#Christopher G. Nuttall

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But gold might not buy everything. What good was a sack of gold on a desert island? Gold could only be used to buy items and services if those items were available. In one sense, it acted as a middleman between buyer and seller, rather than forcing them to bargain.

Christopher G. Nuttall, Schooled in Magic #1

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My copy of "Fantastic Schools Hols" arrived today!

Looking forward to checking out my fellow authors and reviewing my story in black and white.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: 17/07/2021

New on Dragons and Whimsy - Weekend Wrap-Up: 17/07/2021 #blaugust2021

The Weekend Wrap-Up offers a little look at what I’m reading, the new books that came my way, and anything else I may have gotten up to this past week. I will be linking up to Stacking the Shelves, The Sunday Post and It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? and hopping around your blogs a little to see what the community has to share too! My Week This week I started working on a new project. I’m…

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Schooled In Magic - CGN

I swear. I'm in this one fandom and I think I'm the only one. Someone please tell me if they're in it too because I seriously need someone to fangirl with for it. Below is the title of the first book with the authors name. Please please please spread this around.

Cont... This series (under the same name) is amazing if you like magic. It also touches on some other things I think are important so... If you aren't in this fandom I do highly recommend it.

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Sam Reviews: Books from this summer

Speaking of reading, this summer I slurped up lots of miscellaneous free book offerings from ÆtherCzar's Super Summer Book Sale. Here are some quick reviews, sorted into four tiers, mostly from memory and potentially inaccurate.

Best of the lot:

The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin, by L. Jagi Lamplighter. Young witch goes to magic school. Sort of like if Harry Potter had been written by C.S. Lewis. Better cast, better antagonists, better world-outside-school-country. This was the freebie giveaway that caused me to buy the greatest number of subsequent books by the same author.

Time Traders (with Galactic Derelict), by Andre Norton. Constrained time travel fic where the protagonists are trying to blend in and not disturb the timeline while playing spy games (US vs RU) among the Beaker people and looking for signs of aliens.

Would read again:

Cobra, by Timothy Zahn. Somewhat predictable supersoldier program fighting aliens and then facing home problems, but well executed. Author probably better known for Thrawn.

Trilisk Ruins, by Michael McCloskey. Space archaeology. Feels like fanfic of some big name scifi (Trek?) with names swapped and bits erased to make it sellable. Decent plot, weak setting, replaceable characters.

Fire with Fire, by Charles E. Gannon. The second half of this book is a pretty good story about meeting several aliens and having tense negotiations. The first half is a shaggy dog story about the protagonist's origins and I wish it had been condensed into a flashback chapter.

Oath of Swords, by David Weber. Swords-and-sorcery fantasy, quite 90s and D&D-ish, I liked it but might not recommend it as much as some other books here.

How Black the Sky, by TJ Marquis. Pulp fantasy but it's extra pulpy and heavy metal and everyone has names like "Axebourne" and "Deathgrip" and "Ice-Eyes the Flayer" and they ride bloodhoofs instead of horses and the kids play hurtball. Goofy, but original and entertaining.

The Empire's Corps, by Christopher G. Nuttall. In a declining space empire, a corps of soldiers is sent into semi-exile on a fringe world, with an outcast professor in tow, and they work to settle in and sort out the place. Overly fond of name-dropping Thomas Kratman as in-universe military author.

A Hymn Before Battle, by John Ringo. Humanity's first contact is learning that a conflict-shy galactic federation of aliens is at war with the Designated Antagonist, and we get recruited to be the war-happy frontline. Deep plot lurks in the background.

Nightland Racer, by Fenton Wood. What if you were a washed-out racecar driver brought back for one last great trip by a government program that gave you a nuclear-powered car and a mission of driving into the Twilight Zone, but it threw you into the far future where Earth is being oppressed by an evil sun that has usurped the regular sun, while factions of posthumans make war in the cold darkness.

Not to my taste, but:

Freehold, by Michael Z. Williamson. A fairly generic Planet Libertarianism wank with a bisexual female protagonist who reeks of author fantasy. Try Corcoran's Aristillus series instead if you want libertarian separatism.

Fire Ant, by Colonel Jonathan P. Brazee, USMC (Ret). Underdeveloped, unfinished-seeming book about space pilot.

The Divine Space Pirates, by C.S. Johnson. Space opera romance with star-crossed lovers and amnesia plot. Couldn't get halfway through before tossing it aside. I'm sure someone very different likes it.

Rawjack, by TJ Marquis. Superheroes ("Innates") have recently appeared in an otherwise fantasy setting, but an evil group of wizards is trying to reassert magical supremacy by taking away superpowers. Gimmicky.

Don't bother:

Faith & Empire, by Carlos Carrasco. I was promised Scifi Space Catholics by the art and opening, but what I got was extremely soft space opera mil-fic where the fleet commander (space is an ocean) says "Slow to one-half C" in a space battle, the religion feels copypasted rather than lived, and who the fuck names a ship Torquemada?

Recruit (The United Federation Marine Corps), by Colonel Jonathan P. Brazee, USMC (Ret). This is a very straightforward boy-joins-corps-and-becomes-a-man tale, no twists, one frill, entirely forgettable and indistinguishable from a hundred like it. Extruded Book Product and author indulgence.

The Brutal Sword Saga (Omnibus 1), by James Alderdice. It's cast as a gritty fantasy novel, but the protagonist might as well be a Warhammer Space Marine for the way he keeps carving through everyone and everything, garbed in the finest plot armor, taking wounds of plot-convenient severity.

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The Zero Blessing, by Christopher G. Nuttall

The Zero Blessing, by Christopher G. Nuttall

Genre:  Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher:  Podium Publishing Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating:  Reviewer: SJ Higbee

Have you read this book? [ratings]

Himself has added this to our towering TBR and given I have a real weakness for school-based adventures, I snagged this one for a recent train journey.

Caitlyn Aguirre should have been a magician. Her family certainly expected her to be a magician. But by…

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Fantastic Schools and Where to Find Them

We have a new blog here at Superversive SF, Fantastic Schools and Where to Find Them. It will cover magic schools, YA and fantasy stories related to magic schools, and schooling in general. The blog is run by myself, indie author Cedar Sanderson, and top selling indie author Christopher G. Nuttall.

Each week, there will be a feature — by one of us or a guest poster — and a review or signal boost.

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Current Audio Book List - 05-17-2018

Here is my current book list...I actually spent some time taking it from Audible and putting it in a text file.  I thought you might like it!

Yes...there is crappy politics and some erotic BDSM books.  Don't Judge, you are on a BDSM Leatherworking Tumblr!  :)

I do figure in the near future I might start putting some text along each of them like opinions, details or at least “Wikipedia links” to them so you can see what they are about.

British

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian

Technology

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking -  Christopher Hadnagy

History - Military

The Civil War: Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville (The Civil War: A Narrative Volume I) - Shelby Foote The Civil War: Volume II, Fredericksburg to Meridian (The Civil War: A Narrative Volume II) - Shelby Foote The Civil War: Volume III, Red River to Appomattox (The Civil War: A Narrative Volume III) - Shelby Foote Midway - Mitsuo Fuchida, Masatake Okumiya The Coldest Winder - David Halberstam The Second World War - Antony Beevor D-Day - Antony Beevor Operation Mincemeat - Ben Macintyre

History - Political

The Sleepwalkers - Christopher Clark Lone Star Rising - William C. Davis Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Nullification - Thomas E. Woods Jr.

History - Company

Of Dice and Men - David M. Ewalt

History - Biographical

Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson Failure is Not an Option - Gene Kranz Going Rogue - Sarah Palin Son of Bum - Wade Phillips, Vic Carucci

Humor

The Rules of Supervillainy (The Supervillainy Saga, Book 1) - C. T. Phipps The Games of Supervillainy (The Supervillainy Saga, Book 2) - C. T. Phipps The Secrets of Supervillainy (The Supervillainy Saga, Book 3) - C. T. Phipps Year Zero - Rob Reid

Fantasy - Contemporary

Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) - Kevin Hearne Hexed (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2) - Kevin Hearne Hammered (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 3) - Kevin Hearne Tricked (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 4) - Kevin Hearne Trapped (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 5) - Kevin Hearne Hunted (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 6) - Kevin Hearne Shattered (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 7) - Kevin Hearne Staked (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 8) - Kevin Hearne Scourged (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 9) - Kevin Hearne Left Behind (Left Behind Series, Book 1) - Tim LaHaye, Jerry Jenkins Tribulation Force (Left Behind Series, Book 2) - Tim LaHaye, Jerry Jenkins

Fantasy - Epic

Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1) - Steven Erikson Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles, Book 1) - Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance Chronicles, Book 2) - Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles, Book 3) - Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis AlterWorld (Play to Live, Book 1) - D. Rus The Name of the Wind (KingKiller Chronicles, Book 1) - Patrick Rothfuss The Wise Man's Fear (KingKiller Chronicles, Book 2) - Patrick Rothfuss Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad, Book 1) - David Eddings Queen of Sorcery (Belgariad, Book 2) - David Eddings The First King Shannara (Sword of Shannara, Book 0) - Terry Brooks The Sword of Shannara (Sword of Shannara, Book 1) - Terry Brooks The Elfstones of Shannara (Sword of Shannara, Book 2) - Terry Brooks The Wishsong of Shannara (Sword of Shannara, Book 3) - Terry Brooks The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, Book 1) - Terry Brooks Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara, Book 1) - Terry Brooks The Elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara, Book 2) - Terry Brooks A Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) - George R. R. Martin A Clash of Kings (Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) - George R. R. Martin A Storm of Swords (Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) - George R. R. Martin A Feast for Crows (Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) - George R. R. Martin A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5) - George R. R. Martin A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Song of Ice and Fire) - George R. R. Martin

Mystery and Thrillers - Suspense

State of Fear - Michael Crichton One Second After - William R. Forstchen Invasion: Alaska (Invasion: America, Book 1) - Vaughn Heppner Zero Day (Jeff Aiken, Book 1) - Mark Russinovich Daemon (Daemon, Book 1) - Daniel Suarez Freedom (tm) (Daemon, Book 2) - Daniel Suarez

Mystery and Thrillers - Technothrillers

Influx - Daniel Suarez

Horror

Robopocalypse - Daniel H. Wilson

Mystery and Thrillers - Espionage

The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Red Rabbit (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Executive Orders (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy The Bear and the Dragon (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy The Teeth of the Tiger (Jack Ryan, Book ) - Tom Clancy Without Remorse (John Clark, Book 1) - Tom Clancy

Science Fiction - Classic

Foundation (Foundation, Book 1) - Isaac Asimov Foundation and Empire (Foundation, Book 2) - Isaac Asimov Second Foundation (Foundation, Book 3) - Isaac Asimov 2001 - Arthur C. Clarke The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein Dune (Dune, Book 1) - Frank Hebert Ringworld - Larry Niven

Science Fiction - Contemporary

Plague of the Dead (Morningstar Strain, Book 1) - Z. A. Recht Thunder and Ashes (Morningstar Strain, Book 2) - Z. A. Recht Survivors (Morningstar Strain, Book 3) - Z. A. Recht, Thom Brannan Swarm (Star Force, Book 1) - B. V. Larson Extinction (Star Force, Book 2) - B. V. Larson Rebellion (Star Force, Book 3) - B. V. Larson Conquest (Star Force, Book 4) - B. V. Larson Battle Station (Star Force, Book 5) - B. V. Larson Empire (Star Force, Book 6) - B. V. Larson Annihilation (Star Force, Book 7) - B. V. Larson Storm Assault (Star Force, Book 8) - B. V. Larson A Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle The Oncoming Storm (Angel in the Whirlwind, Book 1) - Christopher G. Nuttall Falcone Strike (Angel in the Whirlwind, Book 2) - Christopher G. Nuttall Mass Effect: Revelation (Book 1) - Drew Karpyshyn Mass Effect: Ascension (Book 2) - Drew Karpyshyn Mass Effect: Retribution (Book 3) - Drew Karpyshyn The Lost Starship (The Lost Starship, Book 1) - Vaughn Heppner Firestar (Firestar, Book 1) - Michael Flynn Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, Book 1) - Peter F. Hamilton 1632 (Ring of Fire, Book 1) - Eric Flint 1633 (Ring of Fire, Book 2) - Eric Flint, David Weber 1634 (Ring of Fire, Book 3) - Eric Flint, David Weber Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card Armada - Ernest Cline Ready Player One - Ernest Cline Seeds of Earth (Humanity's Fire, Book 1) - Michael Cobley Omega Rising (Omega Force, Book 1) - Joshua Dalzelle Soldiers of Fortune (Omega Force, Book 2) - Joshua Dalzelle Savage Homecoming (Omega Force, Book 3) - Joshua Dalzelle Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, Book 1) - James S. A. Corey The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book 1) - Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book 2) - Suzanne Collins Mockingjay (Hunger Games, Book 3) - Suzanne Collins Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) - Jack Campbell Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2) - Jack Campbell Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3) - Jack Campbell Valiant (The Lost Fleet, Book 4) - Jack Campbell Relentless (The Lost Fleet, Book 5) - Jack Campbell Victorious (The Lost Fleet, Book 6) - Jack Campbell Dreadnaught (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 1) - Jack Campbell Invincible (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 2) - Jack Campbell Guardian (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 3) - Jack Campbell Steadfast (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 4) - Jack Campbell Leviathan (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 5) - Jack Campbell Tarnished Knight (The Lost Stars, Book 1) - Jack Campbell Perilous Shield (The Lost Stars, Book 2) - Jack Campbell Imperfect Sword (The Lost Stars, Book 3) - Jack Campbell Shattered Spear (The Lost Stars, Book 4) - Jack Campbell On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 1) - Piers Anthony Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 2) - Piers Anthony With a Tangled Skein (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 3) - Piers Anthony Wielding a Red Sword (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 4) - Piers Anthony Being a Green Mother (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 5) - Piers Anthony For Love of Evil (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 6) - Piers Anthony And Eternity (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 7) - Piers Anthony Into the Storm (Deadly Shores, Book 1) - Taylor Anderson Crusade (Deadly Shores, Book 2) - Taylor Anderson Maelstrom (Deadly Shores, Book 3) - Taylor Anderson Distant Thunders (Deadly Shores, Book 4) - Taylor Anderson Rising Tides (Deadly Shores, Book 5) - Taylor Anderson Firestorm (Deadly Shores, Book 6) - Taylor Anderson Iron Gray Sea (Deadly Shores, Book 7) - Taylor Anderson Storm Surge (Deadly Shores, Book 8) - Taylor Anderson Deadly Shores (Deadly Shores, Book 9) - Taylor Anderson Home (The Traveler, Book 1) - Tom Abrahams Canyon (The Traveler, Book 2) - Tom Abrahams Wall (The Traveler, Book 3) - Tom Abrahams Aurora CV-01 (Frontiers Saga, Book 1) - Ryk Brown The Rings of Haven (Frontiers Saga, Book 2) - Ryk Brown The Legend of Corinair (Frontiers Saga, Book 3) - Ryk Brown Freedom's Dawn (Frontiers Saga, Book 4) - Ryk Brown Rise of the Corinari (Frontiers Saga, Book 5) - Ryk Brown Head of the Dragon (Frontiers Saga, Book 6) - Ryk Brown The Expanse (Frontiers Saga, Book 7) - Ryk Brown Celestia CV-02 (Frontiers Saga, Book 8) - Ryk Brown Resistance (Frontiers Saga, Book 9) - Ryk Brown Liberation (Frontiers Saga, Book 10) - Ryk Brown Born of the Ashes (Frontiers Saga, Book 11) - Ryk Brown Rise of the Alliance (Frontiers Saga, Book 12) - Ryk Brown A Show of Force (Frontiers Saga, Book 13) - Ryk Brown The Weak and the Innocent (Frontiers Saga, Book 14) - Ryk Brown That Which Other Men Cannot Do (Frontiers Saga, Book 15) - Ryk Brown Escalation (Frontiers Saga, Book 16) - Ryk Brown Rescue (Frontiers Saga, Book 17) - Ryk Brown Resurrection (Frontiers Saga, Book 18) - Ryk Brown Rebellion (Frontiers Saga, Book 19) - Ryk Brown Balance (Frontiers Saga, Book 20) - Ryk Brown For the Triumph of Evil (Frontiers Saga, Book 21) - Ryk Brown Who Takes No Risk (Frontiers Saga, Book 22) - Ryk Brown Local Custom (Liaden Universe, Book 1) - Sharon Lee, Steve Miller Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Alan Dean Foster Star Wars: Into the Void (Legends Dawn of the Jedi, Book 1) - Tim Lebbon Red Shirts - John Scalzi Old Man's War (Old Man's War, Book 1) - John Scalzi The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, Book 2) - John Scalzi The Last Colony (Old Man's War, Book 3) - John Scalzi Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, Book 4) - John Scalzi The Human Division (Old Man's War, Book 5) - John Scalzi The End of All Things (Old Man's War, Book 6) - John Scalzi The Rookie (Galactic Football League, Book 1) - Scott Sigler The Starter (Galactic Football League, Book 2) - Scott Sigler The All-Pro (Galactic Football League, Book 3) - Scott Sigler The MVP (Galactic Football League, Book 4) - Scott Sigler The Champion (Galactic Football League, Book 5) - Scott Sigler Earth Strike (Star Carrier, Book 1) - Ian Douglas Center of Gravity (Star Carrier, Book 2) - Ian Douglas Singularity (Star Carrier, Book 3) - Ian Douglas Deep Space (Star Carrier, Book 4) - Ian Douglas Dark Matter (Star Carrier, Book 5) - Ian Douglas Arisen Omnibus Edition - Michael Stephen Fuchs, Glynn James Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson Dies the Fire (Emberverse, Book 1) - S. M. Stirling The Protector's War (Emberverse, Book 2) - S. M. Stirling A Meeting at Corvallis (Emberverse, Book 3) - S. M. Stirling The Sunrise Lands (Emberverse, Book 4) - S. M. Stirling Worldwar: In the Balance (Worldwar, Book 1) - Harry Turtledove Artemis - Andy Weir The Shadow of Saganami (Honor Harrington Saganami, Book 1) - David Weber Storm from the Shadows (Honor Harrington Saganami, Book 2) - David Weber Shadow of Freedom (Honor Harrington Saganami, Book 3) - David Weber Shadow of Victory (Honor Harrington Saganami, Book 4) - David Weber On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, Book 1) - David Weber The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, Book 2) - David Weber The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, Book 3) - David Weber Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, Book 4) - David Weber Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington, Book 5) - David Weber Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington, Book 6) - David Weber In Enemy Hands (Honor Harrington, Book 7) - David Weber Echoes of Honor (Honor Harrington, Book 8) - David Weber Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, Book 9) - David Weber War of Honor (Honor Harrington, Book 10) - David Weber At All Costs (Honor Harrington, Book 11) - David Weber Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington, Book 12) - David Weber A Rising Thunder (Honor Harrington, Book 13) - David Weber

Erotic - BDSM

Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 1) - Cherise Sinclair Dark Citadel (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 2) - Cherise Sinclair Breaking Free (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 3) - Cherise Sinclair Lean on Me (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 4) - Cherise Sinclair Make Me, Sir (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 5) - Cherise Sinclair To Command and Collar (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 6) - Cherise Sinclair This Is Who I Am (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 7) - Cherise Sinclair If Only (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 8) - Cherise Sinclair Show Me, Baby (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 9) - Cherise Sinclair Servicing the Target (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 10) - Cherise Sinclair Protecting His Own (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 11) - Cherise Sinclair Michief and the Masters (Masters of the Shadowlands, Book 12) - Cherise Sinclair

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13, 34, 37 :)

13. What are you gonna do Saturday night?  I’m getting my hair done, hanging out with my friends, and eating quality food!

34. Listening to? Music wise: Definitely on a Sleeping with Sirens and Panic! At the Disco kick at the moment! Audiobook: Listening to a book called Wedding Hells by Christopher G. Nuttall! Its a series and its wonderful!Right this moment: Criminal Minds playing in the background while I write a paper for my professor!

37. Do you believe in love at first sight? This is such a difficult question! I believe that you can be attracted to someone at first sight, when it comes to Eros (erotic love), but I believe that it develops over time.However, I do believe that Philia (affectionate love/friendship) can happen at first sight. One look and you can know that you will be great friends!

Thanks for asking, doll!

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Drill is where you young children learn to obey orders, and then how to keep your bodies primed for the fight. You do not want to have an unhealthy mind in an unhealthy body if you intend to follow a military career. Some of you will not be used to the concept of obeying orders. We suggest that you forget that attitude as well. You cannot be trusted to issue orders unless you first understand the need to obey them.

Christopher G. Nuttall, Schooled in Magic, #1

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Happy Halloween!

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Debt of Loyalty by Christopher G. Nuttall ePub PDF free download https://ift.tt/2Gh5iGk

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Achievement Unlocked

Achievement unlocked: cc’d on an email from Kevin J. Anderson and Christopher G. Nuttal… Squee!

What was that email about?

THE CLEAN FANTASY BUNDLE

The Clean Fantasy Bundle – Curated by Emily Martha Sorensen

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For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you’re feeling generous), you’ll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook…

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Just finished The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire trilogy by Christopher G. Nuttall. It was a great listen with great battles and tactics! What are you listening to? #audible #reader #listener #fallanddeclineofthegalacticempire #christophergnuttall #barbarianatthegates #barbarianbride (at Troy, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIn86TnZY-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1at15bsb62i8k

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New Release Roundup, 21 July 2018: Science Fiction

A latent psychic swears a vendetta against the aliens who invaded his home, a team of lawyers must prevent the ruin of two galaxies, and mecha mercenaries The Four Horsemen and Wardogs, Inc. both return to action in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in science fiction.

Battle Harem #1 – Isaac Hooke

Jason was a little short on creds so he decided to get his mind scanned. It seemed like a good idea at the time: get paid to license a copy of your mind for use in one of the numerous machines that run society. What could go wrong?

Turns out, a lot.

Jason wakes up in the middle of the radioactive wasteland that was created fifty years ago when aliens destroyed half the Earth. He has no idea why he’s here, or what the hell he’s supposed to do. Worst of all, he’s no longer human: his consciousness has been installed into the AI core of a state-of-the-art war machine, a mech with enough firepower to raze a small city.

Hunted by mutated alien bioweapons, Jason travels the wasteland in an attempt to piece together what happened. Along the way he encounters a few abandoned war machines that also have no memory of their mission, machines that can’t decide whether they want to join him or kill him. It doesn’t help that in VR they all look like super hot women.

Sometimes it’s tough being a machine.

When Jason and his new companions discover what they’re truly capable of, however, everything changes. And not necessarily for the better.

Dark Moon Arisen (The Four Horsemen Cycle: The Omega War #3) – Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey

The Omega War is in full swing. Earth has fallen to General Peepo’s army, and the surviving Human mercenaries have taken refuge at the hidden Winged Hussars’ base in New Warsaw.

On Earth, the defensive forces fight to keep the hearts and minds of their fellow Humans, but Peepo’s plans are slowly converting the people to her way of thinking, and the Mercenary Guild troops continue to root out the forces arrayed against them.

Outnumbered and on the run, the situation is bleak, but none of the Horsemen like being on the defensive. When they get intelligence that Peepo is massing resources at a secret base, they decide to launch a decisive counterattack that may open Earth up to recapture.

Meanwhile, Dr. Sato, the Hussar’s brilliant but unpredictable scientist, unwittingly reactivates a 20,000-year-old doomsday weapon with a mind of its own. If it can’t be stopped, all the Four Horsemen’s plans might become meaningless.

Forces are moving both in the shadows and in the light, but who will rise victorious? One thing is for sure…a Dark Moon has Arisen.

The Fall of Heaven – David S. Grunwell

In the wondrous megacity of Heavensport, robots do all the work allowing its three-quarters of a billion inhabitants free to pursue their passions.

Unfortunately for Rolland Newcastle, someone’s passion is to kill him. Stripped of his wealth, technology, and connections, is this the start of a worldwide purge?

Rolland inherited his troubles from his ancestors, the legal owners of the beautiful planet of New Jerusalem. After cryrosleeping for 223 years, they found that technological advances had allowed squatters’ ships to make the journey in just 3.5 years.

Arriving 200 years later, they found an established world that didn’t want them. The Fall of Heaven was just the start.

Forbidden Sanctuary (Star Lawyers #2) – Tom Shepherd

What terrible secrets will Tyler Matthews and his Star Lawyers discover within the Forbidden Sanctuary on the mysterious, sacred planet Adao-2?

Can the legal team from Matthews Interstellar Industries learn the truth in time to save M-double-I’s century-long quest to open Jump Gate Omega, bridge the 2.5 million light years to the Andromeda galaxy, and prevent economic ruin and war in the Milky Way?

While Tyler, J.B., Rosalie and Lucy (her shapeshifter cat) battle pirates and religious fanatics, Suzie and her holographic A.I. colleagues—former ladies of the night, re-purposed as legal assistants and starship crew– face an even deadlier foe. This unknown enemy threatens to delete all the starship Patrick Henry’s programs and terminate their existence forever.

To make matters worse, Cousin Esteban languishes in prison on Suryadivan Prime, where the former Catholic monk faces a death sentence for crimes he did not commit.

Galactic War (The Pike Chronicles #9) – G. P. Hudson

A crumbling empire. A galactic crusade. Humanity rising to power. Hidden enemies waiting to strike.

Eight years have passed since the Builders and the Dark Ones left the galaxy. In that time, Jon Pike has scored successive victories against the Juttari. Once he drives them out of Diakan space, his forces will be poised to finally strike at the heart of the ruthless Juttari Empire.

But, an unseen power is emerging from the shadows, threatening to destroy all of Jon Pike’s progress and plunge humanity into a new galactic war. Old enemies also continue to pose a deadly threat to the Admiral. Can Jon Pike avoid disaster for himself, humanity and the galaxy?

I Am Justice (The Frontiers Saga: Rogue Castes #9) – Ryk Brown

A chance to gain resources…

A need to prepare a defense…

A trap about to be sprung…

An opportunity for justice…

As his sister faces a critical moment, Captain Scott must chase his friends to regions he has yet to travel.

Sometimes, you just have to take risks for those you care about. Sometimes, quite often.

Incoming – Kevin Orr

The year is 2029, and World War III, which lasted all of 61 minutes, is history.

Nuclear combat destroyed all life on the surface of Earth, relegating mankind to a life underground.

Farrow Lind is tired of living like an insect.

He longs to join the select surface forces, the only group which ever sees daylight.

But when his squad veers off course, he finds himself entangled in the biggest conspiracy in the history of the human race.

“Don’t wanna give the story away but it doesn’t just have plots twists, the whole story is one huge plot twist.” – Amazon Reader Review

The Long-Range War (A Learning Experience #5) – Christopher G. Nuttall 

The gloves have finally come off…

The Tokomak, the unquestioned masters of the galaxy, have dispatched a massive fleet to crush the Solar Union – and the fledgling Galactic Alliance – before the human race and its alien allies can tear the galactic order asunder. Hundreds of thousands of starships under the command of an alien tactical genius, bent on exterminating the entire human race…the darkest hour is truly at hand.

Admiral Hoshiko Stuart has a plan. The Solar Union will dispatch a fleet of its own, with the objective of smashing the alien fleet before it reaches Sol. But, as human technology clashes with alien treachery, experience and sheer numbers, it becomes clear that there can be only one victor…

…And whoever loses will lose everything.

Metal Monsters (Quantum Mortis: Wardogs, Inc. #3) – G. D. Stark

All war is murder for profit.

Some people are just more open about it.

WARDOGS INCORPORATED is one of the largest and most professional mercenary corporations operating in the Kantillon subsector. If you need a bodyguard, an assassination team, or an armored cavalry regiment complete with air support, Wardogs Inc. can provide it for you… for a very steep price.

The Stratocracy of Sfodria has ruled over its people with a very large steel fist for centuries. The giant mechs piloted by their nobles are all but invulnerable and have long served as the aristocratic shield against Sfodria’s enemies. But recently, their indestructible knights have been falling in battle at an unprecedented rate, and no one knows why. Desperate to reverse the fortunes of war before their nation falls to their hereditary enemy, the Stratocracy turns to Wardogs Inc. to train their ineffective and long-ignored militia.

Tommy Falkland and his fellow Wardogs aren’t on the job long before they begin to realize that they may be in well over their pay grade, as they are not dealing with a conventional human threat.

The Pride of the Damned (Cochrane’s Company #3) – Peter Grant

The shadow war started as a simple contract to defend a system against asteroid thieves. The harder Andrew Cochrane and Hawkwood Security fought, the worse things became. Now they find themselves embroiled in an interstellar war with an entire mafia!

Worse yet, the proceedings are so profitable – not to mention bloody – that they’ve attracted the attention of some of the worst criminal organizations in the galaxy. If Hawkwood is to survive, it’ll need all the wits, cunning and ingenuity it can muster – and the unwavering courage and dedication of its people.

The galaxy’s not big enough for both sides. One or the other will go to the wall.

Rogue Pilot (Space Scout #3) – Will Macmillian Jones

Frank Eric Russell was a Captain in The Free Union’s Space Corps, until a series of unfortunate events left him disgraced, dismissed and disgruntled. Now a renegade in an outdated scoutship, he makes a living on the margins of the galaxy in any way he can.

But Frank’s past is catching up with him. The Chief Enforcer of the decaying Galactic Empire, the fearsome Colonel Starker, wants to make Frank a horrible example to the rest of the galaxy of the penalties of crossing his path. The Followers of The Mad God Zog are not pleased by the damage to their holy space station that Frank caused when he escaped from their indoctrination program in a previous novel and want their revenge; and worst of all his old boss wants him back – to carry out some more life-threatening missions for him.

As he flies his elderly Speedbird across the less reputable parts of the galaxy, Frank finds himself living in interesting times…

Shadows of Divinity (The Enochian War #1) – Luke R. Mitchell

Enochia is compromised. The Sanctum. The Legion. The whole damn planet.

Carlisle calls them the raknoth. Red-eyed demons from Alpha knows where. He says they’re aliens. But then again, he also moves things with his freaking mind—a gift he swears lies dormant in me as well—so I’m starting to get a little unclear on what I can and can’t believe anymore. And I know what you’re thinking. A few days ago, I wouldn’t have believed me either.

Then I watched the High General of the Alpha-damned Legion sprout red eyes and tear my parents to bloody pieces.

I don’t know what the raknoth want. I don’t know how they’ve taken control of Enochia without anyone noticing. All I know is that they picked the wrong planet to screw with. Now, I have some questions. And a High General to kill.

My name is Haldin Rais, and I’m going to make them pay…

Target: Earth (Extinction Wars #5) – Vaughn Heppner

What if you could right your greatest regret?

Creed wishes he’d never left Jennifer behind in a dark and alien dimension where Abaddon transformed her into a superhuman killer. Creed helped kill Abaddon and put Jennifer in the Curator’s care—the only one with the hope of healing her—but guilt still gnaws at Creed.

Then one day Jennifer escapes from the Curator, with the pain of her lover’s abandonment driving her. She plans to hurt Creed like he hurt her, by destroying what he has worked so hard to save—the Earth.

When Creed learns this, he breaks his oath as the Galactic Effectuator, steals an advanced stealth ship, phase suit and weapons from the Curator and races home.

Time and incredibly deadly aliens under Jennifer’s control fight Creed. He desperately needs the help of Rollo, Ella and N7 if he hopes to protect humanity and right the greatest wrong of his life by saving Jennifer from the evil Abaddon has done to her.

  New Release Roundup, 21 July 2018: Science Fiction published first on https://medium.com/@ReloadedPCGames

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ARC Review - The Hyperspace Trap by Christopher G. Nuttall

ARC Review – The Hyperspace Trap by Christopher G. Nuttall

Title – The Hyperspace Trap

Author – Christopher G. Nuttall

Genre – Science Fiction, Dystopian

My Rating – 4/5

A year after the Commonwealth won the war with the Theocracy, the interstellar cruise liner Supreme is on its maiden voyage, carrying a host of aristocrats thrilled to be sharing in a wondrous adventure among the stars. The passengers include the owner and his daughters, Angela and…