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COVER REVEAL: MAKO 2020 from Theogony Books

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Theogony Books, an imprint of Chris Kennedy Publishing, today unveiled the cover for the re-release of my debut novel, MAKO.

I can’t tell you guys how happy I am with the way this design turned out. Truly. It stays faithful to my original vision for the concept while integrating some really nice artwork and font styles to give the entire piece a vibrant, modern look.

MAKO, book one of THE MAKO SAGA, arrives May 22.

Related Story: IJM joins forces with Theogony Books for DETRON CITY VICE and THE MAKO SAGA (Read More)

NEWS: MAKO to re-release May 22 with Theogony Books

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As was announced at the start of our most recent episode on The Dudes in Hyperspace Podcast, I can now officially confirm that my debut novel, MAKO, will re-release worldwide on May 22, 2020 through Theogony Books!

The remainder of THE MAKO SAGA trilogy — RED SKY DAWNING and AT CIRCLE’S END — will arrive later this summer culminating with the release of my new Makoverse spinoff novel, DETRON CITY VICE, this August.

Stay tuned to the IJM News Desk as more details unfold. You can also visit the Theogony Books website to learn more about the other fantastic books and series on their roster!

New to the Makoverse?

Get a jump on the MAKO re-release by checking out the official prequal, MAKO: GENESIS, available FREE along with two more short stories to members of the IJM Mailing List.

Click here to sign up and start reading today!

NEWS: IJM joins forces with Theogony Books for DETRON CITY VICE and THE MAKO SAGA

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I’m proud to announce that the next book in my sci-fi Makoverse series, titled DETRON CITY VICE, will be released in August 2020 through the Theogony Books imprint of Chris Kennedy Publishing (CKP). In addition, CKP has also acquired the rights to the original Mako Saga trilogy and will be re-releasing each book in the series throughout the summer in preparation for the arrival of VICE sometime before Labor Day.

Tentative Makoverse release schedule (exact dates TBA):

  • MAKO (The Mako Saga: Book 1) — May
  • RED SKY DAWNING (the Mako Saga: Book 2) — June
  • AT CIRCLE’S END (The Mako Saga: Book 3) — July
  • DETRON CITY VICE (A Makoverse Novel) — August

For more information on this development as well as what readers can expect from the new book, visit the IJM Facebook page and watch my live announcement video on the Makoverse/CKP partnership.

For more on Chris Kennedy Publishing and Theogony Books, visit the CKP website or follow the company on Facebook.

IJM short story AKALLA NIGHTS arrives with new Salvage Universe anthology

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I’m proud to announce that the new Salvage Title Universe anthology, SALVAGE CONQUEST, featuring my new short story, AKALLA NIGHTS, is now available for purchase through Theogony Books on Amazon. Click here to get your copy today!

AKALLA NIGHTS follows the adventure of a husband-and-wife freight running team as they seek to save their struggling business by entertaining a deal that could net them more than they bargained for.

About This Anthology

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 have begun 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!

With stories by:

  • Kevin Steverson
  • Chris Kennedy
  • Christopher Woods
  • Kevin Ikenberry
  • Robert E. Hampson
  • Van Allen Plexico
  • Ian J. Malone
  • Marisa Wolf
  • Quincy J. Allen
  • John G. Hartness
  • KC Johnston
  • Alex Rath
  • David Alan Jones
  • Mark Wandrey
  • Brad R. Torgersen

IJM returns to the stars with the Salvage Universe

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I’m proud to announce that I’ll have a short story featured in the upcoming SLAVAGE CONQUEST: TALES FROM THE SALVAGE TITLE UNIVERSE anthology from Theogony Books.  The piece is titled AKALLA NIGHTS and follows the plight of a husband-and-wife freight running team as they seek to save their business by entertaining a deal that could net them more than they bargained for.

SALVAGE CONQEUST will arrive on Amazon Oct. 19 and features loads of great works from several amazing authors including John Hartness, Kevin Ikenberry, and Christopher Woods among others.

Stay tuned to the IJM News Desk as more details unfold!!!

About the Salvage Title Universe

The Salvage Title Universe was created in 2018 by bestselling sci-fi author Kevin Steverson and began with the debut book in the series, SALVAGE TITLE. The series went on to spawn two sequels — SALVAGE SYSTEM and SALVAGE FLEET — and is now primed to become shared universe with the forthcoming anthology, SLAVAGE CONQUEST.

Not familiar with the Salvage Title Universe? Click here to find book one in the series on Amazon.

Fallen World anthology arrives with new IJM short story

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Happy Friday, everyone!!!

The new Fallen World anthology, FROM THE ASHES, featuring my short story, THE COWARD OF LEON COUNTY, is now available on Amazon!

Talk about a fantastic world to write in. I had an absolute blast with this one!

On behalf of myself, the universe creators, and all the incredible authors who took part in this project, we sincerely hope y’all enjoy it!!!

Story Synopsis:

The world has Fallen, but life goes on…

In the late 2020’s and early 30’s corporations managed to render the major governments of the world obsolete. The big corporations owned most of the territories as well as the majority of the world’s wealth. While many of the old traditions were still observed in various parts of the world, the true power was with the corporations.

In the late 30’s, what would be known as the Corporate Wars began as larger companies initiated hostile takeovers in a whole new fashion. Employees, armed with corporate weapons, warred for dominance. It was a bloody time, and many small corporations were destroyed, as were a lot of civilians in the wrong place at the wrong time…as well as those who’d been buying the wrong products.

On May 1st, 2067, it all ended in nuclear fire.

Sixteen outstanding authors have come to this Fallen World with stories that take place from the islands off the coast of Washington to the plains of central Europe; from the swamps of Florida to the streets of Philadelphia. These stories document the fall…and introduce you to people who might just drag civilization back from the ashes…

FROM THE ASHES, the Fallen World anthology edited by Chris Kennedy and Christopher Woods, is now for sale exclusively on Amazon.

FREE BIRD RISING arrives in audiobook

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I’m thrilled to announce that the audiobook for FREE BIRD RISING is now available for purchase on the following platforms:

The story is read by James Patrick Cronin and is a service of Podium Publishing in conjunction with Seventh Seal Press.

Story Synopsis:

“A noted explorer once asked, ‘Who knows if there are secrets lurking in the unseen corners of hyperspace?’ The answer is simple. There are!” — Colonel Terrance Van Zant, Commanding Officer, Swamp Eagle Security

Taylor Van Zant has a lot on his mind.

Like everyone in Jacksonville, North Florida, the early-twenties bartender from Riverside saw his world upended when his brother, Terry, an interstellar mercenary and local hero, died suddenly in a freak starship accident. Five years later, having been stonewalled for answers, Taylor faced a choice: Honor his mother’s wish that he never go merc or defy it to save her life by resurrecting Terry’s company.

That was thirteen months ago. Now the newly reformed Eagles stand on the verge of a major milestone: owning their own flagship. There’s just one problem. Terry left behind a ship that no one knew about, a rare breed of cruiser with a most peculiar secret.

“Free Bird Rising” is the story of a young man’s quest for justice and to escape his brother’s shadow. The shocking revelations he finds, though, will likely rock the Galactic Union to its core and get him killed.

IJM enters ‘This Fallen World’ with new anthology story

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Chris Kennedy Publishing announced at LibertyCon last weekend that a new anthology set in Chris Woods’s “Fallen World” universe is scheduled for release on August 2. The project is titled FROM THE ASHES and will feature short stories from more than a dozen authors, one of whom happens to be yours truly!

What is the Fallen World?

The Fallen World is a fictional universe set on Earth in the late-twenty-first century roughly 20 years after a handful of corporations took over the planet them promptly blew it to hell in a fiery nuclear war. It’s a time of raiders and warlords, an age of imprinted soldiers and physically-modified “geno freaks.” It’s a place where society exists solely in small pockets throughout the rubble of the old world, and one where justice lives at the tip of a blade because the notion of real law is downright laughable.

Think Mad Max meets the future from Terminator post-Judgement Day.

Thus far, there are two novels set in the Fallen World universe — THIS FALLEN WORLD by Christopher Woods and DON’T CALL ME ISHMAEL by Chris Kennedy — with two more on the way. FROM THE ASHES is meant to blow the doors open for even more.

What does an IJM tale look like in the Fallen World?

I don’t want to reveal much because I’d hate to spoil the fun in an email. What I will say is that my short story follows an enigmatic character named Ethan as he embarks on a dangerous trek down the American Gulf Coast toward my hometown of Tallahassee.

Stay tuned here as more details unfold!

FREE BIRD RISING gets an official description

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Story Description

“A noted explorer once asked, ‘Who knows if there are secrets lurking in the unseen corners of hyperspace?’ The answer is simple. There are!” — Colonel Terrance Van Zant, Commanding Officer, Swamp Eagle Security

Taylor Van Zant has a lot on his mind.

Like everyone in Jacksonville, North Florida, the early-twenties bartender from Riverside saw his world upended when his brother, Terry, an interstellar mercenary and local hero, died suddenly in a freak starship accident. Five years later, having been stonewalled for answers, Taylor faced a choice: Honor his mother’s wish that he never go merc or defy it to save her life by resurrecting Terry’s company.

That was thirteen months ago. Now the newly reformed Eagles stand on the verge of a major milestone: owning their own flagship. There’s just one problem. Terry left behind a ship that no one knew about, a rare breed of cruiser with a most peculiar secret.

“Free Bird Rising” is the story of a young man’s quest for justice and to escape his brother’s shadow. The shocking revelations he finds, though, will likely rock the Galactic Union to its core and get him killed.

Free Bird Rising arrives worldwide on January 18. In the meantime, you can read the prequel tie-in with the short story, Pronounced Ry-Lee O-Sy-Ris, available FREE when you sign up for my mailing list!

COVER REVEAL: Free Bird Rising

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I’m happy to report that my next book, Free Bird Rising, has been approved by the publisher and is set for release on January 18, 2019. For more on this project, visit this previous post on the IJM News Desk.

FYI, as previously mentioned, there will also be a free short story tie-in for this book, titled Pronounced Ry-Lee O-Sy-Ris, which will go out later this month to my newsletter subscribers.

Merry Christmas, y’all!!!

Ian

‘Colonies Lost’ arrives on paperback!

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Hey y’all.

Just wanted to give a quick heads up that Colonies Lost is now available in paperback. You can purchase your copy on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Colonies-Lost-Ian-J-Malone/dp/1948051125/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1530900004&sr=8-1

Also, please be sure to leave the book a brief four or five-star review afterward if you felt the story deserved as much. This is enormously helpful to me.

You can leave your review in seconds at https://www.amazon.com/Colonies-Lost-Ian-J-Malone/product-reviews/1948051125/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_top?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

Thank you as always, gang. Take care, and have a great weekend… Ian