Wes Boyd's Bibliography

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The Spearfish Lake universe can be more than a little confusing at times. Wes has written a number of books in a variety of different story series. Many of them overlap each other and share characters. To confuse matters even more they were not written in the stories chronological order, which can sometimes cause small conflicts between the books. Some of them have been posted. Some are complete and waiting in queue for posting. Some are under development and some are only a gleam in the eye of the author--Wes.

In the story series, as listed below, if a title is given the story is posted or being posted. If a story series number (i.e. DW IV) is given the story is complete and waiting in Queue. If a story series number is given with one question mark (i.e. DW IV ?) the story is under development. If a story series number is given with more than one question mark (i.e. DW IV ?? or DW IV ??????) the story is a gleam and the more question marks there are the more it is only a gleam.

The date range listed in the "Time Frame:" entry for each story is as accurate as possible. If Wes discovers an error in the date range it will be corrected.

This page will be updated as Wes provides more information about his stories and as the stories see the light of day. Since the information on this page is furnished directly by Wes the ability to edit the page has been restricted to the site administrators.

The Spearfish Lake Series:

1) Rocinante ©1993; Rev. 2001, ©2007

Time Frame: March/April 1971 to December 1971

Summary: Vagabonding in the seventies! The only thing that kept Mark going in Vietnam was his plan to spend some time wandering the country by air, like barnstormers did 50 years before. In the last days before leaving, he acquires a partner -- a tall, morose girl named Jackie. They spend months on their aerial oddessy, falling in love along the way while having adventures that will turn into memories for a lifetime.

2) Snowplow Extra ©1981; Rev. ©1995, ©2007

Time Frame: January 1981 and August 1982

Summary: In the middle of the worst snowstorm of the decade, the whole town was burning down. The only hope lay on two rusty steel rails . . . Nonstop action and adventure -- no sex or violence as railroad workers and firemen struggle against fire, storm, and failing equipment to relieve an isolated northwoods town.

3) The Next Generation ©1984, ©1995, ©200

Time Frame: May 1983 to Autumn 1986

Summary: All she ever wanted was to be normal Her mother considered Judith to be a hopeless invalid that would have to be cared for all her life -- but then she finds a boyfriend that doesn't see her that way. With his help, she learns to be a farmer's wife and a much stronger person than anyone had ever thought she could be

4) Busted Axle Road ©1992; Rev. ©2001 ©2007

Time Frame: April 1987 to February 1988

Summary: A snake crawls out of a bathroom drain, and a woman kills it with her hair dryer . . . That's all it takes to set townspeople, media, crooked environmentalists, a country music singer, the federal government and a bunch of dogsledders to getting at each other's throats. Of course, nothing's quite normal in Spearfish Lake!

5) Runner's Moon ©1995; ©2007

Time Frame: June 1990 to March 1995

Summary: Two kids, a dream, and acres of dogs . . . Josh and Tiffany want to become dogsled racers. They just have to grow up first -- and learn about what they're doing along the way. A follow-on to Busted Axle road, focusing on Josh and Tiffany's adventures. It's not necessary to read Busted Axle Road first.

6) Absent Friend ©2002, ©2008

Time Frame: May 1975 to May 1991 with flash backs

Summary: Keeping the faith . . .

In 1970, a Spearfish Lake kid walked into a patch of jungle in Vietnam, and was never seen again. In an era when many people were tired of the war or just didn't care, most were ready to forget about him -- except for his friends, some of whom he'd never met, but who kept the faith anyway

7) Andromeda Chained ©2003, ©2008

Time Frame: September 1997 to Summer 1998

Summary: The blonde jogger wore handcuffs! Brenda Hodunk couldn't believe the sight before her eyes as she jogged down Lakefront Drive. Her new job had already taught her that Spearfish Lake was a little different, but this was a little more different than she had expected. Yet her natural reporter's instinct smelled story, and she decided she needed to know more about what she'd seen -- and it leads her to places and things she never would have believed.

8) Facing the Storm ©2003, ©2008

Time Frame: December 1999 to Fall 2000

Summary: Change Happens! When John and Candice Archer's jobs go bad and their kids are sent to lousy schools, they decide it's time to get out of the city and head back to John's home in Spearfish Lake. It takes a little getting used to, because their lives are different there, and they can't help but change to face new circumstances and new opportunities as well as finding new friends and new interests. But then, their new friends are undergoing changes, too. None of it is easy, but they're all in it together.

9) SL IX

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The Dawnwalker Series

This series can be classed as a sub-set of the Spearfish Lake series.

1) Dawnwalker ©2002, ©2008

Time Frame: August 1974 and February 1995 to September 1999

Summary: College and the years just afterwards are pivotal for many people, having adventures and establishing their lives. It was especially true for Randy Clark and his three girl friends. They are very different people facing very different futures. Can their special friendship survive the problems and distances of the real world?

2) Alone Together ©2004, ©2009

Time Frame: January 1997 to December 1999

Summary: Jon Chladek and Tanisha Blythe have a lot in common. They're very bright engineering students at Georgia Tech, they see a lot of things the same way, they each have families that have their own ideas about what they should be doing, and would go ballistic if they knew the two were seeing each other. When the chance of a lifetime comes, they're faced with a big decision -- whether to take the chance and pay the price they know they'll have to pay, or lose their dreams by following what their families want them to do.

3) Blue Beauty ©2003, ©2009

Time Frame: December 2000 to December 2001

Summary: Too much woman for him? Trey Hartwell used a tour in the army and college to try to raise himself up from a life of poverty. Then he met a woman that seemed too good for him -- literature professor and professional harpist Dr. Myleigh Harris. She was easily the most talented, most intelligent, most awesome, most complex woman that he'd ever had the chance to spend some time with. Too much woman for him, for sure, perhaps too much woman for anyone. If any man ever did wind up with her, he'd have his hands full. Trey didn't think he wanted to be the one to try . . . but still, what a woman!

4) Canyon Fires ©2004, ©2009

Posting planned to start in December, 2009

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6) DW VI

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The Bradford Exiles Series

1) Magic Carpet ©2003, ©2009

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4) BE IV

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The Bullring Series

1) BR I

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3) BR III

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The New Spearfish Lake Series

1) NSL I ???

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2) NSL II ?

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3) NSL III ?

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4) NSL IV ??????

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The Bird Series

1) Bird I

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2) Bird II

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3) Bird III ??

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4) Bird IV ??????

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5) Bird V ??????

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