C.E. Martin's Blog, page 12
October 27, 2015
Newest Release: Dark Invaders
Now on Kindle:
When not one but two flying saucers land at a remote American airbase in 1954, the United States Government gets two very different offers of assistance from the great beyond. Hesitant to believe the stories of the two species offering their friendship, the military sends in a young Army Officer to investigate. Captain Mark Kenslir soon learns that the strange visitors aren't from as far away as they claim and that what they are really after is nothing short than conquering the Earth.
NOTE: This title is regularly $.99 on Kindle. But TRICK OR TREAT, you can get it free on October 30 and 31st, 2015, along with BLOOD TRAITOR.
When not one but two flying saucers land at a remote American airbase in 1954, the United States Government gets two very different offers of assistance from the great beyond. Hesitant to believe the stories of the two species offering their friendship, the military sends in a young Army Officer to investigate. Captain Mark Kenslir soon learns that the strange visitors aren't from as far away as they claim and that what they are really after is nothing short than conquering the Earth.
NOTE: This title is regularly $.99 on Kindle. But TRICK OR TREAT, you can get it free on October 30 and 31st, 2015, along with BLOOD TRAITOR.
September 29, 2015
Free Today on Kindle: SPELLBREAKER
Free through October 1, 2015, only on Kindle
A Stone Soldiers prequel short story...
Agent John Ash is about to meet an American Secret Weapon: the Spellbreaker. A shadowy figure able to resist detection even by the greatest British magic, the Spellbreaker is a whispered legend in the halls of power in England, rumored to be more fiction than fact. But when one of Her Majesty's Templars is sent to Africa to find out what is happening to British citizens, Ash learns the Spellbreaker is real, and more terrifying than anyone ever imagined.
Can a Knight of the Crown, sworn to defend Britain from the darkest magics of the 20th Century work side-by-side with a monstrous, unstoppable super-soldier long enough to unravel a savage mystery on the Dark Continent, or will a showdown between supposed allies spark the end of American-British cooperation?
September 24, 2015
Sneak Preview: Red Magik
The Stone Soldiers prequels keep on rolling out...
The Soviet Union, 1957. The Cold War is just heating up as Earth's two nuclear superpowers jockey for position superiority. As one group of Russian scientists race to beat America into space, another works feverishly in the remote frontier of Siberia to unlock the secrets of the supernatural world. A young U.S. Army Captain will have to penetrate the borders of the Socialist Republic to uncover exactly how far America's deadliest rival is prepared to go to rule the world and then try to stop them.
Coming soon, exclusively to Kindle...
September 13, 2015
BLOOD TRAITOR
Just in time for the Blood Moon, the next short story from the Stone Soldiers universe...
In 1974, Laura Olson had only one thing on her mind: completing her medical residency and becoming a saver of lives--a Doctor. All that changed when she was murdered and resurrected by a long-haired Mid-Western vampire. Awakening as one of the undead, Laura finds herself pressed into the service of the U.S. Military, hunting her own kind. From a quiet campus to the rocky mountains of Morocco, Olson will learn to embrace her new lifestyle and help wipe an ancient evil from the face of the earth!
Coming exclusively to Kindle on September 27, 2015! Pre-order your copy now!
In 1974, Laura Olson had only one thing on her mind: completing her medical residency and becoming a saver of lives--a Doctor. All that changed when she was murdered and resurrected by a long-haired Mid-Western vampire. Awakening as one of the undead, Laura finds herself pressed into the service of the U.S. Military, hunting her own kind. From a quiet campus to the rocky mountains of Morocco, Olson will learn to embrace her new lifestyle and help wipe an ancient evil from the face of the earth!
Coming exclusively to Kindle on September 27, 2015! Pre-order your copy now!
September 4, 2015
In Memory of Warren Murphy
WARREN MURPHY(September 13, 1933-September 4, 2015)
It is with great sorrow that I mourn the passing of one of my literary heroes, Warren Murphy. Best known for his co-creation of the incredible "The Destroyer" series, Mr. Murphy has joined his former writing partner, the late Richard Sapir, in that mystery that lies beyond this mortal coil.
A New York Times best selling author, chess grandmaster, and father of many, Mr. Murphy and his co-creation were my inspiration to start writing decades ago. I was fortunate enough to attend a fan birthday celebration in 2014, finally meeting Mr. Murphy in person.
Like the heroes he wrote about, Warren Murphy was a larger than life character. A friendly man who seemed humble about his accomplishments but who made time for his fans all the same. He leaves behind sons and daughters, some of whom I was fortunate enough to meet. Judging by those children, and by his writing offline as well as between the covers, I have no doubt that Mr. Murphy was a kindred spirit and one our modern world, so in need of role models and heroes, will surely be the worse for without.
I salute Mr. Murphy for his accomplishments and character and am glad to have had the opportunity to have met him. My deepest sympathies and strongest prayers go to those he has left behind, and I look forward to meeting him once more when I too make that eventual trip to Heaven.
God bless, Warren Murphy and his family and friends, and may we all learn to be a little better by following his example.
August 29, 2015
FREE ON KINDLE, TODAY ONLY
Enjoy this newest glimpse into the life of MarkKenslir before the Stone Soldiers were formed. A Cold War-era tale of supernatural mayhem set on the Dark Continent, Africa...
SPELLBREAKER
Agent John Ash is about to meet an American Secret Weapon: the Spellbreaker. A shadowy figure able to resist detection even by the greatest British magic, the Spellbreaker is a whispered legend in the halls of power in England, rumored to be more fiction than fact. But when one of Her Majesty's Templars is sent to Africa to find out what is happening to British citizens, Ash learns the Spellbreaker is real, and more terrifying than anyone ever imagined. Can a Knight of the Crown, sworn to defend Britain from the darkest magics of the 20th Century work side-by-side with a monstrous, unstoppable super-soldier long enough to unravel a savage mystery on the Dark Continent, or will a showdown between supposed allies spark the end of American-British cooperation?
FREE ON KINDLE, TODAY ONLY (August 28, 2015) in celebration of the OLDHAM COUNTY COMIC CON, in Oldham County, Kentucky.
SPELLBREAKER
Agent John Ash is about to meet an American Secret Weapon: the Spellbreaker. A shadowy figure able to resist detection even by the greatest British magic, the Spellbreaker is a whispered legend in the halls of power in England, rumored to be more fiction than fact. But when one of Her Majesty's Templars is sent to Africa to find out what is happening to British citizens, Ash learns the Spellbreaker is real, and more terrifying than anyone ever imagined. Can a Knight of the Crown, sworn to defend Britain from the darkest magics of the 20th Century work side-by-side with a monstrous, unstoppable super-soldier long enough to unravel a savage mystery on the Dark Continent, or will a showdown between supposed allies spark the end of American-British cooperation?
FREE ON KINDLE, TODAY ONLY (August 28, 2015) in celebration of the OLDHAM COUNTY COMIC CON, in Oldham County, Kentucky.
August 28, 2015
Looking for something fun to do this weekend?
If you live in the Louisville, KY metropolitan area, and are looking for some free entertainment, come on out to the Oldham County Comic Con 2015--a well-organized show, now in it's second year, hosted by the Oldham County Public Library.
As part of the celebration, Stone Soldiers will be handing out buttons and bookmarks and offering 20 unique, limited-run, print editions of SPELLBREAKER, the newest Stone Soldiers print prequel, featuring Mark Kenslir battling supernatural evil during the Cold War. This is your chance to buy a limited, numbered edition of a short story from the Stone Soldiers universe, while the very limited supply lasts*.
*Spellbreaker will appear again in 2016 in a printed Anthology and continues to be available in digital format, exclusively on Kindle.
As part of the celebration, Stone Soldiers will be handing out buttons and bookmarks and offering 20 unique, limited-run, print editions of SPELLBREAKER, the newest Stone Soldiers print prequel, featuring Mark Kenslir battling supernatural evil during the Cold War. This is your chance to buy a limited, numbered edition of a short story from the Stone Soldiers universe, while the very limited supply lasts*.
*Spellbreaker will appear again in 2016 in a printed Anthology and continues to be available in digital format, exclusively on Kindle.
August 17, 2015
Coming Soon! BLOOD TRAITOR
Continuing in a line of Stone Soldiers prequel short stories, a tale of blood, betrayal and a beautiful redhead out to reap revenge on the monsters that took away her humanity!
Long before Doctor Laura Olson joined the Stone Soldiers and joined the war on evil, she was a medical student, working hard on learning to save lives. That all changed one fateful night in 1974 when the aspiring resident was murdered by a vampire on the run. Resurrected as one of the undead, Olson was given a choice: fight or die. Choosing the former, the young vampire sets out on a whirlwind of vengeance, helping an immortal super-soldier track down vampires world wide before she gives in to her new thirst for blood!
Coming exclusively to Kindle, October 2015!
Long before Doctor Laura Olson joined the Stone Soldiers and joined the war on evil, she was a medical student, working hard on learning to save lives. That all changed one fateful night in 1974 when the aspiring resident was murdered by a vampire on the run. Resurrected as one of the undead, Olson was given a choice: fight or die. Choosing the former, the young vampire sets out on a whirlwind of vengeance, helping an immortal super-soldier track down vampires world wide before she gives in to her new thirst for blood!
Coming exclusively to Kindle, October 2015!
August 12, 2015
Coming Soon: SATAN'S SERVERS!
Continuing a series of prequel short stories from the life and career of Spellbreaker and Super-soldier Mark Kenslir comes SATAN'S SERVERS, a tale of supernatural cyber crime set in 1999!
America's secret Artificial Intelligence network, MAX, has discovered something impossible: someone is using the new Internet to murder innocents around the world by manipulating connected computer systems. But definitively defeating a faceless hacker is beyond the stationary super-computer's abilities, so he summons some parahuman help: Detachment 1039, America's answer to the forces of darkness waging an unending war on mankind. Can a super soldier track down the source of those orchestrating onerous, online orgies of death, or will the World Wide Web prove too much for immortal warrior Mark Kenslir?
Coming exclusively to Kindle, September 2015!
August 6, 2015
SHADOW RAIDERS Update
Sadly, Shadow Raiders, a new, Stone Soldiers-spin off series, is delayed. Again. In its place, look for a series of four new short stories in the coming months. SPELLBREAKER--a tale of 1960s dark espionage set in Africa, pitting an American super-soldier, a Knight Templar and a Voodoo Warlord against one another in a three-way conflict of supernatural proportions.
SATAN'S SERVERS--When America's top-secret A.I. discovers a modern cult using the new Internet to slaughter innocents around the world in 1999, it's time to call in the troops--the monster-slaying troops of Detachment 1039.
BLOOD TRAITOR--After being turned into a vampire the night before starting her medical residency, a 1970s college student embarks on the adventure of a lifetime--hunting the undead as part of a team of secret super-soldiers.
X-PONENT--When a band of costumed parahumans begin a campaign of domestic terrorism in the mid 1990s, the military unleashes their greatest super soldier to hunt them down and eliminate each and every one--even if it means killing America's greatest hero, the Sentinel of Liberty.
Look for these shorts, one per month, from August through November, revealing more of the origins of the Stone Soldiers and the world they live in. Exclusively on Kindle!
Look for Shadow Raiders Fall 2015, and Winters' Fury (Stone Soldiers #12) Winter 2015-16.
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