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NEW RELEASE: FORMATION. Forgotten Space, Book Two

After narrowly escaping destruction, Nicholas and his crew find themselves flung far across the universe with no way home. When a distress call from a nearby planet catches their attention, they decide to investigate with the hope the signal is somehow connected to their arrival.

It isn’t long before the truth of Foresight’s mission comes into clearer focus, and Nicholas doesn’t like what he sees. He already knows there’s something disturbing about the circumstances of their escape.

The truth is more unsettling than he could have ever imagined.

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Audiobook Update: Damnation

I don’t write many posts to this blog. Most of the time, I prefer to let my writing speak for itself. In this case, I wanted to give you all an update on the status of Damnation in audiobook format.

The last book in the Forgotten Vengeance trilogy was scheduled for April. Unfortunately, R.C. Bray caught COVID at the end of last year and fell way behind schedule. As a result, Damnation is delayed until DECEMBER of this year. Another long wait, I know, but we’re all doing the best we can.

The publisher has promised me a pre-order link ASAP. I will put it up here once I have it.

In the meantime, I’ve recently published Forgotten Starship 5, Evolve, which contains a couple of references to the events in Damnation (because I expected Damnation to be published this month). If you’re following that series, please use your discretion based on your tolerance of potential spoilers. You can optionally choose to read Damnation now and listen later. Click here to pick up the book if you want to go that route.

The Sheriff is also coming before December, and follows the events in Damnation. The references to the series are vague, but they do exist - especially with regard to Hayden’s characterization post-Vengeance.

I tried to time everything for the original release date. The problem now is that I’ve paid for all of these audiobooks to be produced, and I can’t recoup any of the costs until I put them up for sale. I’m not independently wealthy.

Again, we’re all doing the best we can.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cheers,
Michael.

New Release: Silent War. Cassidy, Book Two.

Cassidy joins the rebellion fighting the dark regime responsible for the suppression of the governing AI, pitting his extraordinary skills and resolve against the forces of corruption and control. While one truth has set him free, a second revelation awaits.

But will it elevate him to the next level…

...or lead to the downfall of everything?

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Mindfracked. Cassidy, Book One.

I’m happy to announce the release of my newest series. My editor calls it some of the best writing I’ve ever done. Admittedly, she’s a little biased. But if you enjoy stuff like Altered Carbon, Blade Runner, Snow Crash, the Matrix, or other mind-bending, speculative sci-fi, you’ll really enjoy this one. Cheers!

In the twenty-fourth century, rising sea levels triggered by World War have forced humankind into a handful of densely populated cities surrounded by massive seawalls. Special agents known as Shades prowl the streets in bodies that aren’t their own, carrying out orders handed down from an AI created to shepherd humankind through the aftermath. Civilization clings to a tenuous thread.

When an elusive and deadly fugitive turns up in New Manhattan, Shade Cassidy is deployed to bring him in. But the job goes sideways from the start, and it isn’t long before Cassidy is neck deep in a dark conspiracy years in the making. Hunted from every side and unsure of who to trust, every move he makes will lead him one step closer to uncovering the terrifying truth.

A truth that will completely alter his understanding of his place in the world.

A truth that could alter the world itself.

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New Releases. Yes, plural. Great stuff this month.

First up, the series finale of the Forgotten Starship series, Evolve

Join Joseph, Preslan, Tyson, and some familiar faces from the wider Forgotten Universe as they fight to keep the passengers of the starship Pioneer alive long enough to reach their new home.

My beta readers called this one a wild rollercoaster ride. You probably will too.

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Second - The Forgotten: The Complete Trilogy, e-book and audiobook! If you haven’t read or listened to this one yet, this is an amazing deal to pick up Sheriff Duke’s origin story.

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New Release: Endure. Forgotten Starship, Book Four.

The journey of the starship Pioneer continues in the fourth thrilling installment of the Forgotten Starship series. 

The ship is in dire straits, deep behind enemy lines and on the verge of capture. While Tyson fights to prepare a defense, other forces work to ensure his ultimate failure as they seek to claim one of Pioneer’s few remaining secrets.

Meanwhile, Keesha and the Marines may have captured the enemy Forge, but they have no idea how to bring it under control. Searching for answers, strange echoes from within the station lead Keesha to make a dangerous decision that could cost her everything.

The fight for survival is coming to a head, and it will take all of the strength Tyson, Keesha, John, Tsi, and the passengers and crew of Pioneer can muster to endure the coming storm.

Otherwise, it won’t just mean the end of the colony…

…it will be the end of us all.

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New Release: Entropy. Forgotten Starship, Book Three

The generation starship Pioneer continues her centuries-long journey across the vastness of space. Joseph has returned to hibernation. The passengers are safe. 

For now.

When the ship suffers an unexpected malfunction, Preslan is brought in to help identify the source. Joining Tyson on the bridge, it isn’t long before they determine there’s more to the anomaly than meets the eye. 

Much, much more.

Not only is the ship off-course and headed into the middle of an ancient intergalactic war, but their best defense against the looming danger is the same thing that’s forcing them into it.

The stakes are higher, the odds are greater and time is running out. If they can’t escape the impending chaos, it won’t only be the passengers and crew of Pioneer that are lost...

...it’ll be the entire human race.

Join Joseph, Tyson, Keesha, Preslan, Niko, and the other passengers and crew of Pioneer -- plus a few old friends from the wider Forgotten Universe -- in the third explosive installment of Forgotten Starship.

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New Release: Emerge. Forgotten Starship, Book Two

After 100 years crossing the expanse, the generation starship Pioneer is nearly halfway to her destination. The horrors of her first few days in space have been erased by time and forgotten by the residents of the city nestled inside.

But all good things must come to an end.

Deputy Niko Nori finds that out the hard way. After a double homicide leads to a suspect who shouldn't exist, it isn't long before Pioneer's dark history catches up with the people of Metro, and Niko in particular. With no time to waste and few people he can trust, the race is on to unravel the secrets of the past and bring the one person who can help into the present.

Somewhere beyond the locked seals of Metro, Joseph Cross is in hibernation. And if Niko can't reach him…

…there won't be a future.

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New Release: Exodus. Forgotten Starship, Book One

In the year 2050, we make first contact.
By 2052, the war is over.
We lose.

Our last hope for survival rests inside a massive hangar hidden within the Rocky Mountains. Pioneer is the largest starship ever constructed. A marvel of human ingenuity and the apex of our technological know-how, she’s ready to embark on a long journey across the final frontier in search of a new world to call home.

But space is full of danger. 

And some problems aren’t easily left behind…

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NEW RELEASE: THE SHERIFF. A POST-APOCALYPTIC SCI-FI WESTERN. SHERIFF DUKE BOOK ONE

On an Earth decimated by an alien war, a lone gunslinger delivers justice, protecting the innocent and righting the wrongs of a broken world. Some call him lawman. Some call him madman. Some call him vigilante. Some call him killer. Some call him legend. They all call him Sheriff.

This is his story.

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