Norman Westhoff

Biography

Norman Westhoff is a retired physician and a geography buff. The "Erebus Tales" trilogy mark his first published fiction, and sprang from a lifetime of travel and immersion in many different cultures, on six continents. He earned a Public Health degree, and used it to help improve medical care in Dmitrov, Russia. He plays concertina and accordion at traditional music sessions. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and trekked to Everest base camp and the Camino de Santiago. He and his wife have been active in their co-housing community in Lawrence KS. They have three children and five grandchildren, all avid readers.

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Books

The Color of Greed: Erebus Tales, Book II
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 89,340. Language: English. Published: March 25, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
In this sequel to "Stone Fever," geologist Keltyn SparrowHawk, recovered from a near-fatal bullet wound, tries to make a new life with the nomadic Antarctic tribe that took her in, but clues point to mega-industrialist Sir Oscar Bailey readying a second mission to exploit the iridium treasure by Mt. Erebus. Sure that his plan spells disaster for her tribe, she must first inspire her Onwei friends.
Stone Fever: Erebus Tales, Book I
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 90,040. Language: English. Published: March 16, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Western
Radical climate change has reshaped human geography by the 24th century. Geologist Keltyn SparrowHawk flies to ice-free Antarctica to scout for iridium, but finds a nomad tribe. She befriends young Luz, also searching for the iris stone, from which her mother makes jewelry. Despite warnings, they climb a nearby volcano to find the stone, but mortal perils await on the mountain and with the tribe.

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