About the Book
Hard men, courageous women, undiluted passion and triumph. A style of storytelling unique to Wolf DeVoon, radical anarchist, literary renegade. Volume One contains four of DeVoon's finest novels including the tense underworld tragedy of 'Partners, ' a blockbuster sci-fi epic 'Mars Shall Thunder, ' futuristic intrigue of laughing playboys and hardened cops in 'The Good Walk Alone, ' and his shockingly honest Hollywood sojourn 'First Feature.' Explicit language. Five star praise for PARTNERS "The truth is often dark and brilliant at once. If you are a fan of film noir, Wolf DeVoon will not disappoint ... a big Midwest city in the mid-70s, when corruption was rampant and lives expendable, a minefield for Kyle, even as he tries to preserve his innate sense of duty and honor in a den of thieves. DeVoon is great with description. You truly get a sense of the people and the city. The author's best work to date and I truly enjoyed the ride." (L. Paul) MARS SHALL THUNDER "Mars is magnificently realised. The dialogue and interaction of the characters is gripping, the action scenes marvellously portrayed. Wolf is one of the best independent authors I've ever encountered." (Samuel Z. Jones) "DeVoon competently combines the pull of a space story with suspenseful twists and turns of a thriller. He also appears to be another of the select group of men with the uncanny ability to portray exclusively female experiences accurately. Almost up to the book's very end, the reader's pulled along and kept guessing as to what's going to happen. Mars Shall Thunder is a satisfying tapestry of space thriller, love story, and thought provoking observations on the human condition." (Sunni Maravillosa) "Characters are drawn in shades of gray and this novel is smart, funny and tough." (Craig Morgan) THE GOOD WALK ALONE "Set in post-apocalyptic Costa Rica, the cops are women. DeVoon's personal experiences showed him reasons to assert that law enforcement should be entrusted exclusively to women. It is a radical theory. I found it empirically supported. If you want the best police force, get college educated women. The story has all the usual elements: love, jealousy, suspense and gunfire, with a conclusion not quite resolved." (Michael E. Marotta) FIRST FEATURE "Fascinating insider view. A gutsy look at the way careers in Hollywood get made." (Cass McMain) "The best thing I've ever read." (Tom Ruppenthal) "Wolf DeVoon is an interesting character even by anarcho-libertarian standards. For all his efforts, I am personally very grateful." (Ali Massoud)
About the Author: Wolf DeVoon is the pen name of Alan von Altendorf, a retired film and television director, world traveler, inventor, and energy analyst. He has written books on screenwriting and film production, a reference compendium of doctrines and concepts, and influential articles on critical elements, SEC rules, and oil exploration. He was a member of SMPTE, SPIE, NABET, and IATSE. He made films in Los Angeles, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Marin, Hilversum, Amsterdam, and Eindhoven, an expert in 3-D, music video, and montage. Corporate clients included IBM, Fed Ex Airspeed, British Telecom, Western Nevada College, and Lockheed. Wolf DeVoon was intimately involved in development and publicity of Laissez Faire City. He served as general counsel and proxy for the CEO after drafting The Freeman's Constitution, a blueprint for anarcho-capitalist law in a free society, explicated in two books: Laissez Faire Law (2007) and The Constitution of Government in Galt's Gulch (2014). Dozens of DeVoon's essays appeared in Laissez Faire City Times, The Free Liberal, and G21 World Magazine. His career as a novelist began in 1997, after a year at Disney, spending Mickey's money. In a remote Scottish village, he wrote a science fiction novel that underwent repeated revisions over the years, including an audio drama version. Since then, he has written six new novels and released an intimate account of his assault on Hollywood. All eight of DeVoon's fictional tales portray white wildcats, men and women who live for their own sake, unafraid to fight for their freedom, exercising exceptional skills and privileges. There are such people.
