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New Release: Maligned Valor

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Now available, the 7th book of the Forsaken Valor series, Maligned Valor:

https://amzn.to/3TZ75So

In my life, I have been kidnapped, attacked, beaten, and tortured.  Now, they are accusing me of being everything that I hate.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong, I am serving as an Initiate in the Drakkus Imperial Space Korps.  I serve there for my friends, for the girl I love, and in the hopes that I can make things better.  For once, we’re on a mission of peace, trying to make allies, trying to build trust.
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Only, things have gone horribly wrong.  Elements of the Drakkus Empire have been doing terrible things and they got caught.  That’s spiked the peace talks and now we’re on the verge of war.  That would be bad enough, except the people we’ve been helping are now accusing me of piracy and worse.

I should just walk away, I should give up.  The thing is, there’s something rotten in the star system and I seem to be a magnet for that sort of trouble.  There’s a plot afoot, one designed to throw the entire Periphery into a state of war, and maligned or not, if I don’t have the valor to stop it, no one will.

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Kal’s April Update

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Hey everyone! I’ve waited a few days to update for April since I don’t want anyone thinking I’m posting some sort of April Fools joke…

I’m releasing the latest Forsaken Valor book, Maligned Valor, next week, 12 April 2024. Maligned Valor is the 7th book of the series and it was an incredibly fun book to write. Several of my beta readers have said it’s one of the most enjoyable books I’ve ever written, which I took as pretty high praise!

In other news, I’m back to work on the Shadow Space Chronicles. Yes, it’s been a long while, which meant I reread the whole series to get myself back int he universe in preparation (I’ve also done editing for the whole series in the process, so if you own it on Kindle, you may notice an updated Table of Contents and the like).

The Shadow Space Chronicles is a special series to me, it being my first published series and I love the setting and story. My goal is to write the next three books of the series, closing out the current story arc and setting the stage for the next books. There’s a lot of story to tell, with the Balor, Shadow Lords, and various warlords and pirates to deal with, along with other threats that have yet to manifest. If all goes well, I’ll have the long awaited 7th book out within the next couple of months.

I’ve got some other books coming out later this year, so keep checking back here for more updates. One is the continuation of a series I’ve already released and the other is the start of a collaboration in another setting.

In other news, I’ve started a new position with the Army, which keeps me extremely busy. It’s definitely going to impact my available free time, so my blog posts are likely to drop off a bit as I focus first on the day job, second on family, and third on writing. Everything else after that is going to be more or less as I get time.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

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New Release: Loaned Valor

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My latest novel, Loaned Valor, is now available! Loaned Valor is the 6th book of the Forsaken Valor series and follows William Armstrong as he fights for survival within the Drakkus Empire. https://amzn.to/48WhYLa

I have been a killer, a spy, and an executioner, now I am being sent on a mission of peace.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong. I’ve worked my way up through the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute. I’ve made friends and alliances along the way, and I’ve somehow managed to keep my soul.

Now, though, I’ve received a mission I never would have expected. The Drakkus Imperial Space Korps has sent my friends and I to build an alliance with neighboring star systems. Our ship is on loan, to show the skill and training that Drakkus can provide, even as we gift them ships and weapons. It’s a tall order, because in the past, all that Drakkus has brought has been raiders and chaos.

Even if our offers of peace and alliance are accepted, there are other threats, enemies old and new that have it out not just for the Drakkus Empire, but have personal grudges against me and my friends.

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Coming Soon: Loaned Valor

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Coming February 2nd, the next Forsaken Valor book!

I have been a killer, a spy, and an executioner. Now I am being sent on a mission of peace.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong.  I’ve worked my way up through the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute.  I’ve made friends and alliances along the way, and I’ve somehow managed to keep my soul.

Now, though, I’ve received a mission I never would have expected.  The Drakkus Imperial Space Korps has sent my friends and I to build an alliance with neighboring star systems.  Our ship is on loan, to show the skill and training that Drakkus can provide, even as we gift them ships and weapons.  It’s a tall order, because in the past, all that Drakkus has brought has been raiders and chaos.

Even if our offers of peace and alliance are accepted, there are other threats, enemies old and new that have it out not just for the Drakkus Empire, but have personal grudges against me and my friends.

If I don’t figure it out, if I don’t work out who to trust and show them that there is a way forward, then I might well find myself in the middle of a war.  A weapon loaned out is one that may come back in enemy hands.

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New Release: Forsworn Valor

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Forsworn Valor, the fifth book of the Forsaken Valor series is now available! https://amzn.to/3QYy1jP

“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.” -William Shakespeare

I am William Alexander Armstrong, and against my better judgement, I have sworn an oath to serve the Drakkus Empire. I have given my word to serve the dreaded Imperial Intelligence, because it is the only way I can see to protect my friends.

But a plan is afoot, and I might be the only one to stop it… or to help it along. A powerful nobleman plans to overthrow the Emperor. Only, I’m the one Imperial Intelligence will send to stop him. Every instinct I have tells me that I should walk away, that the Drakkus Empire is rotten to the core and there’s no saving it.

It may not be just the lives of my friends on the line, it might be the fate of billions of people across the Drakkus Empire. It is down to me to figure out whether I should stop the coming civil war, to throw myself into the way of danger again, or to stand aside and be forsworn.

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Coming soon: Forsworn Valor

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Coming 01 December, Forsworn Valor, the fifth book of the Forsaken Valor series:

“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.” -William Shakespeare

I am William Alexander Armstrong, and against my better judgement, I have sworn an oath to serve the Drakkus Empire.  I have given my word to serve the dreaded Imperial Intelligence, because it is the only way I can see to protect my friends.

But a plan is afoot, and I might be the only one to stop it… or to help it along.  A powerful nobleman plans to overthrow the Emperor.  Only, I’m the one Imperial Intelligence will send to stop him.  Every instinct I have tells me that I should walk away, that the Drakkus Empire is rotten to the core and there’s no saving it.

It may not be just the lives of my friends on the line, it might be the fate of billions of people across the Drakkus Empire.  It is down to me to figure out whether I should stop the coming civil war, to throw myself into the way of danger again, or to stand aside and be forsworn.

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StarPortal Universe Timeline

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Hey everyone, due to questions asked by some of my readers, I’ve created a quick reference guide for the many series in my Amazon bestselling StarPortal universe.

I’m posting it here, and I’ll also have it in the StarPortal Universe section here on the site. As time goes on, I’ll update it as well. I’m at 16 written books in the universe right now, with 15 of them published, and I’m writing the 17th right now as well.

Thanks for reading!

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New Release: Common Valor

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Hey Everyone, Common Valor, Book 4 of the Forsaken Valor series is now available: https://amzn.to/3EXfmzh

There is nothing common about valor.

That goes doubly true on the world of Drakkus Prime, where scheming noblemen and slaving pirates fight for power and wealth.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong, I am the son of murdered parents, an escaped slave, and I have hidden in the last place anyone would think to look for me: among the children of the elite at the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute. I have made allies of a renegade princess, a talking civet, a host of orphans, beggars, outcasts, and a mad artificial intelligence who happens to be my sister.

Right now, that puts me in a position to avenge my family against the Drakkus Pirates who want to kill me and my friends. Which is a good thing, too, because their shadow wars on the streets have erupted into full-scale gun battles. If no one stops them, they could engulf the Drakkus Empire in civil war and kill billions.

I might be able to act to stop them. The only problems I face are an intelligence agent determined to find out my secrets, enemies who hate my guts, and a multi-star-system plot that has just embroiled my homeworld in war on a scale not seen in generations.

For me, it is just another day.

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Kal’s September update

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Hey everyone.  Sorry for the long delay in posting.  I’ve been hard at work writing, working on multiple projects.  I’ve finished up Common Valor and Valor’s Uprising is nearly complete.  You can look forward to Common Valor on 29 September 2023 and I am aiming for a 27 October 2023 release for Valor’s Uprising.

I’m hard at work in the other books in both the Children of Valor series and Forsaken Valor series, and you can expect more from both in the near future.

In other news, I am about to send off a new book to a new publisher.  I can’t say too much about the project, yet, but it has been tremendously fun to write.

I’m happy to announce as well that I’ve been making a series of YouTube videos, with topics on writing, gaming, and books.  I’ll cross-post the videos here as well, and the first video will go live on Friday, September 8th.  Video is a new media format for me, so I’d love feedback on it.  Right now it is closely tied to a lot of what I do anyway, such as gaming and writing, so while it adds to my time, it is workable for me to do it in addition to writing, my day job, and all the other things I have going on.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!