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My name is Marshall S. Thomas and I am the author of the six-part Soldier of the Legion science fiction series, set in the far future. I love writing and write for the sheer joy of it. I was turned on to science fiction in the late '50's as a teenager and wanted to write SF from that moment. I didn't have the skills to do it until my early 40's when I began the current series. I had almost completed the series when it dawned on me that I had put so much work into it that I really should try to have it published. An astonishing number of rejection letters followed but as I improved my writing and did plenty of re-writing I finally found my first publisher in Timberwolf Press.

I spent 35 years overseas in East Asia. I studied at the Georgetow...more My name is Marshall S. Thomas and I am the author of the six-part Soldier of the Legion science fiction series, set in the far future. I love writing and write for the sheer joy of it. I was turned on to science fiction in the late '50's as a teenager and wanted to write SF from that moment. I didn't have the skills to do it until my early 40's when I began the current series. I had almost completed the series when it dawned on me that I had put so much work into it that I really should try to have it published. An astonishing number of rejection letters followed but as I improved my writing and did plenty of re-writing I finally found my first publisher in Timberwolf Press.

I spent 35 years overseas in East Asia. I studied at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the University of New Mexico and the University of Miami (Government/International Affairs and History). I am currently retired and live in Willliamburg, VA with my wife Kim Lien. We have two children. The first is a graduate of Radford University and the second is at university studying biotech.

My first publisher, Timberwolf, also produced a spectacular unabridged, full-cast audio of the first book. It still appears regularly on XM-Sirius Radio, That's the only current national publicity I have and that's one reason why I'm here, trying to connect with new readers. Timberwolf closed down in 2007 and I had to find a new publisher. The next three books were published by Booklocker and they did a super job. The last two volumes, Cross of the Legion and Curse of the Legion, were published by Ridan and they have exceeded my expectations. They have re-releasing all books in the series with attractive new covers and formats. All six books and the audio are available on my website.

The last book in the series, Curse of the Legion, recently came in as a Finalist for the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for 2010 in the science fiction category. Two of my other books in this series (Book One Soldier of the Legion and Book Five Cross of the Legion) were also finalists in previous years for this national contest.

Happy reading! MST

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	Soldier of the Legion 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	March Of The Legion 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slave of the Legion (Soldier of the Legion, #3) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cross of the Legion 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret of the Legion 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curse of the Legion (Soldier of the Legion, #6) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prophet of ConFree 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Marshall made a comment on his review of Three Hearts and Three Lions "This is a classical fantasy. It really captured me as a teenager. I've never forgotten it. My well-worn copy is copyright 1961. If you like fantasy, r...more "
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“The three secrets of getting published:

1. Never give up!
2. Never give up!
3. Never give up!

It doesn't matter how many rejection letters you get. Remember, you only need one acceptance letter.”
― Marshall S. Thomas

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