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Jim Hamilton

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Fiction, Science Fiction

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I've been an avid science fiction fan for most of my life, but only as a consumer and never a contributor. A couple of years ago, I decided to change that by publishing my first novel. For roughly twenty years, I had been toying with the basic story line and various plot devices and I finally managed to put my thoughts into words.

I personally believe that it's possible to have an engrossing science fiction novel without sex, violence, and mass destruction. I also like to think the best of mankind and that good will always win out over evil. That rational minds might persist whenever conflict occurs. That we can all somehow learn to get along with each other. And that a little bit of humor never hurt anyone.

My first three books, The Chaos Ma ...more

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	Raising Miss Ellie 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chaos Machine (The Chaos Trilogy #1) 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The da Vinci Butterfly 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colony Ship New Hope: New Haven or Bust 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Contact (The Chaos Trilogy #2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mankind 2.0 (The Chaos Trilogy #3) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Fall: A Prequel to The Chaos Series 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the Fall: A Prequel to The Chaos Series 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goddess of the Gillani 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranded in Eloi 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I write because I enjoy it and have not been particularly concerned with the sales of my books. However, it's always rewarding if someone reads them and gets some modicum of enjoyment. All of my works, except one, are available as Kindle Unlimited editions, and, over the past weekend, all were available for free under the Kindle Unlimited promotion that is available.

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