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June 26, 2013
WEAPONS WEDNESDAY: The OA-93
Beginning June 26, 2013, every Wednesday is Weapons Wednesday at Stone Soldiers. A brief introduction to the weapons of the Stone Soldiers series and how they relate to the world of Stone Soldiers... THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL HANDGUN SHOULD BE FULLY AUTOMATIC
Built by Olympic Arms, the OA-93 is a scaled down version of the AR-15/M16/M4 used by the U.S. Military and forces around the world. Firing a 5.56mm rifle cartridge, and using AR-15/M16/M4 compatible magazines, the weapons weighs in at a little over 4.5 lbs. It has been featured in a number of films and is actually intended as a two-handed submachine gun, rather than a handgun. Two other, similar weapons were made by Olympic Arms, the OA-96 and OA-98.
Built by Olympic Arms, the OA-93 is a scaled down version of the AR-15/M16/M4 used by the U.S. Military and forces around the world. Firing a 5.56mm rifle cartridge, and using AR-15/M16/M4 compatible magazines, the weapons weighs in at a little over 4.5 lbs. It has been featured in a number of films and is actually intended as a two-handed submachine gun, rather than a handgun. Two other, similar weapons were made by Olympic Arms, the OA-96 and OA-98.
June 14, 2013
Now Available on Kindle: CITY OF BONES
The military has succeeded in turning four men into living stone soldiers- and just in time. At a remote Nigerian oil site, the population of a small town have all vanished- except for their bones. The World Health Organization sends a team to assess the situation, but they are killed as well- the flesh stripped from their skeletons in minutes.
The Stone Soldiers are an inedible force deployed to the site, ready to fight the invisible enemy. But it turns out the billions of microbes hungry for flesh are working for someone, or something, else.
(The third in a short story prequel to the Stone Soldiers book series)
FREE Today on Kindle: Stone Soldier
A Prequel short story to the Stone Soldiers series, Stone Soldier tells the tale of the first man of living stone- Captain Mark Kenslir who is tranformed in a secret government research site into something far more than human. Killed in fire, Kenslir returns to life with the ability to resist physical injury and heal nearly any wound.
Returning to duty, he finds himself deployed to 1962 Laos, where a MAC-V SOG team has vanished without a trace. Kenslir searches for the missing men and finds more than he bargained for: a Chinese Sorcerer and a Water Spirit- working for the Communists!
June 9, 2013
Coming Soon: City of Bones
When a Nigerian oil boom town goes silent and anyone who investigates vanishes without a trace, the World Health Organization sends a team to check for a lethal virus. The WHO team gets more than they bargained for when they discover a flesh eating virus that can strip a man down to his bones in minutes.
Detachment 1039 is tasked with investigating this super bacteria with America's newest supersoldiers- the Stone Soldiers. Made of of living stone, these hardened soldiers have no flesh to be devoured, but can they discover the source of infection and put an end to the latest supernatural threat to mankind before it's too late?
Coming to Kindle, June 2013
June 3, 2013
May 30, 2013
Coming Soon! STONE SOLDIERS: Catching Fire
Lt. Commander Daniel Smith, Navy SEAL, sacrfices himself to save his team- only to awaken in a secret government lab where he's offered the chance to serve his country again as a man made of living stone. Impervious to physical injury, without the limitations of the flesh, Smith begins training to use his new stone body to fight America's darkest enemies. But that training is cut short when reports come in of American soldiers in Iraq being burned alive by an enemy hungry for revenge. Together with his new commander, Smith journies to the middle east to extinguish an enemy made of living flame.
May 28, 2013
Shades of War FREE today on Kindle
Shades of War is up as a free download on Kindle Today. http://amzn.com/B00CVFB5HY
When a spectral army rises up and marches on Washington, it's up to America's supersoldiers, the men and women of Detachment 1039 to try and find a way to defeat a foe that is already dead.
When a spectral army rises up and marches on Washington, it's up to America's supersoldiers, the men and women of Detachment 1039 to try and find a way to defeat a foe that is already dead.
May 24, 2013
Sneak Peek: Catching Fire
Coming soon, a Stone Soldiers short story set in 2009...
May 19, 2013
On sale now! Shades of War (Stone Soldiers #4)
The stne soldiers series cnti ues with book 4, Shades of War
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CVFB5HY
A mysterious figure from Colonel Kenslir's past has returned from the grave looking for revenge. With an ability to raise and empower the dead, this unlikely enemy is resurrecting a spectral army of fallen American soldiers from civil war battlefields.
Can the stone soldiers stop the Shades of War before they destroy Washington?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CVFB5HY
A mysterious figure from Colonel Kenslir's past has returned from the grave looking for revenge. With an ability to raise and empower the dead, this unlikely enemy is resurrecting a spectral army of fallen American soldiers from civil war battlefields.
Can the stone soldiers stop the Shades of War before they destroy Washington?
May 17, 2013
Book 5, BLACK KNIGHT DOWN
Tomorrow is the launch for Book 4 in the series, Shades of War... which means it's time to start on the next Stone Soldiers adventure.
After coming up with a concept and general outline, I like to do a cover. While this one slightly departs from the normal series style, it really captures the feel for Book 5, which should hopefully be out by August.
After coming up with a concept and general outline, I like to do a cover. While this one slightly departs from the normal series style, it really captures the feel for Book 5, which should hopefully be out by August.
