Book 1 (from the Savior Project) – The Chosen One – 2nd Edition

You are about to read about places and events where everything known about fantasy and science fiction has collided, creating a whole new reality … where there is life throughout the universe … and on our Moon. They are hidden from view, observing, protecting, and influencing us. Those who have watched over us have raised one of ours, as one of theirs. He lives among us. Formidable is an understatement. He will lead us from the path of destruction and teach us how to fight those that hunt us. They have created our Savior and he will unify us. You’ve heard of him. You might even know him. He was carefully selected for this. His name is Chris Gates and he is the Savior Project. But soon they will be coming for him. Now there is a book that explains how it all began and was kept a secret for 50 years.

The first book from the Savior Project series, The Chosen One, charts the covertly trained life of Chris Gates beginning with his birth in 1986. From childhood to baseball star to U.S. senator, his life unfolds on Earth as it is guided, shaped, and rescued by ‘those who have watched over us.’ Is the Savior living among us right now? His identity will shock the world: Twice. The novel charts the covertly trained existence of Chris Gates, from his planned birth to adulthood.

Book 2 (from the Savior Project) – Terlokya – 2nd Edition

In the first book from the Savior Project series, the Chosen One, you saw fantasy and science fiction collide to create a whole new reality.

The second book, Terlokya, welcomes you to that new reality where you find out what happened to Chris Gates. We discovered that Chris was covertly trained from his planned birth in 1986 … from childhood to baseball star to U.S. Senator, his life unfolding on Earth. Guided by “Those who have watched over us”, Terlokyans prepared him to save all of mankind. They are hidden from view, observing, protecting, and influencing us. They raised one of ours, as one of theirs. And they came and took him away to train him, ready him, and remake him into the most powerful human ever and now call him Prymus. Chris faces conspirators who forge against the Savior Project in belief that Earthlings are weak.

How will he cope with being away from his family for so long? Does someone else capture his heart while away from Earth? The Chris Gates we knew, no longer exists. Battle hardened, with a chip on his shoulder, does he ever want to come back? The answers are revealed here.

Book 3 ( from The Savior  Project) – Arunda – 2nd Edition

Lost and seemingly marooned forever, what does Chris do now? Who did this to them and why? He is responsible for the lives and the future of his crew. Isolated now with the beautiful Zenta constantly by his side, what does he do with his feelings for her? All lives change dramatically in this third book.

Book 4 (from The Savior Project) – Gates From Hell

Blasted from the planet of life into war against a hated enemy, Chris loses a battle and almost his life. With love being ripped away from him twice now, he has to fight his own protectors before going to war again. How does this end? When does he get to go home? Is Chris Gates in Hell? The thrills are in the fourth book, Gates From Hell.

*COMING SOON*

Book 5 – He Returns

Home again … finally? What happens when he sees his long lost wife, Lisa? And what does he do about his other NEW wife, Zenta? Is his second wife real? And what about his friends? The American military is not too pleased with his entrance over Dulles. Is he a prisoner or is he in charge?

The plot thickens in the fifth book.

*COMING SOON*

The Prequel 

Book 0 (from The Savior Project) – The History of Terlokya

Where did this Earth-like planet come from? Well, considering that Terlokya and its human population existed way before Earth even had humans, we should ask “where did the Terlokyan-like planet come from.” The Big Bang … they both did. Who really built the pyramids? And is Latin based upon the Terlokyan language? This book tells everything about how this planet and these people evolved … and how they influenced Earth. One day, we will be just like them. One day.

Book 6 (from The Savior Project) – Dead or Alive

As if things couldn’t get worse. As Chris, or Prymus as he is now known, tries to convince Earth that he and the Terlokyans are there to protect them, his personal life keeps getting in the way. How can people come back from the dead? Ahhh … were they really ever dead. Well, this creates many problems on many fronts … especially for the ones who are considered ‘replacements.’ Can Prymus handle all these distractions?

I guess we will find out in the sixth book …

Book 7 (from The Savior Project) – New World Order

Prymus takes control of Earth … sometimes in a brutal way against Earth’s most extreme (horrible) dictators. But how does he do that without massive bloodshed? And how has he solved all of the issues in his personal life … his ‘love’ life. Or have things solved themselves? So many distractions … so many things to get in order in this New World. Hope is not on his side. With the most massive army at his disposal, can he save Earth? Action is the answer and will be reveled in the seventh book …

Book 8 (from The Savior Project) – War On Earth

We reach the conclusion of the Savior Project saga. But do we really? The Veloptors are on their way to take revenge on a people who hadn’t even evolved yet when almost all life on Earth died. And it’s just to extract payment for losing an entire growing population of brethren who were the smartest creatures on the planet at that time – the Velociraptors. Earth must defend itself and that’s why the Terlokyans are here. Prymus must keep Earth united for the oncoming threat. But can he keep his own army united? We will find out in the closing book of The Savior Project series, the eighth and final book … (maybe)

GREATEST BASEBALL COMEBACK

Alumnus’ experience at the UVA NCAA Super regional baseball tournament, Game 3 – UVA vs. UC IRVINE on June 13, 2011. I went to this UVA college baseball game with my daughter and my cousin. The picture on the cover is one I shot from my seat. Other pictures in the book are from me and other various sources.

“My wife and I were in the stands watching from the opposite side. Great descriptions of a great game.” Ed Edgar, Charlottesville VA

“I felt like I was there.” Joe Barry, Jackson, NJ

“I can see why your story was published. It is a great read! It is well written and riveting. I really enjoyed it.” Brad Volk, Pittsboro, NC

“I felt like I was able to hear the people seated behind you cuss when they went for the double play!” John Kirby, Palmyra, VA

“It was an excellent story about an excellent game.” Hal Davis, Spotsylvania, VA

FASTBALL

Surviving a life with an abusive father and no Mother, Colt finds himself living at ball fields just to stay away from home. But he develops a skill that no other ball player has ever possessed. He becomes the kid that Changes baseball forever!

“I read Franke’s other baseball book, the GREATEST BASEBALL COMEBACK, and he really knows the game. This guy is a Unicorn. No one can write about baseball like he does.”
– Joseph Barry, Reviewer, lifelong New York Yankees fan,
Toms River, NJ.

“Fritz is writing another amazing story about a kid that truly knows what it means to persevere. For me, it is another great baseball book by a true fan of the game. I can hardly wait for it to hit the shelves.”
– Robert Schuller, Reviewer, diehard Tampa Bay Rays fan, Lakeland, FL.

THE FISH OF LAKE ERIE

(But only the dead ones. Too many live ones for a book.)

Now why would anyone want to write a story about dead fish? It all started years ago when I began going up to Lake Erie to be with my cousins. My kids couldn’t go at the time so whenever I saw a dead fish that had washed up on shore, I’d take a picture of it with my cell phone and send it back to them with the caption, “Wish you were here.” I would do this every day. Over the years, I have amassed a large collection of dead fish pictures from Lake Erie. I wondered what I should do with all these pictures. Well, after a few shots of moonshine with my cousins while sitting around the campfire, we decided that these poor fish had lives at one time. So we needed to tell their stories. And of course we started making stuff up and it became so funny. So within these pages are the most hilarious adventures of THE FISH OF LAKE ERIE … when they were alive of course.

Please enjoy.

BROKEN PROMISES

How did things go bad? In the beginning, I was in heaven. And slowly over time, I descended into hell. I had made a promise. I learned that you aren’t supposed to break promises. I thought that all people I knew, especially in these circumstances, kept their promises. I believed what was said. Little did I know that I was lied to from day one. At least those days are done.

“I’m Steve Nichols. I know this story because I was a neighbor down the street from this couple. If anyone should have given up on a marriage, it was this guy. I have never seen someone keep a promise for so long as his ‘so-called’ partner continued to break hers. I felt so sorry for him. I’ve read the poetry and the story. I’m glad he is done with her. He’s in a much better place now.”