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    The Color of His Crest
    The Color of His Crest
    The Color of His Crest
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    The Color of His Crest

    By Angel Martinez

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    In a four-gendered world where correct gender identity is law, Venk struggles with his inability to choose one sexual orientation over another. His body has matured, but he still shows the multi-colored crest of a juvenile, someone who has not yet presented proper orientation.

    With his family losing patience and others beginning to whisper, Venk must find a way to change his crest or be labeled an aberration. But the only choice he sees is a dishonest one.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMischief Corner Books
    Release dateFeb 3, 2017
    ISBN9781386876922
    The Color of His Crest
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    Angel Martinez

    The unlikely black sheep of an ivory tower intellectual family, Angel Martinez has managed to make her way through life reasonably unscathed. Despite a wildly misspent youth, she snagged a degree in English Lit, married once and did it right the first time, (same husband for almost twenty-four years) gave birth to one amazing son, (now in college) and realized at some point that she could get paid for writing. Published since 2006, Angel's cynical heart cloaks a desperate romantic. You'll find drama and humor given equal weight in her writing and don't expect sad endings. Life is sad enough. She currently lives in Delaware in a drinking town with a college problem and writes Science Fiction and Fantasy centered around gay heroes.

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      The Color of His Crest - Angel Martinez

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      This copy is intended for the original purchaser of this e-book ONLY. No part of this e-book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without prior written permission from the authors. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      Cover Artist: Freddy MacKay

      Editor: Erika Orrick

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      THE COLOR OF HIS CREST © 2015 Angel Martinez

      All Rights Reserved.

      Published in the United States of America.

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: The Color of His Crest is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are fictionalized. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. The story contains sexual content and is intended for adult readers.

      Any person depicted in the Licensed Art Material is a model and is being used solely for illustrative purposes.

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      Mischief Corner Books, LLC

      Dedication

      For everyone who ever struggled with the binary boxes in which they tried to stuff you. The continuum us a beautiful place.

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      Copyright

      Dedication

      Definitions

      The Color of His Crest

      Dear Reader

      About Angel Martinez

      Also by Angel Martinez

      About Mischief Corner Books

      Definitions

      Va: One of three fertile genders. Mature va have crimson crests and prominent positers which are use to implant the lir/va gamete matrix in the dem for completion of fertilization.

      Lir: One of the three fertile genders. Mature lir have golden crests and prominent abdominal ridges through which they implant their third of the gamete triad into the abdominal pouch of the va.

      Dem: One of the three fertile genders. Mature dem have bright blue crests and receive the lir/va gametes via the va's ovipositor to fertilize the dem's egg. The egg gestates within the dem for several months.

      Jos: The sterile gender who are nevertheless a crucial part of the life cycle. Mature jos have purple and white crests and vestigial reproductive organs. Once the dem lays an

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