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Randall Farmer

Randall Farmer

About

I am Randall Allen Farmer.  I am an author, science nerd, an amateur photographer, a father, and a pencil and paper game designer and gamemaster.  My formal education was in geology and geophysics, and back in the day I worked in the oil industry tweaking software associated with finding oil.  Since I left the oil industry, I've spent most of my time being a parent, but did have enough time to get two short stories published (in Analog and Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine).  Now I'm giving epublishing a try, and I have an ample supply of novel-length publishable material to polish and publish.

Commitment

Commitment

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<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Book Two of "The Commander" My wife and I put together the basics of the first two books of the Commander series in a series of conversations about human predators and the effects of captivity on people's minds.

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<span style="vertical-align:middle;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reviews of &quot;Once We Were Human&quot;, the prequel of &quot;Now We Are Monsters&quot;<br /><br /></span></span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Hooked!</strong><br /></span>&quot;Once We Were Human&quot; is science fiction, horror, suspense and action adventure all rolled into a great and well told story with interesting characters.<br /><br />I downloaded the sample and read a few screens. I found myself interested in the story and the main character. Half way through the sample I was hooked and bought the book. The author deftly switches between parallel story lines and characters and continually builds anticipation as the story lines and characters converge. By the next morning I had finished it and greatly enjoyed the experience. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. <br /><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span></span></span></span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Hard Science, 'Modern' Paranormal and Alternate History...</strong></span> </div><span class="crVerifiedStripe"><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis"></span></span><div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"></div>This book is a bit of a genre bender and a promising start for a new author. The story follows the trials of Carol Hancock, a human who has been hit with &quot;Transform Disease&quot; which alters her into a superhuman, almost supernatural creature. However, unlike most of the genre, this book deals with the political and social implications of this transformation set in a period with its own transformations, the 1960's. The reactions of the government and the FBI ring true to the period and all of the characters have their own motivations.<br /><br />That aside, it's simply a good read. The story moves quickly and I found myself reading later into the night than I wanted...[I suspect my work the next day suffered a bit :)]... While the book is not one I would normally have read, the premise intrigued me. Though darker in tone than my standard fare, the writing and characters held me. The transformation of Carol from housewife to her new state including her moral and social anguish felt right, though I think she was a bit of a caricature in the beginning. However that soon passes. I am waiting eagerly for the continuation of her story.