Hugh tried to enjoy his journey to Harmony Station, it was perhaps the first time that there wasn’t some disaster wasn’t looming on the horizon to spoil the experience. His sector of space was now quiet, other than the Ssath...
2022-11-02 20:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post“You think I am some merchant that wishes to barter with you? No, I am a Paktul, the greatest warrior and ruler of my people,” the voice said, the sound emanating from the glowing orb in Larson’s hand. He could feel the or...
2022-10-28 14:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt's out on November 8th, but I thought you might like a preview to hear how it turned out.
“Over five million civilians around the world are dead, and that’s supposed to feel like a victory,” Hugh said as the intel liaison, Marcum, gave his final report on the cost of their victory. The losses were worse than in...
2022-10-26 19:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostAs Larson stepped through the portal, the cool, dark, and damp underground temple was instantly replaced by a steaming jungle nestled inside the cone of a dormant volcano. The sun nearly blinded Larson until his eyes had a chanc...
2022-10-24 16:31:40 +0000 UTC View PostAwesome news, I will be taking part in Guildificon! It's a virtual LitRPG convention featuring many of the genre authors. I will be doing a takeover in the LitRPG group on Facebook on October 23rd from 11:30am to 12:00 pm. Join me for a chat and a...
2022-10-22 22:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s been a long night everyone, and we still have more work to do, but I think some rest is in order before our people start dropping from exhaustion,” Larson said. Work details were moving about the village, clearing ru...
2022-10-21 16:51:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Great Leader Hssim, our efforts to enlist the aid of the lesser species have borne little fruit. Perhaps it's time to reconsider our focus?” Senator Killbaxss said. Hssim could see the ambition in the young senator’s eye, the...
2022-10-19 18:14:31 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt like a cool breeze on a hot summer day as Sally dove through the clouds. Her keen eyes spotted ships in the distance and as she closed in, the wafting taste of blood in the air was picked up by her incredible senses. Being a...
2022-10-17 17:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a peek at the cover art.
Sorry, I'm still in the outlining phase of War Core book 4. I'll have something out this week to get you started, as well as the first chapter of Limitless Seas 3.
2022-10-12 18:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe've reached the end of book 3. As for what's next, I'll be jumping into book 3 of the Limitless Seas series full time. War Core Wednesday's will still be happening as I start work on book 4 of the series.
War Core 3 is now with the edito...
Congratulations! You have successfully defended your command post. The humans have secured enough conquest points to emerge victorious in this battle. As a result of this victory, Ssath forces are unable to take offensi...
2022-10-07 17:53:53 +0000 UTC View PostI made some tweaks to the parameters of the final campaign for Hugh since it felt like the Ssath didn't have enough of a reason to assault the victory points instead of just piling onto the command post. You'll see the changes in the final manuscr...
2022-10-05 19:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Looks like they’re forming up to hit us all along the line, sir,” Captain Tran said. They didn’t have a solid view of most of the enemy, but what they could see showed massive numbers of Ssath moving toward the cleared...
2022-10-03 18:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe annihilator assaulting the museum unleashed a barrage from its secondary weapons at a defensive bunker, destroying the last obstacle in its path. Armored and shielded, the museum building represented the final victory point...
2022-09-30 17:24:15 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re pulling back, sir,” Tran said. He was right, the Ssath forces attacking the command post were disengaging, moving to form a perimeter around the area and concentrating their forces to the south, where the Queen M...
2022-09-28 16:49:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe Queen Mary stumbled one final time before regaining control, swiveling the hull of the ship to place the port side weapons directly at the approaching Ssath annihilator. With a rolling boom, the guns along the port side fir...
2022-09-26 15:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostHugh took stock of what he had on hand to defend his command post with. A dozen bunkers surrounded the command post itself along with half that number of automated turrets. The turrets all mounted heavy machineguns, Hugh’s su...
2022-09-21 18:51:26 +0000 UTC View PostHugh was blind to everything around him as the counter ticked down. Every moment, Hugh expected to feel the burning pain of Ssath tearing into his command post, but other than a few pinpricks of discomfort, nothing happened. Wh...
2022-09-19 13:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostHugh watched as another infantry mech was constructed at his command post, the soldier now operating the mech moved it to a bunker near the command post. The string of bunkers defending him should have been occupied by a pair o...
2022-09-16 14:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post“Fall back to the command post and defend from there,” Captain Cartwright ordered over comms.
“Move!” Cartwright shouted, the urgency in his voice getting through to Private Yan and spurring him into action as he ...
2022-09-14 13:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re splitting their forces,” Tran said. Everyone turned their attention to space where the Ssath fleet separated into two equal groups, one heading toward Earth directly while the other took on the station orbiting t...
2022-09-12 12:39:58 +0000 UTC View PostHours passed as the Ssath fleet continued on a course toward Earth. Hugh spent the time working on improving his defenses and building up his forces. The Ssath had taken a beating in its fight with the Jupiter stations, and des...
2022-09-09 18:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39 is a just a short interlude, so I added chapter 40 to the post today.
“Great Leader Shadax, the last of the traitors are being tracked down, their coup is defeated. It is another great victory for you,...
2022-09-07 20:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostThank you everyone for your condolences. I'm back at writing and now that the Cat Core series is complete, it's War Core Wednesday everyday!
Hugh watched his command post upgrade percentage tick up ...
2022-09-05 18:16:19 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for no War Core Wednesday today. My wife's mother passed away and I need to take a few days off for my family. I'll try to resume posting on Friday. Everyone stay safe and have a good week.
2022-08-31 22:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
Aaron Lavelle fought to keep his mind from screaming in pain. Any disruption brought the wrath of the Berikoz, and the cruel monster seemed to delight in torturing him. The pain receded to the point where he could...
2022-08-27 17:10:26 +0000 UTC View PostCat Core 3 releases on Tuesday so I'm going to post the last few chapters over the weekend for you.
Chapter 38
“Get out of there, Hendry,” Reggie said as the door crashed down and the dead flooded ...
2022-08-26 14:41:59 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Hugh had been working on his defenses, the first waves of missiles in the space battle hit. The human navy was no more and only eight of the defensive stations remained in the fight. Hundreds of Ssath warships drifted dea...
2022-08-24 14:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post