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Who is this J.R. Murdock fellow?

J.R. Murdock is an avid reader of almost anything he can get his hands on. That being said, he also writes with near reckless abandon in any and every genre. His style is intended for pure entertainment. Over the years he's written nine novels and over one hundred short stories. Only a few short stories have seen print (in actual print and on the web) so he's decided to throw his hat into the podcasting arena with his novel V & A Shipping and Billy Barbarian.

When not writing like a mad-man, J.R. Murdock does have a day job as a computer programmer and loves to spend time with his lovely wife and favorite daughter (the one on the cover of Astel).

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The Princess of Strell wants to be like any other sixteen-year-old on her birthday. Unfortunately a young dragon shows up and proclaims Astel Farakas is the Chosen One to be taught magic. The Wizard Sangdanee insists that she must be secured inside the castle. He demands she be taught science by a wizard. So Astel does what any other sixteen-year-old in her situation would do.

She flees the castle.

Now Astel, along with her two handmaidens and an unwilling suitor, must figure out what to do before the Chosen One falls into the wrong hands.
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What happens when Star Wars crashes head long into Smokey and the Bandit?
An Intergalatic Beer run!

Vic and Argmon are just trying to make a simple delivery, albeit while being chased by the local fuzz. They pick up an unexpected stowaway on their planet to planet run.

Joey, the unwitting stowaway, is thrust into space and must deal with not only being in space, but with all the alien creatures aboard the SS Acid Rat.

Once the delivery is complete, Vic, Argmon, and their new crewmate Joey, are offered a double or nothing gamble to pick up a second delivery for a celebration party. They must return to Planchar in twenty-four standard hours with a shipment of beer.

It sounds so simple, perhaps too simple.
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For a barbarian, life is simple. Hunt. Eat. Build. There's not much else. But for Billy Barbarian there has to be more to life. So he's decided to head down to the big city and check things out. In the mighty, booming metropolis of Sethopolis Billy seeks employment, and finds it. His first job is to protect Ms. Celine Dijon while she is giving a concert at Stump Arena. Through his assignment, Billy gets to meet the famous real estate developer, Ronald Stump.

But the fun and joy don't last long, as Billy uncovers a plot against Ms. Celine's life. Can this sturdy barbarian do what needs to be done to protect her? Is he strong enough and quick witted enough?

Join Billy, Jack Indabocks and Phat Cao as Billy tries to deal with dragons, skyscrapers, wizards, and evil plots as they try to keep Ms. Celine safe. Will his first job in the big city be his last? Find out!

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Zombie romance? Check. Paradoxical time travel? Check. Astral projection? Check. Intelligent Design? Hey, you can't have everything, now can you?

Murdockian Tales is a collection of short stories. At one point J.R. Murdock wrote 100 short stories in a year and this is just a small sampling of those works. Some have been published and some have never seen the light of day until now, some are short (flash fiction) and some are long (novella), some are funny and some are depressing, some are insightful and some are fun, but all are about as different as they can be from one another.

Welcome to the inside of my head. I hope you enjoy the view.
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A Murder Mystery in a Time-Traveling Trailer Park.

Half of Sam Jeffrey's best friend was discovered in the woods around the Paradise Palms Trailer Park. He is determined to figure out what happened.

Young genius, Lin Pza Pza, has had someone hacking into her servers and is determined to find out who it is, with the help of her Canadian counterpart, Tiger Lily Smith.

Both investigations lead to the same discovery: the Paradise Palms trailer park is traveling to prehistoric times.

That's when the real adventure begins.
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Stanley and his best friend, Bert, are eighth graders just trying to get through middle school and move on high school. Just like other kids in middle school they have things to deal with day-to-day; lunch, bullies, grades, parents. What that did not expect to have to deal with is an old teacher that has become a zombie!

Knowing that that their parents won't understand their teacher's evolution into the undead, they take matters into their own hands. With the help of some of their classmates, Penny, William, and Zita, and also accompanied with Rex, the biggest kid in the eighth grade, they head to school to deal with their teacher. To get out of the eighth grade, passing class won't be enough.
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Stanley, Bert, and the rest of the gang know something has changed at their school. After having to deal with a teacher that became a zombie, they've been on edge. Getting through the eighth grade shouldn't be so difficult, but their new teacher seems to have some strange mannerisms.

After some investigation, they discover that a wolf is loose in town killing some of the local animals and putting the residents of the town in danger. The group sneaks out and discovers that a werewolf is loose! They do their research and try to figure out a way to deal with this new monster in their town. Will they ever make it to high school?
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Stanley doesn't want to be in summer school. Worse, he doesn't want to deal with another teacher that isn't what they appear to be. He'd rather be with his friends looking at the moon or playing their game or reading comics.

Instead, Stanley and his friends need to investigate what they caught overnight on their camera and determine if it's a threat or not. Stanley wonders if just once he could get a normal teacher.
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