Danzig Alternate 1920

Danzig Alternate 1920 is the first part of a novel that explores Hybrid Warfare elements set in the early 1920's, where the Miracle at the Vistula didn't happen and Soviets invaded Poland.

It's not about the early 1920's nor about Danzig as much as it is about visualizing these elements.

There is also a lot of Gun Porn, watchers of C&Rsenal ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClq1dvO44aNovUUy0SiSDOQ ) and Forgotten Weapons ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfKGpvbEQXcbe68dzXgJuA ) should appreciate

For various reasons, related with workplace issues and health, I have not been able to make any progress on that novel ever since, so for the time being I posted what was already on hand. It's 49,000 words long.



https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/DA1920-Ch01to10.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/DA1920-Ch01to10.mobi
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/DA1920-Ch01to10.epub

My other book, in english, "Glasses, Pulleys and the End of Bread" : http://solsysbooks.blogspot.fr/2013/04/e-reader-formats.html 

Les Moustiques-Tempête

Allright folks, this is a short novel (above 99,000 words) I've written in French for friends & family, but the topic is a bit too narrow for their taste.

The story is about an assymetric defense approach from a poor country against a much richer, but not necessarily wiser, neighbouring country. It also includes some hybrid warfare aspects, but not many.

This is set in the Arab peninsula but, although the parallels are quite transparent, there is no reference to actual countries. The tone is sometimes tongue-in-cheek, in a way reminiscent of the "Adventures of Tintin" graphic novels.

I wrote this in a month where I was recovering from a bad health situation. It helped me a lot.


https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Moustiques-Tempete.doc
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Moustiques-Tempete.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Moustiques-Tempete.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Moustiques-Tempete.mobi

En français : voici un petit roman d'un peu plus de 90.000 mots qui traite de solutions de défense assymétrique pour un état pauvre confronté à un voisin menaçant et n'hésitant pas à recourir à des méthodes assymétriques.

My other book, in english, "Glasses, Pulleys and the End of Bread" : http://solsysbooks.blogspot.fr/2013/04/e-reader-formats.html

The end chapters

All right, I've made it.

The book is divided in two parts :
Part 1, chapters 01 to 48 (currently still missing chapters 45 and 46) is called Glasses & Pulleys
Part 2, chapters 49 to 81 is called The End of Bread

Part 2 is complete, I've managed to proof-read everything.

Here are the files to "The End Of Bread"

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch49-81.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch49-81.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch49-81.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch49-81.mobi

The complete novel is now over 413,000 words long, once the two missing chapters are finished it will about 420,000 words long.

It has been a tremendous experience for two and a half years. Please provide your feedback !

Cheers,

Solsys

For all files, check this page : http://solsysbooks.blogspot.fr/2013/04/e-reader-formats.html

Chapters 76 and 77

Two more chapters, enjoy !

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch76-77.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch76-77.pdf

The books wil end with chapter 81. I will write the two missing chapters later on.

Chapters 74 and 75

Okay, here are two more chapters. Even proof-reading them is an effort now, this is why I intend to post on a weekly basis but I won't make promises.

Anyway, enjoy.


https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch74-75.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch74-75.pdf

Chapters 72 and 73

Update : as you noticed I got stuck for a couple of weeks. I expect to post more stuff in the following week.

It took me a lot of efforts but I managed to finish the main story !

Three chapters (45, 46 and 71) are still to be written, they focus on Norman and Jessica.

All in all there are 81 chapters and an epilogue (a 82th chapter in terms of number of pages). I managed to end the book exactly as I intended to.

I will publish two chapters per week, only in .odt and .pdf format. At a later time, in late October or in November, I will publish the book, renamed "Glasses, Pulleys and Bread" in three large files :
1- Glasses : Erich's departure from Chicago
2- Pulleys : Peacetime in Joyeux-Tiburon (levees etc.)
3- Bread : From the CCC crisis on.

Here are chapters 72 and 73 :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch72-73.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch72-73.odt

Menières's disease

Okay, so here is the situation, I lost 40 db of hearing since february, and the specialist is pretty confident it's Menières disease.

As an interesting sidenote, this occurs in psychological profiles that match those of Erich quite closely, and it appears at age 40.

One effect of this disease is that I have a hard time to concentrate, let alone follow projects through. For the moment I can manage routine tasks, but I can't really go beyond that, and this means that this complex novel is on hold for an unknown amount of time.

It's sad because I have the next steps still pretty much clear in my head, I hope I won't get out touch should I resume this work.

We'll see this autmun how things evolve.

Thanks for the readership, take care.

Solsys

Chapter 70

UPDATE on May the 31st 2015 : it has been an extremely busy year for me, with chronic overtime at work and general exhaustion. I had health problems linked with that in February that still linger on. I sincerely long to finish that project as intended. This would take several months, starting this summer if everything works fine.



New Year update : I am overwhelmed at work, and didn't progress a bit. One should look forward to May, at best, for any progress.

UPDATE : no new posts until the middle of November.

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch70.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch70.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch70.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch70.mobi


8 pages

Erich tries to go back to his family and a simpler life.

There will be one chapter per week in October, on average, and then I except to be able to post about two chapters per month during the winter. 

 "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 355,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapter 69

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch69.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch69.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch69.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch69.mobi


9 pages

The emergency is over, and with the new harvest, people reorganize themselves. A new world is at hand, or is it really ?

There will be one chapter per week in October, on average, and then I except to be able to post about two chapters per month during the winter. 

 "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 355,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 68

You can download the various formats there :



https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch68.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch68.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch68.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch68.mobi


10 pages
The relocation north is under way, and Erich tries hard to be up to the task.

Current writing status : Chapter 71 is underway, chapters 45 and 46 are still not written.

Okay, so I'm back for some more chapters. I will post one chapter per week, because things have still to be adjusted. On the Louisiana side of the novel, things will be evolving to a post-crisis situation from the chapter 70, and so the time frame changes gradually into a protracted epilogue.

After having arrived to the chapter 74, I'm going to switch back to the Norman and Jessica story, first by finishing the chapters 45 and 46, then... Well it's been said I'm spoiling too much of the novel in these posts.



Things continue to evolve for me, I have to work longer hours at my job, but I try to free up enough time to finish the novel. There are ideas for other novels, but I will first finish this one.

There will be one chapter per week in October, and then I except to be able to post about two chapters per month during the winter. 

 "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 355,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 66 and part of chapter 67

UPDATE : the chapter 67 is now complete. The files have been updated.

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch66to67.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch66to67.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch66to67.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch66to67.mobi

13 pages

With Kathryn evacuated, Erich tries to save as much as possible from the storm. Like everybody else after the storm, they will have to evacuate northwards in order to survive.


Current writing status : Chapter 67 is still underway, chapters 45 and 46 are still not written.

What has been written in chapter 67 really is a work in progress, a number of things are not really settled. Usually I published the chapters when a couple of other chapters had been written, in order to fix a number of elements.


As expected, I am not able to resume writing at the moment. I'm already glad to be able to sleep properly since last week (as you can guess, I'm the same kind of on/off workoholic as Erich...)

I except to be able to resume writing in July, or more probably in October.

 "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 334,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 64 and 65

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch64to65.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch64to65.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch64to65.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch64to65.mobi

17 pages

Mackenzie describes the brutal events in town during "Grinding Night". Erich and his people organise the place as best as they can, keeping in mind they're now being observed.


Current writing status : Chapter 67 is still underway.


As anticipated, there will be no new window of opportunity for me to continue writing in the upcoming months. Next week-end I'll post the remainder of what has been written so far.


I except to be able to resume writing in July, or more probably in October.


"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 333,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 62 to 63

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch62to63.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch62to63.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch62to63.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch62to63.mobi

17 pages

Erich meets with Anna-Lena and her companion in their own hideout, discussing long-term aspects of the crisis.
In the following chapter, Matthew takes Erich to a tour of the meat processing facility he set up hastily.

About chapter 63 : it is both about cannibalism and industry. It is a somewhat disturbing  moment, comparable to a documentary about meat processing. In my humble opinion, it is not really possible to imagine and describe cannibalism, and even less in such a fashion. Nevertheless, I think it had to be adressed in the novel, since it's an integral part of that post-apocalypstic environement.

Current writing status : Chapter 67 is still underway.

I'm several days late when posting this : not only has the opportunity window closed, but on the contrary I find myself with lots of work on my hands.

I had to find both the time and the energy to review these two chapters for errors, and I'm not sure to be able to do the same for chapters 64 and 65 until the weekend. Therefore, these chapters will be posted on Saturday the 18th.

On the long term, it's more probable than not that I won't be able to resume writing in the following months. I always prefer to write several chapters in a row rather than write them in a piecemeal fashion.

Another aspect, which is not "fishing for compliments" but is also an issue is that I get next to no feedback for my work, although there are more and more people visiting the blog and viewing the updates.

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 333,000 words long.

Solsys

avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 60 to 61

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch60to61.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch60to61.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch60to61.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch60to61.mobi

17 pages

The quick and deep changes left Erich and Kathryn estranged one to the other. Erich chooses to flee into work, where he is much needed. He discovers the food situation in town and the grim options that are left.

The next two chapters will be published next weekend.

Current writing status : Chapter 67 is still underway. As anticipated, the opportunity window for writing has closed, I hope to be able to post two chapters a week until the book is finished, though.

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 333,000 words long.

Solsys

avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 58 to 59

You can download the various formats there :


https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch58to59.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch58to59.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch58to59.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch58to59.mobi

18 pages

The pivotal question of agriculture and food in general will be addressed in these two chapters, including a first glimpse at cannibalism. A subsequent chapter will dwelve more in this aspect, as the book is also a reflection upon technology.

The figures provided are indicative, since I'm not a farmer. It should, however, illustrate the scope of the problems at hand.


The next two chapters will be published next weekend.

Current writing status : Chapter 67 is still underway. As anticipated, the opportunity window for writing has closed, I hope to be able to post two chapters a week until the book is finished, though.

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 333,000 words long.

Solsys

avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 56 to 57

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch56to57.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch56to57.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch56to57.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch56to57.mobi

18 pages

The different waves of refugees crash into town and achieve to disrupt it. Now Erich's people are on their own and have to fend off an organised attack on the single place where there wheat can still be found. Brutality and barbaric methods are also becoming more common.

The next two chapters will be published next weekend.

The "maggots as chicken feed" idea was taken from this page : http://farmlet.co.nz/?p=374

Kevin, the author, runs the highly respected blog : http://www.cryptogon.com/

Current writing status : Chapter 67 is underway.


Chapters 45 and 46 still need to be written ; this story arc will be addressed once the end of the transitional story arc is over, at the ned of chapter 67.

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 333,000 words long.

Solsys

avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 54 and 55

You can download the various formats there :


https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch54to55.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch54to55.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch54to55.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch54to55.mobi

18 pages

The town is given a respite, enough for the people in Erich's Program to settle some political matters,  evacuate some more people and food, and finally remove as much opposition for the survivors as possible.

The next two chapters will be published next weekend.


Current writing status : Chapter 63 is finished.

I intend to finish chapter 64 before the end of the year. It will see the end of the transitory period in the story. The story is also slowly coming to an end, which will be reached at around chapter 85, ten more than previously thought.

Chapters 45 and 46 still need to be written ; this story arc will be addressed once the end of the transitional story arc is over. 

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 317,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 52 and 53

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch52to53.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch52to53.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch52to53.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch52to53.mobi

17 pages

Erich gets involved in the dramatic evacuation of his people out of town.
 
The next two chapters will be published next weekend.


Current writing status : Chapter 62 is finished.

I intend to finish chapters 63 and 64 before the end of the year. It will see the end of the transitory period in the story. The story is also slowly coming to an end, which will be reached at around chapter 75

Remember, htere are still two chapters, 45 and 46, who have not bee written yet, and it turned out to be a good decision, since the original plan for these would have taken us too far in another direction.

"Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 311,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 50 and 51

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch50to51.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch50to51.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch50to51.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch50to51.mobi


18 pages

There is a bit of action as Mark and Erich fight off the attacking gang. Still it ends up worse than expected.

While they're licking their wounds, it seems the rest of the nations is suddenly collapsing due to a complete denial of service situation.


The next two chapters will be published next weekend.
I am reaching the end of the favourable period of time for writing. I expect to be able to finish chapters 61 and 62, and then will have to devote time for other, quite pressing matters (but I hope it'll be worth it).

I hope to be able to resume writing in February ; hence there would have been about one month and a half without updates. Also, chapters 45 and 46 will be dealt with at a later time.

Current writing status : chapter 60 is half-written, but chapters 45 and 46 are still missing. "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 300,000 words long. Three-hundred-thousand. Repeat that slowly.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com

Chapters 48 and 49

You can download the various formats there :

https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch48to49.odt
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch48to49.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch48to49.epub
https://sites.google.com/site/solsysbooks/Ch48to49.mobi

18 pages

In chapter 48, Erich learns a bit more about the still distant technological war. Normalcy returns gradually to Trois-Chênes, but not for long.
Indeed, in chapter 49 we adopt the point of view of the Red and Blue Teams as they witness the impending and mysterious menace that is about to be unleashed on Trois-Chênes. Can they stop it ? We will know for sure in chapter 50 and 51, to be (spellchecked, reviewed and) released in eight days.


I use a favourable window of opportunity to write as much as I can ; the chapters will be released at a pace of two per week.

Current writing status : chapter 55 is finished, but chapters 45 and 46 are still missing. "Glasses and Pulleys" is now over 275,000 words long.

Solsys
avemarisstella9@googlemail.com