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CURRENT PROJECT:
Now in Production for late 2010,
from Dark Quest Books,
Book III in the award-winning Defending the Future series.
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Cover Image Pending
Publisher:
Dark Quest Books
23 Alec Drive
Howell, New Jersey 07731
www.darkquestbooks.com
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On Site:
By Other Means, Homepage
Story Excepts:
Off Site:
Dark Quest Books (site is under redesign)
MilSciFi.com (Interviews w/t contributors)
Stats:
Genre: Science Fiction
Sub-genre: Military
Type: Anthology
Stories: pending
Reprints: none
Page Count: pending
Size: Projected 6x 9 inches
Cover: Color, CGI
Illustrations: B/W, line art
First Edition: late 2010 (uc47)
ISBN (hardcover): pending
ISBN (trade paper):
Price: (US)
ISBN (e-Book): pending
ISBN (Kindle): pending
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UPDATES:
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By Other Means (BOM), Alliance Archives (All'Arc)
No Man's Land (NML), Best Laid Plans (BLP)
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BOM Cover by: 2010-03-01, Submissions by: 2010-04-01
Completed by: 2010-09-01, Launch by: 2010-11-0+
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No Mans' Land Homepage
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| 10FEB22 |
Real world obligations (family, home and finding work) are starting to close in on me. I'll have to work hard to finish all of my current projects, with luck I'll have another few months if my health doesn't get in the way. |
| 10JAN11 |
Sales figures for the books are in, SIB (combined e-/books) was over 1,000 units, with BTH (Dark Quest addition only) at 800 plus. This is great by small press standards. Happy, happy. Joy, joy. |
| 10JAN10a |
The All'Arc MRPG is now back on the table. Instead of a MilSciFi game, we are going back to my original concepts of having a core role book. It turns out, several other authors want games based on their works. The publisher is planning on using the MRPG as the rules for all. |
| 10JAN10 |
Okay, just met with Neal of Dark Quest, we have a special addition to DTF, "No Man's Land (NML) DTF IV", this one has ALL female author's. Planned for 2011, with "Best Laid Plans (BLP) DFT V" --the one originally slotted as book IV-- planned for mid 2012 (providing the world doesn't come to an end). |
| 10JAN04 |
Andy Remic is back with "Rebecca", sounds like fun. |
| 10JANxx |
The book is starting to fill up, so I may have to down-out, but if there's room, I'm going for an All'Arc story staring the Parr Scouts, oddly enough entitled "Parr None". |
| 10JANxx |
Both Jeff Young and Danielle Ackley-McPhail, have submitted their story ideas.
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Mike McPhail's Overview of 2009
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| 09DEC24 |
New to the family is Peter Prellwitz, author of the Shards Universe, with a possible back- or side- story to said universe. |
| 09DEC23a |
Received two story ideas. From CJ Henderson, more mayhem with Rocky and Noodles, and James Daniel Ross, with some hardcore Radiation Angels.
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| 09DEC23 |
The first submission to BOM is officially from Robert E. Waters (the "E" is important, for there is another Robert Waters who writes other-stuff), "Devil Dancers" was originally slated for SIB, but as does happens, was bumped to the next book. |
| 09mmmdd |
Danielle Ackley-McPhail proposed a story set within her published version of the Alliance Archives series. |
| 09mmmdd |
Jeff Young had talked to me almost a year ago, about a story he was working on (unrelated to the DTF projects) and much to his horror, I liked the idea and invited him to submit to the next book. |
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FUTURE and PURPOSED PROJECTS:
As Editor of the C.J. Henderson short story collection, from Dark Quest Books
"The Voyages of Rocky and Noodles"
Cover art by Ben Foggleto
Fans of the DTF series will recognizes these beloved characters.
(proposed for 2011/2012)
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The continuation of the Defending the Future series:
(now under development, planned for 2011)
Book IV: "No Man's Land (NML)"
(now under negotiations, planned for 2012)
Book V: "Best Laid Plans (BLP)"
(not under negotiations)
Book VI: "Dies Been Cast (DBC)"
Book VII: "Issue In Doubt (IID)"
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Publication of the Martial Role-Playing Game, Core Manual.
The All'Arc MRPG
(scheduled for 2010-11)
Published through Dark Quest Games in association with MilSciFi.com.
I've also been invited to write a Civil War story in the "Space Western" genre.
"Hyperspace Engineering"
(an overview of Translight-drive engineering and Hyperspatial theory)
An article for MilSciFi.com Magazine
(scheduled for 2011)
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