GB Press author, Ken McConnell is interviewed by Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Ray Gun Revival. Ken talks about writing his Space Opera novels, including his newest release – Starforgers.
Author Ken McConnell’s long awaited first book of the Star Trilogy – Starforgers, has been released in ebook form from GB PRESS. You can purchase the book from Nook and Kindle stores for $4.99. The book will be released on Smashwords in the next few weeks which will make it available on Kobo and Sony.
Stellar Ranger Devon Ardel aims to avenge the death of her best friend Hap, killed by a new alien race known as Votainions, bent on destroying the Federation. Her vengeance leads her to join the Starforgers, a new interstellar division of the military, at a time when the Federation is on the verge of the first galactic war. The Starforgers are woefully under manned and out gunned; they are forced to make deals with cutthroat pirates and civilian merchants to protect the Federation in its hour of need.
The civilian leaders of the Federation are locked in bitter political debates about their future and the future of sentient androids known as Silicants. The Silicants want freedom from their human masters and are willing to make secret alliances to buy their freedom. The Chief Architect of the Votainion Empire’s armada is following a spiritual vision and will stop at nothing to take back what he believes is their birth rite – the home world of the Federation, Selene. His actions start a war that will rage for a thousand years and have far reaching implications.
Tyrmia by Ken McConnell an ebook from GB PRESS is now on sale for .99 cents. Sink your teeth into this intense story of a star pilot who crashes on a jungle world and finds herself caught up in an epic adventure to save the natives from a waring race of blue skinned aliens with Steampunk weapons. If you liked AVATAR or enjoy a good Steampunk story, you will love this original story set in the Starstrikers Universe.
Get it today for your Nook or Kindle. It’s also available in multiple formats from Smashwords.
Do you like a good Mystery? Did you always wonder about the lives of computer programmers? If so, this book is for you. Null Pointer by Johnny Batch, takes you into the hidden world of hackers as programmer Joshua Jones tries to find a killer who uses computers as weapons.
You can purchase Null Pointer for Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook.
The Linux Link Tech Show recently interviewed GB PRESS author Ken McConnell. The author spoke about his books and being an indie publisher. Oh, and they talked Linux too!
What is Tyrmia? A planet on the star charts known as IS400c. It was where the first meeting of humans and Votainions took place. Things didn’t go well. Landing parties from both sides were trapped on the jungle planet and consequently never heard from again. The greatest interstellar war in history raged for a thousand years all around the planet and yet never venturing back to it, until the war was long over.
It was rediscovered by an unlucky Starveyer pilot who crashed on it’s lush, green surface. What she finds and how she survives is the story of Tyrmia by Ken McConnell.
Tyrmia will be available on the Kindle and Nook, exclusively from GB PRESS.
Available for purchase Thanksgiving week.
GB PRESS is moving away from focusing on POD to a Digital First, Paper Later publishing standard. I started GB PRESS last year to showcase new writers that I knew, and let them take advantage of the same editors and graphic designers that I was using for my own books. So far, we have only published my three books. We have some others in the pipeline and hopefully they will be coming out later this year.
We initially focused on producing high-quality, Print On Demand paperbacks. These books were professionally edited and designed and were limited to only a handful of writer friends. GB PRESS does not make any money in producing these books. It is to the authors to pay the editors and designers for their work. The press is more of a collaborative union of independent artists. Our goal was first and foremost the creation of beautiful books. But that ideology is shifting away from paper back books and towards e-books.
GB PRESS is moving towards an e-book first and paper back second method of publishing. The costs of creating an e-book are not really that much less than creating a POD book. You still have to have a cover, although only a front cover. You still have to have the book formatted a special way, and you still have to have it professionally edited. However, what makes the e-book market so inviting, is that it’s easier to get readers to notice you in the digital markets. For new authors and artist to get noticed they have to have quality product and they have to be out there on the web engaging the public with Twitter, blogs and other social media.
From now on, when GB PRESS brings a title to the market, we will first debut an e-book and then, when the e-book develops an audience, we will focus on bringing it out in trade paperback. For some titles that may be a short period of time. For newer authors, that may be several months or years. It will be the responsibility of the author to generate interest and a social network for themselves and their books.
Tales From Ocherva, Volume One by Ken McConnell. Ten short stories about Stellar Rangers and Silicant androids set on the barren world of Ocherva. If you enjoyed my Space Opera novel, Starstrikers, you will like this anthology of Space Western short stories set in the same universe.
This e-book only release from GB PRESS is available on the Kindle and from Smashwords. Future releases on the Nook and iBookstore to follow. There are no current plans for a paper edition of this anthology.
You can read more about the making of this e-book and the writing of its stories on my blog: www.ken-mcconnell.com
Reader Reviews for Starstrikers and Tales From Ocherva:
“Kudos to Ken McConnell for creating a space saga that is both new and unique but also embraces the themes we’ve grown to love over the years in movies, books, and television. Starstrikers is indeed out of this world!” – Shannon Yarbrough LL Book Review
“Starstrikers opens up new and inventive ideas while toiling with timelines and emotions in an exciting adventure that keeps you eager to read right to the end.” – Christopher Morgan
“If the author adds more books and makes this into a series, I’ll surely be on board to read ‘em.” – Frontlaven
“…a refreshing as well as nostalgic approach to the realm of space operas.” – D W Country
“His android short stories are actually related to each other while each can be read alone, so the more you read the more you get to know about the characters involved. Yet, each story adds to that character’s history while each story is easily read stand-alone and still gives you a character you get to know.” – Bill Blohm
We have four paperback copies of the Ken McConnell’s debut mystery novel, Null_Pointer, available for serious book reviewers only. Please contact the author at ken.mcconnell at gmail dot com if you are a reviewer with a sizable audience. These are Trade Paperback editions of the published novel. If you need an electronic copy, you can get it here.
Help GB PRESS get the word out about this exciting new mystery by writing you own reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Smashwords. The more you talk it up, the more likely your friends are to pick up a copy or read it for free on the author’s website. Thanks for reading GB PRESS books and spreading the word!
GB PRESS author, Ken McConnell’s mystery novel – Null_Pointer is reviewed by Shannon Yarbrough of The LL Book Review. Shannon’s review is quite positive and enthusiastic. Here are some highlights:
“Like a good mystery should, this story moves along at a nicely quipped pace and definitely keeps you guessing.”
“Null_Pointer is another tight, concise, attractive, appealing, and enjoyable read for me that new authors considering self-publishing should buy and use as a reference! This is how it’s done!”
