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This book presented in 3 parts called Book 1, 2, and 3 is primarily Historical in genre with some element of Science Fiction Time Travel in the mix because the thought process of a present day military science is the catalyst that draws it all together. In Book 1, he is taken back to the Civil War and then out to the Pacific Northwest observing the development of the Nation through following the railroad lines as they crisscross the country. In Book 2, the hero is taken back to the time of the American Revolution and readers see some of the personalities on both sides from a slightly different perspective. Book 3, which is now in chapter 32 will conclude at chapter 60. Some interesting thoughts about informative annexes like biographies of the 12 most dangerous War Criminals and sections on the most popular weaponry and a section on the development and use of the Atomic Bomb as a weapon of mass destruction. It is estimated that this book will be completed no later than October of 2019 with a total of approximately 750 pages of content.

Chapter 18 submitted on 25 Jan 19. This book will be shorter than Book 1 with about 25 chapters. The final Book 3 about WWII will be the same length as Book 1 about 50 chapters. The total trilogy will be about 125 chapters with 550,000 words or 1,250 pages. If my health holds strong, I hope to be finished with entire project before the end of 2019. Just finished off another book under the Harry Lime banner called "Hired Gun From Santa Fe". It is an adult western with erotic overtones.

Just a quick note that I will be submitting new chapters on "Don't Sleep in the Subway - Book 2" in a few days. I took a hiatus on this this to clear up some old stories that needed some work. Also wanted to confirm that the final chapter of "Belfast Rules" was submitted on 31 May 2016 despite note in file that indicates it is still in process. For any SOL reader that wants a copy of "Belfast Rules" I can send an attachment file that has all 208 Pages that includes dozens of photos of both Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches in Ireland along with some added content. I was not happy with my finished product here but plan to try another similar project soon called "Just Take the Soup!" about the earlier years of the potato famine in Ireland.

Book 1 is still being edited and when all changes are made a revised edition will be posted with all 50 chapters.
Book 2 is projected to be submitted betweeen July 2018 and November 2018 with a total of 50 chapters. First 3 chapters submitted on 16 July 2018. Estimate 3x chapters a week until completion.
Other unfinished stories in this account will be updated in next 30 days. Following annex to be added to revision of Book 1.
(This is an annex to be inserted into Book 1 of the 3 Book series "Don't Sleep in the Subway")
LIST OF MAIN CHARACTERS

(BOOK 1 OF "DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY")
(Character related time lines)

Time Line Element for Book 1 is complicated because of time travel constraints. The age and development of the main characters is kept as plausible as possible within the scope of the full scenario of Book 1. The final draft will have some of the conflicts and contradictions explained in terms of the space-time continuum in a way that is more palatable for the average reader rather than in scientific terms.
In the simplest of terms, there are two time-lines in Book 1.
(Primary Time-line)…The primary time-line follows the age cycle of the main character Jack Kruger.
Jack Kruger…Born… 14 February 1952
Military Service…1969 - 1989 - United States Marine Corps
Age at beginning of story…Biological (63) (Space-Time reversal (48))
During the period of backwards travel until his return to present day, Jack Kruger did not age as we know it in terms of life cell deterioration but actually reversed the process and when he returned to current day of 2015 at the end of Book 1 in chapter 50, he was 48 and not 63. His official age was still 63 in documentary terms, but he had physically turned into a fit and well-muscled man of 48 at the peak of his military abilities.
Thus, at the beginning of Book 2, Jack is 48 years old and quite a testing contradiction to the VA medical staff at the hospital that treated him for some damage received whilst on his travel back to the secondary time period.
(Secondary Time-line)…This is the part in Book one that extended from 1863 - 1878. The times are somewhat approximate but covered a period of fifteen life-cycle years that apparently were subtracted from his biological age of 63 at the very beginning. This secondary time-line effect reverses Jack's age from 48 to 38 during the course of Book 2 in terms of actual life cell cycles. His step back in time to the 1775 -1785 time period highlighted with action during the American Revolution and immediately thereafter lasted some 10 years and at the end of chapter 50 of Book 2 Jack now has a secondary time-line age of 38 and he must adjust his current day lifestyle accordingly. The final part of the story in Book 3 will see Jack make the time-reversal transfer one last time with a trip back to World War II during the period of 1939 - 1945. This seven year reversal results in a return to current day in 2015 with a secondary time-line age of 31. Fortunately, the story will conclude at that point and the danger of reversing his age cycle to some ridiculously younger age is precluded.

Note: Due to Jack's constantly younger appearance, it was necessary after each return to make a fresh start with new friends and a new job changing his address to an area in the city where he was not known in order to eliminate annoying questions about the strange changes in his aging process. The VA doctor in Book 2 suspects the truth but she is more interested in her relationship with the younger retiree than in confirming her theory about his mysterious age reversal.

LISTING OF OTHER MAIN CHARACTERS IN BOOK 1
(To be continued)

This concluding chapter 50 makes this story come alive with a transition to Book 2 that moves to the American Revolution. The Book number 1 is about 115K words or 252 pages of novel length historical fiction and fact. Book 2 will be about the same length. An interesting note was that in Book 1 it took me 2 and a half years to write the first 25 chapters and only 65 days to write the last 25 chapters. Of course, the first half included about a 2 year period of Chemo Treatments for Cancer that ruined my writing concentration. Of the 400 plus letters I received after I started chapter 26 on 18 February 2018, one struck me as impressive as it asked me if I was a ghost writer called in to finish the last half of a promising story. In a way, I feel a bit like a ghost because I did not expect to be around to finish anything. I plan to write and complete book 2 in about 4 months because I am putting most of my other pen names on hold until that second book is complete. I will be writing conclusions to uncompleted stories and moving them to the completed list to eliminate all yellow stripes from my pen name lists of stories.