I’m happy to announce the Amazon version of Operation Starfold, Book 7 in the Pirates of the Milky Way series, has been released.
The Amazon version contains bonus chapters not available elsewhere, except to Patreon subscribers.
Many thanks for all the support and well-wishes many of you have sent my way in the writing of this series. We are 10 months, and 7 books in, with more to go.
Book VII of the Pirates of the Milky Way is Operation Starfold. Chapter One will be released tomorrow on this site and Royal Road. To read ahead, click over to Patreon.
I spoke with Tony Eames over at NFReads.com recently via email about writing, and what I’ve been up to lately. We had a good discussion detailed over here on his site. Hope you can check it out.
Happy to announce Book 6 in the Pirates of the Milky Way space opera series is out today on Amazon. Tetrarch’s Dilemma follows the crew of the Ultima Mule and the ongoing war between competing AI systems in the League and the Republic. Pick up your copy today!
I’m busy finishing up the sixth book in the Pirates of the Milky Way series, Tetrarch’s Dilemma. You can see the chapters I’ve got before they’re published over on Patreon.
Alternatively, you can get the free version without bonus chapters, one chapter a day, here or on great sites like Royal Road.
Stay tuned for the Amazon version, plus a boxset coming soon.
The fifth book in the Pirates of the Milky Way is out, Solar Storm. An epic battle over a League capital planet, continued resistance on Epsilon, drama on the frontier planet Halcyon, and lots, lots more.
Many thanks to all the support for this ongoing series, both from Patreon members and folks buying the books. I sincerely appreciate it.
Click here for the Amazon version, including the bonus chapters.
I decided to release Pirates of the Milky Way as a web novel in part as an effort to broaden my audience. Today, May 1, I feel confident that effort has been successful. I have almost 20,000 views on Royal Road and 10,000 on ScribbleHub. The story has also generated hundreds more on such sites as SpaceBattles and Sufficient Velocity.
Efforts are ongoing, and I released the latest chapters for Book IV, Halcyon’s Heirs, on Patreon this morning. I have a special offer for new patrons coming in at the Crewmember level or higher in May: a free copy of Ghostsuit: An Empathic Detective Novel on Amazon.
Thanks for your ongoing support! Look for Book IV to be completed later this month.
The third book in the Pirates of the Milky Way series is Condor Rising. Chapters are available now on Patreon. Above is another fine cover by Jacqueline Sweet.
When I started Pirates of the Milky Way, I set out to write a serialized science fiction web novel written in the way I enjoy reading them. It’s a tough “market,” and a crowded one at that. But I wanted to create a huge universe in which a number of hopefully compelling stories could be told, and hopefully reach a lot of people.
Most web novels are fantasy, rather than science fiction. However, I went science fiction this time because the stories in this universe are more focused on how people use technology in war, in spy games, and in manipulating one another. So in that regard I made a deliberate decision to avoid “magic,” at least at first. I’m more interested in exploring the advantages and disadvantages technology gives the characters.
Another dilemma with web novels is the fact that they are typically free. For all the time and effort an author spends creating them, they are widely disseminated for naught. I tackled the issue with bonus chapters that are not available free online but are in the Amazon/ebook versions. I also set up a Patreon page where subscribers could access the bonus content for as little as a $1 contribution.
Time will tell how successful this model will prove to be. The free portions have seen wider distribution than they otherwise would have, and that has translated into some sales. With going wide I’ve had to forgo Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited income. On the other hand, I have gotten some sales in other channels such as Apple iTunes, to readers I presumably don’t normally reach.
Another thing about web novels is the constant content updates. This has been good, though, because I have upped my productivity. Already I’m into book 3 and I’ve only been doing this a couple months.
I hope you enjoy Pirates of the Milky Way. If you like the free version (and chapters are now posted daily here on this site), please consider supporting me either via Amazon or Patreon. I sincerely appreciate it.
Clarion’s Call, second in the Pirates of the Milky Way space opera action adventure series is out!
Here’s the blurb:
The SLS Excelsior has a million credit bounty on her, and pirate captain Christopher Raleigh leads his crew to claim the prize. But with the Digital Assassin and the Tetrarch’s daughter onboard, no plans can ever be safe.
When Space Marines recapture Jillian in the midst of battle, Raleigh and his crew have to find a way to get to Clarion and take her back. Or die trying . . .
Hope you enjoy! I hope to have the next one out in April. For the latest chapters in the Pirates of the Milky Way serial, please visit my Patreon page.