Branton K Holmberg

#42 Nebuchadnezzar's Stele: Sam 'n Me (Tm) Advednture Books Branton K Holmberg

Publisher Marketing: Wal now compadres, if ya been trackin us ya know we got the Aswad Bahadur ditched in another universe. Our old nemesis Foul Manchu is madder than hops bout it 'n we know he's even now workin on findin more dark force warriors to pit against us. We're hopin though we'll have some time 't work on gettin some of them treasures replaced he's been swipin from us. From all the research Jeffrey, Sam's assistant, has done the most promisin treasures to go after look like those of Nebuchadnezzar. A Bedouin boy discovered some caves while tendin his flock near the Dead Sea. When he was explorin the caves he found a stele. Turns out it belonged 't King Nebuchadnezzar 'n described twelve treasures the old king had looted from twelve countries he'd conquered. Trouble was the directions 't the treasures was writin on scrolls. The stele said there was twelve of 'em but din't give a clue 't where they was. We spent a passel of time findin the scrolls 'n was mighty proud of what we'd done. We was all set 't start bringin the treasures out 't where we could put 'em 't good use 'n got the surprise of our lives. Yep, ya guessed it Foul was onta 't us threw mores surprises at us than ya can imagine. Get yerself ready for lots of time travel cause this adventure is packed full of it. Shore glad yer comin along cause things just ain't the same without ya. Gramps Contributor Bio:  Holmberg, Branton K I'm a grandfather, and great grandfather, and count those among the greatest achievements of my life. Of course no grandfather, grand or great, can accomplish such an honored status without the grandmother, both grand and great, and children who help create such blessings. I'm truly grateful. I spent many years as a university administrator and classroom professor, and also became an entrepreneur. I'm very long in the tooth and retired many years ago. I've always pushed myself to risk taking the next step in challenges I find daunting. Over the years I've found I've written thousands of pages related to my career choices and know the challenges of professional writing. Some months ago I started writing adventure stories to my young grandson. They were simply a means for me to share my love of adventure stories with him. I had not intended to put them before the public eye but my loved ones, including my grandson, encouraged me to do so. So here I am taking that risky next step in a challenge I again find very daunting. That challenge is whether you the reader will enjoy readin my stories as much as I have enjoyed creating them. I have thrown off the shackles of conventionality and resorted to using the lingo of a late nineteenth century cowpoke. Believe me when I tell you I'm murdering the English language. For you purists, forgive me. To the rest dive in and have fun. Branton Holmberg