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A 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 30 books and published more than 200 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, and is the holder of a doctorate in educational leadership and master’s degrees in both business and public administration. Follow Chris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ckpublishing/.

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Into the Light (Out of the Dark Book 2) Jan 12, 2021

by David Weber, Chris Kennedy

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In New York Times-bestselling science fiction epic Out of the Dark, Earth beat back an alien invasion. Now we've got to make sure they don't come back, in Into the Light.

The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and our cities lay in shattered ruins.

But the Shongairi didn’t expect the survivors’ tenacity. And, crucially, they didn’t know that Earth harbored two species of intelligent, tool-using bipeds. One of them was us. The other, long-lived and lethal, was hiding in the mountains of eastern Europe, the subject of fantasy and legend. When they emerged and made alliance with humankind, the invading aliens didn’t stand a chance.

Now Earth is once again ours. Aided by the advanced tech the aliens left behind, we’re rebuilding as fast as we can.

Meanwhile, a select few of our blood-drinking immortals are on their way to the Shongairi homeworld, having commandeered one of the alien starships...the planet-busting kind.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Uplink Squadron Jun 5, 2022

by J.N. Chaney, Chris Kennedy

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The ultimate pilot has arrived. An unprecedented connection between man and machine.

Five years ago, aliens destroyed a carrier and its airwing at Jupiter without warning.

Since then, the Earth’s nations have learned to work together, and they want to know more about the aliens who appeared, attacked, and vanished without a trace.

The Americans have provided a new carrier and a slew of space fighters. Chinese engine and gravity technology has made going after the invaders possible. And the Russians have developed a new control system for the American fighters that will give the craft never-before-seen capabilities.

Most importantly, this blend of technology has allowed for pilots to connect directly to their ships, amplifying their reflexes and giving them the ultimate edge in combat.

Mankind’s next war is upon us, and Uplink Squadron is the tip of the spear.

It’s time to plug in and save the world.

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We Dare: No Man's Land: An Anthology of Strong Female Leads Jun 1, 2021

by Jamie Ibson, Chris Kennedy, Griffin Barber, Rick Partlow, A.K. DuBoff, Sarah A. Hoyt, Quincy J. Allen, Jonathan P. Brazee, Rachel Aukes, Kacey Ezell, Josh Hayes, Joelle Presby, Marie Whittaker, Melissa Olthoff, Marisa Wolf

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Fifteen outstanding authors. Fifteen outstanding female leads!

Ripley facing down the Xenomorph Queen. Sarah Connor fighting the Terminator. David Weber’s Honor Harrington. Science fiction novels and the silver screen are full of badass women kicking butt and taking names. Sometimes it’s the momma bear persona stepping up to defend her young, but, other times, she’s just the meanest one standing—bionic arm or not!

Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, “We Dare: No Man’s Land” is a collection of 15 all-new stories with female leads. Whether it’s changing an engine on the outside of a spaceship’s hull or chasing SimNACs through the jungle, these heroines have only one goal in mind—to win at all costs! From defending asteroid bases to searching giant space stations, these women get the job done!

What makes female leads great? Does it matter—these women are incredible! Be warned though—they may be referred to as the “fairer” sex, but don’t cross these ladies, or you’re gonna get what you have coming! The authors dared write about these awesome women; will you dare to join them on their adventures? If so, step inside. But beware…this is No Man’s Land!

With stories by:
Marisa Wolf
Rick Partlow
A.K. DuBoff
Jamie Ibson
Marie Whittaker
Griffin Barber
Joelle Presby
Chris Kennedy
Sarah A. Hoyt
Quincy J. Allen
Melissa Olthoff
Jonathan P. Brazee
Rachel Aukes
Josh Hayes
Kacey Ezell

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We Dare: An Anthology of Augmented Humanity May 30, 2019

by Chris Kennedy, Jamie Ibson, Christopher Woods, Kevin Steverson, J.F. Holmes, Quincy J. Allen, Philip Wohlrab, Rob Howell, Luke R. J. Maynard, Jason Cordova, Jack Clemons, Kevin Ikenberry, Robert E. Hampson, Marisa Wolf, Kacey Ezell, Josh Hayes

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Fifteen outstanding authors. Fifteen stories of augmented humanity!

All I need is an edge! As long as humans have competed with each other (for food, profit, and love), people have looked for ways to get an edge on the competition—how to be better, faster, and smarter than the opposition. With better science and technology, many things are now possible, and there will be many more in the future! Gene splicing will augment your abilities. Implants will make you smarter. Cybernetic systems will make you stronger.

Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, “We Dare” is a collection of 15 all-new stories that explores the use of augmented humanity in the near future. From getting a new personality loaded with the skills you need for a mission to nanobots that keep you from being killed to creating an indestructible tank, anything is possible!

But just because we can augment humanity doesn’t necessarily mean we should, and there are cautionary tales inside as well. Along with the “good” that might be possible, there is also the potential for augmentation to be used for more…nefarious…ends. Will augmentation make better criminals? What happens when someone with implants has their mind taken over?

One thing is certain, though—people will dare to augment themselves to get an edge. Our authors dared to write these stories of augmented humanity; will you now dare to read them?

Inside you’ll find:
Preface by Chris Kennedy
Kade by Christopher Woods
Taming the Beast by Kevin Steverson
Tank by J.F. Holmes
Cradle and All by Quincy J. Allen
Do or Die by Jamie Ibson
Yellow in the Night by Philip Wohlrab
The Chaos of Well-Seeming Forms by Rob Howell
Forty Acres and a Mule by Luke R. J. Maynard
Imperfect Mind by Jason Cordova
Bag Man by Jack Clemons
Come Up Screaming by Kevin Ikenberry
Angel by Robert E. Hampson
To Dust by Marisa Wolf
Now You See Me by Kacey Ezell
Now You Don’t by Josh Hayes

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Among the Embers (The Fallen World Book 16) Apr 12, 2022

by Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, Marisa Wolf, Kevin Steverson, Kevin Ikenberry, Benjamin Tyler Smith, Jon R. Osborne, Brisco Woods, J.P. Chandler, Jamie Ibson, Nick Steverson, Casey Moores, Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, Matt Novotny

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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.

Fifteen outstanding authors have come to this Fallen World with stories that take place from the islands off the coast of Massachusetts to the California coast; from the swamps of Louisiana to the mountains of Colorado. These stories not only show you the Fall… but introduce you to some of the people who might just drag civilization back from the embers…

With stories by:
Chris Kennedy
Christopher Woods
Marisa Wolf
Kevin Steverson
Kevin Ikenberry
Nick Steverson
Jon R. Osborne
Brisco Woods
J.P. Chandler
Jamie Ibson
Casey Moores
Mark Stallings
Melissa Olthoff
Benjamin Tyler Smith
Matt Novotny

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Red Tide: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle (Occupied Seattle Book 1) Sep 30, 2015

by Chris Kennedy

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SECOND EDITION! Note: This edition has been revised to account for current events and re-edited.

Analysts have long predicted that China would go to war to reintegrate the province of Taiwan. It isn’t a matter of “if;” it’s a matter of “when.” For decades, the only thing that has kept China from invading Taiwan is the American promise to defend it, even if that means World War III. To date, China has not been ready to go that far. But what if China figured out a way to put the United States on the sidelines of their fight to regain Taiwan? Would they do it then?

Drawn from today’s headlines, Red Tide: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle is set in a not-too-distant future where China decides to invade Seattle to use American citizens as high-stakes chips in a game of nuclear blackmail. Will the United States get Seattle back? It will, if a shot down F-18 pilot, a retired Navy SEAL, and a platoon of Army Rangers have anything to say about it.

Written by a former aviator with over 3,000 hours flying attack and reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Navy, including many missions supporting U.S. Special Forces, Red Tide: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle is a look at one possible future that isn’t as improbable as you might think. Events in it are not only possible, they’re already happening. Could China attack the United States to get back Taiwan?

Yes.

We thought the war against China would be fought in Asia. We were wrong.

Books in The Theogony Series

Occupied Seattle Duology
1. Red Tide, Occupied Seattle #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160RR8BU/)
2. Occupied Seattle, Occupied Seattle #2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160SHB3E/)

The Theogony Trilogy
1. Janissaries, The Theogony #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I59QVL0)
2. When the Gods Aren’t Gods, The Theogony #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JW4OFE2/)
3. Terra Stands Alone, The Theogony #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MQDWBHO)

Codex Regius Trilogy
1. The Search for Gram, Codex Regius #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010IKQHPI/)
2. Beyond the Shroud of the Universe, Codex Regius #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017CFC2DI/)
3. The Dark Star War, Codex Regius #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GULFO4O)

The Progenitors’ War Trilogy
1. A Gulf in Time, The Progenitors’ War #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0829FLV92)
2. A Gulf in the Past, The Progenitors’ War #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888368RJ)
3. The Progenitors’ War, The Progenitors’ War #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WRN6TY)

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We Dare: Semper Paratus: An Anthology of the Apocalypse Aug 11, 2020

by Chris Kennedy, Jamie Ibson, Robert E. Hampson, Rob Howell, Kevin Steverson, Kevin Ikenberry, Jon R. Osborne, Christopher Woods, Marisa Wolf, Jason Cordova, Marie Whittaker, Brent Roeder, Christopher L. Smith, Kevin Fritz Fotovich, Philip Wohlrab

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Fifteen outstanding authors. Fifteen stories of rising from the ashes!

The apocalypse is coming! Scientists and science fiction novelists have long predicted various forms of the apocalypse, from plagues to wars to aliens. If there’s a way to end civilization, someone has probably prophesized it. Civilizations rise and civilizations fall…but are you ready for it to happen to you? How will you survive and thrive in the event of an apocalypse?

Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, “We Dare: Semper Paratus” is a collection of 15 all-new stories that explore the apocalypse and what happens next—from surviving the fall to getting through those first perilous days, to learning how to adapt and survive in the new world survivors find themselves in.

What happens when the nations of Earth fall to a nuclear war, and you’re trapped between the combatants on Mars? What if you need to cross a continent to get to the only safe place? How do you survive living in a Fallen World?

One thing is certain—like every civilization before ours, at some point, ours will fall. Will you be ready when that happens? Our authors have dared to look at every type of apocalypse from nuclear war to shadow monsters to darkness falling, and they are ready for the end of the world…are you prepared as well?

With stories by:
Chris Kennedy
Jamie Ibson
Robert E. Hampson
Rob Howell
Kevin Steverson
Kevin Ikenberry
Jon R. Osborne
Christopher Woods
Marisa Wolf
Jason Cordova
Marie Whittaker
Brent Roeder
Christopher L. Smith
Kevin Fritz Fotovich
Philip Wohlrab

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Occupied Seattle Oct 30, 2015

by Chris Kennedy

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**Gold Medal Winner of the 2016 eLit Book Award for the Military category!**

The Chinese Have Captured Seattle!

In 1949, the government of the Republic of China fled to the island of Taiwan. For nearly 70 years, mainland China wanted to take the island back and unite the nation under one flag, the Communist flag. Their desire was thwarted by U.S. support for Taiwan, until the Chinese conceived and executed the perfect plan to keep the U.S. out of the war for Taiwan, an invasion of Seattle!

Yesterday, China captured the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, in a Pearl Harbor-like surprise attack. The Chinese also captured six American nuclear warheads and are not afraid to use them on American soil, if necessary to keep the United States out of the war in the Pacific.

Without U.S. aid, the fall of Taiwan seems imminent, and now even Seattle seems lost to the Chinese. America’s hopes are riding on a shot-down F-18 pilot, a retired Navy SEAL, and a platoon of Army Rangers. If that’s all America has going for it, all hope seems lost!

Books in The Theogony Series

Occupied Seattle Duology
1. Red Tide, Occupied Seattle #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160RR8BU/)
2. Occupied Seattle, Occupied Seattle #2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160SHB3E/)

The Theogony Trilogy
1. Janissaries, The Theogony #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I59QVL0)
2. When the Gods Aren’t Gods, The Theogony #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JW4OFE2/)
3. Terra Stands Alone, The Theogony #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MQDWBHO)

Codex Regius Trilogy
1. The Search for Gram, Codex Regius #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010IKQHPI/)
2. Beyond the Shroud of the Universe, Codex Regius #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017CFC2DI/)
3. The Dark Star War, Codex Regius #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GULFO4O)

The Progenitors’ War Trilogy
1. A Gulf in Time, The Progenitors’ War #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0829FLV92)
2. A Gulf in the Past, The Progenitors’ War #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888368RJ)
3. The Progenitors’ War, The Progenitors’ War #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WRN6TY)

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Tempest Rage (The Guild Wars Book 17) Jan 5, 2022

by Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey

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Trapped on all sides…

The Dusman have accepted the Humans as allies but have given no indications as to what their long-term intentions are. Their goals have to be large, though, as they continue to spread their influence across the Human colonies… and beyond.

Fighting continues to rage between the guilds, both in the shadows and out in the open for all to see. Although one of the Synthetic Intelligences has been killed, the others are now restive, acting from the shadows to affect events galaxy-wide. Unfortunately, the search for Minerva—the Science Guild SI—hasn’t borne any fruit; wherever Minerva is, she is sure to be plotting the downfall of humanity in general and the Four Horsemen in particular, and she will likely strike when humanity least expects it.

Civilizations battle civilizations, looking to redress old grievances. This should be a time of great profit for the Mercenary Guild, yet the guild sits on the sidelines, allowing the battles to rage nearly unchecked.

Meanwhile, the threat of the Kahraman grows ever nearer. Although they withdrew, everyone knows they haven’t gone far, and they could show up again at a moment’s notice.

As the end of The Guild Wars draws near, only one thing is certain—the tempest will rage until the very end.

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Titans Rising: The Business of Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in the 21st Century Mar 22, 2022

by William Alan Webb, Chris Kennedy, Joe Solari, Kevin J. Anderson, Craig Martelle, Dakota Krout, R.J. Blain, T.K.F. Weisskopf, Rick Partlow, Tim C. Taylor, Lydia Sherrer, Kevin Steverson, JN Chaney, Martha Carr, Mel Todd, Jonathan Brazee, Nick Thacker, James Rosone, James Hunter, Nora Phoenix, Jeanette Strode

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If today’s most successful publishers, editors, and writers wanted to share the lessons they’ve learned, would you listen?

If they wanted to write down those lessons so you wouldn’t miss anything, would you read them?

If they also turned those lessons into actionable steps, would you follow their principles for success?

Just as Napoleon Hill gathered the wisdom of the business world in Think and Grow Rich, Titans Rising seeks to gather the wisdom of today’s greatest Indie and Small Press authors and publishers to determine the underlying commonalities, which can reveal the unseen truths of the state of publishing today. Titans Rising brings all of that and more to those who want to better understand the rapidly changing world of 21st century publishing, where it is now, how it got there, and where it is going.

For the writer and publishing industry professional, Titans Rising will be the most important book you read all year.

With input from:
Joe Solari
Kevin J. Anderson
Craig Martelle
Dakota Krout
R. J. Blain
Toni Weisskopf
Rick Partlow
Tim C. Taylor
Lydia Sherrer
Kevin Steverson
JN Chaney
Martha Carr
Mel Todd
Colonel Jonathan Brazee, USMC (Ret.)
Nick Thacker
James Rosone
James Hunter and Jeanette Strode
Rhett C. Bruno
Kevin McLaughlin
Nora Phoenix

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Three Steps to Oblivion (The Guild Wars Book 15) Nov 23, 2021

by Ian J. Malone, Chris Kennedy

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It’s hard to live when you’re on the run…

Taylor Van Zant, the owner of Swamp Eagle Security, thought he was doing a good thing when he destroyed the slave ring operating out of Droxis, even though the slavers blew up the red diamond mine there as they tried to escape.

Unfortunately, the mine belonged to the synthetic intelligence running the Merchant Guild, and it was…displeased with the mine’s destruction, so it put out a death contract on all the members of Swamp Eagle Security.

Sometimes, though, the best way to get rid of a price on your head is to kill the person—or the SI—who put the mark on you in the first place, and when Sansar Enkh, the head of the Golden Horde mercenary company, invites Taylor into a group that is trying to dispatch the SI, all he can say is, “Yes.”

But the SI has amassed a huge fleet and has the ability to take over any person that opposes its will, so getting close enough to kill the SI will be perilous. As the Guild Wars draw to a close, it is quickly becoming a matter of “us or them,” and it will take all of Taylor’s experience, Sansar’s intel, and the help of a number of merc companies for them to have even a small chance of success…if indeed they have any at all.

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The Golden Horde (The Revelations Cycle Book 4) Aug 1, 2017

by Chris Kennedy

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The slaughter is on! Across the galaxy, Human mercenaries are being ambushed, and an ever-increasing number of companies aren’t returning from their contracts. Someone even appears to be plotting the demise of the premier Four Horsemen companies, and disaster for the other three companies has only been averted by the narrowest of margins.

Sansar Enkh, the president of The Golden Horde, knows her company is likely to be next, but has no idea who is behind the attacks, or when they will strike her beloved Horde. Acting on a prophesy from her dying mother, she knows her only chance is to take the company off-world to draw out the phantom enemy.

The Horde is being scouted and an attack is imminent. As the Revelations Cycle draws to a close, will Sansar be able to figure out who is behind the attacks in time to save Earth’s mercenary companies from the horrific fate waiting from them? The fourth horseman is in play, and time is running out to save the Earth and everyone on it!

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