Sam Lippert's Blog

For a little over a year I have been suffering from an extreme case of writer’s block. This isn’t to say that I haven’t written, but my word count has been frighteningly low, especially when it comes to The Nathan Daniels Saga: Part 4. I have been struggling with this, while all along not realizing there was a tool in my belt that was being under utilized: The Blog.

Now, I know what you are saying: “If you are suffering from writer’s block, how does blogging help, I mean it does require writi...

I will be a panelist and attendee at the 39th ConClave Science Fiction Convention this weekend! (10/9-10/11) at the Doubletree by Hilton in Dearborn Michigan! I will be on the following panels, so stop by and say hi!

Fri     6pm       SF on TV

Fri     11pm     Value for the Dollar

Sat    10am      Comedy in SF

Sat    3pm        All About Plot

Sat    8pm        Apocalypse Now (and Then)

Sat    9pm        Preparing for Novel in a Month

Sun   noon       NaNo Prep Write In

Sun   2pm       Authors Imitating Hollywood Physics

Hope to see you there!

The Nathan Daniels Saga: Part 4

It’s been a year and a half in the making, but in the next few weeks you will be able to pre-order Part 4!  Rosie has finished the cover art (as you can see) and I feel it is the best yet!

Part 4 begins Act 2 of the Saga, as our intrepid crew begins the process of dealing with gains and losses that Act sent their way.  As the beginning of a new act, this book has much more of the flavor of Part 1.

Pre-orders should start mid to late September 2015.

Want To Go For a Ride In My Spaceship? (The Nathan Daniels Saga: Act 1)

Shortly after publishing Part 3, it became obvious that it signaled a shift in the story, comparable to the ending of the first act of a play.  For this reason I decided to collect the first three parts into this Act 1 collection. It is definitely the best way to get ‘caught up’ on all of the action prior to the release of Part 4 (Fall 2015)!

Designed for people who read Part 1, but missed Part 2, this is a combo version of Parts 1 & 2.

This one actually saves you $0.50 over buying the two separately, plus I get better royalties. (Hint :-))

I had some issues with it at CreateSpace that I never went back to fix, so this one is only available for Kindle.

The Nathan Daniels Saga: Part 3

The adventures of the crew of the Nola continue in this, the third installment of this exciting science fiction series!

This time our intrepid adventurers find themselves in the Libertarian/Objectivist paradise known as Rand, where they encounter friends (and enemies) both new and old.

Along with negotiating their way through the idiosyncrasies of Randian culture, they must contend with the newest threat hurled at them by Admiral Sokolov, all while attempting to make a profit…

I put this together after I published Part 2, for new people to the series.  It is nothing more than Parts 1 & 2 cramm

ed together in one book.  It is about the same price as buying the two separately, but it is a little more convenient. (Also, by Amazon rules the royalty rate is a little higher, so if you haven’t started the series yet, I definitely prefer that you buy this one, instead of the two separately. )

Two months afte

r accepting his life changing mission, the fickle finger of fate had dealt Captain Nathan Daniels a losing hand. The Nola was dead in space, and mysterious bandits had made off with his cargo as well as his passengers!

The Nathan Daniels Saga: Part 2 continues the adventures of Nathan, Remi and Omany as they attempt to reunite and continue on their year long voyage through known space.

How will Nathan repair the Nola? Who were the mysterious bandits? Will Remi and Omany escape their captors? Are the Princess and her mentor even still alive? The answers to these questions are in the pages of this book!

Captain Nathan Daniels had the best lifestyle in the modern galaxy. As an independent trader he set his own schedule, selected his own cargo, and had the freedom to visit any of the kingdoms, empires and fiefdoms in known space. He even had the best pick-up line of all time: “Want to go for a ride on my space ship?”

After leaving a small mining colony on the moon of Droshai, just outside of Kalifet space, he receives a summons from the Empress of the Kalifet Empire. The fact that the summons is delivered by two military cruisers both ensures his compliance, and piques his curiosity.

Little did he know how much this summons would change his life…

Every now and then I have an idea that works better as a short story than a longer piece. These stories will be published as part of the series “Sam’s Shorts,” and will be offered at the lowest price allowed by Amazon ($0.99), with free downloads available as often as I can manage.

At some point in the future I may collect them into an anthology, but for now this is the only way to get the first one…