This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit the books page for up to date links and releases. We are beginning the process of redesigning the website, so a lot of content on here has fallen a bit out of date. Working on that in the interim, but my priority is always the books. Speaking of which: Rimward Stars is a bit over sixty percent done, trucking along on schedule for a target mid-May release. Next up after that are ONSET 3: Blood of the Innocent and Terra and ... Read more »
Castle Federation
Q-Ship Chameleon out now!
Q-Ship Chameleon is now out! Q-Ship Chameleon, the fourth Castle Federation novel, is out now! It will be at a discounted price until November 4, 2016. A heroic Captain denied command A battered but relentless enemy A covert operation to strike at the heart of an unstoppable foe! Captain Kyle Roberts has commanded the carrier Avalon through the most vicious battles of the war against the Terran Commonwealth—but with Avalon in for repair, his political enemies deny him a new ... Read more »
Release plans and Moving
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit the books page for up to date links and releases. As of this writing, The Terran Privateer has been bouncing around the #200s on Amazon.com for a week. Suffice to say, I am extremely pleased with the success of the book and am glad everyone is enjoying it! Since the question has been asked: yes, there will be an audiobook. I've signed a contract, but details are still taking shape. Since The Terran Privateer was clearly ... Read more »
Battle Group Avalon is out now!
Battle Group Avalon is the third Castle Federation novel. Get it on Amazon here. TURNING THE TIDE The Terran Commonwealth has proved a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut in its war against the smaller Castle Federation and her allies, but an almost accidental victory by Captain Kyle Roberts of the carrier Avalon has opened a chink in its armor. Desperate to change the course of a war they are rapidly losing; the Federation assembles a new forward fleet with orders to retake the systems ... Read more »
Battle Group Avalon Complete
In the middle of February, having just finished the first round edits on Voice of Mars, I started into the third Castle Federation Book: Battle Group Avalon. It was intended to be a 90,000 word novel, and I gave myself 45 days to finish it - until the end of March. 2,000 words a day is a pretty sustainable pace for me at this point, so this seemed a reasonable target. About ten PM on March 31, I finished the book. It is... not 90,000 words. Battle Group Avalon ended up being just over ... Read more »
Stellar Fox Out Now
Stellar Fox, the sequel to Space Carrier Avalon, is out now! Check it out on Amazon here and on CreateSpace here LEGENDARY … AND UNTESTED Captain Kyle Roberts delivered one of the Castle Federation’s few victories in the early days of the war. Even losing his ship in the process didn’t prevent him being elevated as the hero – the “Stellar Fox” – his country desperately needed. His status with the public demands a worthy command, and he finds himself on the bridge of the Federation’s ... Read more »