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,…

  • 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…

  • I like Big Books and I Cannot Lie…

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    There’s an ongoing trend in SF and Fantasy (particularly in Fantasy genres) for books to get longer and for series to be longer.  Many authors like it that way, many readers like it that way… but why?  We can all harken back to the golden age of SF when many authors wrote stand-alone novels… or…

  • The Prodigal Emperor is Now Live!

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    The Prodigal Emperor is now available from Amazon and will be coming soon to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Itunes.  The Prodigal Emperor is the third book of the Shadow Space Chronicles and concludes the story arc of Lucius Giovanni’s battle to save Nova Roma from the Chxor Empire. Baron Lucius Giovanni has done the…

  • Wrath of the Usurper Audiobook Live

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    The audio book for Wrath of the Usurper is now live!  It is available on Itunes, Amazon, and Audible.com.  Links are below.  As with Echo of the High Kings, Eric G. Dove is the narrator.  He did a fantastic job once again and if audio books are your thing, then you should check it out!…

  • Kal’s September 2015 Forecast

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    September is another busy month for me, though there seems to be a lot of that going around.  Today I’m at Dragon Con in Atlanta, I’ll be enjoying the sights as well as participating in the convention.  If you see me wandering about, feel free to stop me and talk.  I’d love to hear what you…

  • Wrath of the Usurper Available Now!

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    Wrath of the Usurper is now available on Amazon and will be available soon in paperback form.  If you’ve missed the snippets from it, they are here, here, and here.  The cover was made by the very talented Zoe Frasure. Civilization is dying. The lands of the Five Duchies are in chaos. They are leaderless…

  • Wrath of the Usurper Snippet Three

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    Here’s the third scene from Wrath of the Usurper for your reading pleasure.  As a reminder, Wrath of the Usurper comes out tomorrow, May 30, 2015.  The first two snippets are available here and here. Aerion Swordbreaker The Eastwood 15th of Pargan, Cycle 1000 Post Sundering Aerion ducked under a blow and brought his shield…

  • Review: Phoenix In Shadow

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    Phoenix in Shadow is the sequel to Ryk Spoor’s Phoenix Rising. The first book introduced the main characters and gave the reader some idea of the level of threat (as well as capabilities) of the heroes and some of the antagonists. What Phoenix in Shadow did was blow all this up. The villains are shown…

  • Wrath of the Usurper Snippet Two

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    Here’s the next section of Wrath of the Usurper.  We get a glimpse of Kerrel Flamehair and where she is headed: Commander Kerrel Flamehair City of Longhaven, Duchy of Masov 15th of Pargan, Cycle 1000 Post Sundering Commander Kerrel Flamehair led Nightwhisper slowly down the ramp and onto the solid stone pier. Though the war…