C Gockel Writes

Featured Science Fiction: Fallen (Allies and Enemies Book One) by Amy J. Murphy

by

Allies and Enemies: Fallen, Book 1 by Amy J. Murphy

FREE as of January 1, 2024
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany

Kobo, iBooks, Nook, GooglePlay

Fight. Survive. Repeat.

The rules of a soldier are simple.

Born into service of the Regime, Commander Sela Tyron is about as subtle as a hammer. To hammers, any problem can look like a nail, but things aren’t always that easy. When Sela is abandoned with her team on a planet full of insurrectionists, things get complicated.

A daredevil rescue by her commanding officer reaps deadly consequences, forcing Sela to choose between the only life she’s ever known and the fate of the man she’s duty-bound to protect.

Her whole life was a lie. And that’s the good news.

Shirking a life of privilege, Erelah Veradin dreamt of building spaceships to explore the stars in the service of the Regime. Yet a monstrous truth about her true heritage is revealed, placing Erelah at the center of a scheming mastermind’s bid for power.

If you love gritty, epic space opera like The Expanse or Firefly, this premier title in the Allies and Enemies series launches you on the ride of a lifetime. Voted Dragon Award Finalist for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel by Dragon Con and a Kindle Book Award Finalist.

Suit up. Time to join the fight.

Featured Science Fiction: Exiles (Allies and Enemies Book Three) by Amy J. Murphy

by

Featured Science Fiction: Exiles (Allies and Enemies Book Three) by Amy J. Murphy

$3.99 as of January 1, 2024
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany

Kobo, Apple, Nook, GooglePlay

If you’re going to start a war, know what’s at stake.

Ironvale. Splitdawn. Poisoncry.

Three bloodthirsty guilds that control the decaying corner of space called the Reaches. This balance of power exists at a tipping point. One nudge and chaos reigns. Sela Tyron is willing to supply that nudge to help her partner with an important rescue. Even if it means trusting a shifty criminal. Or turning herself into a power-armored assassin.

If you love gritty, epic space opera like The Expanse or Firefly, this third installment in Allies and Enemies series is custom made for you. Voted a Dragon Award Finalist for Best Military Science Fiction Novel by Dragon Con.

Suit up. Time to join the fight.

Featured Science Fiction: Hammer and Crucible (Imperial Hammer Book 1) by Cameron Cooper

by

Featured Science Fiction: Hammer and Crucible (Imperial Hammer Book 1) by Cameron Cooper

FREE as of December 29, 2023
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia

Apple, Nook, Kobo, GooglePlay

The interstellar array which links worlds together wakes to find it has enemies…

The Fourth Carinad Empire stretches across hundreds of settled worlds and stellar cities, and thousands of light years. The Empire’s people and data are linked by a space-folding gates array controlled by the Emperor and his cohorts. When the array evolves into a sentient entity, it recognizes the Emperor as its foe.

Danny Andela, once known as The Imperial Hammer, withdrew from the Imperial Rangers decades ago, her reputation in tatters. She lives on her family’s star barge, waiting to die of a rare disease: old age. She would be the array’s perfect weapon against the Emperor, except she no longer gives a damn—about anything.

Then Danny learns that the military disaster which essentially ended her life might possibly have been arranged by the Emperor himself…

Hammer and Crucible is the first book in the Imperial Hammer space opera science fiction series by award-winning SF author Cameron Cooper.

The Imperial Hammer series:
1.0: Hammer and Crucible
1.1: An Average Night on Androkles
2.0: Star Forge
3.0: Long Live the Emperor
4.0: Severed
5.0: Destroyer of Worlds

Featured Sci-fi: Thalassic Series by Liz Shipton

by

First Book FREE, Book 2 – 99¢, Book 3 – $1.99, Book 4 – $2.99
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia

What do you do with a drunken sailor when the world is underwater?

In a brutal dystopian water world, where survival depends on skill and smarts, Bird Howsley is a beautiful disaster. A drunken sailor, a sharp-tongued back-talker, and a magnet for chaos, Bird is one bad decision away from watching her life go completely down the drain.

Her only lifeline? Level-headed sailing teacher, Sargo Paz. Sargo is a second-generation immigrant striving to prove himself in a city where no one looks like him, and despite Bird’s salty demeanor, he seems determined not to give up on her.

But when a cryptic message from her dead brother sets Bird on a quest to find answers about her past, one reckless act puts her and Sargo in the crosshairs of a dangerous underground organization hell-bent on their demise.

Forced to flee their hometown, they embark on a treacherous voyage across the Salt – where pirates, perilous seas and close quarters stir up emotions neither of them expected, and they discover that the organization they’re running from holds darker secrets than they ever imagined…

Featured Sci-fi: Krimson Run (Krimson Empire Book 1) by Julia Huni

by

Featured Sci-fi: Krimson Run (Krimson Empire Book 1) by Julia Huni

FREE as of December 25, 2023
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia

Apple, Nook, Kobo, GooglePlay

The Federation made three mistakes:

– Leaving Quinn to die

– Framing Quinn for treason

– Taking Quinn’s kids

She could get over the first two.

With her friend Tony, a man of surprising connections and mysterious family, Quinn rescues herself and the other “inconvenient” spouses left to die on the abandoned asteroid outpost. When Quinn launches her campaign to retrieve her kids, the Federation will realize taking children from their mother is the biggest mistake of all. Because Quinn will do whatever it takes to get them back–even start a revolution.

Featured Sci-fi: Anti Life by Allen Kuzara

by

Featured Sci-fi: Anti Life by Allen Kuzara

FREE as of December 25, 2023
Click for current price: Amazon US, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia

Apple, Nook, Kobo, GooglePlay

The opposite of life isn’t death; it’s something far worse.

In an anarcho-capitalist future, space-based corporate settlements have replaced the State. Colonel John Alvarez, a fifteen-year veteran, is unwilling to waste more years leading missions into deep space. He wants to start over and make a new life with his wife and son.

But when a distress message from a distant research probe is received, Novos Corp reactivates Alvarez’s contract. He must carry out one last mission, a rescue attempt. Unknown to Alvarez, however, is the hidden threat that awaits him, one that–if he cannot stop it–will doom humanity to a fate worse than death.