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J.N. Chaney

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	Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship, #1) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 10,146 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Red Bounty (Backyard Starship, #2) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 6,288 ratings — 5 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
	Anvil Dark (Backyard Starship, #3) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 5,285 ratings — 6 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
	Legacy of Stars (Backyard Starship, #4) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 5,085 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Blue Shift (Backyard Starship, #5) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 4,512 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
	Distant Horizon (Backyard Starship, #6) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 4,271 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
	Kingdom Come (Backyard Starship, #7) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 4,010 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Blackest Ocean (Backyard Starship, #8) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 3,961 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Sentenced to War (Sentenced to War, #1) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Jonathan P. Brazee (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 4,324 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	Fields of Fire (Backyard Starship, #9) by J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author), Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 3,772 ratings — published 2022 — 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

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Series by J.N. Chaney

Taken to the Stars (11 books)
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J.N. Chaney (Goodreads Author),

Rick Partlow (Goodreads Author)

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Star Scrapper (12 books)
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Matthew A. Goodwin (Goodreads Author)

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Peacemaker Wars (6 books)
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Terry Maggert (Goodreads Author)

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Sunkiller (3 books)
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Rick Partlow (Goodreads Author)

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Renegade Origins (4 books)
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“To be hated for what she was, and not who. The idea pushed him past anger to sadness. How could someone fight that kind of hatred?”
― J.N. Chaney, Casualties of Consequence

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“That’s the illusion they preach, the trick you end up believing is real. They tell you true power is dictated by the dictator, because he lives in the ivory tower with his finger on the trigger, but the secret they keep, the part they refuse to tell you during your adolescent indoctrination…is that none of that is true. “Real power,” she said, “isn’t dealt in bullets, darlings, but in words.”
― J.N. Chaney, The Amber Project

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“He sweated like a whore in church.”
― J.N. Chaney, The Last Reaper

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The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

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Renegade Star (Renegade Star, #1) by J.N. Chaney

Renegade Star by J.N. Chaney

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J.N.’s Quotes

“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”
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“That’s what it means to be human, Siggy. Living with the weight of your past and learning to walk forward with it.”
― J.N. Chaney, Renegade Rising

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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. – William G.T. Shedd”
― J.N. Chaney, The Variant Saga Boxed Set

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“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.–Carl Sagan”
― J.N. Chaney, The Amber Project

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“You bring a frozen girl on my ship, it becomes my business.”
― J.N. Chaney, Renegade Star

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