Continue the Space Opera Bringer of Chaos, with Down Time
Space Opera – Down Time In the Bringer of Chaos series, the immortal king Pietas performs the Ritual of Strength. In it, he strips, kneels, and cuts his long hair, as a symbol of forsaking…
Science Fiction: A Single Act of Mercy (Bringer of Chaos #1)
Science Fiction: A Single Act of Mercy In a bonus story at the end of Origin of Pietas, Six asks Pietas a loaded question. Side by side with Pietas, I walked across the planet Sempervia.…
Sci-Fi Romance on Kobo Plus: Find Your Next World
There is a particular pleasure in finding a story you weren’t looking for. Maybe it starts with a cover that makes you stop scrolling. A character in the description sounds intriguing. A strange world raises…
The Eclipse: an excerpt from Watch Your Six #MFRWhooks
The eclipse scene From Watch Your Six Pietas has been gravely injured, and carried to the flat top of a memorial to the fallen. His eyes have been covered because the act of saving him…
Watch Your Six: Fight until nothing’s left #MFRWhooks #SpaceOpera
NOTE: In this excerpt, italics indicates telepathic speech, other than Pietas recalling Elryk’s voice. Elryk was his first commander, and more of a father to him than his own. Six and Joss can both hear…
Freedom or forever? Which would you choose? – from Watch Your Six #MFRWhooks
In the third Bringer of Chaos book, Watch Your Six, survival is not the end of the problem facing Pietas and Six. The aftermath is. Without giving away the ending, I can tell you it’s…
What Does Watch Your Six Mean?
“Watch your six” is military shorthand for watching someone’s back. Years ago, when I named a character Six, I had no idea how important the words watch your six would eventually become. Or what a…
Behind the Book Covers: Bringing Pietas to Life
Book covers for Bringer of Chaos Every once in a while, a story reaches beyond the page. I’m getting ready to release the final novel in my Bringer of Chaos space opera series, Watch Your…
Some enemies are impossible to ignore – Bringer of Chaos #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
Some enemies are impossible to ignore Some enemies arrive with armies. Others arrive carrying convictions. When Pietas first encounters the soldier he labels “Six”, they have every reason to despise one another. One believes order…
Bringer of Chaos #1 – Origin of Pietas #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
In the Bringer of Chaos series, coming back from death changes people. Because survival isn’t salvation. It binds you to the record. Most stories treat survival as a victory. The danger passes. The hero lives.…