{"id":1039,"date":"2016-09-13T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/?page_id=1039"},"modified":"2016-10-01T08:29:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T15:29:22","slug":"metal-boxes-edge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/?page_id=1039","title":{"rendered":"Metal Boxes &#8211; At the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1035\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1035 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Metal-Boxes-At-the-Edge-Draft-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"metal-boxes-at-the-edge-draft\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Metal-Boxes-At-the-Edge-Draft-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Metal-Boxes-At-the-Edge-Draft-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Metal-Boxes-At-the-Edge-Draft-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Metal-Boxes-At-the-Edge-Draft.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metal Boxes &#8211; At the Edge (book 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Metal Boxes &#8211; At the Edge (book 4)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>File Size:<\/b> 1919 KB<\/li>\n<li><b>Print Length:<\/b> 347 pages<\/li>\n<li><b>Publisher:<\/b> CreateSpace (September 30, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><b>Publication Date:<\/b> September 30, 2016<\/li>\n<li id=\"sold-by-merchant\"><b>Sold by:<\/b>\u00a0Amazon Digital Services LLC<\/li>\n<li><b>Language:<\/b> English<\/li>\n<li><b>ASIN:<\/b> B01M0YSPFZ<\/li>\n<li><b>Text-to-Speech: <\/b> <a id=\"ttsPop\" class=\"kicsPopover a-declarative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Metal-Boxes-Edge-Alan-Black-ebook\/dp\/B01M0YSPFZ\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475335171&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=metal+boxes+-+at+the+edge#\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Enabled<\/span><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/carrot._CB192251235_.gif\" \/><\/span> <\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"xrayBullet\"><b>X-Ray:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"xrayBullet xrayInfo\">\n<div><a id=\"xrayPop_7B2CC7FE87EA11E6A985175C1C539269\" class=\"kicsPopover a-declarative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Metal-Boxes-Edge-Alan-Black-ebook\/dp\/B01M0YSPFZ\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475335171&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=metal+boxes+-+at+the+edge#\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Not Enabled<\/span><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/carrot._CB192251235_.gif\" \/><\/span> <\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Word Wise:<\/b> Enabled<\/li>\n<li><b>Lending:<\/b> Enabled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Metal-Boxes-Edge-Alan-Black-ebook\/dp\/B01M0YSPFZ\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475335171&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=metal+boxes+-+at+the+edge\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Amazon-Button.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Amazon.com to buy on Kindle\" width=\"186\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go to Amazon.com to buy on Kindle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ensign Stone\u2019s goals were to make his way in the empire\u2019s navy, make his family proud of him, and make love to his fianc\u00e9e. No matter which way he turned, someone was conspiring against him. Disgraced and humiliated, he is court-martialed, discharged, and abandoned.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accepting what he thinks is a lowly busy-work position on a beat up old family business space freighter travelling <u>At the Edge<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> of human space, he hopes to earn back the trust and respect he lost. The Empire\u2019s political powers and his family have different goals. Stone faces humanity\u2019s enemies in a do-or-die operation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-550\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dogearedpages.com \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-550\" src=\"https:\/\/alanblackauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Dog-Eared-Pages-Button.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Dog Eared Pages for an autographed copy\" width=\"193\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go to Dog Eared Pages for an autographed copy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metal Boxes &ndash; At the Edge (book 4) File Size: 1919 KB Print Length: 347 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (September 30, 2016) Publication Date: September 30, 2016 Sold by:&nbsp;Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B01M0YSPFZ Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Enabled Lending: Enabled &nbsp; 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