I’ve been informed that BALLISTIC, second novel of the Palladium Wars series, has been moved up in the schedule for a publication date of May 26, 2020. If you’d like to pre-order it, you can do so via this link. BALLISTIC will be available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and Audible formats. (Lots of pre-orders will…
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BALLISTIC cover art
The Amazon product page for BALLISTIC, second novel in the Palladium Wars, now has a picture of the cover on it, so I guess it’s official: I think it’s a gorgeous cover, and I love the art direction they’ve picked for the Palladium Wars novels so far.
Non-Euclidean geometry, fall edition
When I need to let my brain’s background processes figure out a story element or untie a knot in a chapter, I take a walk in the place you see pictured above. It never fails to work. In other news, I just turned in the edits for BALLISTIC, second in the Palladium Wars series,…
Dispatch from the desk
The most enjoyable words for a writer to read are “Pay To The Order Of…”, and the most enjoyable words for a writer to put down on the page are “THE END”. I’ve been quiet on here because I’ve spent the last few weeks finishing BALLISTIC, the second book in the Palladium Wars series. But…
The Big Idea: Aftershocks
My friend John Scalzi was kind enough to let me borrow his blog today, where I talk a little about the central idea behind Aftershocks. In related news, I have been informed by reliable sources that I can claim the first use of the term “giraffe-adjacent” on Whatever. May it stand to future historians as…
Various AFTERSHOCKS items
The AFTERSHOCKS giveaway is now closed. Later today, I’ll pull ten numbers out of a hat and match them with their respective comments, and then I’ll post the winners here for all to see. (If you find yourself on the winning list, email me at frontlines@markokloos.com with a mailing address.) Also, AFTERSHOCKS is one of…
AFTERSHOCKS Paperback Giveaway
I just got my author copies for AFTERSHOCKS, so let’s have ourselves a little giveaway! Everybody likes giveaways, right? They have layers. Like a parfait. Anyway, I am going to give away TEN signed trade paperback copies of Aftershocks. Because the Goodreads giveaway is limited to US residents, and because I like my international fans,…
Aftershocks giveaway on Goodreads
AFTERSHOCKS, the first novel in my new series THE PALLADIUM WARS, will be out on July 1. My publisher, 47North, is giving away 100 ebook copies via Goodreads, and if you live in the U.S., you can throw your hat into that ring from May 31 until June 30: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/292827-aftershocks Interplanetary strife! Corporate intrigue! Ancient…
Interview with me over at The Verge
Andrew Liptak at The Verge interviewed me about my new series, The Palladium Wars. I go a little bit into the world-building for the new story, and how my week at the Launch Pad astronomy workshop in 2017 helped to make the new series more scientifically grounded. With the publication of the interview, the cover…