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And he doesn't use the shock graphic so many others use. Thank you so much for bringing joy excitement and laughter into my life.’</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">Joe</span></cite></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide"><div class="elementor-testimonial"><div class="elementor-testimonial__content"><div class="elementor-testimonial__text"> I love the very cool Cruz character! The tale was tightly constructed, well written and fun to read. I look forward to reading more of Dragon's work!</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">NDL</span></cite></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide"><div class="elementor-testimonial"><div class="elementor-testimonial__content"><div class="elementor-testimonial__text"> A thoroughly enjoyable SF-ish whodunnit. The only issue I had with this book is that it's so engaging that it's hard to put down.’</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">Fred</span></cite></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide"><div class="elementor-testimonial"><div class="elementor-testimonial__content"><div class="elementor-testimonial__text"> I have been reading sci fit since the 70's and this is one of the best.</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">Kindle Customer</span></cite></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide"><div class="elementor-testimonial"><div class="elementor-testimonial__content"><div class="elementor-testimonial__text"> Delicious Stew That Is Part SciFi, Part Detective, and Part Humor.</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">Amazon Customer </span></cite></div></div></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide"><div class="elementor-testimonial"><div class="elementor-testimonial__content"><div class="elementor-testimonial__text"> Chill Out with Cruz! Cyber-noir written for this & next generations. I cannot wait for the sequels. Hip, funny, and somehow very understandable, Austin Dragon conjures up a near present world that sorely needs a hero. He gives us one in Cruz. Bravo!</div></div><div class="elementor-testimonial__footer"> <cite class="elementor-testimonial__cite"><span class="elementor-testimonial__name">J Ellsworth Weaver III</span></cite></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Previous"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-left"></i></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Next"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-right"></i></div><div class="swiper-pagination"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c6fc8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="94c6fc8" data-element_type="section" data-e-type="section" 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data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Featured Novel</h4></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dd55aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="dd55aeb" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">CRAZY MISADVENTURES IN LIQUID COOL!</h2></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-21b1899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="21b1899" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p><b data-stringify-type="bold">Step into the thrilling world of Liquid Cool and the Sci Fi / Cyberpunk Detective Novella Collection jam-packed with action and laughs!</b></p><p>Seven Liquid Cool cases with laser shootouts, cyborgs, cults, robots, tech-magicians, and assassins.</p><ul><li>A Cruel Cyber Summer Night</li><li>White Dwarf</li><li>The Cosmic Hauler</li><li>Assassin X</li><li>Robo-Mania</li><li>Cyber-Weird</li><li>Bubble-Domed</li></ul><p>Under these rainy skies of neon megatowers where danger lurks around every corner, get ready for a wild ride in the high tech, low life world of Liquid Cool.</p></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-776f26f elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="776f26f" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.austindragon.com/books/crazy-misadventures-in-liquid-cool/"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span 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class="elementor-background-overlay"></div><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3b6357" data-id="d3b6357" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0bfbfb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0bfbfb4" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">AUTHOR BIO</h4></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7694422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="7694422" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">AUSTIN DRAGON</h2></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c2d63c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="c2d63c0" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">MULTI-GENRE. MULTI-SERIES. FICTION AUTHOR</h4></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0d285c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0d285c8" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p>Austin Dragon is the author of over 30 books in science fiction, fantasy, and classic horror. His works include the sci-fi noir, cyberpunk detective <em><strong>Liquid Cool</strong></em> series, the epic fantasy <em><strong>Fabled Quest Chronicles</strong></em>, the international epic sci-fi <em><strong>After Eden</strong></em> series, the classic <em><strong>Sleepy Hollow Horrors</strong></em>, and new military sci-fi<em><strong> PLANET TAMERS </strong></em>series. He is a native New Yorker but has called Los Angeles, California home for more than twenty years. </p></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8035242 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="8035242" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="/about/"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Learn More</span> </span> </a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5b03e9" data-id="e5b03e9" data-element_type="column" data-e-type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0fe5e60 elementor-widget 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elementor-size-default">Explore</h4></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fa1a2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="fa1a2d6" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">THE AUSTIN DRAGON<br> UNIVERSE</h2></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fbd957a elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts" data-id="fbd957a" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}" data-widget_type="posts.cards"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid" role="list"><article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-9811 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cyberpunk category-liquid-cool category-series-overview tag-cyberpunk-2 tag-favorite-blog-post tag-the-liquid-cool-series" role="listitem"><div class="elementor-post__card"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.austindragon.com/top-10-themes-new-cyberpunk-sci-fi-liquid-cool-series/" tabindex="-1" ><div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="178" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://www.austindragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blade-Runner-300x178.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9812 lazyload" alt="" data-srcset="https://www.austindragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blade-Runner-300x178.png 300w, https://www.austindragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blade-Runner-768x455.png 768w, https://www.austindragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blade-Runner.png 830w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="178" src="https://www.austindragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Blade-Runner-300x178.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium 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