#LFG!!! Oh yeah! To Tread Obsidian Shores is out and available everywhere! For those of you who've been here for the snippets, now's your chance to get the hardcover everywhere Baen books are sold. Melissa and I are currently hard at work on the second book of The Bronze Legion, Vessels Grim and Daring, and … Continue reading Release Day for TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES
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TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 29 (FINAL SNIPPET)
Available Tuesday, Jan 6 everywhere Baen Books are sold! It's the final snippet for the book! Let's get ready for liberty call! It wasn’t much of one, a simple tripwire with a mine resting at the base of a tree and a smoke grenade beneath it, but it would have been enough to completely wipe … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 29 (FINAL SNIPPET)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to everyone out there! This year, the official final word count tally was 1,403,259 words written. That is, by a large margin, the most words I've ever written in a calendar year. So what made this year so different, especially with all the health challenges I'd faced? Part of it was changing … Continue reading Happy New Year!
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 28
Out next week (1/6/26) from Baen Books and in stores everywhere! (Two more snippets remaining! Next week the book is going LIVE!) “Except how not to catch the Grendel fungal . . .” Krawdaddy muttered sotto voce as he walked past and took the lead. “Pick up the pace. Still have a half klick to go and we only have … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 28
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 27
Out next week (January 2026) from Baen Books! (Only three more snippets, counting this one... let's go exploring!) “Better?” Jabber shook his head. “Too deep for me, ke. I need trees, sunlight. No sky?” “First time I saw the sky, I panicked.” The memory was one of the few shameful moments in his admittedly short life. … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 27
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 26
Coming January 26 from Baen Books (Only four snippets left! Now it's time for these "civvies" to enjoy a lovely walk around Sagetnam...) Tuning out the argument, Tavi kept his eyes scanning the dense jungle as he’d been taught. Occasionally he would see glimpses of clearings, but every time they seemed to be approaching one, … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 26
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 25
Coming January 6, 2026 from Baen Books (...only five more snippets after this until Release Day!) CHAPTER FOUR Just Need to Knock a Little Rust Off . . . HONEN DISTRICT, SAGETNAM, ANAT SYSTEM “Gooood morning, Sagetnam!” the loadmaster screamed into 4th Squad’s comms the moment the nose of the bird flared. Tavi was jerked in his seat … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 25
2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
Wow... how in the world did 2025 go by so quickly? It seems like yesterday it was only March. 2025 was a rough year on the home front, while a wildly successful one on the publishing one. In January, my foster dad Max passed away at the age of 87. He'd been battling a lot … Continue reading 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
Free Short Story — TO CATCH A CROW
Free short story up on the Baen website! For those of you looking for more in the Bronze Legion universe, Melissa Olthoff and I have a short story available in it over at Baen. Only 3 more weeks until release day for "To Tread Obsidian Shores" READ THE SHORT STORY HERE To Tread Obsidian Shores … Continue reading Free Short Story — TO CATCH A CROW
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 24
Coming January 2026 from Baen Books Only two snippets this week! Blue opened up a private line with Sergeant Ord as she leveled out and soared above the waves. “Does Vixen need a battle buddy? I’m sure I can get another one to puke before we hit the DZ.” “No, ma’am. He needed a little … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 24
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 23
Coming January 2026 from Baen Books (In which we learn that it still counts whether or not your helmet is on...) As they continued to drop altitude, Airspace Control vectored them around a live-fire training exercise. Blue’s HUD automatically filtered the bright flashes of high-yield ordnance off her left wing. A few minutes later, she … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 23
Books I’m Excited About — 2026 Edition
Well, it's that time of the year again where I look at what's been announced for 2026 and clap my hands in glee. I spend wayyy too much money on books (no such thing, I know, but I have to keep up pretenses that I'm fiscally responsible while in a book store) but when you … Continue reading Books I’m Excited About — 2026 Edition
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 22
(It's time to drop... let's fucking go!) “Entering atmosphere, on target for DZ Juliet in fifteen mikes,” Blue said over the ops channel so both her aircrew and the legionnaires loaded in the back could hear. Tension wound up her spine and across her shoulders, tightening her muscles to the point of pain, but she … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 22
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 21
Coming January 2026 from Baen Books (Time to fly...) “Here’s our ride,” Jabber said as 4th Squad entered the dropship bay. Around them was organized chaos as the other squads of Bravo Company were prepping to board their own lifts. For the first time, Tavi was able to see the ship which was supposed to … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 21
TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 20
Coming January 2026 from Baen BooksPreorder today! (It's time to raaaaaaaage!) Mission planning for their training drop had been fairly standard, with one interesting exception. They had to prep for the possibility of volcanic ash operations. A long-ago quirk in Aurora’s terraforming had resulted in a planet with volatile tectonic activity, and the area they … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 20
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