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LITERARY SCIENCE FICTION--The Archives of Varok

Dr. Jean Bolen (author of Goddesses in Every Woman) calls this story "…a perfect metaphor of Jungian individuation." Now back in print in POD version as an Authors Guild Backinprint.com Edition. Originally published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1975; Millington, London, 1976; and Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1977.

THE VIEW BEYOND EARTH

The 1990 updated version of "A Place Beyond Man," coming in 2014. Excerpt on Goodreads, Cary Neeper, first blog. Comment on the new action-packed beginning!

THE UNHEARD SONG

80,803 words. Can two individuals, alien to each other, find a way to communicate before their species destroy each other in a clash of values?

THE WEBS OF VAROK

Released December 4, 2012 in hardback, trade paperback, and e-editions. Disruption and re-instating of the steady-state on Varok serves as an example for Earth

CONN: THE ALIEN EFFECT

96,302 words. Dangerous alien venture on a recovering Earth.

SHAWNE: AN ALIEN'S QUEST

118,424 words. Exploration of self-actualization and theology on the aquatic world of ellls.

ESSAYS

The Steady-State Ethics of Varok

No-growth economics depends on a stable population.

Built-in Meaning

Anything we do could be amplified in the long run.

Chaos, Complexity, and the Search for Meaning
Observation-Derived Faith

Complexity defines meaning for our lives, even if the long run cannot be predicted.

MYSTERY

The Oil Patch Project.

A naive geologist attempts to help New Mexico control its oilfield wastes, but finds his efforts entangled in two murders and a supranational conspiracy.

MUSICALS

"Petra and the Jay"

A thousand years from now a young woman with an identity crisis defends the personhood of her alien and animal friends, as humans tackle their most difficult challenge.

"U.F.F.D.A."

In this sci-fi musical melodrama set in 3002 CE, aliens and humans discover the danger of putting too much stock in occult symbols.

COMPLEXITY

Summary notes and definitions for chaos, complexity and its indicators, a bibliography including theological references, and implications for human organizations.

Exploration of complexity, its indicators, embedded chaos, and value in human organization.

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviews

Books recommended to thrill you with what we have learned lately

News Flash:The Webs of Varok, ForeWord BOTY Finalist in Science Fiction, is Nautilus Book Awards Silver Medalist for YA midgrades
Welcome to my site! Enjoy aliens and animals, complexity and sustainable solutions.

Nautilus Silver Awards

The Webs of Varok is in the Midgrade/Teen Section

The Webs of Varok is a featured book in the Book Club Reading List

Exciting reviews by Frank Kaminski

A detailed synopsis included in the review of both books of The Archives of Varok

See the Book Club Newsletter

The Webs of Varok is a Finalists in the 2012 ForeWord book-of-the-year awards

Here are the other ForeWord BOTY science fiction finalists:
Document 512, by Thomas Lopinski
God Bless The Dead, by Evan Geller
Six, by Calvin J Brown
State of Union, by Sven Michael Davison
The Death of Eve, by Shaun Penney
The Samsara Effect, by Paul Black
The Serpent’s Grasp, by C. Kevin Thompson
The Water Thief, by Nicholas Lamar Soutter
The Webs of Varok, by Cary Neeper
Upload, by Mark McClelland (me)
Wildcatter, by Dave Duncan

Photo by Don & Shawne

Article in The Daly News by Cary Neeper--"The Power of Story for Changing the Economy"
Read it here.

My new column for the Los Alamos Daily Post starts March 1, 2013--"How The Hen House Turns--40 years with domestic birds and dogs"--similar but different from my blog here.

THE WEBS OF VAROK got a great review from Douglas Cobb, including an overview of the series. Read the full review on Book Spot Central. and more reviews on Amazon.com, ArchivesofVarok.com and askdavid.com.

Click on the title in the left column for a glance at the beginning of THE WEBS OF VAROK and a brief description. Much more information can be found on ArchivesofVarok.com. More reviews are on Amazon and author's profile there, Goodreads, bookclubreading.com and Facebook/archivesofvarok.com

Check the links in the right column for A PLACE BEYOND MAN, the Author's Guild Backinprint.com Edition--the first contact story of the ellls and varoks of the Archives of Varok. It's the prequel to THE WEBS OF VAROK.

Our two musicals, "U.F.F.D.A." and "Petra and the Jay" (music by Alice B. Kellogg) were produced in 2007 and 2012 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. They are available as fun romps through some difficult issues as the aliens from nearby planets try to tell Earthlings how to survive. Send an email quick, if you'd

Check out "The Oil Patch Project," a mystery co-written with Don Neeper in a setting of oil and gas regulation.

You're invited to join the new saga and two related discussions "How The Hen House Turns--Thirty+ Years With Domestic Birds" and "Understanding Complex Systems" on the Blog page, with suggestions for plotting fiction.

To see excerpts from my novels (for people who like their aliens and unicorns challenging but accessible and their science fiction comfortably close to reality) click on My Writings on the Main Menu at the top of each page or click on the titles on the left column. Links to "Sermons" and "Complexity" contain complete works and information.

Click on Bibliography for a list of books that have influenced my writings. Most are non-fiction written for non-scientists. The starred (*) books are especially recommended. Some listings include notes. Subjects include Complexity, Sustainability, and Animal Consciousness.

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