Michael McCloskey's Blog - Posts Tagged "pit"

The Trilisk Supersedure has been published. It is available on Smashwords now. I've pushed the Kindle version to Amazon and it should appear there within 12 hours, barring server crash or change of policy I don't know about.

Other formats will follow in the next couple of weeks. Smashwords has many formats you can read on most devices, but some prefer buying directly from a company related to their device (such as B&N or Apple). Apple in particular has taken a while to emit my new books. I'm releasing the softcover through Createspace as before, so it will probably be available within another week.

This is the third book in the PIT series. It does not conclude the series. I hope to release the fourth book of PIT in 2013, though I haven't started on it (except as a few fevered imaginings yet to hit a digital file).

Here is the blurb and a sample.

http://www.squidlord.com/home/writing...

Following on the heels of this book, my space horror novel, Force Cantrithor, should be available in two months.

Thanks all for reading and reviewing my books!

Michael "madbot" McCloskey

Three recent releases:

The Trilisk Revolution, book 5 in the PIT series.

Archon Than, my first superhero book.

The Flutes of Aeran, a fantasy novel.

All available for sale at
http://www.squidlord.com/

The Eimar Beacon has been published. It is currently available at Amazon and Smashwords.

This book is not part of the PIT series, but it is set in the same universe as the PIT series.

Here is the Squidlord page:

http://www.squidlord.com/home/writing...

Other formats will follow in the next couple of weeks. Smashwords has many formats you can read on most devices, but some prefer buying directly from a company related to their device (such as Apple or B&N). I'm releasing the softcover through Createspace as before, so it will probably be available soon.

I am currently working on "The Created" and the 7th PIT novel, "The Celaran Probe".

Thanks all for reading and reviewing my books!

I hope to release two new novels by year's end, including the 7th PIT book, "The Celaran Probe", and my 20th novel, "The Created". The drafts of these novels are completed and I'm in the editing phase, working with my editor Stephen "Shoe" Shoemaker.

I anticipate the PIT book will get more attention since it's deep into a series, but I hope some will check out my 20th book because I've tried very hard to make it a special one.

Several of the characters in "The Created" are smart machines called artificial agents who work for their creator (which has an interesting story of his own). The book offers glimpses into many lives but the central characters are easily distinguished and slowly introduced so it should not become confusing.

The novel is set on the core world called Idona in the PIT universe. Those of you familiar with my work should find the setting familiar but the novel is something different.

The book is longer than most of the PIT novels, from 75-80K words written in three parts.

I have released the 7th PIT book called "The Celaran Probe".

http://www.squidlord.com/home/writing...

Rather than return to Earth with the modest spoils of the team’s first Celaran expedition, Telisa decides to proceed to another Celaran colony site in an attempt to find living Celarans. New friends and enemies will be discovered beyond the frontier, while big surprises await the PIT team back home.

I'm also editing my 20th novel, "The Created", which I plan to release this month.

Thanks to all my readers and reviewers!

I just released "The Created".

It's a special project for my 20th novel, set in the same universe as the PIT series.

There's a nice fat sample available on my website, please check it out. You might be pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of the characters are artificial agents.

http://www.squidlord.com/home/writing...

The Celaran Refuge is about 75% done. There are some interesting discoveries for the PIT team and some devastating battles to be joined in this novel. Thanks to all who are following the series!

I'm also looking forward to a cool cover from the amazing Stephan Martiniere! You can see his work at his website: http://www.martiniere.com/

The rest of the year, I'll probably pick up some of my miscellaneous projects and see which one grabs me.

The Celaran Refuge has been published. It is currently available at Amazon, Google Play, and Smashwords.

This is the 8th book in the PIT series.

Here is the Squidlord page:
http://www.squidlord.com/home/writing...

Other formats will follow in the next couple of weeks. Smashwords has many formats you can read on most devices, but some prefer buying directly from a company related to their device (such as Apple or B&N). I'm releasing the softcover through Createspace as before, so it will probably be available soon.

Thanks for reading and reviewing my books! As an indie author, I rely on your ratings and reviews to legitimize my work to those who have not read me.

I'm currently working on The Celaran Solution. That novel is now over 7000 words and growing.

Now and then when I don't feel like hitting my main project, I work on A Ritual Undone (A Mitris novel, the origin story of Ralcander).

I'm also revisiting The Trilisk AI, to remind myself about events earlier in the series. I can't help but touch up the writing here and there (my skills and style have changed since then) so I'll update the ebook when I'm finished.

My rough draft of The Celaran Solution is almost complete. Still a lot of work to do, but I'm glad to see it coming together.

I've also come up with some great surprises for The Celaran Pact, the last book of the Celaran cycle of the PIT series. Barring unforeseen circumstances The Celaran Pact will also come out in 2017.