Isaac Hooke's Blog

I made some changes to Star Warrior based on feedback from both my advanced review team and from release week readers. Some of those changes didn’t make it into the Star Warrior until after the official launch.

What follows is a list of those changes, in chronological order from earliest to latest:

11-30-2017

attributes occasionally increase with each level

12-02-2017

added overall levelling – Tane ends the book at level 6

12-02-2017b

removed energy sword, replaced with beam hilt (a soun...

I just released the fourth installment to the A Captain’s Crucible series on Amazon, titled “Planet Killer.” I’ve priced the novelat$3.99.

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For the past little whileI’ve been hard at work on a follow-up trilogy to the ATLAS series. I’ve been writing this military science fiction piece on the side, and finally finished the whole 220,000+ word series last week.

Titled “Alien War,” the trilogy is standalone and can be read independently of all my other works. It follows Rade and his platoon as theyinvestigate a new threat. They have some updated toys, specifically a new breed of mech. They soon find themselves embroiled in an alienw...

I’m excited to announce thatCradleof War, the thirdinstallment in the A Captain’s Crucible series, is now available in the Kindle store.

Enjoy!!

The arrival of a strange vessel changes everything for the stranded warships of Battle Group 72. Captain Dallas must place his trust in newfound alien allies if his fleet is to survive.

Dallasis faced with a terrible choice, one that could lead not only to the destruction of his battle group, but humanity itself.

Regardless of his decision, the fut...

The second installment in the A Captain’s Crucible series of Military Science Fictionnovels, Test of Mettle,is now available in the Kindle store.

Enjoy!!

Blurb:

The survivors of Battle Group 72 are stranded on the fringes of known space. Cut off from Central Command, with time and resources running out, the fleet struggles to build a Gate home before enemy reinforcements arrive.

They finish with not a moment to spare: heat signatures matching the assailants are spotted sunward. Too many hea...

Mark your calendars: the sequel to Flagship, “Test of Mettle,” is releasing the week of May 23rd. It’s currently in the hands of my advance review team, whose members are helping iron out the bugs.

Stay tuned!

The firstinstallment in the A Captain’s Crucible series of Military Science Fictionnovels, Flagship,is now available in the Kindle store for $2.99.

Enjoy!!

Blurb:

A military research vessel has disappeared on the fringes of known space.

Captain Jonathan Dallas, commodore of Battle Unit 72, dispatches his fleet to investigate.

At first the evidence points overwhelmingly to the involvement of another human faction—the Sino-Koreans, longtime enemies of the United Systems.

But when the unit is...

The third installment in the Ethan Galaal series of Thriller novels, Terminal Phase,is now available in the Kindle store for $3.99.

Enjoy!!

Blurb:

Target: Al Sifr.
Profile: Terrorist mastermind.
Mission Objective: Terminate with extreme prejudice.

Ethan is paired with the beautiful yet troubled Bretta Storm in his latest operation – the pursuit of the elusive terrorist financier and mastermind, Al Sifr. The target baits them into a deadly game of cat and mouse that leads the duo through...

“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. This every sister of the Bene Gesserit knows. To begin your study of the life of Muad’Dib, then, take care that you first place him in his time: born in the 57th year of the Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV. And take the most special care that you locate Muad’Dib in his place: the planet Arrakis. Do not be deceived by the fact that he was born on Caladan and lived his first fifteen years there. Arrakis, the...

Continuing with mymost highlighted phrases series, I’m now turning to quotes from The Forever Gate. As usual, I got these numbers fromthe Kindle site. Note: I includedthe most highlighted sections from books 1 – 5, as well as those fromthe compendium edition, for completeness.

What is a mind? Why does it betray us at those times when we need it most?

10 highlights.

The hammer of the forge inside me won’t back down sometimes, and it hurts the people I care about the most

9 highlights.

When y...