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William J. Jackson
Full Series List in Order
Rail Legacy
1 - An Unsubstantiated Chamber (Jul-2015)2 - Cerulean Rust (Jul-2016)
Book List in Order: 12 titles
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Diving for Carlos
- Dec-2011
- / General Fiction
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The narrator, Hector Cruz, is a Vietnam Veteran from Hero Street, a Midwest neighborhood which has sent generations of Mexican-American soldiers to the wars our nation has fought. Diving for Carlos opens with Cruz haunted by his brother Carlos, searc...
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An Unsubstantiated Chamber
- Jul-2015
- / Steampunk
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Is it ever too late to do what is right?A fusion of steampunk and superheroics... this is the Rail. Mix in a healthy dose of human foibles, and you are in for a reading on the ups and downs of paranormals, how people react to them, and how their acti...
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Perilous Ping
- Nov-2015
- / General Fiction
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In the early years of the Twentieth Century, the Sky War is the end of civilization. The Second Reich destroys armies both human and paranormal. Millions die, while millions more toil under the Machine. One lone man, a fighter, is bent to their will....
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The Unsafe Occupant
- Nov-2015
- / Steampunk
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1877 Railroad City, MO:in a city recently granted superhuman powers by a bizarre foreign element, strange is the new normal. Now, a murder will stun the police, and require the talents of a few of these superhuman 'paranormals'. But the killer they s...
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Cerulean Rust
- Jul-2016
- / Steampunk
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In the second book of the Rail Legacy, the Wild West metropolis of Railroad City faces an even larger threat. Already overwhelmed by military intervention, the Rail's stalwart duo, Professor Epsom and Aretha Astin, are being targeted by the secretive...
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The Blossom of Hours
- Mar-2017
- / General Fiction
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In 1877, an alien element exploded in Railroad City, Missouri, granting superhuman powers to some of its population. A few of those affected formed a Guild of Honor, committing spectacular acts of bravery and justice.But for one, the Spaceman, a pecu...
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The Case of the Radium Raid
- Jun-2017
- / Steampunk
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1904: RAILROAD CITY, MISSOURI.A case is in need of solving. A detective is hired, here, in the Rail, where the military holds sway and superhuman persons are persecuted. David McLane is the man paid to find a stolen item. What he will find instead, i...
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Those Tumultuous Tickertape Tommies
- Sep-2017
- / Steampunk
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1890 is a dangerous year to be young and heroic. Extraordinary humans are on the run from the government. But for the normal information courier called Tommy Nextyear, danger is par for the course. Having taken up a less than savory occupation after ...
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From An Irradiated Crypt
- Dec-2017
- / Steampunk
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Railroad City, Missouri, 1891: What hath struggle wrought? Years after the American government clamped down on the Rail, its superhuman population is no closer to equality than before, despite the riots and actions of vigilantes Flag Banner Epsom and...
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A Scar on the Manifest
- Dec-2017
- / Science Fiction
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Is it 1922? Are we at sea? Have all the passengers died?Someone has, and the captain is up in arms. The crew of RMS Empress of Russia did not need this, not now. The situation calls for a detective. Is one on board?Yes. One may just be.Forego your sa...
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Down Jersey Drive-shaft
- Mar-2018
- / Thriller
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World War on the American homefront...but this is not the war against the Axis Powers. Something sinister and beyond imagining has penetrated the salt marshes and idyllic surroundings of Salem County, New Jersey. It will take the bravery of strangers...
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Gypsy Escapades
- Jul-2024
- / Thriller
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When Jill, a young Princeton graduate student, comes to India to research the Narikuravar people, known locally as Gypsies, she reunites with her honorary uncle, Venkie, a mild-mannered professor. Little does she know of Venkie's secret life as a cri...