Kal Spriggs

Tag: Science Fiction

  • The Sacred Stars Snippet Three

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    Here’s the third snippet for The Sacred Stars.  You can find the first one here and the second here.  The Sacred Stars will be published September 9th, 2016.   “Well,” Captain Daniel Beeson said, “what do you think of the new officers?” His Executive Officer sighed a bit as he sat back in his chair. …

  • The Sacred Stars Coming Soon

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    The Sacred Stars, book four of the Shadow Space Chronicles, is coming soon!  You can expect it in early September (probably just after labor day). You can never go home. Alannis Giovanni has followed in her family’s footsteps and joined the United Colonies Fleet.  As a bare Ensign, she’s been assigned to the Fleet’s newest,…

  • MALCon 2016 In Review

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    I enjoy all of the Colorado SF & Fantasy conventions very much, but Myths and Legends Con is by far my favorite.  I think it’s the fact that there’s no drama, everyone is there to have fun, things are extremely well organized, and it’s just all around a good time. Jim Butcher was the guest…

  • 2016 Liberty Con in Review

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    Liberty Con is here and gone, so fast that I only now realized I forgot to take pictures.  I took notes, but I’ll apologize in advance if I leave out someone’s name or forget who said what, as I said, it was a busy weekend. The first day was a bit of a blur to…

  • Free Stories July 8-12

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    For those of you who haven’t read Look to the Stars or The Freeport Mutineers, both short stories will be available for free this weekend.  Feel free to pick up a free copy and please leave reviews! The Freeport Mutineers Young Midshipman Wachter is about to face the rope. Troubled by the rumors spread throughout…

  • Kal’s Liberty Con 2016 Schedule

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    I’ll be at Liberty Con this year.  Here’s my schedule: Day Time Name of Event Fri 03:00PM Swords and Sorcery: From Light to Epic Fantasy and All Things In-Between Fri 05:00PM Opening Ceremonies Fri 07:00PM Author’s Alley (Cordova, Monroe, Spriggs, Weyand) Sat 11:00AM Autograph Session (Buettner, Clemmer, Hicks, Spriggs) Sat 01:00PM Perspectives on Military SF…

  • Writing Toolbag: Names

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    There’s a power in names.  It’s oddly one of the hardest and one of the easiest decisions to make.  Oftentimes when I select a name for a character it’s not a simple decision. How you name your characters and what meaning those names have will set the tone of your story.  It establishes from the…

  • Oh… Hugo

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    So, as some of you have heard, the announcement of the Hugo Award Finalists (as opposed to nominees) has come out.  And we’ve got an interesting variety there.  Everything from some good, well written stuff to, well, Space Raptor Butt Invasion. There’s been a variety of articles written about all this.  At this point, the…

  • The Dragon Awards

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    At this point, many of you have no doubt heard about the recently-announced Dragon Awards.  These awards will be hosted by Dragon Con, of Atlanta, GA. Why is this such a big thing?  Well, if you’ve been paying attention to the Hugos, the fix is in.   Last year’s Hugo “no award” votes were a…

  • Book Sale and Release for Renegades: Out of the Cold

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    Renegades: Out of the Cold is now available from Amazon!  As a limited time promotional event, the first novel of the series, Renegades: Origins, will be available for $2.99 and my short story  set in the same universe, Look to the Stars, will be available for free for the weekend.  My novel, The Fallen Race,…