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New Audiobook Alert: The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is Here! šŸŽ§šŸš€

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜„ H.P. here!

The multiverse just got a little louder, because The Thermopylae Protocol is now available in audiobook form, once again narrated by Gabriel Vaughan and released by Recorded Books!

If youā€™ve ever wondered what would happen if the cast of The Gordian Protocol got tossed into the same mission as the heroes from The Janus File ā€¦ well, this is the moment youā€™ve been waiting for.

It’s got šŸš€šŸ’„ exploding spaceships, šŸ•°ļøšŸŒŒ time travel, šŸ§ØšŸ•µļøā€ā™‚ļø sabotage, šŸ§ØšŸ•°ļøā›” sabotage of time travel, šŸ¤–šŸ”®šŸ§  philosophical debates about AI personalities, and … Flunky Underling. (You’ll know him when you meet him.)

Whatā€™s this one about?

Welp, as usual, someone has been very naughty with time.

When an industrial ship explodes en route to Mercury, itā€™s initially written off as a malfunction. But things donā€™t quite add up. The black box claims the ship is 40 years older than it should be. Chronometric dissonance suggests itā€™s been to another universe. And somebody faked the logs so well only a hardware timestamp gave them away.

Which is bad.

Then there’s the part where someone may have used the ship to bootstrap an entire timeline.

Which is worse.

And now Raibert Kaminski and his team are back in action, teaming up with Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrell, trying to find a newly branched universe, stop whatever’s been built there, and (hopefully) not destroy reality in the process.

Again.

šŸš€ Ready to listen? Grab your copy now!

LISTEN TO THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL HERE

Have you read The Thermopylae Protocol already? Excited to experience it in audio form? Let us know in the comments! šŸ‘‡

New Audiobook Alert: The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5) is Here! šŸŽ§šŸš€

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜„ H.P. here!

It’s a good day to be an audiobook listener, especially if you’re a fan of the Gordian Division!

The audiobook for The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5) has officially landed, and itā€™s ready to infiltrate your eardrums with high-stakes intrigue, futuristic detective work, and corporate espionage on a MEGA-megastructure scale.

Once again narrated by Gabriel Vaughan and released by Recorded Books, this thing brings The Dyson File to life with gripping tension, sharp dialogue, and an immersive sci-fi atmosphere thatā€™ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

Whatā€™s in store?
  • A macabre techno-mystery. It starts with a supposed suicide, but nothing is what it seems. šŸ˜®
  • Detectives in space! Themis Divisionā€™s Isaac Cho and his Admin partner Susan Cantrell take the case, uncovering a deadly conspiracy that could reshape humanityā€™s future. šŸ”
  • Self-replicating swarms gone rogue. Because what’s a good sci-fi thriller without a few out-of-control AI-driven machines? šŸ¤–
  • A race against the clock. Lies, backstabbing, and political maneuvering are just another day at the office when entire planets are at stake. ā°

(Also, beware the fuzzle menace. That is all.)

šŸš€ Ready to listen? Grab your copy now!

LISTEN TO THE DYSON FILE HERE

Have you read The Dyson File already? Excited to experience it in audio form? Let us know in the comments! šŸ‘‡

March 7th-9th! Grab Monster Punk Horizon #1 and Monster Girl Tamer #1 for JUST $.99 in the Mana and Might Promo!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜„ If you love LitRPG and GameLit youā€™re gonna want to jump on this!

For the next three days, you can grab a bunch of FREE and $0.99 books, either from some seriously talented women authors and/or about some kickass ladies! šŸ’–āœØ

GRAB YOUR FREE and $.99 eBOOKS HERE!

Both Monster Punk Horizon #1 and its spicy offshoot Monster Girl Tamer #1 and are in there for JUST $.99 – and it’s a perfect time to read both, because I just finished the first draft of Monster Girl Tamer #2!

You’ve gotta grab ’em fast, though, ’cause these deals are gonna disappear on March 9th.

Also, FYI, a fun perk of this promo is that, when you buy these eBooks at $.99 on Amazon, you can add the Audible narration for just $7.49 – which means you can effectively get both the eBook and audiobook for less than $10!

GRAB MONSTER GIRL TAMER #1 HERE!

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GRAB MONSTER PUNK HORIZON #1 HERE!

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Dancing with Destruction is up for pre-order!

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It’s pre-order time again, this time a sci-fi anthology! šŸ˜„

Dancing with DestructionĀ comes from Editor Jason CordovaĀ at Baen Books, and has a super fun origin story.

Basically, cover art was commissioned for another of Baen‘s books … but the resulting illustration ended up not fitting the vibe the publisher was looking for.

However, it was still a kick ass piece of art.

So, Jason presented this art to a handful of authors – ourselves included – and said, “Hey, want to write a short story for an anthology based on this cover?” šŸ˜€

Jacob saw this art and immediately said “HECK YES! I already have the perfect Sol BlazersĀ story in mind.” But then he looked at his packed writing schedule. šŸ˜¬ Then he looked to me and said, “What if we make this a Jacob Holo + Edie Skye collaboration?” šŸ˜

Thus we get “The Joy of the Chase,” an adventure in Jacob’s Sol Blazers universe wherein our underpaid heroes take a simple missing persons job on a deserted jungle habitat … and find it not so deserted at all. In fact, it’s a whole lot hotter than expected. šŸ˜ˆ

Also, if you weren’t aware of my love for over-the-top 80s action movies, you will be after this short. Yes, I watched Predator for research. Yes, Jacob had to cut plenty of 80s action movie references, and YES, Jason cut more. šŸ¤£

(This is not the version where Nathan + Aiko chase an acid-bleeding monster through simulated vents made of interwoven jungle branches, but I assure you, it’s still cool.)

Dancing with DestructionĀ releases on July 1, 2025, but you can pre-order it in trade paperback now!

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Also, if you have no idea what Sol BlazersĀ is, go check it out! It’s basically adventure space opera for people who are mad that Firefly never got a second season, with catgirls, sassy androids, and maybe a lil’ mild cosmic horror. šŸ¤£

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The Weltall File (Gordian Division #4) audiobook is out!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜„ H.P. here!

You’ve been waiting patiently, and now Gordian Division #4: The Weltall File is finally out on audio from David Weber, Jacob Holo, Baen Books and Recorded Books!

This is hands-down my favorite of the File books – I mean, with a mystery set at the multiverse’s first trans-dimensional gaming tournament, how could it not be? šŸŽ®šŸ˜ – and once again, Gabriel Vaughan‘s done a great job narrating Isaac and Susan’s adventures.

We hope you enjoy it! šŸ˜„

LISTEN TO THE WELTALL FILE HERE

The Weltall File

Gordian Division #4

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Written by David Weber and Jacob Holo
Narrated by Gabriel Vaughan
Published by Baen Books and Recorded Books

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Come for the games. Stay for the murder. 

A mystery in the Gordian Division universe.

The Weltall Tournamentā€™s professional VR games were supposed to be a symbol of cooperation between SysGov and its militaristic neighbor, the Admin. But that was before star Admin player Elly Sako received a death threat, written in blood next to a copy of her own severed head. The Adminā€™s Department of Temporal Investigation swiftly seizes control of the crime scene, and the tournament transforms into a flashpoint of charged politics and conflicting jurisdictions. 

SysPol Detective Isaac Cho and DTI Special Agent Susan Cantrellā€”partners in the officer exchange programā€”are sent in to take charge of the investigation and bring the situation under control. But solving this mystery wonā€™t be easy, and the pair struggles to determine who is telling the truth. A jilted relationship between players soon explodes into signs of a far-reaching conspiracy, and the two detectives find themselves racing against time before the tournament ends. 

Because the killer will be the only one who wins, should they fail.

LISTEN TO THE WELTALL FILE HERE

Surprise! šŸ˜„ A new mecha short story from Jacob!

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Hey, yā€™all! šŸ˜„ This short storyā€™s been turned in so long that honestly, we forgot about it until Raconteur PressĀ told us the anthology was out. šŸ¤£ That said, if youā€™ve been jonesing for some giant robot action, check out Giant Stompinā€™ Robots, edited by our good author pal James Young.

READ GIANT STOMPIN’ ROBOTS HERE

Itā€™s got a bunch of kickass giant robot stories in it, but it especially has a new short set in the Titan Mage universe I wrote as Edie Skye! (Be warned: The short’s not spicy, but the series is.) ā€œOnce a Titan Mage” basically boils down to ā€œWhat if John Wick, but with a giant robot?ā€ with all the epic action that implies.

Also, if you havenā€™t read it yet, Iā€™ve got a story (as Edie Skye) in the companion volume Giant Freakinā€™ Robots:

READ GIANT FREAKIN’ ROBOTS HERE

ā€œIā€™m in Love with a Helicopterā€ involves transforming helicopter mechs and epic battles with air pirates ā€¦ but is ultimately inspired by that one Armored Core VI tutorial that kicked my butt so many times I developed Stockholm Syndrome and started to love it. šŸ¤£

Speaking of which, I gotta show off this review from Tangent Online, which loved the entire anthology ā€¦ but especially loved Rion, Sevas, and Jennyā€™s adventure.

If you’re into giant robots, we hope you’ll give both a look! šŸ˜„

Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1) is Out Today! :D

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Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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All he wanted was a simple job to make ends meet. What he got was a mysterious cat girl, a shot at a hoard of treasure, and a whole lot of trouble.

The Solar System ainā€™t what it used to be!

In the far distant future, Saturnā€™s rings are gone, Mercury is a gas giant, and Earth is remembered only as a unit of measure. Nearly godlike AIs reshaped the Solar System in eons past, but they too are now nothing more than a fading memory.

Captain Nathaniel Kade cares for none of that. Heā€™s but a simple freelancer from the orbital ring of Neptune, struggling to make ends meet and to keep his understaffed spaceship from falling apart. All he wants is a decent, uneventful job to help put his finances back in order.

What he receives instead is Vessani Sā€™Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who triedā€”and failedā€”to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessaniā€™s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than sheā€™s worth, but she also has a lead on what may be the greatest treasure trove of lost technology the Solar System has ever seen.

Nathan pulls her butt out of the fire, and together they begin to assemble a team to seek out this long-lost bounty. But other interested parties have their eyes on the same prize; the Jovian Everlife has dispatched a fleet of warships with one of their elite, many-bodied agents in command, and heā€™d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

READ FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE
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Gordian Division Audiobooks 3-6 are up for Pre-Order!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜„ H.P. here!

And guess what? THEY’RE FINALLY HAPPENING! šŸ˜ƒ

If you’re one of those readers who’ve been emailing us asking where the rest of the Gordian Division audiobooks are, you’re in for an awesome winter, because all of them are dropping within the next four months!

Recorded Books returns with narrator Gabriel Vaughan to continue where the previous audiobooks left off, kicking off October with the launch of The Janus File (the same day as Freelancers of Neptune, in fact šŸ˜)!

All four books are currently up for pre-order on Audible, so if you’ve been eagerly awaiting the audio continuation of the Gordian Division, hop on over and check ’em out now!

Pre-Order Gordian Division #4-6 on Audible

The Janus File (Gordian Division #3)

Release Date: October 1, 2024

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The Weltall File (Gordian Division #4)

Release Date: November 12, 2024

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The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5)

Release Date: November 5, 2024

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The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6)

Release Date: January 7, 2025

PRe-ORDER THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL AUDIOBOOK

Pre-Order Signed (Bookplate) Copies of Freelancers of Neptune from Uncle Hugo’s!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜ H.P. here!

I’m about to ship A BUNCH of signed bookplates and super shiny pre-order swag to Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore – which is to say, if you like signed books and shiny bookmarks, Uncle Hugo’s is one more place to pre-order Freelancers of Neptune!

PRE-ORDER BOOKPLATE-SIGNED COPIES FROM UNCLE HUGO’S HERE

Can you believe release day’s just two weeks away? šŸ˜® Don’t forget, through October 1st, all readers who pre-order Freelancers of Neptune will receive an exclusive double-sided foil bookmark, complete with fancy plastic slipcase and tassel!

Readers who order the hardback specifically, though, will get that and a little something extra. šŸ˜‰

Readers who order from Uncle Hugo’s and Fiction Addiction will automatically receive their perks. For everyone else, I need to know where to send your stuff, so be sure to fill out this form once you’ve pre-ordered: šŸ˜

FILL OUT THIS FORM TO CLAIM YOUR SWAG

What’s this mischievous catgirl up to? What’s our heroic captain shooting at? What even is “Flesh and metal for the wound?”

Find out next month in the space opera adventure Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)! šŸš€

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Freelancers of Neptune Book Cover

Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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All he wanted was a simple job to make ends meet. What he got was a mysterious cat girl, a shot at a hoard of treasure, and a whole lot of trouble.

The Solar System ainā€™t what it used to be!

In the far distant future, Saturnā€™s rings are gone, Mercury is a gas giant, and Earth is remembered only as a unit of measure. Nearly godlike AIs reshaped the Solar System in eons past, but they too are now nothing more than a fading memory.

Captain Nathaniel Kade cares for none of that. Heā€™s but a simple freelancer from the orbital ring of Neptune, struggling to make ends meet and to keep his understaffed spaceship from falling apart. All he wants is a decent, uneventful job to help put his finances back in order.

What he receives instead is Vessani Sā€™Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who triedā€”and failedā€”to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessaniā€™s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than sheā€™s worth, but she also has a lead on what may be the greatest treasure trove of lost technology the Solar System has ever seen.

Nathan pulls her butt out of the fire, and together they begin to assemble a team to seek out this long-lost bounty. But other interested parties have their eyes on the same prize; the Jovian Everlife has dispatched a fleet of warships with one of their elite, many-bodied agents in command, and heā€™d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

PRE-ORDER FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

PRE-ORDER BOOKPLATE-SIGNED COPIES FROM UNCLE HUGO’s here

PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES FROM FICTION ADDICTION here

Claim your exclusive pre-order swag here

Ooh, shiny! āœØ Grab this exclusive foil bookmark when you pre-order Freelancers of Neptune!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜ H.P. here!

Freelancers of Neptune is just a month away, and since it’s Jacob’s first new solo novel in 9 years(šŸ˜®!), we’re sweetening the release with special pre-order perks!

Through October 1st, all readers who pre-order Freelancers of Neptune will receive an exclusive double-sided foil bookmark, complete with fancy plastic slipcase and tassel!

Readers who order the hardback specifically, though, will get that and a little something extra. šŸ˜‰

Either way, I need to know where to send your stuff, so be sure to fill out this form once you’ve pre-ordered. šŸ˜

What’s this mischievous catgirl up to? What’s our heroic captain shooting at? What even is “Flesh and metal for the wound?”

Find out next month in Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)! šŸš€

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Freelancers of Neptune Book Cover

Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

***

All he wanted was a simple job to make ends meet. What he got was a mysterious cat girl, a shot at a hoard of treasure, and a whole lot of trouble.

The Solar System ainā€™t what it used to be!

In the far distant future, Saturnā€™s rings are gone, Mercury is a gas giant, and Earth is remembered only as a unit of measure. Nearly godlike AIs reshaped the Solar System in eons past, but they too are now nothing more than a fading memory.

Captain Nathaniel Kade cares for none of that. Heā€™s but a simple freelancer from the orbital ring of Neptune, struggling to make ends meet and to keep his understaffed spaceship from falling apart. All he wants is a decent, uneventful job to help put his finances back in order.

What he receives instead is Vessani Sā€™Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who triedā€”and failedā€”to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessaniā€™s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than sheā€™s worth, but she also has a lead on what may be the greatest treasure trove of lost technology the Solar System has ever seen.

Nathan pulls her butt out of the fire, and together they begin to assemble a team to seek out this long-lost bounty. But other interested parties have their eyes on the same prize; the Jovian Everlife has dispatched a fleet of warships with one of their elite, many-bodied agents in command, and heā€™d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

PRE-ORDER FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES here

Claim your exclusive pre-order swag here

Amazon’s running a sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks!

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Hey, y’all! šŸ˜ƒ I was bumbling around Amazon, as I do, and discovered that the Big River Site’s running a pretty sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks right now. šŸ˜®

Seriously, The Janus File is as low as 42% OFF. šŸ˜²šŸ˜²šŸ˜²

That said, if discounts on hardbacks are your thing, hop on over to Amazon and grab’ em while they’re hot. šŸ˜„ (Especially since we have no idea how long this sale’s going to last.)

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GRAB 35% OFF THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL

GRAB 11% OFF THE VALKYRIE PROTOCOL

GRAB 42% OFF THE JANUS FILE

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GRAB 40% OFF THE WELTALL FILE

GRAB 22% OFF THE DYSON FILE (PAPERBACK ONLY)

GRAB 21% OFF THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL

Go nominate your favorite stuff in the Dragon Awards!

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DANG, Yā€™ALL! Itā€™s already Dragon AwardsĀ season! šŸ˜®
Youā€™ve got until July 19th to nominate your favorite stuff ā€“ and you totally should, because itā€™s 100% fan-driven, which means YOU are the ones who control who wins. ā˜ŗļø

If you’re not familiar with the Dragon Awards:

They’re bestowed by Dragon Con, one of the biggest cons in the US. Titles released between July 1, 2023 and June 30th, 2024 qualify for this year.

NOTE: You can only nominate a title in one category; if you nominate it in more than one, neither counts (which is why you’ll often see authors telling readers to nominate books in specific categories).

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Hereā€™s what Iā€™m nominating this year (or considering, ā€˜cause some are tied right now). – hp

BEST SCI-FI NOVEL:

  • The Queen’s FixerĀ by Kacey Ezell
  • Disquiet GodsĀ by Christopher Ruocchio

BEST FANTASY NOVEL (Including Paranormal):

  • Lord of a Shattered LandĀ by Howard Andrew Jones

BEST YA/MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL:

  • Death Lord ArcanistĀ by Shami Stovall

BEST ALTERNATE HISTORY NOVEL:

  • [ Idk, I havenā€™t read any this year. ]

BEST HORROR NOVEL:

  • [ Same as above. ]

BEST ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK COVER:

  • Beyond EnemiesĀ (book by Marisa Wolf, cover by Sam Kennedy)

BEST COMIC BOOK:

  • [ Havenā€™t read any comics this year, either. ]

BEST SCI-FI or FANTASY TV SERIES:

  • One PieceĀ (Netflix)

BEST SCI-FI or FANTASY MOVIE:

  • Dune Part 2

BEST DIGITAL GAME:

  • Hell Divers II
  • Stellar Blade

BEST TABLE-TOP GAME:

  • [ Iā€™ve had Zero Time to play tabletop games this year. ]

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ALSO, if youā€™re wondering which of our titles qualify:

BEST SCI-FI NOVEL:

  • The Thermopylae ProtocolĀ (Gordian Division #6) by David WeberĀ and Jacob Holo

BEST FANTASY NOVEL:

  • I Power Up with Every Monster Girl I Defeat!Ā (Monster Girl Tamer #1) by Edie Skye and H.P. Holo

*Is it actually the best fantasy novel weā€™ve written this year? No, thatā€™s Blood Knight: Vampire Slayer, but I think itā€™d be hilarious to be nominated alongside all the Vry Serious Fantasy.

BEST ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK COVER:

  • Blood Knight: Vampire SlayerĀ (book by Edie Skye, cover art by Yanai)

Now, GO FORTH AND VOTE! šŸ˜„

Nominate Your Favorites in the Dragon Awards Here!