Completed Works of Jim Farris:
Summary: A 184,000-word science-fiction novel, this story tells the epic future of the humans of Mars Colony and their robotic companions. Blurb: Join ancient storyteller Aesop as he weaves a tale of humanity and inhumanity, organic and inorganic intelligence ..... each reaching for something greater than itself in a story that spans two millennia of time.
Status: Complete and Published. http://www.ebooksonthe.net/
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Summary: A 106,000-word story set in the universe of Pandora's Box, this novel contains the 'missing' story of the Replicants of Valhalla, as well as continuing the saga of Mars Colony. Blurb: Join ancient storyteller Aesop once again as he relates the 'missing' tale of the Relicants of Valhalla, the story of the colonists of the planet Valhalla and their unusual and tragic history.
Status: Complete and Unpublished, however I am reserving this work for www.ebooksonthe.net, should they wish to continue the series.
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Summary: A 137,000-word fantasy-novel that tells the story of an ancient wizard risen from the grave sixteen centuries after his death, and his struggles to help his new-found friend Darian regain his lost kingdom. Blurb: The epic saga of Eddas Ayar, the Raven of Yorindar, begins with his awakening sixteen centuries after his death, only to find his civilization in ruins, his people long dead, and himself trapped in the body of a woman.
Status: Complete and Unpublished. E-mail xaa@3lefties.com if you are a publisher interested in this work.
Summary: A 129,000-word fantasy-novel that continues the story of Eddas Ayar, an ancient wizard risen from the grave sixteen centuries after his death, and his struggles to help restore his lost civilization. Blurb: The epic saga of Eddas Ayar, the Raven of Yorindar, continues. As Eddas struggles with the newly-awakened men and women of Hyperborea, he discovers that the destruction of his civilization is just as difficult for his old friends to accept as it was for him. Yet, a dark shadow looms on the horizon, for Yorindar's plans are not unopposed.
Status: Complete and Unpublished. E-mail xaa@3lefties.com if you are a publisher interested in this work.
Summary: A 128,000-word science-fiction/anthropomorphic fantasy novel that tells the story of the little mustelid, Merle, and her enormous companion, Xaa. They learn to care for each other as they master the secrets of technology long lost, and uncover the dark, secret history of their own world. Blurb: Merle Mousefinder, the little Mustie of the Wild Wood, didn't know what she was getting into when she followed the strange noise through the forest and found Xaa, an enormous carnivorous mouse. Soon, her curiosity would lead her to follow Xaa through an epic tale of freedom, slavery, life, death, hate, and love.
Status: Complete and available now from Cloudy Mountain Books.
Notes: This story is the "published version" of the first book in an ongoing e-serial. To find out more about the e-serial, click here.
Legacy of the Last God (Book II of the Oerth Cycle):
Summary: A 131,000-word science-fiction/anthropomorphic fantasy novel that continues the story of the little mustelid, Merle, and her enormous companion, Xaa. The aftermath of the mustie's decision to leave the Wild Wood and the terrible fate that befalls the mice leads to a final showdown between the mus and the cats. Blurb: The Saga of Oerth continues in Legacy of the Last God. As Xaa and Merle begin to work out their curious relationship, Merle learns to adjust to the new society and culture she finds herself now a part of. Meanwhile, the musties learn to adjust to their new home in Laughing Wood, while the mice learn to live life without their little protectors. Suddenly, a dark cloud appears on the horizon - the cats have kidnapped all the mice of the village, save for Bootie, Smith's mate, and Farrah, Smith's daughter! Can they make the vast journey across endless leagues to alert their old allies to the danger, or will the cats twist the helpless mice, using them to gain the technological edge against their ancient foe, the mus?
Status: Complete and available now from Cloudy Mountain Books.
Notes: This story is the "published version" of the first book in an ongoing e-serial. To find out more about the e-serial, click here.
Ayre of the Last God (Book II of the Oerth Cycle):
Summary: A 118,000-word science-fiction/anthropomorphic fantasy novel that continues the story of the little mustelid, Merle, and her enormous companion, Xaa. The aftermath of L'Sala's decision come about, and the war for the throne begins. Blurb: A sad, pathetic wretch rises from where she's been tossed in a muddy alley. It is L'Valin, the former mentalt, her much-vaunted will destroyed by the work of R'Mang, the Shazad's Royal Torturer. Yet, little does this sad wreck of a once-proud Mentalt know the fateful jorney that lies before her - a journey not merely across the lands, but through hell itself - and beyond.
Status: Complete and contracted to Cloudy Mountain Books
Third Time's the Charm:
- Written under the Pen-Name 'J. Farris'
Summary: A swiftly-paced 57,000-word romance that tells the story of a man torn by two worlds and haunted by his past, and the woman who steps into his life and heals his tortured soul. Blurb: Rita Mahoney was an ace reporter with the Daily Herald, trying to land her dream-job - a position at the sports desk. Her first assignment? Interview Tony D'Tillo, a hulking, mysogynistic boxer who hated her on first sight. Yet, there was something more to this hulking woman-hater than met the eye... Something deeper, which would touch Rita's soul and change her life forever.
Status: Complete and available soon from DiskUs Publishing.
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Summary: A 65,000-word science-fiction/romance novel that tells the story of John Delancy, a 22nd-century actor blinded in a tragic accident, and his neo-dog Buffy, who helps him regain his life, and re-discover love. Blurb: John DeLancy had been a rising star in Hollywood at the beginning of the 22nd Century, but a freak accident had stolen everything - his career, his looks, his girl, and most of all, his sight. Blinded, he struggles alone in a world of darkness, never knowing someone would reach out to him out of duty, and offer him her love.
Status: Complete and Contracted to DiskUs Publishing.
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Summary: A swiftly-paced, 53,000-word science-fiction/detective novel with a twist. Every moment is a suprise - even the first line of the first chapter. Only the prologue can be safely shown without giving away too much of the story. Blurb: It is 2199 AD... The Future is Here.
Biotechnology has reached the dreams of the early 20th century scientists... And surpassed them.
Yet, though man's technology has reached the farthest imaginings of just a few centuries before, man himself remains what he was. Crime, hate, and death stalk the concrete canyons of man's cities.
And in this world, in the metroplex of San Angeles, a lonely man mourns the death of his muse...Status: Complete and Contracted to DiskUs Publishing.
Notes: Art by Megan Giles
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The 'Ronin' series is a set of 6 books, totalling about 750,000 words. I had completed the 5th book when I became involved in other projects and left the 6th dangling, since the series was unsold. I have completed the 6th book, and I have finished a major re-write of the entire series, updating it a bit for new technologies recently discovered and some new social models that sociologists have been discussing. I am able to offer all 6 books to any publisher who may wish them. Synopsis: The series revolves around the life and adventures of Samuel 'No-Middle-Name' Hammer, an AWOL Cyber-Soldier who becomes a type of elite 'Street Samurai' known as 'Ronin'. It is a combination of cyberpunk and 'detective' genre.
To read an excerpt from the first book, click here.
HTML for Ninnyhammers (Non-Fiction):
Summary: A no-nonsense beginner's guide to HTML. Blurb: "Everything you needed to know about HTML but were too frustrated to ask because you're sick and tired of being treated like a moron and you don't want to hear any more long, boring explanations that make little sense."
That's the subtitle of HTML for Ninnyhammers, and it says it all. HTML for Ninnyhammers is a book for those who feel that though they may need their hands held when it comes to HTML coding and creating a web-page, they don't want to be made to feel like a ninnyhammer when someone does it.
In clear, concise instructions, Jim Farris lays out the basics of HTML and web-page design, starting from the simple beginnings of constructing a page and gradually moving on to the more complex aspects of frames, e-mail forms, and other common HTML coding tasks. With a ready-reference guide in the appendix to the more commonly used HTML tags, this is a book that a beginner will keep and use long after they are no longer a "beginner."
And we even have our first review of the work!
"Jim Farris is nuts. Oh, he claims "Html for Ninnyhammers" is just for beginners, but I'm here to tell you that after years of writing basic code--since even before the first html generators came along to help in the job--I've learned things from reading his book. And best of all, it's written so clearly and concisely that virtually anyone can understand it. This isn't one of those books long on theory and short on common sense. It's a book that takes HTML down to the basics and will long remain on my reference book shelf. - Leta Nolan Childers, best selling author and professional web designer and text formatter."Status: Complete and Contracted to DiskUs Publishing.