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11/3/2021

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The Cassidy Chronicles
The Cassidy Chronicles Volume 1
by Adam Gaffen
Genre: LGBTQ Science Fiction, Steampunk 

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The year 2113 is a post-modern America, after decades of warfare and the near collapse of civilisation, America is shattered into a dozen nations. Aiyana Cassidy is a genius physicist who has stumbled upon a technology that will revolutionize the world. She makes contact with her old high school friend Kendra Foster-Briggs, who is an employee of a shadowy organization called OutLook. Cassidy's experiments at Heavy Lift Corporation (HLC) into teleportation cause many different players to begin tracking her down. Kendra and Cassidy set of on a cross-continental journey to find some answers.
In this steampunk novel, their travels take them on a continent spanning adventure as we are introduced to a world of advanced technology, strange and unfamiliar landscapes and new discoveries.


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The Road to the Stars
The Cassidy Chronicles Volume 2

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An Amazon Bestseller!
Top 10 - Space Fleet Science Fiction - July 2021!
Top 20 - Space Exploration Science Fiction - July 2021!
Top 30 - Space Opera Science Fiction - July 2021!

Cass and Ken are back! Five years after the events in Volume One, life is good for the Cassidys. Aiyana is perfecting her teleporters while running the Heavy Lift Corporation. Kendra is overseeing her ambitious starship project in her own, inimitable way. They want nothing more than to live their lives and raise their girls. It seems, though, that the universe has other plans for them. First there's a mysterious request to meet with a pair of leaders from the world government; they have a problem and it seems the Cassidy's are the only ones who can solve it. But they've never met a challenge they could walk away from, and this one's no different. Meanwhile, Kendra has to find a captain and a crew to make her starship come to life. Then there's the little matter of the science officer... Juggling demands from every direction, will Cass and Ken be able to rise to the occasion again?



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The Measure of Humanity
The Cassidy Chronicles Volume 3

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An Amazon Bestseller!
Top 30 - Space Opera Science Fiction - July 2021!
Top 50 - Science Fiction Adventure - July 2021!

Six months have passed since The Road to the Stars. An uneasy peace has settled between the Solarian Union and the Terran Federation. Negotiations continue, but seem to be going nowhere. But that doesn't mean Cass and Ken haven't been busy. Their second starship is about to commission. A new habitat is nearly complete. A new class of fighters is entering service. And they still have stars to explore. But within the Union, new plots are arising. New challenges are being prepared. Soon, they will be ready to strike. Will Cass and Ken be able to handle the latest attack? Or will the dream of a Terran Federation die?



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A Quiet Revolution
The Cassidy Chronicles Volume 4

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An Amazon Bestseller!
Top 5 - Hard Science Fiction - July 2021
Top 10 - Space Exploration Science Fiction - July 2021
Top 10 - Space Opera Science Fiction - July 2021

How do you end a war you want no part of? Cass and Ken just want to get back to their plans for exploration. That doesn't seem to be in the cards, though, so now it's time to think outside the box. If the leaders of Artemis won't listen, maybe it's time for new leaders. New tools, new crews, new challenges, but the same Cass and Ken: they're not going to let anything stop them!



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Triumph's Ashes
The Cassidy Chronicles Volume 5

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Viva la revolucion!
The Primus, Vasilia Newling, is facing her worst nightmares:
A revolution on Luna
Titan and the Asteroids abandoning the Solarian Union.
Defections from within her own government.
All because of those damned Cassidys!
But she's still as ruthless as ever.
And if Aiyana and Kendra thought she was playing dirty before? They're going to see how filthy she really can get.
There isn't room for both the Terran Federation and the Union.
This time, one is going down.
For good.
Return to the future for the fifth installment of The Cassidy Chronicles: Triumph's Ashes.



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​ “This is more like it!”
Gries stared at Stone. She sounded like she was enjoying this.
Things had gone well until they’d reached the fourth level. Somewhere along the way they’d tripped an unnoticed alarm, and local security was proving to be more competent than they’d prefer. They’d swarmed the small force, nearly stopping them before Stone had led a breakout.
They’d taken some casualties; Gries would have preferred to send them back to the LZ, but he had the feeling he was going to need every body which could carry a weapon. So they limped along, eased slightly by the reduced gravity, covered by the rest of the platoon. Fortunately the CeeSea skinsuits under their battle armor had prevented any deaths as yet. He also knew the good fortune couldn’t last.
When they finally dropped a level, sealing the hatch behind them in an effort to slow security’s progress, they immediately regretted it. Here, security had been able to call in reinforcements from the former MinSec agents. Nor did they have the advantage of surprise.
It didn’t seem to bother Stone, though Gries could see Director McAllister was thinking too much about what could go wrong.
“Plan, Chief?” he said, hoping she had one.
“Find out where their bloody chamber is, blast our way through to it, grab anyone smart enough not to resist, and get off this rock. I’ve spent far more time on Luna than I ever planned. Taylor! Mac!”
The diminutive IT specialist hurried up, looking oddly comfortable with the pulse rifle in her hands, followed by the former Minister.
“Chief?” Taylor said a fraction ahead of Mac.
“Where do we go?”
“Two routes.” He winced as a piece of bulkhead ricocheted past. “Shortest route is up this corridor a couple hundred meters.”
“Short is good, but I don’t like the way those boys are dug in.”
“We can also go back to the last junction and head left. There’s a smaller passage which will get us to the other side.”
“Sounds like a better option. Mac, get into their system and shut down any cameras they have on the route Taylor’s going to show you. I want them blind and stupid. Leftenant,” she called to Gries.
He trotted over.
“We’re going to move. I want your best squad with us because we’re going to move fast.”
“Only a squad?”
She nodded. “The rest are staying with you to hold this position, along with all the heavy weapons.”
“We can do it.”
“And if you can’t hold the position, I want you to fall back and evacuate.”
Gries’ face hardened. “No, Chief. Our mission is to penetrate the Complex, capture the Empress and any other members of Artemis leadership, and extract with the prisoners and all personnel.”
“I know what our orders are, Leftenant, and I’m changing them. If you cannot hold, you will withdraw. You can argue with me when we’re both back on Njord. Besides, are you saying you and your Marines can’t hold the corridor?”
Gries was caught between professional pride and responsibility. On the one hand, he had his orders and from higher up than Stone. Honestly, he didn’t know exactly where Stone fit into his chain of command, if at all, but she certainly carried herself as someone who expected to be obeyed. On the other hand, telling a Marine she couldn’t do something was like dangling a bone in front of a dog.
Responsibility won.
“Aye aye, Ma’am,” he answered finally. A safe answer.
“Mac?”
“Working on it, the problem I’m having is their software isn’t even last generation, it’s something like nine or ten generations back and off on a weird tangent from the local techs doing their own improvisations over the years, but I’m almost done, I need maybe another minute.”
“Take your time and do it right.” Stone turned to Crozier and Taylor. “You listened?”
Both nodded.
“I need you armed. What are you comfortable with?”
Taylor looked sheepish. “The most I’ve fired is a flechette pistol. I think I should stick with it.” He patted the holster on his hip.
“Good enough; make sure you have extra mags. Nicole?”
Crozier flashed a surprisingly feral grin.
“Got an extra pulse rifle?”
“You can handle one?”
“I’ll match you on any range, any distance, any time.”
“I’ll take you up on it. Later.” She dug into the supplies the Marines had humped in and tossing a pulse rifle to Crozier. She caught it with an air of familiarity, proven when she expertly checked the charge and the magazine before sighting along the barrel.
“Nice balance.”
Five minutes later they were as ready as they were going to get.
“Move out, people.” Sergeant Monaco had been chosen to lead the squad, and she was covering the rear, while Corporal Crampton took point. Stone and Mac echoed their positions around Crozier and Taylor, and ten people slipped down the corridor and disappeared.
Gries turned to his Marines and opened the comm function on his implant.
I don’t care what the Chief said. Nobody gets through here, and nobody’s leaving. Here we hold.


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Adam Gaffen has been reading science fiction for as long as he can remember, so writing it was a natural progression. He's the author of The Cassidy Chronicles series of  science fiction and LGBTQ-inclusive novels, focusing on the exploits of Kendra and Aiyana Cassidy. He's also written Refuge, a time-travel/vampire novella in which the vampires do not sparkle. He's hard at work on a few projects, including the childhood adventures of Kendra and Aiyana (Memories of Aiyana) and two as-yet unnamed Cassidy novels. He lives in sight of Fisher's Peak in Southern Colorado with his wife, Michaela, and their pack of dogs and plague of cats.


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39 Comments
Kari B
11/3/2021 06:02:37 am

Sounds like two awesome lead characters to follow through this series.

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Adam G
11/3/2021 09:27:38 am

Hi Kari!
Yes, they are - Aiyana and Kendra, Cass and Ken, are the heart and soul of these novels. Their personalities, their characters, drive the plots.
Adam

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Sherry
11/3/2021 12:44:13 pm

I really like the covers and the excerpt.

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Adam G
11/3/2021 02:32:34 pm

Hi Sherry!
So glad you like the covers! I was fortunate to find a really skilled designer, Emily's World of Design, and she's done all five.
I don't usually have much call to put in any ground combat scenes, but I was pleased by how this one came out.
Keep in touch!
Adam

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Bea LaRocca
11/3/2021 01:01:02 pm

The covers are great and the synopses and excerpt intriguing, I am a huge sci-fi fan and this sounds like an epic book and series. Thank you for sharing your bio and books' details and for offering the boxset sale price and giveaway.

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Adam G link
11/3/2021 02:33:59 pm

Hi Bea!
Thank you so much! They're fun books to write and I hope my readers find them at least as enjoyable!
Adam

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Peggy Salkill
11/3/2021 05:44:16 pm

Sounds good

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Wendy Jensen
11/4/2021 11:28:50 am

The book details sound very interesting.

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Andrew M
11/4/2021 01:49:52 pm

great covers

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Terri Quick
11/4/2021 02:43:12 pm

Great cover

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Ann Fantom
11/4/2021 04:45:48 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Adam G
11/15/2021 10:17:30 am

Hi Ann!
Thanks for thinking so - I try to be a little different than other SF stories, but I'm afraid I can't spoil the surprises.
And I was fortunate enough to find an amazing cover designer who's worked with me on every one of the books and really "gets" the characters.

Adam

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David Basile
11/4/2021 06:33:12 pm

This sounds like a good book.

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Abigail Gibson
11/4/2021 06:57:07 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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beth shepherd
11/4/2021 08:26:27 pm

This looks like a great read.

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Thomas Gibson
11/4/2021 10:35:38 pm

Covers looks great! Excerpt sounds interesting.

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Nickie
11/5/2021 10:46:29 am

This sounds like a good book.

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Ken A Ohl
11/8/2021 02:44:44 pm

this book looks intriguing

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Mishelle G
11/9/2021 10:05:42 am

I hope this is the kind of sequel that you don't have to read the first to make sense of the second - is it?

Mishelle G

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Adam G
11/15/2021 10:16:08 am

Hi Mishelle - the only book which you can't read as a standalone is Triumph's Ashes, because I wrote it to start IMMEDIATELY after A Quiet Revolution ends.
I recommend starting with either The Cassidy Chronicles (the first one), or The Road to the Stars (Volume 2).

Adam

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Bernie Wallace
11/10/2021 05:55:28 am

How long did it take to write your book?

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Adam G
11/15/2021 10:19:47 am

Hi Bernie!

The first volume was broken up into two writing sprints, but overall? Seven years. The others have all taken between 3 and 5 months to write. I keep promising I'll take a break between writing books, but it never seems to happen.
The sixth Cassidyverse book is scheduled to publish 2/1, and the seventh one should be written by the end of this month.

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Adam G link
11/15/2021 02:00:00 pm

FLASH CONTEST!
FIRST PERSON to email me at adamgaffenauthor@gmail.com will receive your choice of an ebook or audiobook code for THE CASSIDY CHRONICLES (volume 1 in the series).
I'll post a winner's name once I have it.

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Courtnie
11/15/2021 07:59:18 pm

What made you interested in this genre?

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Adam G
11/16/2021 08:29:09 am

I've been a science fiction fan since I was little, so when I started writing it was natural I gravitate towards the genre. Sci-fi also has two huge advantages over any other genre:
First, it's a genre of HOPE. What do I mean? Well, no matter how grimy or dystopian the future, Sci-fi imagines there IS a future.
Second, you can write ANY genre within the confines of Sci-fi. Want a mystery? Asimov, Caves of Steel. How about comedy? Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Action? Most of Dave Weber or John Ringo's books.

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Susan Smith
11/28/2021 08:48:59 pm

Sounds like a great series. I like all of the covers.

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Adam G
11/28/2021 08:59:21 pm

Hi Susan!
I'm glad you like the covers. My designer and I work very closely to ensure they reflect my vision.
Adam

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MelodyJ
11/29/2021 04:10:50 am

Great covers and character quotes.

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Adam G
11/29/2021 09:43:47 am

Hi Melody!
Kendra is a great source of material - I think it comes from her being an actress at one point in her life.
Some of them have made it onto clothing, too!

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bn100
11/30/2021 10:45:54 pm

sounds interesting

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Carol G
12/2/2021 02:13:23 pm

I hadn't heard of this series before, but since science fiction is one of my favorite genres, I will certainly start reading it soon.

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Adam G
12/2/2021 03:54:06 pm

Hi Carol!
Happy to hear that - a good place to start would be the website, https://www.cassidychronicles.com/ - there are free books on there!

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Ashleigh Hack
12/3/2021 01:22:31 pm

no questions cant wait to read!

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Adam G
12/3/2021 01:39:30 pm

Hi Ashleigh -

Great to hear! Dive on in and let me know what you think!
And if you want all the inside scoop (plus freebies) go to https://www.cassidychronicles.com/ and check it out!

Adam

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Leigh Nichols
12/3/2021 01:51:26 pm

Interesting-

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jennifer galindo
12/3/2021 07:08:43 pm

I love strong beautiful lead women. Do you consider yourself strong and fierce? What is your best strength in your personality??

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Adam G
12/3/2021 09:25:04 pm

Hi Jennifer!

I'm not sure; like Kendra, I'll do most anything for the people I love. Does that count?

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Renata
12/3/2021 09:42:33 pm

Sounds good!

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Cassandra D
12/3/2021 11:50:30 pm

Very interesting book cover.

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