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November 16, 2017
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S108 and S109 review
I fell behind on my reviews for this week and the next so I'm sort of stuck with reviewing both simultaneously for the mid season finale. However, they work together as a single storyline which carries from one story to another. In a way, it's very similar to the original pilot of the series and brings an end to many of the preexisting plots while opening up others.
The premise for the two episodes is that the starship Discovery has discovered a planet whi...
November 14, 2017
TOURNAMENT OF SUPERVILLAINY cover sketch
Hey folks,
Progress on my books is going well with the Tournament of Supervillainy almost done. I'm extra pleased to be able to share this sketch of its guest stars with you. The Tournament of Supervillainy is a "Crisis on Infinite Earths"-esque crossover of my worlds and here's pictures of Jane Doe (I was a Teenage Weredeer) and Cassius Mass (Lucifer's Star).
Progress on my books is going well with the Tournament of Supervillainy almost done. I'm extra pleased to be able to share this sketch of its guest stars with you. The Tournament of Supervillainy is a "Crisis on Infinite Earths"-esque crossover of my worlds and here's pictures of Jane Doe (I was a Teenage Weredeer) and Cassius Mass (Lucifer's Star).
November 12, 2017
The Nerd Book Review interviews C.T. Phipps
Hey folks,
The Nerd Book Review has done a podcast interview with me. We got to discuss everything from LUCIFER'S STAR to I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER to the trials and perils of indie publishing. I hope everyone will check it out.
https://nerdbooks.podbean.com/e/21-ct-phipps-author-interview/
Enjoy!
The Nerd Book Review has done a podcast interview with me. We got to discuss everything from LUCIFER'S STAR to I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER to the trials and perils of indie publishing. I hope everyone will check it out.
https://nerdbooks.podbean.com/e/21-ct-phipps-author-interview/
Enjoy!
November 7, 2017
Winter of 2017 Writing Update
Hey folks,
I've been working hard on numerous books and trying to decide what I'm going to do next. So, I decided I would share what is going to be coming out for the finale of Winter. These works are something I'm quite proud of and will be hopefully out soon and in your hands as readers. Note: These release dates are all subjective but should be pretty accurate.
November 2017
AGENT G: SABOTEUR (Agent G #2)
The sequel to Agent G picks up a year after the first novel with our antihero cybernetic...
I've been working hard on numerous books and trying to decide what I'm going to do next. So, I decided I would share what is going to be coming out for the finale of Winter. These works are something I'm quite proud of and will be hopefully out soon and in your hands as readers. Note: These release dates are all subjective but should be pretty accurate.
November 2017
AGENT G: SABOTEUR (Agent G #2)
The sequel to Agent G picks up a year after the first novel with our antihero cybernetic...
October 30, 2017
Star Trek: Discovery episode S107
So, apparently beer pong survives into the 23rd century. That and apparently classical music includes Wyclef Jean's 1997 "We Trying to Stay Alive" which I found less believable. The premise for "Magic to make the Sanest man go mad" (which is among the worst Star Trek titles since "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" and "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky") is Harry Mudd has successfully seized control over the Discovery and trapped it in a thi...
October 28, 2017
Two new Interviews about writing w/ me!
Hey folks,
I thought you'd be interested in reading two interviews with me from M.L. Spencer's Our Epic Worlds and Trevor Hob Sherman's The Blogin' Hobgoblin. We talk about The Bright Falls Mysteries, Lucifer's Star, and my writing style.
Our Epic Worlds
The Blogin' Hobgoblin
October 26, 2017
Star Trek: Discovery episode S106
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY is a show which is consistently improving the more it continues but it's also doing so by moving away from what made you unique. The pilot introduced the possibility of a Star Trek "war" show which showed the Klingons and Federation in roughly equal measure. It promised space battles and a new look at Klingon culture. Unfortunately, we got waylaid with the "Spore Drive" plotline that was less than satisfying.
The past two episodes, how...
October 21, 2017
Video reviews of LUCIFER'S STAR and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER
Hey folks,
I'm pleased to say the good folks at Booknest.EU have done two reviews of my books LUCIFER'S STAR and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER. They really liked them, it seemed. Here's links to the reviews.
LUCIFER'S STAR
Review Link: http://booknest.eu/reviews/michael/745-lucifersstar
I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER
Review Link: http://booknest.eu/reviews/michael/850-iwasateenageweredeer
Enjoy!
October 16, 2017
Star Trek: Discovery S105 review
"Choose Your Pain" will go down as the Star Trek where the f-word was used for the first time and also, potentially, one where we've had prison rape alluded to. It's interesting, actually, because the first one is actually less exploitative than the second one as it may well be part of a character's cover identity but more on that later.
Overall, this episode is one which feels the most like classic Trek as "The Captain is captured by aliens while the crew thinks abou...
October 15, 2017
AN AMERICAN WEREDEER IN MICHIGAN is now available
I'm pleased to say the benefit of writing my first two novels in the BRIGHT FALLS MYSTERIES has borne fruit with the second novel now out.
FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY:
Life is not easy for the world's first weredeer detective. A simple hike turns into a media circus when
Jane Doe, her best friend Emma, and a pair of monster hunters find a mass grave. Determined to find the parties responsible, Jane soon discovers a sinister cult leader has decided...
