Kal Spriggs

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  • Snippet # 2 from Leo Champion’s Highway West

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    Here’s another snippet from Leo Champion’s Highway West, coming soon to Amazon, Smashwords and other ebook vendors near you!   Chapter Two It was mostly dark when Najif woke Ashford, shaking his shoulders hard. He’d been sleeping – was lying down, now – on a rough straw mattress in a corner of Najif’s room, in…

  • Snippet from Leo Champion’s Highway West

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    Leo Champion’s book, Highway West, will be coming later this month.  He’s asked me to post a sample here, which you should find enjoyable: Chapter One Lieutenant junior-grade Peter Ashford had just returned to the Kyrenia docks with his shore supply party when the first salvo slammed into his ship, which was moored a few…

  • Fenris Unchained

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      The Wolf is Loose. Ten years ago, after her parents’ deaths in a terrorist attack, Melanie Armstrong walked away from a military officer’s career to raise her orphaned brother. Since then she’s been captain of a tramp freighter – shuffling from world to world, scraping to barely get by, but content that she’s made…

  • New Review For The Fallen Race

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    There’s a new review up for The Fallen Race from Planetary Defense Command.  He reviewed the audio version.  Check it out, and be sure to check out some of his other reviews! Baron Lucius Giovanni, Captain of the battleship War Shrike, finds himself without a home or nation, his ship heavily damaged, and crew in…

  • The Shattered Empire Final Sample

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    Here’s the final section from The Shattered Empire.  Here’s the first, second, third, and fourth samples if you missed them. Eldorado, Garris Major System Colonial Republic May 3, 2403 Mason and Lauren followed the ornately dressed monk towards the pillars of the monastery. After his initial announcement, he had deflected Mason’s other questions. Lauren found…

  • The Shattered Empire Fourth Sample

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    Here’s the fourth sample of The Shattered Empire.  Follow the links to read the first, second, and third samples. Halcyon, Garris Major System Contested May 3, 2403 Garret yawned and stretched as he climbed out of the cockpit. His long, lean frame fit into the cockpit of his Hammer, but only barely. He ran a…

  • The Shattered Empire Third Sample

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    Here’s the third section from The Shattered Empire!  Follow the links to read the first and second ones.   Eldorado, Garris Major System Colonial Republic May 3rd, 2403 Lauren Kelly stepped down off the loading ramp and took a deep breath of fresh air. She coughed it out almost immediately as the acrid fumes of…

  • The Shattered Empire Second Sample

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    Here’s the second sample from The Shattered Empire, picking up where I left off in the first one, here. “Command, Azure Actual, targets down, we are black on primary ammo, new orders?” Garret asked. His gaze went to the developing battle as the enemy capital ships closed with the Warwagon. They had launched their fighters…

  • The Shattered Empire Cover

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    Here’s the final cover for The Shattered Empire, Book II of The Shadow Space Chronicles.  Like The Fallen Race, this cover was designed by Robert Brockman.  For those of you who are curious, it is a Crusader-class warship on the cover.  Stay tuned for more updates on The Shattered Empire and don’t forget about the…

  • The Shattered Empire, coming October 25th!

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    I’m happy to announce that The Shattered Empire, Book II of the Shadow Space Chronicles, sequel to The Fallen Race, will go live on the 25th of October.  As a part of it going live, I’ll be doing a book bomb at noon on the 25th.  The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and will…