It has been a busy few weeks for all of us here at Three Ravens. Editing, planning, and lots of world-building on multiple series are in work.
Plans to attend FantiSci have been rolled over to 2022 since the convention shifted their dates to May. We will however be setting up at Metrotham and LibertyCon this year. As other conventions come available we will update our events list and let everyone know.
Not to bore you with too many dull details, how about we get right down to this week’s updates?
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Starflight updates and progress.
It is beyond exciting to see the stories being created in the Starflight Universe. Even more so has been the reactions of the original game’s creator, Greg Johnson to the discussions within the author working group and the details that we have been fleshing out.
Even though the due date is March 31st for story submissions, we currently have four complete stories that are in review by our universe experts from the Starflight community and our team of authors. The stories showcase a wide range of characters and oh so familiar situations that any fan of the game will enjoy seeing brought to life.
Ever wonder why you couldn’t retrieve an out of power Terrain Vehicle? What is it really like down on Arth? How truly skeezy can a Thrynn actually be?
Then there are the finer details of the universe, Arth society and more being explored to flesh out the universe. Case in point, below. The discussion began because any organization will have some sort of rank structure. Interstel being a civilian corporation, we created a rank and discipline structure based on the real world Merchant Marines, but adjusted it to fit the universe. See the infographic below for details.
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Take Me To Your Reader
Take Me To Your Reader is the lasted flash fiction collection from the Corner Scribblers Writing Group.
With only 1,000 words to work with to tell a story, these flash fiction collections have been an exercise in patients and editing for all of our members.
Take me to your reader is a collection of fun, serious and wacky stories centered around the first contact with an alien species.
Why?
Because…Aliens!
Foreword and story contribution “the signal” by guest author Dan Hollifield, head editor and owner of Aphelion: The Webzine of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
| Note to Mary | Jenny Wren |
| Songs of a Distant World | Michael Gants |
| A Hunt Gone Wrong | William Joseph Roberts |
| Get Out of the Way! | J. D. Beckwith |
| A Leader Before His Time | Reggi Broach |
| Diversion | Isaac Craft |
| Tea Party | Jerry Harwood |
| Searching the Skies | Kale Sastre |
| The Signal | Dan L. Hollifield |
Understanding is Underestimated
Understanding Is Underestimated is the first non-fiction publication from Three Ravens that deals with our Understanding ourselves and others
The power of understanding yourself and others.
Most of the time, our understanding has an impact on how we react or respond to people and various situations in our lives. In Understanding is Underestimated, Rosemary G covers the communication issues that we all suffer from, and strategies to better ourselves and our Understanding. This book should not be missed, whether you are seeking to improve the quality of your relationship with yourself, with others, or even various situations that may come your way. This book highlights some important topics you can relate to in life and make a difference. This book will also help readers to develop an understanding of how to cultivate a relationship with people in their lives.
Leveraging decades of experience working with people in many different areas and experiences, Rosemary G has found a way to explain to all of us what we simply do not learn naturally – how to communicate with others more effectively. Readers will gain the insights they need to identify missteps in the different types of relationships they form, and then apply easy-to-learn techniques to bring relationship understanding to a more meaningful level.
About the Author
Rosemary G is an acclaimed life coach, an ESL teacher, and a financial crime expert, based in the UK, with a vast wealth of experience helping people discover their potential and excel. Rosemary does Self-love and Mindset coaching with a goal to empower men and women to transform their lives.
Rosemary’s writings are an incredible combination of experience, skill, and a strong desire to impact people’s lives, which she packages in high-quality content and delivers in great style and simple language to enhance understanding.
Joint Task Force 13
Joint Task Force 13 is a specialized unit of mixed service members who deal with supernatural threats that appear on the battle field.
There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae and, during times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from a long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. Then also, there are the humans who purposely force that wall down seeking glory and power. Either way, there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts and grim determination. In modern America, they are the men and women of Joint Task Force 13, those who have proven they have the mettle to confront soul blasting otherness on the battlefield. This unit, this organization, though, has been intertwined with our country since its birth. The name changes, but they are always there, ready to answer the call. Unknown, seeking no glory, asking no reward.
They hold the line … BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL.
JTF-13: Origins (Free e-book giveaway)
With the next novel of the JTF universe in editing, we thought what better way to celebrate than to give Origins, the first book of the JTF series away for folks to enjoy. You can get your free ebook copy of Origins from Feb 15th to Feb 19th on Amazon
Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen take on the forces of the Supernatural, defending America’s military from the things that come from a deeper darkness than the night. Six tales from the past and present as they meet the supernatural with hot lead and cold steel, in the debut of the new series, JOINT TASK FORCE 13.
“Redeye” by Dan Humphreys follows a pair of military contractors as they fly home from a job in the Middle East. Unknown to the two ex-Rangers, onboard is a necromancer intent on getting a foothold in the United States.
“Revolution” by Lucas Marcum. Outside Valley Forge in the brutal winter of 1777, American Marines and British Redcoats team up to defeat an Old World threat that has been leaving soldiers of both sides drained of blood and lifeless in the snow.
“Run through the Jungle” by Lloyd Behm II. A French plantation owner turns to the supernatural to punish all sides in the Vietnam War, dragging the men of Task Force 13 into a vicious battle with the undead.
“Spy vs. Spy” by Michael Morton. In the opening moves of the Pacific War, an American detachment takes on a Japanese intelligence officer in the Philippines who using supernatural powers to run a spy network.
“Devil Dogs” by Chris Bast. A young Marine in the mountains of Afghanistan beholds the horrors of hell as his platoon is overrun by demons, and his desire for revenge drives him to accompany a JTF 13 squad as they hunt the demons’ master.
“Troll” by J.F. Holmes. A squad from the 82nd Airborne is wiped out trying to destroy a bridge behind enemy lines on June 6th, 1944, and the Task Force is called in to deal with the ancient enemy hiding beneath it.
fLUX Runners on Audible
The hilarious audio of fLUX Runners, narrated by Bryan Stansbury, is now available on Audible.
What if tomorrow, you tasted freedom for the first time, but that freedom came with a cost?
After a government-sanctioned privateering mission goes sideways, the crew of the Betty finds themselves fighting for their lives, light-years from home. Prepare yourself for an adventure with a lovable crew of degenerates and misfits as they dive into the dark unknown….
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What’s a soldier to do when the war is over? When he’s only known conflict his whole life? Since time immemorial the solution has been to find another war, this time for pay. Whoever has the credits and wins the high bid gets the experienced fighter. Sometimes, though, the money isn’t enough to cover the price. In the tradition of Hammer’s Slammers and Falkenberg’s Legion, a new universe of mercenaries and warfare takes place in the ruins of an alien empire.
The fighting is done for now and the alien Grausians who ruled over the Terran worlds have withdrawn from known space after a devastating civil war. In their wake the formerly subject races have fought themselves to a standstill and a negotiated armistice, leaving tens of thousands of veterans out of work and hundreds of planets in the lawless DMZ.
Captain Iona Keely ended the war as a veteran soldier with an Honorable Discharge from the Terran Union Marine Corps, a useless degree in 20th Century Old Earth Culture and no job. When her old boss, Colonel Meagher, catches up to her at a job fair he makes her an offer she can’t refuse and soon finds herself the Commander of Bravo Company, The Irish Brigade, Hibernia Arms LLC. Her first mission drops her on Holcomb IV, up to her neck in intrigue, sweat and blood. Along the way she picks up a new recruit, an alien Grausian who is trying to understand being nobility in an empire that doesn’t exist anymore.
An exciting new storyline and shared universe from two time Dragon finalist and author of the best selling “Irregular Scout Team One” series.
Matthew Kade was a corporate assassin—one of the best Agents Obsidian Corporation had. But then the bombs began falling, and the old world ended. Now he must navigate the new world he finds himself in, a world where the strongest survive, and the weaker do their bidding…or die.
Although Agents were imprinted with the skills they needed for their current mission, when the world Fell, the entire identity database got dumped into his head. With thousands of personalities running around in his noggin, one thing is sure. No matter whether Kade is battling Teledyne Specialists in the streets, Geno Freaks in the sewers, or Zone Warlords in their Scrapers, he’s got an imprint for that.
Enter the Fallen World as seen through the eyes of Kade as he completes five different missions, and then get a special look at the birth of the Kade imprint in Kade: Origin. “Kade” includes six previously released short stories as well as almost 17,000 words of new Kade material.
When bodies began falling from Scrapers, you know Kade is nearby.
