Entries Tagged as ‘Book overviews’

November 23, 2008

N6: Upriver

N6: Upriver
Second Draft: 11/23/2008
Kenneth Burchfiel fdHG
Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/5031146
Synopsis:
“I’m not asking you to believe.” Those words mark the beginning of Sieb Henderson’s journey through the second realm, a world said to bring salvation to those who find its Mountain. But as Sieb finds out, belief can be difficult to maintain. This story blends [...]

April 22, 2008

N5: 1313 Amber Road

N5: 1313 Amber Road
Second Draft: 4/22/2008
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/2408262

Synopsis:
They knew their school by its rating, their social rank by their GPA, their future by their admissions letters. Five students at Regatta High, the top-performing suburban Albeit school for decades, had learned to get used to the education-by-numbers world that launched [...]

November 7, 2007

N4: Albeit

N4: Albeit
Second Draft: 11/7/2007
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1393947
Synopsis:
Ned [Kenneth] Burchfiel’s fourth novel and longest piece yet takes readers on a rapidly twisting path through the center of a corrupt world of government informants and organized crime. Four ex-counterfeiters, bought back together by the lure of a stolen patent, find themselves caught [...]

March 16, 2007

N3: An Overshadowed Current

N3: An Overshadowed Current
Second Draft: 3/16/2007
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/742341

Synopsis:
Ned [Kenneth] Burchfiel’s third book begins when a veteran detective embarks on his strangest case yet; his journey to find the answers takes him through hundreds of years of history. Once learning more about the family feud that caused a series of [...]

October 27, 2006

N2: Change Running

N2: Change Running
First Edition: 10/27/2006
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/443070

Synopsis:
Change Running combines multiple themes- time travel, war, science fiction, and mystery- into one tale of hope for the future. The second novel of Ned Burchfiel, Change Running entwines multiple points of view into one story spanning years and wishes alike.

On a Personal Note:
Change [...]

June 14, 2006

N1: The Russian Connection

N1: The Russian Connection
Second Draft: 6/14/2006
Kenneth Burchfiel

Self-published and available for purchase at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/334810

Synopsis:
Three stories merge together to form a tale of twists, suspense, thrills, and secrets, keeping readers guessing until the final stone is uncovered. Tom, a veteran detective, sets out to investigate the odd robbery of a collection of inexpensive paintings from an art museum. [...]

June 18, 2005

First serious attempt at long fiction

[I had been trying to write something more than a short story since the end of elementary school, but—not surprisingly—my attempts at a book almost always ended after a page or two. Around the end of 8th grade, however, I started to develop a consistent approach towards writing and had a serious chance at going [...]