Category: Science Fiction
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Snippet One: Jormungandr’s Venom
Hey everyone, here’s the first snippet of Jormungandr’s Venom Prologue Time: 0730 Zulu, 25 December 291 G.D. Location: Skynner System Three hundred megatons of matter-antimatter warheads detonated in sequence at less than a thousand kilometers from Fenris‘s warp field. The massive warship shuddered and the drive field flickered for an imperceptible moment. The humans…
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Coming Soon: Jormungandr’s Venom (Fenris Book 3)
“It poisoned the sky, and the world died.” Jormungandr’s Venom was said to be so deadly that it could kill gods, kill the very world itself. Melanie Armstrong and the crew of the Fenris have taken on psychotic terrorists, corrupt military officers, and genetically engineered horrors, but they’ve never taken on anything like this. The…
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New Release: Dead Train: All Aboard
Dead Train: All Aboard is now available on Amazon. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/2ycj324 It’s all aboard and full speed ahead because when the dead roam the Earth, no place is safe. Civilization has fallen, brought low by a combination of war, terrorism, and by the restless dead rising in ever-greater numbers. The world’s militaries fought…
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Dead Train: All Aboard Snippet One
Hey everyone, here is the first snippet for Dead Train: All Aboard. You can expect Dead Train: All Aboard on 12 October, 2018. Chapter One The zombies didn’t move out of the way as two thousand nine hundred and fifty tons of steel rolled into them. The train didn’t lurch, it didn’t shudder, it didn’t…
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Kal’s October Forecast
Hey everyone, October is here! I’ve got a lot on my plate right now, so here’s what you can expect: I’m happy to announce that I plan to release the first book from my post-apocalyptic series, Dead Train: All Aboard. This series follows the adventures of a group of survivors in a zombie apocalypse, who…
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Assistant Dog Watcher: Jobs of the Future
Humans evolve and grow and human ingenuity being what it is, we’re problem solvers and we’re always trying to find new ways to do things. As a consequence, the things humans do to earn their pay have evolved and will continue to evolve. Those who don’t agree, I invite to talk to their local thatchers…
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Painting the Kabal of the Joker: Why So Serious?
Note: I was going to post this back on the 17th, but then my father-in-law passed away, so priorities shifted (I didn’t end up going to that tournament, either). I didn’t finish all the detail work on these models, but I hope to get to it when I get time again. Best laid plans of…
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Worldbuilding in SF Part 3: Those Little Details
Wordbuilding is an important tool for any writer, particularly for science fiction. It adds depth to a book, it helps to develop character backgrounds, and it provides a pallate on which to paint your story. In Part 1 (link), I talked about the foundations of building your universe. In Part 2 (link) I talked about…
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Movie Review: Ant Man and the Wasp
As things go, Ant Man and the Wasp was exactly the movie I needed to see. If you’re a fan of the Marvel movies, or even if you aren’t, it’s fun, fast paced, and humorous. The risks are dire and personal, this isn’t a movie where they’re fighting an alien of ridiculous power and strength. …
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Prisoner of the Mind Discounted This Weekend
Prisoner of the Mind will be available for $0.99 all weekend. If you haven’t got your copy yet, here is your chance to get it for cheap. https://amzn.to/2s02F1B How do you know right from wrong if every memory, every thought in your head was put there by your enemies? In a near-future, when humanity has…