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Brightblade now available for pre-order

Hey folks,

Good news! We have a new book from me available for pre-order! BRIGHTBLADE is the next installment of the UNITED STATES OF MONSTERS universe that includes the RED ROOM, BRIGHT FALLS MYSTERIES, and STRAIGHT OUTTA FANGTON books. This book, first of the MORGAN DETECTIVE AGENCY series is about the adventures of Ashley Morgan, PI and bounty hunter.

Psychic. Superhero. Spy. Detective. Bounty Hunter. Ashley Morgan has been many things and failed at all of them. The twenty-eight-year old has...

Star Trek: Discovery season two review

    I binge watched Star Trek: Discovery with my wife and it's lent me an interesting perspective on the show, one that I might have not normally have had. I think this is one of those shows that lends itself well to binging with plotlines better appreciated in the serialized format over episodic content. Ironically, I feel like the Short Treks are doing a better job with the episodic writing and kind of wish they would have all be expanded to full episodes. There will be some...

Star Trek: Discovery season one review

    I decided to do a binge watch of Star Trek: Discovery with my wife and enjoyed watching the first two seasons. I actually started by reviewing every individual episode on my blog but removed those because I wasn't able to follow them up. My opinion on Discovery is mixed despite my fandom. There's episodes that I absolutely love, episodes I don't feel much for, and choices I don't agree with.

    Generally, I definitely think this is a Star Trek series worth s...

Star Trek: Discovery Season One review

    I decided to do a binge watch of Star Trek: Discovery with my wife and enjoyed watching the first two seasons. I actually started by reviewing every individual episode on my blog but removed those because I wasn't able to follow them up. My opinion on Discovery is mixed despite my fandom. There's episodes that I absolutely love, episodes I don't feel much for, and choices I don't agree with.

    Generally, I definitely think this is a Star Trek series worth s...

UPDATE ON WRITING- October 6th, 2019

 Hey folks,

I thought I would give folks an update about my current projects and what's going on in my attempt to write as many wonderful stories as possible before someone buys Gary then makes it into a multi-billion dollar movie.



BOOK SALE: Good news for people who may not have had a chance to enjoy my "serious" books with WRAITH KNIGHT and LUCIFER'S STAR are going to be on sale for 99c on Kindle, Nook, and other sources this month. They're two of my best works and I think fans of the ot...

Reap the Whirlwind (Star Trek: Vanguard #3) by David Mack book review

    REAP THE WHIRLWIND is the third volume of the Star Trek: Vanguard series that follows the adventures of the Starbase Vanguard's crew. I was very fond of the first novel in Star Trek: Vanguard (Harbinger) and less fond of its sequel (Summon the Thunder). Part of this may be do to the fact that Vanguard is like a television series and has multiple writers each bringing their different perspectives as well as styles to the story.

    The premise for Star Trek: Va...

Harbinger (Star Trek: Vanguard) by David Mack book review

    Well, I've decided to pick up David Mack's VANGUARD series after reading watching the latest season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. I really liked his fusion of both the Original Series era with the 2017 CBS series, having only a few seams showing in the resulting stitching up of the two franchise sections. So, I was intrigued by the possibilities of a series seemingly based on combining the premise of DS9 (a long-range space station on the frontier of Federation Space) with the t...

Character Interview: Cassius Mass from Lucifer's Star

1) We have, Cassius Mass from LUCIFER'S STAR by C.T. Phipps, welcome. This should be very interesting for our readers. Many characters have sat in our hotseat, but none such as yourself. Before we begin, can you share a little about your background?

I am Cassius Mass, former Count and Colonel in the Archduchy of Crius. They were an awful group of people. Conquerors, pillagers, and warlords who carved out a massive chunk of the galaxy for themselves. Now I'm a spacer who is just trying to make...

Worldbuilding #2: Lucifer's Star universe

Article 1#: Supervillainy-Verse
Article 2#: Lucifer's Star universe

Hey folks,

    It's been awhile since I did my initial write-up for the Supervillainy Saga. I had a lot of fun detailing my notes for the backstory of the world, its characters, and what I was thinking when I created it. Now I'm extra pleased to share the notes that went into creating Lucifer's Star, my fantastic dark space opera setting that I cheerfully think of as my own personal "R-rated Star Wars."

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Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron review

    ALPHABET SQUADRON by Alexander Freed is a book that I was very eager to get into because it struck me as just up my alley. I've always been a huge fan of the Star Wars starfighter stories with Rogue Squadron, Wraith Squadron, the old TIE Fighter video game, and the recent Star Wars: Resistance. I also enjoyed the previously written Twilight Company by the author. Freed has a somewhat unromantic view of war as well as the Rebel Alliance's fight against the Empire. It's unsur...