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Second Epoch: A Speculative Suspense Novel (Epochs Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Phillip Bryant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
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Bishop Trombley grew up hearing morality tales and lessons from his father, lessons he promptly forgot. Now, aged and alone, he takes to the road to find what those lessons meant, fleeing his failures and estranged relationship with his son in search of some meaning before he departs this earthly plane.

Billie didn't have parents alive to impart anything of the kind. Orphaned as an infant and deformed by an accident of birth, she has spent her years being taken care of by people who love her no more than she does them. Her view of the world has been through the dirty panes of the motel office window. There are dark secrets kept in the whispers of the people of Happy Valley and Bumpersville, WV, and she is part of those secrets.

A soul-searching man ready to experience his last great adventure and an ill-tempered orphan seeking the past stumble onto a farming community's hidden evil and need each other's help to escape it.
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    The Epochs Series
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    206 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    January 20, 2017
  6. Grade level
    12 and up
  7. File size
    706 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N9PHN9Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 20, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 20, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 706 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 117 ratings

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Phillip Bryant

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Phillip M. Bryant attended the University of New Mexico and earned his bachelor's degree in history and with a minor in American studies. He has been active in local New Mexico reenacting and on the national level is a member of the 23rd SNY as part of the Army of the Pacific, 1st Federal Division. He has been researching the American Civil War for over 25 years. His sources have included diary accounts, autobiographies, historical monographs and first-hand reports on the actions taken 150 ago published in the War of the Rebellion battle reports and War Department communications.

The Shiloh Series as a concept was to have been a three novel series. With the success of They Met at Shiloh the series now stands at seven eventual volumes, River of Blood being the 4th in the series as the war in the Western Theater of operations carries into a new year in 1863. Other future volumes will carry into the turning points of the Civil War in the West.

The author and his wife are currently working on co-authoring a series of Civil War murder mysteries set in the New Mexico territory in 1863 to be released sometime early 2016.

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Ami A.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very suspenseful, we'll written!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018
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I enjoyed this suspenseful and intriguing novel very much. It has tremendous world building and the characters came to life for me as I read. I still have a few questions but often that denotes just how good the mystery is. It allows me to ponder the 'what-ifs', and I do like that very much. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Kristina D. Zalzal
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018
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An easy to follow story. Very satisfying and enjoyable. Realistic characters. Very descriptive and well written with good imagery. Highly recommended.
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pegleg
3.0 out of 5 stars Second epoch
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017
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Sorry not my favorite book. Way too long with not much entrainment. Glad to have finished it. Good luck on your n book, Mr Bryant.
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jeff
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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A great story about life and what gives it meaning. The author paints pictures with words.
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MAC
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Want to Put It Down!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018
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Loved this book. It held my attention. Stayed up way too late because I didn't want to stop reading and go to sleep.
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J.V Greer
2.0 out of 5 stars Just okay.
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018
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It was okay for a free read.
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Lindah
4.0 out of 5 stars Father and son on the outs have to find a way back through major adversity.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017
I did not much care for this book. I believe it was probably because it was so dark and depressing. It did a very good job of showing the relationship of father and son. Each of them is on a quest to discover what is lacking in their lives. They have not gotten along with each other for many years. It takes a trip, multiple murders and dealing with a different person to bring them together and getting them act like they like and even love each other.
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Pamela
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
Just picked this book because it was in my list. I was pleasantly surprised that I actually liked it. It was well written and had good character development. I was waiting for them to complete their journey though. Now I need to know how all this started, what happened in the beginning and hope that there is either a prequel or this is explained in book 2.
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Father Ted
4.0 out of 5 stars "The meaning of life"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2019
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Why are we here? What's it all about? A search for answers by two unlikely companions. A quirky writing style prevents this from being melodramatic. The suspense is tangible and it's not possible to stop reading until the end.
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Robert
3.0 out of 5 stars It was ok
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2018
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From the start it seemed be read in a,straight line . But ended up a good book. I mean it was free
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