THE BRIDGE CHRONICLES

Written by Gary A. Ballard

Hiss Whistle Dead

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HISS WHISTLE DEAD

A New Novel in the Bridge Chronicles series starring Shel, an Excavator last seen in Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Vol. 1. eBook and Paperback releases Dec. 7th, 2024

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PAYCHECK EUPHORIA

The latest novel in the Bridge Chronicles cyberpunk series, Paycheck Euphoria, has been released! Available now in eBook and Paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords, the sixth(6th) novel in the series is a mixture of thrilling heist and scathing criticism of the corporate city-states of the 2030's!

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Cyberpunk Novels and Short Stories by Independent Author Gary Ballard

The Bridge Chronicles, starring the witty amoral fixer Artemis Bridge, is a series of cyberpunk books self-published by independent Mississippi science fiction author Gary A. Ballard. Beginning as a blog in 2008, Under the Amoral Bridge was published in 2009 as a full novel. Followed up by the sequel, The Know Circuit, if [tribe] =, The Long and the Short Swords, and Reclamation, each book in the series has been well-reviewed by readers and critics alike. The sixth novel, Paycheck Euphoria, was released in September of 2021.

On New Year's Eve, 2011, Ballard released a collection of short stories set in the universe called Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Volume 1. On September 25, 2024, a side novel starring the protagonist of the short story The Excavator, Shel, will be released. Called Hiss Whistle Dead, this 15-part novel is set to be released on the Kindle Vella format before being compiled into one eBook and paperback.

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Hiss Whistle Dead Releases Dec. 7th, 2024!
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Kindle Vella Winding Down – What This Means for Hiss Whistle Dead
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First Three Episodes of Hiss Whistle Dead live on the Kindle Vella
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Hiss Whistle Dead Release Date Announced
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BOOKS IN THE BRIDGE CHRONICLES UNIVERSE

Hiss Whistle Dead
Shel was an Excavator, a digital archaeologist sifting through the remnants of the recently deceased...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/hiss-whistle-dead/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : September 25, 2024
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Hiss Whistle Dead
Tales from the Bridge Chronicles
The near-future world of Artemis Bridge has been critically-acclaimed in such novels as Under the Am...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/tales-from-the-bridge-chronicles-volume-1/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : December 31, 2011
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Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Volume 1
Paycheck Euphoria Cover
Peter Burroughs, teenage hacker turned 40-something wage slave, was a top chip fabrication expert at...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/paycheck-euphoria/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : September 6, 2021
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Paycheck Euphoria
Reclamation
The peace of the virtual world Bottle City is broken by an incursion, a cry for help from the mythic...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/reclamation/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : May 21, 2016
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Reclamation
The Long and the Short Swords
Bridge didn’t used to get involved with his clients, especially clients who put him at risk. From ...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/the-long-and-the-short-swords/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : January 18, 2013
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The Long and the Short Swords
if [tribe] =
Leader of the Los Angeles street gang Los Magos is assassinated by the rival El Diablos. As members ...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/if-tribe/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : June 11, 2011
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if [tribe] =
The Know Circuit
Artemis Bridge can get you what you need no matter how immoral or illegal, no questions asked. With ...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/the-know-circuit/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : May 5, 2010
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The Know Circuit
Under the Amoral Bridge
Artemis Bridge is the know-who, go-to guy, the amoral fixer in 2028 Los Angeles with the connection ...<a href="https://bridgechronicles.com/books/under-the-amoral-bridge/">Book Details</a>
Author : Gary Ballard
Published On : 2009
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Under the Amoral Bridge

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Welcome back to my channel. I am self-published author Gary Ballard. Say... what do you think about this spiffy new technology, Generative AI? I am not a fan. Why? I provide my thoughts on the real dangers of the Generative AI boom/hype cycle, explaining what's wrong with these products like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, Anthropic's Claude and others. I'm not even considering the environmental impacts these energy-sucking vampire chatbots have on the world, more the social implications and who to be wary of in this speculative bubble.The Bridge Chronicles https://bridgechronicles.com/Buy My Books https://bridgechronicles.com/buy-my-books/Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/garyaballard/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@garyaballard Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/haemishm.bsky.social Twitter - https://twitter.com/HaemishMThe Stepping Stone Cycle A six-episode (6), modern-day retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, available on Amazon. https://www.steppingstonecycle.net/Shout Outs If you are looking for more in-depth discussion of this subject, I recommend Ed Zitron's podcast, Better Offline and his newsletter Where's Your Ed At. https://www.betteroffline.com/ https://www.wheresyoured.at/You should also listen to 404 Media and their podcast. https://www.404media.co/
The Author Has Thoughts - Various & Sundry: The Real Dangers of Generative AI
Introducing my musical songwriting project, Death in Logic. I've been using this moniker for years for the music I've created for book trailers and the theme song for this channel. Now, I'm releasing the first music under the Death in Logic band name.The song is called "Who Am I?" It was written both as the trailer soundtrack for my just released novel, Hiss Whistle Dead, and as a companion song dealing with many of the same issues as the book.All assets created by Gary Ballard except for these as noted: Cloud video https://www.pexels.com/@roman-odintsov/ Roman OdintsovViolins https://www.pexels.com/@cottonbro/ https://pixabay.com/users/dolivelia-36624406/Eyes Opening https://www.pexels.com/@arthousestudio/Hiss Whistle Dead eBook https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1MLHN7Hiss Whistle Dead Paperback https://www.amazon.com/Hiss-Whistle-Dead-Chronicles-Mystery/dp/B0DP346J6SVideo explaining Hiss Whistle Dead https://youtu.be/1ccbKagmcM4The Bridge Chronicles https://bridgechronicles.com/Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Vol. 1 https://bridgechronicles.com/tales-from-the-bridge-chronicles-2/Buy My Books https://bridgechronicles.com/buy-my-books/Press Release Announcement of Series https://bridgechronicles.com/press/new-bridge-chronicles-content-announcement/Explainer Video for Kindle Vella's Winding Down https://youtu.be/rdRG_d4UhSgSocial Media Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/haemishm.bsky.social Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/garyaballard/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@garyaballardThe Stepping Stone Cycle A six-episode (6), modern-day retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, available on Amazon. https://www.steppingstonecycle.net/
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