In the months since his disappearance, Danny Tucker has retreated to the darkest corners of Alystierian space in search of intelligence on the empire’s new chancellor, Alec Masterson. Backed by a crew of outcasts and fighting from the shadows as the enigmatic Rogue centurion, Danny will stop at nothing to achieve his mission — absolute […]
Mako Saga
New book update, character-naming contest, HonorCon, and more
Hey guys, welcome to fall and another edition of the Mako Manifesto! As you’ve no doubt guessed from my snazzy new website, I’ve had tons going on lately. I’m right, smack dab in the middle of wring the next MAKO book, I’ve got HonorCon coming up and, oh by the way, there’s that whole day […]
IJM guest writes for Durham’s BULL SPEC blog
In the May edition of Bull Specs “The Hardest Part,” I discuss the challenges of writing Red Sky Dawning, and what it means to be a legally blind author. You can read my guest column here. About this publication: BULL SPEC was founded in November 2009, and published its first issue in March 2010. While the […]
Mako: The Motion Picture
So what would THE MAKO SAGA look like on the silver screen? IJM discusses his dream cast and crew for the project.
COVER REVEALED: Red Sky Dawning
Arrives exclusively on Amazon April 30, 2015
RED SKY DAWNING arrives on Amazon April 30
Hey guys, Ian J. Malone here. Well, it’s official: RED SKY DAWNING (the direct sequel to MAKO and book two in THE MAKO SAGA) arrives for sale in e-book and paperback on Amazon, April 30, 2015. The audiobook will follow shortly thereafter on Audible and iTunes. I know it’s been a long time coming, gang, […]
Christmas Under a ‘Red Sky’
Hey guys, keeping this one brief since most of us still have tons to do before Thursday. That said, I didn’t feel right about closing down 2014 without giving you at least a taste of what’s to come this spring.
The brick and mortar conundrum for indie authors
Hello again, everyone! Welcome to fall and the Halloween edition of the Manifesto! Today we’re discussing what has long since been the great unicorn for most indie authors- — brick and mortar book sales. I use that metaphor because, like the unicorn, most indie authors have heard that bookstore sales exist, but few if any […]
Change, Change, and More Change!
As of July 31, eyes not belonging to me were reading the latest adventure of Lee Summerston and the Renegades.