.
 

The Willard Brothers Collection (The first four books in the Williard Brothers/medics Wild series)

Adventure.

The Williard Brothers Collection, Double Dragon Publishing, ebook, 2006, adventure. The four books of the Williard Brothers series, the zany trio who live for adventure and are the most politically incorrect scoundrels you'll ever meet, have been collected into one volume. It's been released by both Fictionwise.com, eReader.com, Kindle or the Sony eBookstore under the title The Williard Brothers Collection. The books were originally begun as a fictional account of Darrell and his brothers' adventures in Vietnam during the war and continued as a fiction series afterward.

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Kindle; Diesel or Sony eBookstore.

The Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat

Children's Fiction.

Children's illustrated story book. Tweedle had a hard life when he was young. His mother became very sick and had to be rushed to the animal hospital where she stayed for a long, long time. Tweedle never even got to see what his mother looked like, for puppies don't open their eyes until they are three weeks old. His mother never had the chance to explain to Tweedle what sort of animal he was. So after a time, Tweedle goes in search of his identity and has a few adventures along the way.

Available now from Fictionwise.com or eReader.com.
 

Tonto: The Autobiography of an Odd, Addled, Autistic Dauchshund as Told to His Master

SF/Humor.

This isn't really a science fiction story, but what other category do you put the story of a talking dog in? Especially when it's the story of the dog who was the avatar for the science fiction novel Bark! And finally, a talking dog makes it science fiction in my book, even if he did do it only that one magical night. When you read about what Tonto has to say for himself, you may have trouble believing a dog would think that way, but it's all true, I swear. I listened to his tale as he lay in front of the fireplace with me on a cold winter day. I don't know what happened that made it possible that one time for me to understand dog language, but I took advantage when it occurred and wrote it all down. I sat still and let Tonto talk. That's when I discovered I didn't know my dog near as well as I thought I did but after all, I was the one who asked him to tell about his life in his own words and in his own way so you would know what a really--um--exceptional dog he is. You see, Tonto is sort of addled and--but this is his story. Let him do the talking. You just kick back and read about his life and enjoy yourself. That's what I did, even though I knew a lot of it already. That one cold evening by the fire when Tonto suddenly began talking gave me an entirely different perspective on a dog's life. Maybe it took a full time author plus a special dog and a special evening to make the magic of understanding dog language work. It's never happened again, which is perhaps just as well. Tonto is pretty much full of himself already, to hear him tell it. If it got to where he could talk and make himself understood any time he wanted, no telling what kind of additional trouble he might get into--and he gets in enough as is. Just read what he had to say that one time and you'll understand.

Available now from Fictionwise.com or eReader.com.

Taboo Love

SF/Erotica

From Darrell Bain and Jeanine Berry, the authors of the worldwide best-selling cult classic, The Sex Gates, comes an erotic tale of forbidden love. In the Sex Gates universe, changing your sex and becoming young and perfectly healthy again is as simple as stepping through a gate. A Family Affair explores the unexpected love affairs that could only occur in a near-future world where instant sex changes are turning social mores upside down. How would you cope if a family member changed sex, or if your best female friend suddenly became a handsome male? Step into the Sex Gates universe and discover that you may not know yourself nearly as well as you think you do!

Available now from Fictionwise.com; eReader.com; Diesel or Barnes and Noble.
 

The books listed above and the following pages of ebooks may be downloaded from these ebook stores: Kindle, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Fictionwise. Apple iPad, Diesel Books and other ebooks stores will also have some or most of the books. Type in the author, Darrell Bain, in the search window. That will take you to the Darrell Bain page of each ebook store. Direct links to the books are also listed with each one.