Freelancers of Neptune

Dancing with Destruction is up for pre-order!

January 22, 2025 by hpholo 1 Comment

It’s pre-order time again, this time a sci-fi anthology! 😄

Dancing with Destruction comes from Editor Jason Cordova 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?” 😀

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

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. 😈

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. 🤣

(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 Destruction 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 Blazers 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. 🤣

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TONIGHT! Jacob and H.P. Just Talk About … Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)

October 5, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Jacob and H.P. Just Talk About … Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)

Saturday, October 5th @ 8pm EST

Hey, y’all! We’re Jacob & H.P. Holo(/Edie Skye), and we write action-packed sci-fi & fantasy with a dash of crazy. (Or in Edie’s case, an entire spice rack of crazy.)

Welcome to our monthly(ish) series, wherein we just talk about stuff – the topic of the day, but also whatever we’re up to in writing and life.

Today we’re talking about Jacob’s latest space opera action adventure with cat girls, space pirates, and sentient coffee trees, FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE (Sol Blazers #1)! Published by Baen Books.

(Also there will probably be Dazzle.)

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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 AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE!

In the far distant future, Saturn’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. He’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 S’Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who tried—and failed—to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessani’s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than she’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 he’d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

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

October 1, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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 ain’t what it used to be!

In the far distant future, Saturn’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. He’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 S’Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who tried—and failed—to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessani’s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than she’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 he’d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

READ FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

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We chatted Freelancers of Neptune with Blasters and Blades!

September 24, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😄 One of our favorite podcasts invited us back to chat Freelancers of Neptune, so go check out the latest episode of Blasters and Blades!

YouTube is linked above, but you can also watch/hear it on Rumble, BitChute, and Spotify.

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

September 16, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😁 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!

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Can you believe release day’s just two weeks away? 😮 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. 😉

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: 😁

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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)! 🚀

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Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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

September 1, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😁 H.P. here!

Freelancers of Neptune is just a month away, and since it’s Jacob’s first new solo novel in 9 years(😮!), 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. 😉

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

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)! 🚀

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Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES here

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Book Blast: Mountain of Fire (Black Tide Rising #13) by Jason Cordova

August 15, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

HEY, Y’ALL! Jason Cordova gave us a kickass blurb for Freelancers of Neptune, so he gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today, and WHOA. CHECK THIS OUT.

1) DAT COVER!

2) It’s his first solo novel from Baen Books!

3) It’s in John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising series!

4) It’s about Catholic schoolgirls kicking zombie ass!

Seriously, if you don’t pre-order this thing, what even are you doing with your life? 😜

Mountain of Fire

Black Tide Rising #13

by Jason Cordova

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New Entry in the Best-Selling Black Tide Rising Series

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN

When the lights went out, humanity died. But from darkness came hope.

The surviving students at St. Dominic’s Preparatory School for Girls have had it rough since the H7D3 virus virtually wiped out human civilization. Between rampaging hordes of zombies and wannabe tinpot dictators, the only thing holding them together is the iron will of the school’s lone surviving nun, Sister Ann. They know how to survive, but rebuilding isn’t only about surviving—it’s about rising up.

As more survivors start to seek asylum at the isolated school, it becomes readily apparent that the school can be the anvil from which humanity is reforged. To achieve this, though, the survivors must rely on one another to rebuild. The flames of life will be fanned, and the sparks from every strike of the hammer will provide light in the darkness.

But it will not be easy.

From atop the mountain of fire, this beacon of hope must spread—or humanity will die quietly in the long, final night.

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Also, the blurb Jason blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

So I finally got off my butt and started reading 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 by Jacob Holo. I’d read his stuff with David Weber and was impressed, so I’ve been really looking forward to diving into his own universe and creation to see what he can do.

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆. 𝗦𝗵*𝘁. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘!!!

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴𝘀 … 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆.

So if you haven’t pre-ordered 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 yet, get on it while the going is good. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.”

—𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙨: 𝙁𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗮

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Book Blast: Forlorn Hope (Blood and Armor #4) by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

August 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Y’ALLLLLL Melissa Olthoff let me use one of our Facebook chats as a blurb, so she gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today. 🥰

Which is to say, she’s got a new book out with Casey Moores and it’s got POWER ARMOR in it and you should totes check it out.

Forlorn Hope

Blood and Armor #4

by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

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After Nisti Khan’s return from her No Fail mission in Iran, she is celebrated as a savior of the young Kurdish Republic. However, their country has many enemies, and within weeks, they are on the brink of yet another war. When Syria invades, Nisti finds herself on the front lines of the most critical battle—defending the beating heart of their country, the capital city of Kirkuk.

After a judgement call goes wrong, Nisti finds herself banished from the battlefield and relegated to a staff job. To regain her place on the frontlines, she’ll have to prove herself once again.

A successful deep strike by the Second GOG Division should have ended the war, but the Syrian onslaught continues. As losses mount, Nisti must learn the source and take the battle to the enemy. But can she figure out who the real enemy is before her country falls?

Read Forlorn hope here!

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BTW, if this sounds familiar, it’s because I interviewed them about it last month! 😃 In case you missed it:

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Also, the blurb Melissa blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I am all of 40 pages into the book and I’m FREAKING LOVING THE HECK outta it!”

—Melissa Olthoff, author of Companions in Chains and 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Finalist

And if you’re curious about those 40 pages, we’ve got links for you 😉 …

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Get 25% off Freelancers of Neptune at Barnes and Noble thru 7/17!

July 10, 2024 by hpholo 1 Comment

Y’AAAAAALLLLL! 😀 H.P. Here!

… To tell you that Barnes & Noble‘s back with its holiest of sales (at least, for authors who have pre-orders up), which is to say:

1) Premium and Reward members get 25% off pre-orders with code PREORDER25 through July 17th

2) Jacob has a pre-order up, and

3) Our readers are BRILLIANT. You can put two and two together.

If 25% off deals are your thing, hop on over to BN.com and pre that order! 😄

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The Freelancers of Neptune eARC is out!

June 25, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Ever wished you could read a new book before it releases? 😀 Well, you’re in luck, as Baen Books just released the Early Access eARC for Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1) – i.e. Jacob’s first solo series since the Seraphim Revival! 😮

US $15.00

READ THE EARC HERE

Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

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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 ain’t what it used to be!

What’s an eARC? It’s the semi-final version of the book; it’ll have a few typos (and, in fact, is the version H.P.’s editing right now), but other than that, it’s pretty close to the final version that will release in June.

But, of course, if you’d rather wait for the finished version, it’s also up for pre-order wherever you like to buy books (and in Baen’s October Monthly Bundle). 😁

However you choose to experience it, we’re looking forward to sharing it with you, and we hope you enjoy it. 😊

Space Cowboys 5: Cattle Drive is Out Today! :D

May 2, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😄 Jacob’s next Baen Books title, Freelancers of Neptune, releases this October – but if you’d like a little taste of what’s to come, check out his short story “Release the Cyber-Kraken!” in Raconteur Press’ latest anthology!

Space Cowboys 5: Cattle Drive

Raconteur Press Anthologies #27

Edited by LawDog

Published by Raconteur Press

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When every inch of our planet has been explored, from the depths of the sea to the top of every mountain, Space and her untamed frontiers will still be beckoning us, calling us to go beyond the farthest star and see what there is to see.

Old Sam Clemens once said that History don’t repeat itself, but it do rhyme. In Space, we got a vast, unexplored, mysterious, and dangerous frontier. We’ll have herds of some kind to watch over and to drive to market. Most times we’ll be far and beyond the reach of “civilization,” with their myriad of laws, lawyers, and politicians. Those tough enough to carve out a living will need the independent, rugged spirit of the cowboy to survive. There will be leeches and villains, for sure, heroes and anti-heroes, and some folks just trying to eke out a living. If we choose to tell their tales draped in the lingo and trappings of the cowboy, that’s just another rhyme, with form following the function.

If you’re new to the Space Cowboy series, you’re in for a treat. These ten stories, from ten different authors, are where you’ll find Explorers charting new frontiers in space, Trailhands and Drovers watching over their cattle on alien plains, and Lawdogs of every stripe meting out frontier justice, and doing their best to make sure scallywags with evil intent don’t win in the end. These cowboys and cowgirls don’t back down from a challenge. It’s not in their nature.

(From the Introduction written by Rick Cutler)

READ SPACE COWBOYS 5: CATTLE DRIVE HERE

Freelancers of Neptune is up for Pre-Order!

April 26, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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Releases October 1, 2024. PRE-ORDER HERE!

Dancing with Destruction is up for pre-order!

TONIGHT! Jacob and H.P. Just Talk About … Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)