Hey, y’all! š 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.
Jacob Holo
Gordian Division Audiobooks 3-6 are up for Pre-Order!
Hey, y’all! š H.P. here!
And guess what? THEY’RE FINALLY HAPPENING! š
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 š)!
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!
The Janus File (Gordian Division #3)
Release Date: October 1, 2024
The Weltall File (Gordian Division #4)
Release Date: November 12, 2024
The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5)
Release Date: November 5, 2024
The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6)
Release Date: January 7, 2025
Authors Just Talk About … HELLDIVERS II – September 14th @ 8pm EST
Authors Just Talk About … HELLDIVERS II
Saturday, September 14th @ 8pm EST
Authors Jason Cordova, Jamie Ibson, Thomas Pope, and Jacob Holo chat playing Helldivers II! (Moderated by Edie Skye/H.P. Holo.)
For more information about the panelists and their works, visit their websites below:
Jason Cordova: https://jasoncordova.com/
Jamie Ibson: https://ibsonwrites.ca/
Thomas Pope: https://amzn.to/3WXCne1
Jacob & H.P. Holo: https://holowriting.com/
Edie Skye: https://edieskye.com/
Find the authors’ Baen books here: https://www.baen.com/
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BOOK SIGNING ALERT! Saturday, October 26th at The Tangled Web (Spartanburg, SC)
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, Y’ALL! David Weber, Jason Cordova, Jacob and I have teamed up with The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, SC for a MEGA-SIGNING coming up Saturday, October 26th! 
From 2-3pm, we’ll be reading and chatting about our new releases.
From 3-5pm, we’ll be signing and generally hanging out!
SOME FUN POINTS AND USEFUL INFORMATION:
1) Everyone who buys one of our books gets 10% OFF your ENTIRE IN-STORE PURCHASE! (*Some exclusions apply.)
2) THEY HAVE A COFFEE BAR AND IT IS MAGNIFICENT. 
(If you’re having a bad day, The Twix Bar latte will instantly improve your life. Source: ME.)
3) Seating is limited to roughly 20 people. After that, it’s standing room only, so if you want to be guaranteed a seat, be sure to arrive early.
It’s bound to be a fun time, so if you’re in the area, come hang out!
Amazon’s running a sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks!
Hey, y’all! š 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. š®
Seriously, The Janus File is as low as 42% OFF. š²š²š²
That said, if discounts on hardbacks are your thing, hop on over to Amazon and grab’ em while they’re hot. š (Especially since we have no idea how long this sale’s going to last.)
The Freelancers of Neptune eARC is out!
Ever wished you could read a new book before it releases? š 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! š®
US $15.00
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 aināt what it used to be!
In the far distant future, Saturnās 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. Heās 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 SāKaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who triedāand failedāto steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessaniās in over her head and is clearly more trouble than sheās 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 heād like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.
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). š
However you choose to experience it, we’re looking forward to sharing it with you, and we hope you enjoy it. š
Join us for The Thermopylae Protocol’s Virtual Launch Party! (DATE CHANGE)
Curious to hear more about The Thermopylae Protocol? Join us for our Virtual Launch Party Saturday, June 15th DATE CHANGE! June 29th @ 8pm as we chat with David Weber … and give away some signed copies!
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The Thermopylae Protocol
Gordian Division #6
by David Weber & Jacob Holo
Published by Baen Books
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NEW NOVEL IN THE BEST-SELLING GORDIAN DIVISION SERIES FROM NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND JACOB HOLO
After an industrial ship carrying advanced self-replicating machines explodes on its way to Mercury, analysis of the wreckage reveals it to be forty years too old. Raibert Kaminski, the Gordian Divisionās top agent, and his crew on the TransTemporal Vehicle Kleio soon discover the ship was transported to an uncharted universe, one with temporarily accelerated time. Forty years passed for the shipās industrial machines while everyone else experienced only a few short days. Raibert is certain a powerful weapon of some nature has been built out in the unexplored reaches of the multiverse, but where and by whom remains unknown.
The search is on, and the Gordian Division musters its fleet of time machines at Providence, a massive transdimensional station under construction. They call upon their allies from the militaristic Admin for aid in their searchābut before plans can be formalized, the leader of the Adminās Department of Temporal Investigation is murdered while visiting Providence, and the joint operation is thrown into chaos.
Accusations fly and tensions mount between the two organizations. Detectives Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrellāboth fast becoming experts in transdimensional crimeāare dispatched to Providence. But the clock is ticking for the detectives and Raibertās crew. A vast, powerful conspiracy has shuddered into motion, and the two teams may be all that stand between it and destruction on a universal scale.
The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is Out Today! (Also, join us for a Virtual Launch Party!)
The Thermopylae Protocol
Gordian Division #6
by David Weber & Jacob Holo
Published by Baen Books
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NEW NOVEL IN THE BEST-SELLING GORDIAN DIVISION SERIES FROM NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND JACOB HOLO
After an industrial ship carrying advanced self-replicating machines explodes on its way to Mercury, analysis of the wreckage reveals it to be forty years too old. Raibert Kaminski, the Gordian Divisionās top agent, and his crew on the TransTemporal Vehicle Kleio soon discover the ship was transported to an uncharted universe, one with temporarily accelerated time. Forty years passed for the shipās industrial machines while everyone else experienced only a few short days. Raibert is certain a powerful weapon of some nature has been built out in the unexplored reaches of the multiverse, but where and by whom remains unknown.
The search is on, and the Gordian Division musters its fleet of time machines at Providence, a massive transdimensional station under construction. They call upon their allies from the militaristic Admin for aid in their searchābut before plans can be formalized, the leader of the Adminās Department of Temporal Investigation is murdered while visiting Providence, and the joint operation is thrown into chaos.
Accusations fly and tensions mount between the two organizations. Detectives Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrellāboth fast becoming experts in transdimensional crimeāare dispatched to Providence. But the clock is ticking for the detectives and Raibertās crew. A vast, powerful conspiracy has shuddered into motion, and the two teams may be all that stand between it and destruction on a universal scale.
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Curious to hear more about the book? Join us for our Virtual Launch Party Satruday, June 15th DATE CHANGE! June 29th @ 8pm as we chat with David Weber … and give away some signed copies!
Space Cowboys 5: Cattle Drive is Out Today! :D
Hey, y’all! š 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 donāt repeat itself, but it do rhyme. In Space, we got a vast, unexplored, mysterious, and dangerous frontier. Weāll have herds of some kind to watch over and to drive to market. Most times weāll be far and beyond the reach of ācivilization,ā 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, thatās just another rhyme, with form following the function.
If youāre new to the Space Cowboy series, youāre in for a treat. These ten stories, from ten different authors, are where youāll 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 donāt win in the end. These cowboys and cowgirls donāt back down from a challenge. Itās not in their nature.
(From the Introduction written by Rick Cutler)
The Thermopylae Protocol eARC is out!
Ever wished you could read a new book before it releases? š Well, you’re in luck, as Baen Books just released the Early Access eARC for Gordian Division #6 – The Thermopylae Protocol.
US $15.00
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 June Monthly Bundle). š
However you choose to experience it, we’re looking forward to sharing it with you, and we hope you enjoy it. ļøļøš
The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is up for Pre-Order!
It’s amazing to think we’re already on Book 6 of the Gordian Division series, but here we are. š®
The Thermopylae Protocol marks an interesting departure for the series.
David and I wrote previous books to fit within their own separate branches, with the “Protocol” branch leaning toward alternate history and hard sci-fi with the risk of exploding universes, and the “File” branch being sci-fi police procedurals with lower-stakes but still thrilling adventures.
This novel starts with an exploding spaceship, which is fun for readers š … but not so much for the Gordian Division, when it finds the wreckage is inexplicably 40 years older than it should be – not to mention carrying advanced self-replicating machines that, in the wrong hands, could be put to multiverse-destroying ends. šØ
Gordian Division’s no stranger to multiverse-threatening challenges, but time is of the essence, and when you’ve got a multiverse-spanning time-travel mystery, who better to call than a pair of time cops from two different universes? š
They’ll all have to work together to get to the bottom of this, and fast, because if they don’t, the fate of multiple universes could be at stake. (Again.)
The Janus File is out today! (Also, join us for a Virtual Launch Party!)
Hello, everyone! It’s been two years since my last Gordian Division book with David Weber released, so I’m very excited to say that the Book 3, The Janus File, is here – and shows an entirely different part of the Gordian multiverse.
THE JANUS FILE
(Gordian Division #3)
by David Weber and Jacob Holo
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NOTHING IS SIMPLEāNOT EVEN TIME ITSELF
The fates of universes arenāt the only things time travel can impact. Sometimes the effect is a lot more mundane and closer to home. And when that happens, itās up to the cops of Themis Division to make time turn out right.
It was supposed to be a routine trip for the members of the Gordian Division, both human and AI: fly out to Saturn, inspect the construction of their latest time machines, then fly back.
But when the divisionās top scientist and chief engineer are killed in the same freak accident, suspicions of foul play run deep. Detective Isaac Cho is sent in to investigate, but he has more on his mind than just a new case. His superiors have saddled him with an exchange officer from the neighboring AdmināSpecial Agent Susan Cantrellāwhose notion of proper ālaw enforcementā involves blowing up criminals first and skipping questions entirely.
Despite his objections, Cho is stuck with an untested partner on a case that increasingly reeks of murder and conspiracy. The unlikely pair must work together to unravel this mystery, and soon they discover their unique combination of skills might just provide the edge they need.
But nothing is ever simple where the Gordian Division is involved.
Not even time itself.
Why the jump from time travel alternate history to sci-fi police procedural?
Well, that’s something David and I will be covering in more depth at The Janus File‘s Virtual Launch Party this Saturday @ 8pm EST! Join us on YouTube and Facebook to hear about what went into the writing of our newest book … and maybe win some signed copies of The Janus File along the way! š
