Kal Spriggs

Tag: Science Fiction

  • 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…

  • Thanks To All My Readers!

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    Thanks everyone who participated in the release of The Prodigal Emperor.  I hope everyone enjoys the book and however you feel about it, please post a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or wherever.  Also, if you have personal feedback for me, feel free to contact me using the blog’s feedback link or even just commenting here.…

  • 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…

  • The Prodigal Emperor Paperback Available Now!

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    Due to a lot of hard work by my editor and my cover artist, The Prodigal Emperor is now available as a paperback.  The ebook version will still be released on Saturday, 19 June, but you can pick up a paperback copy of The Prodigal Emperor today from Amazon! It should also be available over…

  • Dragon Con 2015 In Review

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    I’m now back from Dragon Con (it takes some of us more time than others) and boy was it a great time.  For those of you who don’t know, Dragon Con is the big convention in Atlanta.  It’s a unique experience, far more friendly an atmosphere than you might think for the size of it…

  • 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…

  • The Prodigal Emperor, Snippet Three

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    Here’s the third snippet from The Prodigal Emperor.  It seems that Alanis Giovanni is in a bit of trouble… Faraday System United Colonies December 1, 2403 Alanis used a word that the daughter of the nobility and the sister to a head of state probably shouldn’t use in public. Unfortunately, it didn’t have any effect…

  • The Prodigal Emperor, Snippet Two

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    Here’s another snippet from The Prodigal Emperor, available for pre-order now on Amazon.  This is a short one, from the perspective of “Stavros.” Halcyon Colony, Garris Major System Contested November 23, 2403 “While it has been delightful to train together,” Captain Montago said, “I’m really getting tired of this shit. When do we get to…

  • 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…

  • Drat, Foiled Again…

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    Well, if you’ve noticed the dead silence around here, there’s a reason: my laptop computer died.  And by died, I mean it went completely non-recoverable, complete flatline, OS not found.  Fortunately I don’t save any of my writing files on my hard drive.  Unfortunately, my ancient notebook isn’t capable of running much more than a…