Dispatches from Valhalla is up in both ebook and dead tree! All my Phases of Mars short stories, Wonder No More, “Winifred” (Usurper’s War origin story), and The Victorious Meeting together in one action packed volume!
Usurper's War
Acts of War Audiobook 2.0 Sample!
Hey all! Sorry for the hiatus. Much, much more to post about. It’s going to be a busy final quarter of the year, followed by a gangbusters dive into 2024. (More on that in another post.) But first, wanted to share that I’m getting the three Usurper’s War novels rerecorded! The audiobook narrator will be the […]
Anthology Is Live
As promised last October, the Flametree Press alternate history anthology is now live. Alas, it is only available in the UK at the moment. US Folks will have to wait another couple of months to read “Winifred” in its entirety. There are several Nebula and Sidewise Awards winners / nominees inside the final book, so […]
Usurper’s War Alternate History News
Greetings all! I come bearing good news I can finally share: “Winifred,” my Usurper’s War origin story, has been accepted for publication in Flametree Press’s Alternate History anthology. You can read more about that at the Flametree Press Blog. This will be the only place you can find the official POD for awhile. I’m really excited […]
From the Plains to the Planet
Greetings everyone! Quick note to catch everyone up on some recent happenings in Kansas (Knights! Squires! Guards!) and upcoming shows. Sure it’s not technically a “comic convention in Kansas,” but “Kansas” is in the name!: The Plains, The Plains Did the Great Plains Renaissance Festival in Wichita, KS on 9-10 April. It was good to […]
Authors Talk History Panel
So as promised in a previous post, here’s the History Talk hosted by H.P. Holo. I think David, Terry, H.P., and I all had a great time!
AUTHORS TALK ABOUT HISTORY
This Thursday, 17 December 2020, at 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST, I’m sitting down on a panel with fellow authors Terry Maggert and David Weber and on Zoom. Given David’s story for Trouble in the Wind, I figure this will be a perfect time for someone to ask him about when the alternate Civil War […]
Against the Tide Imperial Is Live!
At long last, it gives me great pleasure to report Against the Tide Imperial, Book #3 in my Usurper’s War Series, is live! All 400 pages of it!
It Is Finished!
Against the Tide Imperial is complete! As my editors have been working concurrently, I’ll start updating with their revisions this week, with hopes to get the book up within the next 60 days. Of course, this is dependent on Murphy, who has been working overtime here in Casa de Young…but that’s a story for another […]
Warship Wednesday–Territories and Mission
If you ever wonder just how crazy things got towards the end of the Washington Naval Treaty, look no further than the Alaska-class large cruisers. I’m going to let the always excellent Drachnifel give a quick rundown of the vessels here: Unlike the poster (and it’s a lovely series), I’ve never been of the school […]
Warship Wednesday: Fun With Turrets
Thanks to the U.S.S. Iowa for filming this interior of the 16-inch turrets. In the case of the Iowa and many other late war ships, each gun could elevate and fire independently. Bonus: Here is a World War II-era training video. As an author, as I watched this I realized just how many things could get knocked […]
Warship Wednesday–Carrier Doctrine #1
Interesting thing I discovered about carrier doctrine in writing the Usurper’s War series in general, but definitely with regards to Against the Tide Imperial: The three main carrier navies in our timeline did things very, very differently. The USN basically went all in on “every carrier throws a haymaker.” This was shown both in early task […]