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Hawks Effect is a Sci Fi story, consisting of four Volumes, which is published as a serialized novel, beginning with the first volume "Emergence" in 10 Episodes.

This is Episode 1:
Street smart former dancer turned con artist, Laurina Hawks, receives a cryptic message from her sister who is working abroad in America. Turning to her brother Abel for help in decoding the message, they discover that she is in danger. Undaunted, Laurina decides to go to Phoenix Arizona to rescue her. Since travel airfare and lodging are expensive, and her funds are low, she must pull one last con to finance the trip. An accident after the meeting propels her into unfamiliar surroundings where danger lurks at every turn. Each person she meets has their own agenda. Now, someone wants her dead. As her resolve to save her sister is tested again and again, Laurina soon discovers that there are worse things than having Scotland Yard on your tail.

Read the Beginning of a stunning Journey, which takes a young dancer and con-artist from London into a different universe, where she will start an incredible career. Follow the Episodes 1 to 10 which will appear quarterly.

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Wissdorf, Rael
Rael Wissdorf was born in western Germany and lives near the city of Ulm. He studies Classical Guitar and Jazz Guitar as well as harmony and composition. He worked later as a Substitute Redactor in Chief for a Filmmagazine and raised up a video game company in Frankfurt/M. but went into writing then. Since 1999 he published two crime novels, several fantasy and science fiction books as well as three collections of short stories.

Hede, Nicholas
Nicholas Hede was born in Wyoming, where he currently lives with his family. Since he was a boy he has been a voracious reader and prolific writer, having created dozens of admittedly horrible stories during his youth. He enjoys hunting and camping with his family, and appreciates the privacy him home state affords.

Williams III, Frank J.
Frank J Williams III was born in Pittsburgh, and was working for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center while he attended classes in creative writing. His stories recalling neighborhood experiences were cited by an instructor as being reminiscent of August Wilsons works. When not writing, Frank enjoys his life as a Shamanic practitioner. A self-proclaimed Geek, and "granola making hippie," Frank and his wife Terry also own and manage their own organic foods business.

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