Kal Spriggs

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  • Book Review: Glynn Stewart’s Starship’s Mage

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    Leo Champion described Glynn Stewart to me as one of the best authors he’s had the experience of working with. Since I also work with Leo, I took that as a bit of a challenge to step up my game, but as a reader, it made me want to check out what Glynn has written,…

  • Book Review: Frank Chadwick’s How Dark the World Becomes

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    Frank Chadwick’s How Dark the World Becomes is a space opera, adventure science fiction novel from Baen Books. I’ll admit that I was somewhat dubious about a “new” author, but I quickly became fully absorbed in the story of Sasha Naradnyo. At first glance he is an utterly reprehensible character: he’s a mid-level crime boss…

  • Odin’s Eye Snippet Two

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    Here’s the second snippet for Odin’s Eye, coming this weekend!  Odin’s Eye is the sequel to Fenris Unchained and a novel in the Star Portal Universe.  You can find the first snippet here. Time: 1200 Zulu, 24 June 291 G.D. Location: Bliskin Station, Hanet System   “Yep,” Mike Majors nodded as he pointed out exterior…

  • The Prodigal Emperor Now Available for Pre-order!

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    I’m excited to announce that The Prodigal Emperor, book III of The Shadow Space Chronicles will go live on September 19th, 2015.  This is the third book of the series and concludes the starting trilogy.  I’ll be posting some snippets and samples on the blog soon! Baron Lucius Giovanni has done the impossible: not only has…

  • Echo of the High Kings Book Sale

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    Just a friendly reminder that you can pick up my book, Echo of the High Kings, on sale this weekend for only .99 cents.  That’s four dollars off the normal price and as a bonus, the next book will be along in only two weeks.  So if you’ve been hesitating to pick it up, you…

  • Upcoming Echo of the High Kings Book Sale!

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    Echo of the High Kings will be going on sale for the weekend in preparation for the release of the sequel, Wrath of the Usurper.  Echo of the High Kings will be available from 15-17 May for only .99 cents.  So if you’ve been on the fence about picking it up, now you’ve got no reason…

  • Fenris Unchained

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      The Wolf is Loose. Ten years ago, after her parents’ deaths in a terrorist attack, Melanie Armstrong walked away from a military officer’s career to raise her orphaned brother. Since then she’s been captain of a tramp freighter – shuffling from world to world, scraping to barely get by, but content that she’s made…

  • Fenris Unchained First Snippet!

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    Here’s the first sample section from Fenris Unchained. CHAPTER I Time: 0815 Local, 01 June 291 G.D. Location: Dakota, Dakota System A yellow light began to flash on the control board. That was nothing new, not aboard the Kip Thorne. Warning lights lit up half the panel. It was a Christmas display of yellow caution…

  • 50 Shades of Polychrome

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    This is a guest blog from Amanda at Capitol Cat Editing in for Kal this week. My latest read has been Polychrome by Ryk E. Spoor.  This book is a combination of fantasy, fanfic, romance, and action.  The author does several things well; like capturing the rhythm and syntax style of L. Frank Baum, the imagination…

  • The Fallen Race cover and upcoming release

    The Fallen Race cover and upcoming release

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    The Fallen Race, my Military SF / Space Opera novel will be released tomorrow at noon on Amazon and Smashwords. Blurb below: Baron Lucius Giovanni, Captain of the battleship War Shrike, finds himself without a home or nation, his ship heavily damaged, and crew in bad shape. The odds against their personal survival are slim.…