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Vote for The Valkyrie Protocol in The Dragon Awards!

June 3, 2021 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, readers! If you’re a fan of things and like to wield your fan power in fun ways, then let me introduce you to The Dragon Awards.

Hosted by Dragon Con, The Dragon Awards are annual awards given to the year’s best in science fiction and fantasy entertainment – that’s books, movies, television, comics, the whole shebang.

What makes them stand out from other awards of their ilk? They’re entirely decided by you, the fans. 😀 You don’t even have to have a Dragon Con membership to vote!

That said, The Dragon Awards nomination period is open now and will run through July 19th, 2021, but the earlier you get your nominations in, the better.

And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that Jacob and David’s The Valkyrie Protocol is eligible this year for Best Alternate History Novel. 😉 *wink wink*

To submit your choices, visit this page on the Dragon Con website before July 19th.

Remember, nominations need to have been released between July 1st, 2020 and June 30th, 2021, and you can only nominate a title in one category. (If you nominate it in multiple categories, then all are rejected. 😧)

The Valkyrie Protocol aside 😉, what are you voting for this year?

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Giveaway – Military Sci-Fi and Space Opera

April 20, 2021 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Time for another giveaway, y’all! 😀 This time, Jacob’s teamed up with 5 of our author pals to bring you a signed mini-library of Military Sci-Fi and Space Opera books, including:

  • The Dragons of Jupiter, signed by Jacob Holo
  • Tanager’s Fledglings, signed by Cedar Sanderson
  • Aries’ Red Sky, signed by James Young
  • Division One: Alpha and Omega, signed by Stephanie Osborn
  • Recruit, signed by Jonathan P. Brazee
  • Legend, signed by Christopher Woods

To enter, just follow this link and enter your mail address. The contest runs from now until Sunday, April 25th, at which point we’ll draw 3 lucky winners!

As always, if you want to increase your chances of winning, there are ways to earn additional entries! 😀

Once you enter, you’ll be sent a confirmation email. (Check your spam folder if you don’t see it in your inbox.) The link in this email will send you to a page of sharing buttons. If you share the giveaway through these buttons, then for every person who enters through your shares, you get 5 more entries! That’s 5 more chances to win!

Good luck! 😄

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Filed Under: Giveaways and Contests Tagged With: aries' red sky, cedar sanderson, Christopher Woods, contest, contests, division one: alpha and omega, giveaway, giveaways, Jacob Holo, james young, Jonathan Brazee, jonathan p. brazee, legend, military sci fi, Recruit, signed book, signed books, Space Opera, stephanie osborn, Tanager's Fledglings, The Dragons of Jupiter

Giveaway – Five Books, Five Authors!

April 11, 2021 by hpholo Leave a Comment

It’s time for another signed book giveaway! 😀

This time, we’ve teamed up with #AuthorBuds Rob Avery, Les Johnson, D.J. Butler, and Steve Ruskin to bring you an eclectic bunch of books including mysteries, thrillers, an interstellar fiction and nonfiction anthology, and our very own steampunk comedy adventure The Wizard’s Way!

If you’d like to add this mini-library to your book collection, enter here for a chance to win!

And as always, if you’d like to increase your chances of winning, be sure to check your inbox for a confirmation email. Inside that email will be a set of social media sharing links, and for every person who enters through a link you shared, you’ll earn an extra 7 entries! 😮

Good luck to everyone who enters! 😄 (And thanks to D.J. Butler for organizing the giveaway! ❤️)

Filed Under: Giveaways and Contests Tagged With: AuthorBuds, close-hauled, contest, contests, dj butler, giveaway, giveaways, hp holo, Jacob Holo, Les Johnson, rob avery, signed book, signed books, Stellaris People of the Stars, steve ruskin, the newton cipher, The Wizard's Way, thewildlingprobate

Giveaway – Mechs & Misfits & Explosions, Oh My!

February 21, 2021 by hpholo Leave a Comment

If you’re on this blog, chances are you’re a fan of giant robots and space adventure and general explosive mayhem, so here’s a giveaway just for you! 😀

We’ve teamed up with five of our #AuthorBuds to give away signed copies of The Messenger by J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert, The Heaven’s Boxer by R.H. Tang, fLUX Runners by William Joseph Roberts, An Unproven Concept by James Young – and, of course, Jacob’s Bane of the Dead.

All you have to do to enter is click here and follow the directions on screen.

Want to increase your chances of being one of the three lucky winners? 😯 Be sure to check your inbox for a confirmation email. Inside that email will be several social media sharing links. For every person who enters this contest through the links you share from that email, you’ll get five additional entries, so share away!

Contest runs from now until Saturday, February 27th. Good luck! 😊

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Note: Holo Writing is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and, as such, may earn a small commission from any product purchased through an affiliate link on this blog.

Filed Under: Giveaways and Contests Tagged With: Action, adventure, an unproven concept, AuthorBuds, Bane of the Dead, contest, fLUX Runners, Giant Robots, giveaway, giveaways, j n chaney, Jacob Holo, james young, mech, mecha, mechs, r h tang, signed books, space, space adventure, Space Opera, the heaven's boxer, the messenger, William Joseph Roberts

David Weber and Jacob on the Baen Free Radio Hour!

October 28, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

It’s time for another Valkyrie Protocol interview! 😀

This time, David and Jacob chat with Baen Books editor Tony Daniel over on the Baen Free Radio Hour. The YouTube link is embedded below, but if you’d like to listen to the podcast version, you can find it here (or wherever you download your favorite podcasts)! 😄

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: baen books, Baen Free Radio Hour, David Weber, Jacob Holo, Podcasts, Sci-fi Podcast, The Valkyrie Protocol, Tony Daniel

David and Jacob chat the Gordian Division series at ROFCon!

October 11, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

If you were at the first virtual ROFCon this weekend, you were treated to a whole bunch of sci-fi and fantasy authors doing what they do best (well, other than writing that is 😉) – including David and Jacob chatting about the Gordian Division series.

If not, it’s archived below for your viewing pleasure! 😄

And there’s plenty more where that came from! If you need to scratch that con itch, go check out the Ring of Fire Press channel on YouTube for a collection of panel videos from the con! 😀

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Con Panels, David Weber, eric flint, gordian division, Gordian Division series, Jacob Holo, Panels, ring of fire, ring of fire con, rofcon, The Gordian Protocol, The Valkyrie Protocol

David Weber and Jacob are coming up on Publishers Weekly’s Books on Tap Live!

September 26, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Publisher's Weekly presents Books on Tap Live: An Author Event Series

Rejoice, Gordian Division fans, for there’s another live stream in your future! 😀

On Wednesday, October 7th @ 4pm EST, David and Jacob will chat The Valkyrie Protocol on Publishers Weekly‘s author event series Books on Tap Live! If you’re up for a chill evening hanging out with authors through the magic of the Internet, check it out on Facebook, YouTube, or the official Books on Tap Live page.

You can also enter to win a signed copy of The Valkyrie Protocol – and, while you’re at it, submit questions for Publishers Weekly to ask David and Jacob!

If that’s your style, click here or on the image below for more information. We hope to hear from you! 😊

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UPDATE: Here’s the archived video! 😀

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Author Interview, baen books, books on tap, books on tap live, David Weber, Gordian Division series, Jacob Holo, Publisher's Weekly, The Gordian Protocol, The Valkyrie Protocol, time machine, time machines, time travel, time travel rules, time travelers

David Weber and Jacob talk The Valkyrie Protocol on the Weberverse!

September 22, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Here’s even more from The Weberverse! This time, David and Jacob chat The Valkyrie Protocol together, from how the whole adventure started to the details of the writing process.

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Baen, baen books, Collaboration, David Weber, Jacob Holo, military sci fi, multiverse, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, The Gordian Protocol, The Valkyrie Protocol, time machine, time machines, time travel, time travelers

David Weber talks The Valkyrie Protocol!

July 17, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Valkyrie Facebook Cover Photo
Here’s more from The Weberverse! This time David talks the process of collaborating with Jacob, creating time travel rules, creating (and destroying) entire parallel universes, and other such fun whatnot in The Valkyrie Protocol. 😄 Check it out below or watch it on YouTube!

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Antioch, baen books, Belisarius, Byzantine, Byzantium, child universe, Collaboration, Constantinople, David Weber, Jacob Holo, Library of Alexandria, Parallel Universes, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, The Valkyrie Protocol, time machine, time machines, time travel, time travel rules

The Valkyrie Protocol eARC is out!

July 6, 2020 by hpholo

Valkyrie Facebook Cover Photo
Hey, readers! Last month, we turned in our final copyedits for Jacob and David Weber‘s next book, and as of today, we’re exactly three months away from the release of The Valkyrie Protocol. 😀
However, if you just can’t wait to experience the second book in the Gordian Division series, you’ll be delighted to know that the eARC is now available on Baen Books’ website!
eARCs are pre-release copies of books that haven’t undergone their final edit – They’re the copies we just finished copyediting – so they lack the refined polish of a finished book. They have the heart of it, though! 😊
First time hearing of this sequel? Well, read on to find out more!

UNTANGLE THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. A NEW NOVEL IN THE WORLD OF THE BEST-SELLING THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
Agent Raibert Kaminski and the crew of the Transtemporal Vehicle Kleio have made a shocking discovery out in the unknown reaches of the multiverse. They’ve stumbled across a temporal implosion that has claimed two whole universes, and neither Raibert nor his crew can figure out what caused this calamity other than it had something to do with reckless time travel.
The Kleio speeds back to their home universe of SysGov with this dire report, but an audacious plan is put into effect before they arrive. Old colleagues of Raibert’s from the Antiquities Rescue Trust, together with a version of Samuel Pepys transplanted from the 17th century into the 30th, have proposed an expedition into the past. Their goal? To branch the timeline by preventing the Plague of Justinian, one of the worst pandemics in human history.
Meanwhile, SysGov’s multiverse neighbor, the xenophobic Admin, is stirring. While their ambassadors put on a friendly show, the Admin is amassing a fleet of advanced, heavily armed time machines with SysGov firmly in the crosshairs.
Time is running out for Raibert and his team. But the crew of the Kleio won’t go down without a fight, no matter where—or when—the threat to their home comes from.

The hardcover is already up for preorder at multiple retailers, and if you need to catch up, The Gordian Protocol (Gordian Division #1) is out in eBook, hardcover, audio, and mass market paperback.
Otherwise, don’t forget to mark your calendars for October 6th, 2020! 😀

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Alternate History, Alternative History, Baen, baen books, Book 2, Byzantine, Byzantium, David Weber, Emperor Justinian, epidemic, Gordian Division series, Jacob Holo, Justinian, multiverse, pandemic, plague, Plague of Justinian, Samuel Pepys, Sequel, series, The Valkyrie Protocol, time machines, time travel

The Valkyrie Protocol has a Release Date!

April 9, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Valkyrie Facebook Cover Photo
Hey, readers! The sequel to The Gordian Protocol now has a release date, and as you can see above, it’s coming October 6, 2020 from Baen Books! 😀 Check out this awesome cover:
thevalkyrieprotocolcover
The stakes for our heroes were pretty high in Gordian, and now, in The Valkyrie Protocol, they haven’t gotten any smaller:

UNTANGLE THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE.
Agent Raibert Kaminski and the crew of the Transtemporal Vehicle Kleio have made a shocking discovery out in the unknown reaches of the multiverse. They’ve stumbled across a temporal implosion that has claimed two whole universes, and neither Raibert nor his crew can figure out what caused this calamity other than it had something to do with reckless time travel.
The Kleio speeds back to their home universe of SysGov with this dire report, but an audacious plan is put into effect before they arrive. Old colleagues of Raibert’s from the Antiquities Rescue Trust, together with a version of Samuel Pepys transplanted from the 17th century into the 30th, have proposed an expedition into the past. Their goal? To branch the timeline by preventing the Plague of Justinian, one of the worst pandemics in human history.
Meanwhile, SysGov’s multiverse neighbor, the xenophobic Admin, is stirring. While their ambassadors put on a friendly show, the Admin is amassing a fleet of advanced, heavily armed time machines with SysGov firmly in the crosshairs.
Time is running out for Raibert and his team. But the crew of the Kleio won’t go down without a fight, no matter where—or when—the threat to their home comes from.

If you haven’t started the Gordian series yet, now’s the perfect time to catch up. 😀
For a limited time, The Gordian Protocol is available in a discounted pack in Baen Books’ May 2020 Book Bundle, where you can snag 7 books for $18 (Scroll to the bottom of the link to find the May bundle, but go fast, because it expires the first week of May).
It’s also coming April 28th in Mass Market Paperback, and of course, is already available in eBook, Hardback, and Audiobook form.
Finally, while you wait for Valkyrie‘s book birthday, enjoy this clean art of this cover, once again illustrated by the talented Dave Seeley! 😲
valkyrie
Jacob and David had a blast writing this novel together, and we look forward to you reading it, too! 😁

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Alternate History, Alternative History, Baen, baen books, coming soon, David Weber, Fall 2020 Books, Jacob Holo, Parallel Universes, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, The Gordian Protocol, The Valkyrie Protocol, time travel, Upcoming Books

Join David Weber and Friends (including Jacob) for a Chat About Space Warfighting!

March 30, 2020 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, readers! Gadi Evron has put together a truly cool project over at Essence of Wonder, coordinating online events to give geeks, makers, hackers, and other technologically creative sorts a way to engage with exciting ideas during this isolated time of Covid-19 and social distancing – namely through panels hosted through Zoom conferences.
To that effect, on Saturday, April 11th @ 3pm EST, you should totally check out David Weber and Friends on Space Warfighting!
The panel will kick off with an interview with David, followed by a reading from one of his books, and David will then lead Christopher Weuve, Major Gen. (Res.) Professor Isaac Ben-Israel, Charles Gannon, and our very own Jacob in a discussion about space warfighting: What would it really look like? How would military and/or political strategy shift in an interstellar setting? How would space affect military R&D?
Attendance requires (FREE) registration, so be sure to head on over to the page and sign up! (Scroll down about midway to find the registration link.)
We hope to see you there! 😀
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UPDATE: Here are the recordings!


Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: Charles Gannon, Christopher Weuve, David Weber, Essence of Wonder, Gadi Evron, geeks, Isaac Ben-Israel, Jacob Holo, Panels, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Space Warfighting, Zoom

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