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The Coalition #3
Through the Gate: More Tales from the Salvage Title Universe
Harmon Tomeral and his friends wanted nothing more than to go to space, and they have beaten the odds, time and again, to get there. They developed a mech and won the Top Fleet Marine Competition. They brought back a battlecruiser from an unknown system and made it their own. They made allies who helped them achieve great victories, and they ultimately founded new colonies in what has become known as the Salvage System.
Salvage System is a beacon of hope, and a number of other races continue looking toward it as an inspiration for how to live and govern themselves, and—in some cases—for assistance in defending themselves and throwing off oppressive regimes.
But the galaxy is a big place, and many of the races in it aren’t friendly. Would these forces like to take over Salvage System and acquire its resources? Absolutely.
Fifteen incredible authors take you further into the Salvage Title universe, giving you looks at some of the beacons of hope…and some of the malevolence that has yet to show its face. Can Harmon Tomeral and his friends hold out against it? Take a look inside and find out!
Salvage System is a beacon of hope, and a number of other races continue looking toward it as an inspiration for how to live and govern themselves, and—in some cases—for assistance in defending themselves and throwing off oppressive regimes.
But the galaxy is a big place, and many of the races in it aren’t friendly. Would these forces like to take over Salvage System and acquire its resources? Absolutely.
Fifteen incredible authors take you further into the Salvage Title universe, giving you looks at some of the beacons of hope…and some of the malevolence that has yet to show its face. Can Harmon Tomeral and his friends hold out against it? Take a look inside and find out!
554 pages, Paperback
First published June 9, 2020
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About the author
Chris Kennedy
138 books162 followersA Webster Award winner and three-time Dragon Award finalist, Chris Kennedy is a Science Fiction/Fantasy author, speaker, and small-press publisher who has written over 50 books and published more than 400 others. Get his free book, “Shattered Crucible,” at his website, https://chriskennedypublishing.com.
Called “fantastic” and “a great speaker,” he has coached hundreds of beginning authors and budding novelists on how to self-publish their stories at a variety of conferences, conventions, and writing guild presentations. He is the author of the award-winning #1 bestseller, “Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores.”
Chris lives in Coinjock, North Carolina, with his wife. Follow Chris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ckpublishing/.
Called “fantastic” and “a great speaker,” he has coached hundreds of beginning authors and budding novelists on how to self-publish their stories at a variety of conferences, conventions, and writing guild presentations. He is the author of the award-winning #1 bestseller, “Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores.”
Chris lives in Coinjock, North Carolina, with his wife. Follow Chris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ckpublishing/.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
November 7, 2022
Eh... It's an Anthology book, and because of that, I couldn't bring myself to finish it. Some of the stories could be placed in ANY universe, and they'd fit just fine. They mention the Bith Gates, and that's it. No mention of Salvage System in some of them, or anything else. Short stories, disappointing stories.
Don't get me wrong, I've read Anthology books before, but they kept it more to the larger picture related to their universes. I've read most of the Anthology books for Mercedes Lackey's Herald's of Valdemar, and they FIT! But some of these? They just didn't feel like they fit at all. Otherwise, these short story authors made some reasonably good short stories, but the overall picture for me felt skewed and unambiguous, and again: CAN FIT ANYWHERE IN ANY OTHER UNIVERSE.
TL;DR: if you're here for Salvage System related stories, or otherwise, related to MCs of Steverson's books, you're best off looking for books Steverson has, himself, written.
Don't get me wrong, I've read Anthology books before, but they kept it more to the larger picture related to their universes. I've read most of the Anthology books for Mercedes Lackey's Herald's of Valdemar, and they FIT! But some of these? They just didn't feel like they fit at all. Otherwise, these short story authors made some reasonably good short stories, but the overall picture for me felt skewed and unambiguous, and again: CAN FIT ANYWHERE IN ANY OTHER UNIVERSE.
TL;DR: if you're here for Salvage System related stories, or otherwise, related to MCs of Steverson's books, you're best off looking for books Steverson has, himself, written.
June 12, 2020
I am hooked!
Through the Gate is a collection of short stories about the Salvage Title Coalition. It encompasses the variety of beings who populate it, visit it and/or try to conquer it.
We have down-and-outers, stowaways, pirates, politicians, conartists, wiseguys, royalty, kidnappers, spies and even a passing mention of someone by the name of Hann who wins a starship named the Falcon in a card game (Yes, really!).
This anthhology was an introduction to the whole Salvage Title Universe for me. It piqued my interest to the point that I purchased Kevin Steverson's Salvage Title Trilogy and it's anology. I am now in the process of acquiring the Coalition duology.
Through the Gate is a collection of short stories about the Salvage Title Coalition. It encompasses the variety of beings who populate it, visit it and/or try to conquer it.
We have down-and-outers, stowaways, pirates, politicians, conartists, wiseguys, royalty, kidnappers, spies and even a passing mention of someone by the name of Hann who wins a starship named the Falcon in a card game (Yes, really!).
This anthhology was an introduction to the whole Salvage Title Universe for me. It piqued my interest to the point that I purchased Kevin Steverson's Salvage Title Trilogy and it's anology. I am now in the process of acquiring the Coalition duology.
June 18, 2020
Great anthology that lets you explore many different story lines from the Salvage universe. Hopefully, we can extend some of these shorter stories into much longer ones for future publication (hint hint). So many cool new races of aliens and different ways to get into and out of trouble. Highly recommend.
June 16, 2020
Great Addition to Salvage Universe
Some stories were just fun, pop corn Sci Fi, others had the don’t upset engineer, and some were very intense. The first story was good, intense, and troubling.
Very good story addition.
Some stories were just fun, pop corn Sci Fi, others had the don’t upset engineer, and some were very intense. The first story was good, intense, and troubling.
Very good story addition.
December 4, 2022
Gun
Unexpectedly diverse collection of stories, and each and everyone had a good story / moral to tell. I'd recommend this book for quick bites between work days or waiting at a car wash. It's fun and you should try.
Unexpectedly diverse collection of stories, and each and everyone had a good story / moral to tell. I'd recommend this book for quick bites between work days or waiting at a car wash. It's fun and you should try.
July 29, 2020
Wasn't very good
Couldn't get into the stories like I did the original series. It could be that I don't like short stories or they really wasn't very good
Couldn't get into the stories like I did the original series. It could be that I don't like short stories or they really wasn't very good
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