Kal Spriggs

Tag: space opera

  • 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,…

  • 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,…

  • Valor’s Child on Kindle Scout!

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    Hello everyone!  Valor’s Child is now on Kindle Scout.  The excerpt there contains the first five thousand words.  Those of you who nominate it (if it gets selected for publishing), will then receive the entire novel for free. The planet Century lies at the very verge of human space.  It is a frontier world, where hard…

  • 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…

  • Book Review: A Call to Arms by David Weber and Timothy Zahn

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    While A Call to Duty was something of an introduction to a time before the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a major power, A Call To Arms takes the time to show the reader just how messed up things are.  Politicians spend more time trying to manipulate the system for their own game than they…

  • Book Review: A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn

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    I first read David Weber and Timothy Zahn’s A Call to Duty last year.  I’ve long been a fan of both authors and I purchased the eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) from Baen’s eBooks without hesitation. I’ll say right off that the book is every bit as fantastic as I had hoped.  The characters are fantastic, the…

  • Treat for Halloween: Odin’s Eye

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    Odin’s Eye, the sequel to Fenris Unchained, is now available on Amazon! The crew of the Fenris are back from the halls of Valhalla to pluck out Odin’s Eye. Mel Armstrong has prevented an AI warship from destroying a planet, but she and her friends made many enemies along the way. Unless they can disappear,…

  • Odin’s Eye, Snippet One

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    Here’s the first snippet of Odin’s Eye, sequel to Fenris Unchained: CHAPTER ONE Time: 1730 Zulu, 23 June 291 G.D. Location: Outer System, Hanet System   Melanie Armstrong let out a startled yell as a plate-sized mechanical spider leapt at her face. Why, oh why, she wondered, did I ever trust this damned sneaky ship.…