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Conan for Thanksgiving! My first trip to the Hyborian Age

I mentioned a ways back that I’d be doing licensed work in a lot of different areas — shorter pieces, in some cases, but in some sandboxes that I haven’t written in professionally before. I am pleased to announce one of them now: I’ve written my first Conan story, to appear in Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword #6 from Dark Horse Comics! “Sargasso of Sand” reunites me with Philip Tan, …

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Overdraft now available worldwide — and download the prequel for free!

All sorts of news today! “Poison Pill,” the last chapter of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, has now released — featuring Bridget Yang and her team in a pitched battle to rescue their trader, Jamie. And unbeknownst to them, the stakes are the very survival of the Earth! The release means that the book has completed its run in the Serial program, and thus available for purchase worldwide, both as a …

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Overdraft print edition ships July 23 — and a new Kenobi short story!

A couple of news items, about a pair of events less than three weeks hence: First, the preorder page has been posted for the print edition of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, published by 47North. At 400+ pages, the trade paperback collects the entire serial — and it releases on July 23, exactly two weeks after the last serial episode goes online. Order it here. An order page has also gone …

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Preview a Star Wars: Kenobi chapter at Random House

San Diego Comic-Con is a couple of weeks out — and already, social media feeds are thick with announcements of this or that. (I’ll be adding to that mass of news myself.) In the meantime, where can one find solace? Yes! A desert planet. Random House has posted the first post-prologue chapter of Star Wars: Kenobi, which ships Aug. 27. (Then again, there may not be much solace, as Tusken …

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Home stretch! Overdraft: The Orion Offensive Episode 7 now online

And we’re in the home stretch for Overdraft: The Orion Offensive — although for Jamie, Bridget, and the members of Surge Sigma, the finish line is looking pretty far away! After the big reveals in the last episode, we find out many truths in Episode 7, “Strike Price,”  downloading today to subscribers. Click to subscribe now, or check your Kindle account for it if you’ve already subscribed. In “Strike Price,” …

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Lost Tribe of the Sith Spiral TPB hits shelves!

I’m running behind on a number of things, so here’s the first: the graphic novel collected edition of Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith – Spiral arrived in stores on Wednesday, representing the latest chapter in the tale of the Sith castaways on Kesh. You can find the book at your local retailer or order the book here. I’ve also established a landing page for the book here on …

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Double the ‘Draft! Overdraft production notes and Episode 6 now online

The Overdraft: The Orion Offensive serial is at the far turn, ready to make the stretch run for home —and there are some big twists and turns indeed in Episode 6, “Tender Offer,” downloading today to subscribers.  Click to subscribe now, or check your Kindle account for it if you’ve already subscribed. In “Tender Offer,” salesman Jamie is forced to pretend to be a member of Bridget’s team of armored …

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Time enough for the timeline

The fifth episode of my Overdraft serial “Tip from a Dip,” is out, bringing the serial to the halfway point — and the Glossary and the Timeline have been brought up to date. There’s a lot of stuff added to the timeline in particular this time out, as Episode 5 included quite a bit of detail about the history of their world. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it in a …

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Overdraft Episode 5 now online! Plus Kenobi, Mass Effect, Simpsons news

Welcome back from the long weekend — at least, it was one in the States! Tuesday brings work, yes, but never fear: it’s the release day for episode 5 of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, subtitled “Tip from a Dip.” Click to subscribe now, or check your Kindle account for it if you’ve already subscribed. In “Tip from a Dip,” things grow a bit more serious for our interstellar sales team. …

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More timeline and glossary updates for Overdraft, plus an upcoming podcast

The fourth episode of my Overdraft serial “Winner’s Curse,” is out, bringing the serial to the halfway point — and I’m pleased to say that I’ve gotten the Glossary and the Timeline brought up to date here on the site for the series. I really do intend to add some more supplemental material — including a proper production notes section — but writing on the project and proofreading on Star …

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