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February 28, 2021
Email Change 19.02.21
Sent out 19.02.2021 to 621 fans.
19 February 2021I’m back.…Again.
Announcement!
Alright, so I’m changing my email address that you get these emails from.
Long story short, my website hosting decided to change literally everything and now I’m locked out of that account!
My apologies to everyone who tried emailing me over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been doing all I can to try to fix it, but changing the email address entirely seems like the only actual option for me now.
Emails will now be arriving from: author@calebfast.com
It’ll still say my name though.
So, please be sure to update that to your address books so you can keep getting messages from me!
…And My Thanks,
I also wanted to thank everyone who downloaded my book this week, I hope you all love it and would like to beg you to leave a review for it! You can leave a review for Conscripted at the below link any time.
https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B084D882CQ
Anyways, it really means a lot to me when I see my book “sell”, even when it’s a free book. It makes me smile and feel like a real author when hundreds of readers check me out. It makes my day, and you all made that happen, so, thank you.
Thank you,
thank you,
thank you,
and…
Thank you.
You all rock.
P.S. Conscripted is free today and tomorrow for anyone who missed out on my earlier email. It will go back to it’s usual 99 cents February 20 at 11:59 PM (PST).Conscripted
Conscripted, the first book in The Battle for Allegra’s sale has been extended a few more hours!
Pick it up right now and dive into the first season of this series!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084D882CQ
Thank you for exploring the future with me!
-Caleb Fast
Stay safe, and stay awesome everyone!
Odd Week Promo 16.02.21
Sent out 16.02.2021 to 624 fans.
16 February 2021I hope you all enjoyed Valentine’s Day and an extra-long weekend for us in the US.
Writer Update!
Stuck in a snowstorm,
The snow where I live is just beginning to melt, but that doesn’t mean we’re all out of the snow-boredom just yet.
As such, I’m giving away one of my books for FREE today!
Book Announcements!
Read on!Conscripted
Conscripted, the first book in The Battle for Allegra is currently free! Pick it up right now and dive into the first season of this thrilling series!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084D882CQ
If you haven’t had the chance to check this book out, then now is a great time to do so!
Or, if you have read it, please be sure to leave me an honest review of it via this think here. Reviews are like tipping your waiter or waitress, it isn’t required, but man, it makes their day and helps them out!
Renaissance Cover Update!!!So, I finally updated Renaissance’s cover.
It took way, way, way too long, if I’m being honest. I made so many variations that I got sick of it. In the end, I ended up going with a more detailed and exciting version of the cover that I already had.
Honestly, I think it’s pretty neat.
If you’ve yet to check out Renaissance, it’s just 99 cents and I just dropped the paperback’s price as well. (That got the new cover too!) Here’s the link to Renaissance:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QXKFDV9
Again, I’m in desperate need of reviews, so, PLEASE be sure to leave a helpful little review via the below link:
https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?&asin=B07QXKFDV9
Once again, reviews make a night and day difference for authors who are trying to get their book seen. More reviews means more sales. More sales means I’m able to set aside more time to write, and that means more books and stories for all of you! Help me to help yourself!
Thank you for exploring the future with me!-Caleb Fast
Stay safe, and stay awesome everyone!
Newsletter: Limit of Infinity Happenings 12.02.21
Sent out 12.02.2021 to 629 fans.
12 February 2021Happy Almost Valentine’s Day!Guys, this is a friendly reminder that you only have two days left to buy some flowers and chocolates!Writer Update!
Sooo,
You know that space pirate story?
Well, I’m stinking LOVING it!!! Not to toot my own horn, but I think it’s my best work yet! I’m insanely excited about it!
Aaaannnndddd
I think I’m about 10 percent of the way done already!
Sure, that’s just for the first draft and there will be a lot of edits, but I’m still excited.
Short Story!
We’re sticking with Gideon here.
Accolade
Chapter Twenty-Two – Part Two
West of Paradise, Galatia
Gideon throws all his weight against the old steel door at the front of the building and it finally breaks free. Swinging inward five centimeters or so, Gideon looks in and asks the ladies, “Alright, how much looking around are you thinking?”
“A lot more than just that,” Sylvia laughs when Gideon pulls away from the narrow opening.
“Obviously,” Gideon grunts as he looks the rusted door up and down. He was surprised that he made it move as much as he did, as such, he wasn’t convinced that he could force it any further open.
“Maybe we’ll have to find another way in though,” Sylvia says when she sees Gideon’s expression.Gideon nods once at Sylvia who frowns and then looks for any other potential entry points into the building. She was a lot more observant than Gideon originally thought and he chuckles when he thinks about how much she impressed him at this point. For being so standoffish, Sylvia seemed very in tune with what was going on. “Or Gideon can force the door the rest of the way,” Meghan points out as she lightly kicks the base of the door.
“It’s pretty stuck,” Gideon shakes his head.
“We can blow it up,” Meghan offers, “You should have some explosives in your pack.”
“That’s probably not the best idea,” Sylvia cuts in, “We don’t want to make too much noise, just in case there are hybrids around. On top of that, we don’t know if we might need those grenades and whatnot later.”
“It was just an idea,” Meghan pouts.
Not wanting to let Meghan sound too oblivious, Gideon volunteers, “I guess I could give the door another shot.”
“I’ll help,” Sylvia sighs.
Gideon takes his place furthest from the hinges where his strength would be most impactful, and Sylvia wedges her rifle in the chasm to use it as a crowbar of sorts. After several minutes of seemingly pointless shoves and strained grunts, the door squeals, moves a bit, and then falls flat onto the ground.
Carried onward with his own momentum, Gideon follows the door down and Sylvia isn’t much luckier.
“Well, that makes two times today,” Sylvia laughs once she and Gideon come to a halt. She begins untangling herself and her gun from Gideon as she adds in a whisper, “You know, there are better ways to get close to a girl.”
“I heard that,” Meghan hisses, “And I still have dibs.”
“I wasn’t—” Gideons starts before he stops himself and shakes his head. Knowing that he was beginning to blush, he slides further into the building and away from the light outside to make sure the girls didn’t see. Rising to his feet as casually as he can, he clears his throat and announces, “Let’s get this over with. I don’t want to be stuck in here any longer than we need to be.”
“Yes, sir,” Sylvia sounds in a tone that dripped with sass.
Gideon glances back to the girls and sees that Sylvia is offering him a mocking salute. Shaking his head slightly, he opts to ignore her. Great, now I got two girls who think I’m supposed to be into them, he thinks with a sigh.
“You going to use a flashlight?” Meghan asks hesitantly.
Gideon glances back once more and he sees that Meghan is now standing all by herself at the doorway.
Sylvia closes the remaining distance between her and Gideon before she turns back and teases, “Awe, you still scared of the dark?”
Meghan gives Sylvia a dirty look before she stammers, “No… it’s—it’s not smart to walk into places where you can be ambushed like this. There are… too many shadows for hybrids to hide in.”
“She doesn’t like the dark,” Sylvia fills Gideon in, “It’s a thing for her.”
“No one should like the dark,” Meghan snaps, “Especially after last night. They got Tyson!”
Sylvia stiffens beside Gideon, “They? They who?”
“The hybrids!” Meghan exclaims before she breaks down and begins crying softly. She leans back against the doorframe and slides down to the ground. Rocking back and forth slightly, she reaches up to cradle the back of her head as she continues crying.
Seemingly oblivious to Meghan’s current status, Sylvia demands, “You saw them? Why didn’t you do anything?”
“I—I was… scared,” Meghan manages between sobs. Her crying had escalated and Gideon can’t help but wonder if she was making enough noise to draw in any hybrids.
“You watched them kill him!?” Sylvia demands incredulously, “How could you do that? He trusted you! We were supposed to watch out for each other!”
“Sylvia, hey,” Gideon stops her from verbally assaulting Meghan any more. Lightly touching her shoulder, he softly offers, “Let’s give her a second to calm down.”
“I—she—ah!!!” Sylvia screams at no one in particular before she rips herself out of Gideon’s reach and storms off deeper into the building.
“Well, I don’t know if I played that one right,” Gideon breathes before he lets a soft chuckle rise from his gut. Sometimes there was no winning.
Looking over his shoulder, Gideon sees Sylvia kicking through some rotting furniture on the far end of the massive room that they are in. At the center of the room is a large circular desk and a dozen or so doors provide them easy access to the rest of the building.
Gideon turns back to Meghan who is now crying softly once more. Her rocking has stopped, replaced by silent sobs that make her whole body shake. Glancing back to Sylvia, Gideon reasons that she was probably going to be able to cool off by herself. Turning his attention back to Meghan, he sighs and approaches her.
“Stay away,” Meghan whimpers, “I’ll just get you killed too.”
“I don’t know about that,” Gideon chuckles, “I like to think that I’m pretty hard to kill.”
Meghan stops crying long enough to look up at Gideon with puffy eyes. There was normal crying and then there was ugly crying and he had just interrupted Meghan in the middle of an ugly cry.
“I’m going to take a seat by you, and I won’t be going anywhere until you’re feeling better,” Gideon pledges before he closes the distance between him and Meghan. Sliding to the ground beside her, he adds, “Take your time, I’m in no rush.”
At that, Meghan resumes her mourning, but it’s a lot softer now. A few minutes pass and she grows silent. Before Gideon can check to see what’s wrong, there is a flash out of the corner of his eye. Whatever it is, it smacks into his chin and, with a bright flash, his world suddenly goes dark.
Yeah, I’m playing with emotions a bit in this chapter. I didn’t see this coming with Meghan and Tyson, it just sort of happened. I wrote it before I realized what I wrote!
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Weekly Promo!
Here’s a sweet selection of promos for all of you! Airlock
Here’s a bunch of science fiction stories that are set in space.
And, might I add, a few of them include people getting shot out of airlocks. (Hence the name.) I really liked the stories that authors put into this one and I’m excited to check out a few of them too!
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The End is Nigh!Into world-ending events?
Got a KU subscription (or just want to get another book)?
Feel like it’s time to watch the world burn?
If so, this is the promo for you! Go on, check it out! There are some really neat books in this lineup!
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-Caleb Fast
Stay safe, and stay awesome everyone!
Newsletter: Limit of Infinity Happenings 26.02.21
Sent out 26.02.2021 to 619 fans.
26 February 2021Happy Friday!Writer Update!
I’ve got lots going on, and that’s great news for all y’all!
The pirate story is progressing nicely, as are a few other things that I’m SO excited about. (Alas, that info is classified until the next email.)
Also, I’m sure some of you noticed that this is from a new email, sorry about that. Technology, it’s here to fail us! Hahaha If any of you had anything to say to me, this is my new email, once again, the other one is dead and won’t receive messages. Gotta love when people change things on you. Maybe that’s why I have that sort of thing happen to the poor people in my books so often! Forces some real outside-the-box fixes and patches.Short Story!
We’re still with Gideon here. This chapter’s getting long, but there’s a lot going on in it. I hope I ruin all of your days with how this chapter ends! (Bwahahaha!!!)
Accolade
Chapter Twenty-Two – Part Three
West of Paradise, Galatia
“Wake up!”
Gideon groans as he comes back to the land of the living. As he groans, the pain in his jaw becomes quite evident and he moans loudly.
“Gideon, get up!” Sylvia’s voice urges.
“Just a second,” Gideon grunts, doing his best to not move his jaw as he spoke.
Rolling onto his back, Gideon groans again. Opening his eyes slowly, he can’t help but feel both groggy and oddly refreshed and ready to go at the same time. Reaching up to his jaw, he gingerly feels around it. Pulling his hand away, he can see that he’s bleeding. Again. Opening his jaw slightly, he runs his tongue over his teeth to make sure none of them were broken. Satisfied that he was more or less fine, he gingerly sits up.
“Come on, we have to go,” Sylvia says. She peeks around the doorway that they had all come through moments before and adds, “Now!”
“What happened?” Gideon grumbles as he slowly rises to his feet. Despite the adrenaline that is coursing through his veins, he can’t help but feel woozy still.
“Meghan knocked you out with her rifle,” Sylvia explains as she holds up the weapon, “Then she dropped it and ran. I knew we shouldn’t have trusted her. You should have let me get to the bottom of things!”
“Any idea where she went?” Gideon asks tiredly as he shuffles over to the door.
“Her prints go that way,” Sylvia reposts as she points to some freshly disturbed soil and foliage.
“Lead the way,” Gideon mumbles, “I’ll be right behind you.”
“Keep up, I don’t want her to get away,” Sylvia sounds as she starts jogging after Meghan’s tracks.
Gideon starts jogging after Sylvia, but the searing pain of his blood pumping so hard causes him to get woozy again. Blinking rapidly, Gideon briefly wonders if he is about to pass out as his vision gets blurry and his pain begins deadening. Gideon is about to call out to Sylvia, but all he can let out is a wordless whimper of sorts.
Despite being at least a dozen meters ahead, Sylvia stops and looks back, “Gideon!”
Dropping to his knees, Gideon’s body spasms and he then drops onto his side.
“Gideon!” Sylvia repeats as she starts running toward him.
Gideon blinks slowly as he watches Sylvia run and a pained smile crosses his lips. As he weakly smiles, he thinks, Here I am, bleeding out who knows how far from home. Bleeding out as a girl who’s twelve times cuter than any other back home is and she’s a Christian, just like me. What are the odds? Gideon can’t help but chuckle, Ironic that it took all this for me to find someone like her.
Sylvia slides to the ground beside him and cradles his head, “Gideon,”
Looking up into Sylvia’s eyes, Gideon allows himself to finally drift off with one final thought, I can’t think of a better way to go than this.
Yep, I just did that.
I don’t even feel bad,
I trust this might just make y’all curious about what happens next!
Miss any chapters? Check them out on my website! Everything is up to date.
https://calebfast.com/2020/12/02/accolade-home-page/
Weekly Promo!
Here’s a sweet selection of promos for all of you! We Have Ignition
Here’s a KU promo for a bunch of sci-fi and space-centered books.
These books can also get picked up as eBooks, and most of them as paperbacks too, so you don’t have to be enrolled in KU to find a good book to read!
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Skies of DiscoveryI got news, there are even more space books in this promo too! Sci-Fi and space battles for the win!
This is one of the promos where you swap your email for a free story/preview. I hope you all enjoy it!
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Sci-Fi Anthology Book!So, I did a thing…
I joined a bunch of other authors to make an anthology!
This book is full of science fiction short stories from a ton of different authors. Feel free to check it out, I think several of these stories are pretty stinking neat!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5LXLKQ Thank you for exploring the future with me!
-Caleb Fast
Stay safe, and stay awesome everyone!
January 22, 2021
Newsletter: Limit of Infinity Happenings 22.01.21
Sent out 22.01.2021 to 632 fans.
22 January 2021Happy Friday! Writer Update!Alright, I’ve got some nifty news!
I’ve made a bunch of progress on the various projects that I’ve got going!
I now have some info to share about the hero of the space pirate story that I told you all about in my last email. I’ve dropped it at the base of this email and I hope you enjoy!Short Story!
We’re back with Gideon this week.
Accolade
Chapter Twenty-Two – Part One
West of Paradise, Galatia
The ground underfoot crunches slightly and Gideon freezes. After trudging over soft earth and moss for so long the feeling of gravel felt almost foreign. Looking down, Gideon examines the ground. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary at first glance. He pushes aside a few layers of small plants and soil and soon finds a treasure trove of small stones. Dropping to his haunches, Gideon pokes around at the gravel and notes that it appears to have been concrete in some distant past.
“What is it?” Sylvia inquires from behind him. She and Meghan had allowed Gideon to take point. Gideon reasoned that this was because they didn’t trust his shooting just yet and they didn’t want him to hit them.
“Gravel,” Gideon answers simply as he digs a little deeper into the bed of pebbles.
“And?” Sylvia presses, her confusion very evident in her voice.
“It’s the first gravel we’ve found since we left Paradise,” Gideon answers, “It looks like it might be some rubble from the old town that was here.
“So what?” Meghan asks.
Standing from his small hole, Gideon sighs and examines his surroundings. There are several heaps that appear to be the remains of buildings all around him, but the forest had done a great job at concealing said evidences of society. The resiliency of the plant life and how it could retake land that had been swept away from so thoroughly was as thrilling as it was terrifying.
“Gideon?” Sylvia prompts.
Sighing once more, Gideon replies, “I don’t know… It just seemed weird is all. But I can confidently say that we’re in the old city now.”
“That’s a relief, I guess,” Meghan breathes.
Nodding, Gideon stands and begins moving ahead once again. He allows a moment of thought to pass before he agrees, “Yeah, it means our little excursion is finally about done.”
“Depending on what we find, at least,” Sylvia cuts in, “If we find something worthwhile, then I think it’s just beginning.”
“I thought we agreed that we’d check it out and then get right back to the others?” Gideon groans. It wasn’t that he didn’t like the idea of finding something interesting, he just hated the idea of doing all of this behind Maverick’s back. Exploring was one thing, disobeying direct orders by doing so was another entirely.
Gideon pauses once more as he realizes how strange his worries were. He was no soldier. He was never told of any actual chain of command when he was sent out.
And yet here he was.
“What is it?” Sylvia asks with a hint of worry in her tone.
“I don’t like this,” Gideon shrugs as he looks around once more. The trees that had taken hold atop of the ruined foundations of the smaller buildings in this town provide a nearly endless number of hiding places for threats. The trees’ roots that straddle the overgrown foundations with hundreds of tendrils have countless gaps in which Gideon feared smaller hybrids could be hiding. If the roots weren’t an issue, then the sheer volume of the trees were. Thanks to the many decades that had passed since the Inundation, the trees had been allowed to grow unchecked. Now the mature and maturing trees crowded every chunk of dirt that was deep enough to let them take root. Such a dense forest granted Gideon only about fifteen meters of visibility into the overgrown areas.
“We’ll be out of the trees soon enough,” Sylvia pledges, “All we have to do is find our building.”
Shaking his head, Gideon says, “I don’t like how we’re doing this behind Maverick’s back either. That’s what’s really bothering me.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Sylvia chuckles as she pulls up beside Gideon, “He’s used to stuff like this from me. He might be in charge of our team, but he knows full well that he isn’t in charge of me.”
“Besides,” Meghan cuts in, “After Danni and Jason’s stunt, I doubt he’s too worried about our taking a little detour.”
“I’d be more worried about it if I were him,” Gideon frowns. Pursing his lips, he scans the trees even more intently, “I’d be more worried because Jason and the others were willing to shoot at us. They even shot Tyson. What’s stopping them from hunting us down if they’ve already crossed that line?”
Sylvia shudders and answers, “Nothing. Now let’s get to somewhere more defendable if you want to keep talking.”
“I don’t think I have much of a choice,” Gideon replies as he begins marching ahead once more.
A few minutes pass and the trees in front of Gideon suddenly thin out. Gideon pauses at the edge of the denser forest and he scans the thinner area before him. The trees here are much younger and the patch of smaller trees continues on in two directions. Gideon briefly rakes his brain for why this could be when he realizes that he is looking at an old road that seemed to be holding its own better than all the other roads.
“Would you look at that,” Sylvia sounds on Gideon’s left, “There’s our building at the end of the road.”
Miss any chapters? Check them out on my website!
https://calebfast.com/2020/12/02/accolade-home-page/
Weekly Promo!
Here’s a sweet selection of promos for all of you! Airlock
Here’s a bunch of science fiction stories that are set in space.
And, might I add, a few of them include people getting shot out of airlocks. (Hence the name.) I really liked the stories that authors put into this one and I’m excited to check out a few of them too!
https://storyoriginapp.com/to/skELzVz
To the Moon and BackHere’s a sci-fi promo that I hope y’all enjoy!
If you’re in the market for a new sci-fi book with some space travel, then this promo is worth checking out!
Trade your email for a story in this giveaway!
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Space PiratesWere you expecting some crude, scarred drunk?
Well, I hate to disappoint, but the captain of the story to be is no drunk.
Instead, Kane Takao is the daughter of a career politician from her homeworld. She was to follow in his footsteps.
Problem is, she didn’t like his lead. His lead may have very well ruined the lives of everyone on Kane’s homeworld when he gave in to the threat of the Coalition’s vast navy.
Kane swore that she would never surrender though.
Now she flies on a ship she commandeered with a crew of rebels from her homeworld that want to fight the war that their government was too afraid to fight.
(I’ll add more info as time goes on. I’m super excited about this story!!!!!!!!!) Thank you for exploring the future with me!
-Caleb Fast
Stay safe, and stay awesome everyone!
Accolade – Chapter Twenty-Two
The ground underfoot crunches slightly and Gideon freezes. After trudging over soft earth and moss for so long the feeling of gravel felt almost foreign. Looking down, Gideon examines the ground. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary at first glance. He pushes aside a few layers of small plants and soil and soon finds a treasure trove of small stones. Dropping to his haunches, Gideon pokes around at the gravel and notes that it appears to have been concrete in some distant past.
“What is it?” Sylvia inquires from behind him. She and Meghan had allowed Gideon to take point. Gideon reasoned that this was because they didn’t trust his shooting just yet and they didn’t want him to hit them.
“Gravel,” Gideon answers simply as he digs a little deeper into the bed of pebbles.
“And?” Sylvia presses, her confusion very evident in her voice.
“It’s the first gravel we’ve found since we left Paradise,” Gideon answers, “It looks like it might be some rubble from the old town that was here.
“So what?” Meghan asks.
Standing from his small hole, Gideon sighs and examines his surroundings. There are several heaps that appear to be the remains of buildings all around him, but the forest had done a great job at concealing said evidences of society. The resiliency of the plant life and how it could retake land that had been swept away from so thoroughly was as thrilling as it was terrifying.
“Gideon?” Sylvia prompts.
Sighing once more, Gideon replies, “I don’t know… It just seemed weird is all. But I can confidently say that we’re in the old city now.”
“That’s a relief, I guess,” Meghan breathes.
Nodding, Gideon stands and begins moving ahead once again. He allows a moment of thought to pass before he agrees, “Yeah, it means our little excursion is finally about done.”
“Depending on what we find, at least,” Sylvia cuts in, “If we find something worthwhile, then I think it’s just beginning.”
“I thought we agreed that we’d check it out and then get right back to the others?” Gideon groans. It wasn’t that he didn’t like the idea of finding something interesting, he just hated the idea of doing all of this behind Maverick’s back. Exploring was one thing, disobeying direct orders by doing so was another entirely.
Gideon pauses once more as he realizes how strange his worries were. He was no soldier. He was never told of any actual chain of command when he was sent out.
And yet here he was.
“What is it?” Sylvia asks with a hint of worry in her tone.
“I don’t like this,” Gideon shrugs as he looks around once more. The trees that had taken hold atop of the ruined foundations of the smaller buildings in this town provide a nearly endless number of hiding places for threats. The trees’ roots that straddle the overgrown foundations with hundreds of tendrils have countless gaps in which Gideon feared smaller hybrids could be hiding. If the roots weren’t an issue, then the sheer volume of the trees were. Thanks to the many decades that had passed since the Inundation, the trees had been allowed to grow unchecked. Now the mature and maturing trees crowded every chunk of dirt that was deep enough to let them take root. Such a dense forest granted Gideon only about fifteen meters of visibility into the overgrown areas.
“We’ll be out of the trees soon enough,” Sylvia pledges, “All we have to do is find our building.”
Shaking his head, Gideon says, “I don’t like how we’re doing this behind Maverick’s back either. That’s what’s really bothering me.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Sylvia chuckles as she pulls up beside Gideon, “He’s used to stuff like this from me. He might be in charge of our team, but he knows full well that he isn’t in charge of me.”
“Besides,” Meghan cuts in, “After Danni and Jason’s stunt, I doubt he’s too worried about our taking a little detour.”
“I’d be more worried about it if I were him,” Gideon frowns. Pursing his lips, he scans the trees even more intently, “I’d be more worried because Jason and the others were willing to shoot at us. They even shot Tyson. What’s stopping them from hunting us down if they’ve already crossed that line?”
Sylvia shudders and answers, “Nothing. Now let’s get to somewhere more defendable if you want to keep talking.”
“I don’t think I have much of a choice,” Gideon replies as he begins marching ahead once more.
A few minutes pass and the trees in front of Gideon suddenly thin out. Gideon pauses at the edge of the denser forest and he scans the thinner area before him. The trees here are much younger and the patch of smaller trees continues on in two directions. Gideon briefly rakes his brain for why this could be when he realizes that he is looking at an old road that seemed to be holding its own better than all the other roads.
“Would you look at that,” Sylvia sounds on Gideon’s left, “There’s our building at the end of the road.”
More is to come on the chapter, sit tight!
That’s It for Now Take Me to the Home PageJanuary 9, 2021
Newsletter: Limit of Infinity Happenings 08.01.21
Sent out 08.01.2021 to 622 fans.
8 January 2021We made it to 2021, everyone!
January 7, 2021
Accolade – Chapter Twenty-One
West of Paradise, Galatia
Roland looks around at everyone that he had gathered after the hybrid attack that morning. All in all, just six people were missing. Maverick assured him that at least two of those who were missing were still safe, something about Sylvia knowing how to protect herself. Frowning, Roland mutters to himself, “If she was so good at staying safe then she wouldn’t have ditched the group.”
“We’re still looking for Meghan, Tyson, Lilian, and Craig,” someone quietly reports to Maverick. They exchange a few words quietly and Roland can’t make anything out.
Roland waits for the person to leave before he makes his way over to Maverick. He pauses long enough to confirm that no one was eavesdropping and then asks, “Any idea where those four are?”
“Not really,” Maverick sighs. Looking around he seemingly zones out for a few beats before coming back to reality and answering, “I wouldn’t be surprised if Meghan followed Gideon and Sylvia on their little mission though.”
“That doesn’t sound very assuring,” Roland shakes his head. He couldn’t see how Maverick could be in charge of a team if he had lost track of so many people and gone through a munity. The fact this had all happened in the course of a day or so added to Roland’s doubts.
“Well I’m not very sure. Everything happened so quick.”
“That’s just how things happen out here, you’ll have to get used to it.”
“How often do the hybrids attack you and your team?”
“They haven’t for quite some time, that’s something that has been worrying me. I think they might have been tracing your friend who was injured though.”
Maverick purses his lips and a look of worry washes over his face. He quickly wipes the look away and asks, “So they were hunting us?”
“Yeah,”
“Do you think they…”
“…Killed your friend? I don’t know, it could be possible. However, there weren’t any kill zones around camp, so he must have gotten away at least initially. Maybe the other people we haven’t tracked down are still with him.”
“I hope so,”
“Wherever they are, we’ll find them,” Roland pledges. He considers adding ‘or what’s left of them,’ but opts against it. There was no knowing what their fates were for sure, not until the twins got back with their scouting reports. Scanning the treetops, Roland eventually says, “We should get back to camp, I doubt they came this way. We would have seen something by now.”
Nodding morosely, Maverick agrees, “Lead the way.”
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January 4, 2021
Upcoming Stories – 2021
It’s 2021 and that means I’ve got a whole new year to write!
Last year I got a total of eleven books written, two of which are about to be released in the coming weeks. Sure, ten of those were the novelette series The Battle for Allegra, but that’s still a ton of writing!
If all goes according to plan, we’ll be seeing another year with just as many (if not more) books being published!
So, what all can you expect?
Well, here’s the deal,
I’ll be writing another ten books for The Battle for Allegra for Season Two.
And I’ll be writing another book for The Limit of Infinity. I might even be able to push out two! No promises there though, I’m still working through book five right now.
But I’ve got a few other projects too, one of which that I am a little too excited about.
What’s the other project?
I’m glad you asked. Hahaha
The final project is one that I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time.
It’s going to be tons of fun for me to write and I’m planning on having it, and the other books like it, all serve as standalones. That means that they won’t be a part of any series and I’ve been wanting to test that out for a few shakes.
But that’s not the reason why I’m excited!
You might be wondering why the picture at the top of this post is a treasure map.
Well, that was a bit of a teaser for all of you because, drum roll please, I’m going to write some pirate books!
No, I won’t be doing any swashbucklers on the high seas (unless you’re willing to call space the higher seas) who are serving with Johnny Depp. There won’t be any Krackens (but there will be crazy critters for sure) or killer mermaids. The pirates won’t be sailing on old wooden rafts.
Instead, I’ll be writing about pirates in space. Privateers too!
So, if you’ve been desiring a pirate sci-fi book with loveable rogues galivanting across the star-ridden skies, I’m finally going to provide you with something!
Admittedly, no one has asked for this kind of story from me yet. I’ve just wanted to do it myself. Now I’m setting myself down and getting to it. I’m hoping that the end result is going to be amazing!
If any of you want to read about space pirates, I’d love to hear it! Drop a comment or three below to share your excitement and what you’d love to see from the pirates to be!
December 29, 2020
The Limit of Infinity Starmap
I’m a big map guy, I love maps. Yes, I’m a nerd like that, but that’s what you get when you find a science fiction author!
To help and keep my stories straight, I make maps, many are hand-drawn, but others are on my Photoshop. The starmap of the Milky Way that I’m sharing now is the second generation of the map that I’ve been basing everything off of.
No, it isn’t absolutely complete, there are going to be plenty of other planets that I’ll be creating as time goes on, but here’s what I’ve got for now!
The Limit of Infinity Starmaps
Milky Way Starmap One
The first map is just one of the Milky Way with various planets. You’ll see several planets that are the scenes of my books, my characters’ backstories, and quite a few that have yet to show up.
You have the obvious planets like Galatia, Allur, Strehim, and Allegra where the main characters in several of my stories spend quite some time, but there are plenty of other worlds. In due time I hope to make an encyclopedia of sorts for all the different worlds and even the alien species that we encounter in my universe. I hope you all love this map!
Milky Way Starmap Two
This map shows us what planets are under Coalition control (blue), which ones are contested (red), and those that are Alexandrian (green). These borders are going to change as the books go on and this map is only as accurate as Clive Ranger is aware of in Renaissance: The Limit of Infinity.
We’re about to see a big galactic civil war here, so there is going to be a ton of moving borders, shifting allegiances, and we’ll see what’ll happen!
Once again, the area marked blue is Coalition controlled, green is Alexandrian, and red is “no man’s land”. I hope this map can help paint the picture of where my stories take place!
Other Map Projects:
I’ve got lots of other maps kicking around that I’ve made to help me in my story writing. Some are of specific buildings, structures, and ships, others are of planets and cities.
I’d love to see what you all would like to see next, so drop a comment on this page with your specific requests!
