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A novel by Duane Poncy Book One of the Sweetland Quartet Is Sweetland really a new planet, ready to accept suffering humanity? Or is it another kind of escape entirely? Ebook: $4.99ISBN: 979-8-9861523-0-1Print: $15.95ISBN: 979-8-9861523-1-8Rainy Nights Press Also available at Amazon and other bookstores “An intricate, cyberpunk dystopian thriller that will keep readers engrossed.” —Publishers Weekly BookLife “Skyrmion is a riveting technothriller with a unique voice and something to say. Readers who enjoy well constructed worlds and thought provoking sci-fi ideas will have plenty to enjoy in this novel. I enjoyed how this story created a space where the virtual world and the real world become indistinguishable.” —Thomas Anderson, Literary Titan “The world-building is top-notch, the main character Joe Larivee and his relationship with his daughter carried me deep into the narrative, and the concept was fascinating.” —David Agranoff, author of Ring of Fire and Punk Rock Ghost Story An exciting…

A novella by Duane Poncy and Patricia J McLean A Saint-Pierre Ghost Story, and other tales of old Saint-Pierre. Ebook available at Amazon

by Duane Poncy and Patricia J McLean History Professor Will Adelhardt and his journalist friend, Lucy Hidalgo embark on a journey through Portland, Oregon’s past from sixties protest to the nineteenth-century lumber barons to radical Louise Bryant. Ebook: $2.99ISBN: 978-0-9746683-5-2Print: $13.99ISBN: 978-0-9746683-4-5Rainy Nights Press Also available at other online book sellers. “It isn’t often that I get to leave a 5 star review, but what can I say? McLean and Poncy can write.” —Amber Simmons on Web Fiction Guide When a fire burns down the historic Bartlett House, the body of young activist, Emmy d’Angelo is found inside, dressed in bondage gear. Her older lover, professor Will Adelhardt, is under suspicion, but the manner in which Emmy is found is incomprehensible to Adelhardt, who is devastated by her loss. Now he must take a dark voyage through the past and his own tortured soul to find out what happened to…

A novel by Duane Poncy and Patricia J McLean Ghosts of Saint-Pierre: a novel of ghosts, grief, and the legacy of colonialism and slavery. Ebook: $4.99ISBN: 979-8-9861523-2-5 Print: $17.95ISBN: 979-8-9861523-3-2 Rainy Nights PressRelease date: 20 Oct 2022 Also available at Amazon and other major online book sellers. “Ultimately, this shrewd blend of fantasy and historical fiction proves to be unpredictable and moving. A poignant, challenging, and clever ghost story with a few surprises.” – Kirkus Reviews A novel of grief, ghosts, and the legacy of colonialism. Ghosts of Saint-Pierre is a fictional biography based upon the life of a real man who left Saint-Pierre, Martinique a few short years before Mont Pelée buried the city in fire and ash, taking the lives of 30,000 souls, including all of his loved ones. It is the story of Duane’s own grandfather, Paul Poncy, who as a young man in Saint-Pierre was related to some of the richest and most powerful…