Joe Kuster

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Lightfoot 2

TJ wanted a quiet life spent with his women and wine, but such idyllic dreams remain out of reach. The New Order’s revolt in Ardsville has been quelled, but that doesn’t mean his enemies are gone for good.

Freshly minted as Count Skyridge, TJ is ordered to head north and embark upon the King’s quest. Knowing only that it’s likely to be deceptively challenging and time consuming, TJ enlists the help of his ladies and everyone’s favorite murder kitty to meet the King’s demands. Between getting Serina’s new religion off the ground, getting his house in order, mastering his magic, missteps with the local nobility, and managing the fallout from the revolt, he’s got his hands full.

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 Life as a plaything of the divines is harder than it sounds.

As one of the downtrodden in Eden’s Meadow, TJ has led a life of scraping by as best he could. With little more to his name than a winning smile, his life takes a turn for the interesting as he befriends Serina, a rebellious young woman among the god-like Devas that control his realm. Being a test subject for her magic seems innocent enough, even if she occasionally tinkers with things she shouldn’t.

Unfortunately, her experiments on him don’t go unnoticed and as soon as her family finds out, he’s as good as dead. About to be pulped by dozens of angry higher powers, Serina saves him the only way she can: by binding his soul to hers and flinging him through a portal to another world.

Landing in the realm full of dangerous creatures and sinister adversaries, he finds that the pact has changed him in more ways than claiming his soul. The newly minted adventurer has his work cut out for him, especially since he doesn’t have any idea how to use the magic that’s been stuffed into him, much less what to do about the oaths that require him to love freely and spend his nights carousing.

Join TJ on this riveting adventure that spans multiple worlds and help him discover the secrets of the Devas as he struggles to survive and fulfill his oaths.


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Exhausted, beaten down, and bloodied, the Black Flags gear up for a recovery mission. Pressed between two vastly larger forces, they are no longer able to sit on the sidelines and build up power. The hunt is on, but the game has changed.
Bringing new high-tech toys to the party, Alex and Sophie launch their offensive campaign against both Amp and Chiwen’s forces. Desperate to protect those they love, and no longer held back by ghosts of the past, they put their carefully crafted plans of revenge into motion.
Blood will be spilled. Lives will be ended.
The only certainty is that the world will never be the same.

Quantum Decay completes the first of the Entangled Fates story arcs and sets the stage for what comes next. New team members, new tech, and new threats abound.

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Covalent Technology’s unveiling of the next generation of Mesh caused ripples felt worldwide. In one move, Alex and Sophie not only launched their latest money-making scheme but also their opening salvo in their war against the rogue AI that stands to destroy all those that might oppose it.

Such a thing was always bound to attract attention. Months of careful moves had been taken to prepare, but when one stray phone call blows their cover, the response is immediate and lethal. Plans come crashing down as Homeland Security, Chiwen, and a betrayal that will shake Alex to his core converge.

With a ticking clock, Alex and the Black Flags are thrown into their deadliest battle yet in a desperate bid to keep Sophie online as they fight for their very lives.

There are deals to be made, and lives to be taken. The blood gods are hungry.

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Quantum Escapes - Entangled Fates 3 is Available on Amazon


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Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set.
Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex.

Alex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process.

Alex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. Now the pet project of a tech billionaire and heavily in debt, Alex struggles to stay valuable enough to be kept online. Still grappling with the repercussions of his injuries, and threats from a dangerous anti-augmentation political movement, there are no easy answers and threats loom around every corner. Alex must use whatever resources he can to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation, while keeping those he comes to love safe.

Entangle Fates uses a hard sci-fi approach to explore the early part of the journey from how we move from today's technology to the neon-soaked cyberpunk of tomorrow, as well as some of the early, but likely, missteps around artificial intelligence.

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Quantum Beginnings - Entangled Fates One is Available on Amazon


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Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set.
Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex.

Alex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process.

Alex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. Now the pet project of a tech billionaire and heavily in debt, Alex struggles to stay valuable enough to be kept online. Still grappling with the repercussions of his injuries, and threats from a dangerous anti-augmentation political movement, there are no easy answers and threats loom around every corner. Alex must use whatever resources he can to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation, while keeping those he comes to love safe.

This series features an anti-hero protagonist, does not shy away from complicated relationships (multiple partners), and is not fade to black (18+).

Entangle Fates uses a hard sci-fi approach to explore the early part of the journey from how we move from today's technology to the neon-soaked cyberpunk of tomorrow, as well as some of the early, but likely, missteps around artificial intelligence.

Print & E-Book

Quantum Beginnings - Entangled Fates One is Available on Amazon


Quantum Beginnings Audiobook - Buy Direct via BookFunnel $9.99 USD