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HALO: RUBICON PROTOCOL lands August 9, 2022. This is a stand alone novel that takes place in the six months prior to the start of the game, HALO INFINITE. 

An original novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! 

A HALO INFINITE STORY

December 2559. Humanity has its back against the wall after the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity drops out of slipspace into a devastating ambush launched by the Banished. As this fierce enemy alliance seeks to claim a mysterious object hidden within the ancient Forerunner construct known as Zeta Halo, the surviving UNSC corps finds itself compromised and its leadership out of reach—with remaining personnel forced to abandon ship and take their chances on the fractured, unpredictable surface of the Halo ring.

Now survival in this strange, alien environment—whether for Spartan super-soldiers or those who never thought they would see the battle up close—is measured day to day against a relentless and brutal adversary that always has the upper hand. Desperation grows, but the will to keep on fighting and enduring no matter the odds is never in doubt…even as the Banished seek to unleash a frightening new enemy that could doom them all…

* AMAZON
* BARNES & NOBLE
* INDIE BOUND
* POWELL'S BOOKS
* APPLE BOOKS

HALO: POINT OF LIGHT hits bookstores on March 2, 2021. This is a full length novel and is a sequel to HALO: RENEGADES & HALO: SMOKE & SHADOW.

August 2558. Rion Forge was once defined by her relentless quest for hope amidst the refuse and wreckage of a post-Covenant War galaxy—years spent searching for family as much as fortune. But that was before Rion and the crew of her salvager ship Ace of Spades encountered a powerful yet tragic being who forever altered their lives. This remnant from eons past, when the Forerunners once thrived, brought with it a revelation of ancient machinations and a shocking, brutal history. Unfortunately, the Ace crew also made dire enemies of the Office of Naval Intelligence in the process, with the constant threat of capture and incarceration a very real possibility. Now with tensions mounting and ONI forces closing in, Rion and her companions commit to this being’s very personal mission, unlocking untold secrets and even deadlier threats that have been hidden away for centuries from an unsuspecting universe....

* AMAZON* SIMON & SCHUSTER
* BARNES & NOBLE
* INDIE BOUND
* POWELL'S BOOKS
* APPLE BOOKS

HALO: RENEGADES will hit stands on February 19, 2019. This is a full length novel and is a sequel to HALO: SMOKE & SHADOW.

Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-Covenant War galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto—and Rion Forge certainly made her mark on the trade. All she wanted was to grow her business and continue the search for her long-lost father, but her recent discovery of a Forerunner debris field at the edge of human-occupied space has now put her squarely in the crosshairs of the Office of Naval Intelligence and the violent remains of the Covenant. Each faction has a desire to lay claim to the spoils of ancient technology, whatever the cost, sending Rion and the crew of the Ace of Spades on a perilous venture—one that unexpectedly leads them straight into danger far greater than anything they’ve ever encountered…

It'll be available in paperback, e-book, and audio.

* AMAZON
* BARNES & NOBLE
* INDIE BOUND
* POWELL'S BOOKS
* APPLE BOOKS

A print version of my digital first e-novella, HALO: SMOKE & SHADOW will be available January 16, 2018. Will be nice to add a hard copy of this to my bookshelf!

Charlie Madigan work is indefinitely on hold while I fulfill other contracts. Other contracts mean that you'll be seeing more books coming down the pipeline from moi. Just not at liberty to share at this time. :D

For those who read my YA series, a new Gods & Monsters novel is in the works and I'm aiming for a fall/winter 2017 release.

That's it! ;-)  Cheers!

Popping in on this fine Monday to let you know HALO: SMOKE AND SHADOW is out in the world. Yup. It's release day. If you read INTO THE FIRE, my short story in HALO: FRACTURES, you'll be pleased to know Rion's journey picks off from where we left off. (And for those who haven't read the short story, it's included in this book in order to get everyone up to speed.) If you're a HALO fan and/or dig space adventure with a rough-and-tumble heroine, give it a try. :) Hope you'll all check it out. It's a digital-first novella, and has a great price of $1.99!  

Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-war galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge has certainly made her mark on the trade. When the discovery of a wrecked UNSC cruiser brings Rion’s past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she’s hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father and his ship, the Spirit of Fire? This digital-first enovella also contains the complete text of Kelly Gay's short story “Into the Fire,” originally featured in the collection Halo: Fractures.

An original digital-first enovella set in the Halo Universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!

Amazon   *    B & N   *   iTunes

I've had the great and awesome pleasure of contributing a story in the anthology: HALO: FRACTURES, which released today. Cannot even tell you how cool it was to jump into such a vast and varied universe. Check it out:


A sensational short story collection in the expansive universe of HALO, the New York Times bestselling.Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.

Featuring electrifying works from such acclaimed authors as:
Tobias Buckell • Troy Denning • Matt Forbeck • Kelly Gay • Christie Golden • Kevin Grace • Morgan Lockhart • John Jackson Miller • Frank O’Connor • Brian Reed • Joseph Staten • James SwallowORDER LINKS:

Amazon  *  B&N  *  Simon & Schuster  *  IndieBound  *  iTunes

Wrapping up some contracted work this month and next. Then I can turn my attention to the website and, of course, to Charlie. Happy to say that the one bit of contracted work I mentioned a while ago turned into two bits. TWO BITS OF AWESOME. Once all the deadlines are out of the way and I can share, I'll let you all know what I've been working on. I think you're really gonna dig it. Stay tuned!

And just because... This little one is turning three next month.



~ Kelly

Finally pulling things together... Pages and links should populate over the next couple weeks or so. Hope everyone had an excellent holiday. Here's to an awesome 2016. :-)

For those of you arriving here via KellyGay.com... In an effort to make things more efficient, my website is currently undergoing a revamp/merge with my YA author persona, Kelly Keaton. I'm also merging (as time allows) my two Facebook Fan Pages and eventually my twitter accounts. If you're looking to connect with me, please join me on Facebook  &  Twitter . (They're both Kelly Keaton sites, but I'm merging Kelly Gay into them, and this will be reflected in the revamping and renaming of those sites as well. In the end, all will be well and the two Kelly's will be as one. ;-)  Thanks!

CARNIEPUNK is out today, folks. Excited about this book as it features some ah-mazing authors
telling some very cool stories.

I'm also pretty proud too. This is my first anthology. My first short story. I had a little bit of reservations going into it. Could I write something so short? Could I create a beginning, middle, end, engage the reader, and introduce the world of Charlie Madigan in under 10,000 words? It took some trial and error, for sure, but I'm happy with the outcome.

My story in CARNIEPUNK is Hell's Menagerie. And it follows the trouble Emma, Rex, and Brim find as they traverse hell, tracking down a macabre carnival where beasts and being are put to the ultimate test in matches to the death.

And if all that's not reason enough to go henceforth and buy this cool ass book, here's another: Because I'm an animal lover (hellhounds included!), and because my story highlights some of the sad things animals go through in the name of sport/entertainment, I'm donating part of my proceeds of CARNIEPUNK to the SPCA.

So go now. Check it out. Read some new or favorite authors.

Amazon  *  B&N  *  Apple  *  Indiebound