Space Opera Bundle: Science Fiction Space Opera Series Anthology Box Set
About this ebook
The SPACE OPERA BUNDLE is a power-packed science fiction collaboration between #1 New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler and award-winning novelists and podcasters Matt Wallace, Mur Lafferty, and Paul E. Cooley. These stand-alone novellas intertwine with the Galactic Football League (GFL) series, a Science Fiction Space Opera Series with more than 10,000 ratings and reviews on Goodreads and Google Play.
Novels in the series include:
Book I: THE ROOKIE
Book II THE STARTER
Book III: THE ALL-PRO
Book IV: THE MVP
Book V: THE CHAMPION
Here are the novellas included in the SPACE OPERA BUNDLE:
TITLE FIGHT
Undefeated galactic heavyweight champion Korak the Cutter has crushed all challengers, destroying everyone in his path, but the wins aren't as easy as they used to be. After a decade of perfect fighting, his age is catching up with him. For a Quyth Warrior, that means he's slowing down, and speed is the name of the game in mixed martial arts.
At this late stage in his career, he faces a nightmare savage and unpredictable Chiyal "The Heretic" North. As crime lords and promoters try to fix the fight, and as managers cling to dreams of lost glory, Korak and Chiyal must find their way into the octagon to decide once and for all who is the greatest of all time.
Co-written by #1 New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler and Parsec Award-winning author Matt Wallace, TITLE FIGHT delivers a scifi/mma one-two knockout.
THE DETECTIVE
GFL star Quentin Barnes is an orphan born into a culture that prizes family connections above all. He spent his youth struggling with poverty. When he signed his deal with the Ionath Krakens and became rich, one of the first things he did was hire a private detective to find out if his family is still alive.
THE DETECTIVE is the story of that search, as seen through the eyes of Frederico Esteban Guissepe Gonzaga — a.k.a. "Fred," a master of disguise and a truly dangerous Human. But Fred's past is just as big a mystery as is the whereabouts of Quentin's family. This gritty scifi/noir novel follows the tradition of ALTERED CARBON and BLADE RUNNER, giving you an anti-hero that won't stop until the job is done.
GFL TIMELINE: This story runs from roughly Week Seven of the 2683 regular season in THE STARTER through Week Ten of the 2684 regular season in THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III).
THE REPORTER
Yolanda Davenport, star reporter for Galaxy Sports Magazine, is searching for the truth about Ju Tweedy’s involvement with the murder of Grace McDermot. Ju, a former star running back for the OS1 Orbiting Death, had to flee Orbital System One following the murder accusation. That incident let him to join Ionath Krakens, but Ju still claims innocence. Are the Krakens knowingly employing a murderer, or was Ju framed for this horrible crime?
GFL TIMELINE: The story takes place between Week Three and Week Six of the 2684 GFL season, the season that encompasses THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III).
THE RIDER
Armored little people riding armored dinosaurs in a full-contact bloodsport? Welcome to Dinolition, the biggest show in the galaxy. Star rider Poughkeepsie Pete and his T-Rex mount “Old Bess” are fixtures of a league struggling to reach profitability and gain intergalactic recognition. Pete and his fellow riders fight to be recognized as galactic-class athletes, not marginalized as than circus-freak sideshows.
But to get that credibility (and the massive payday that comes with it) Pete has to manage a league commissioner with a God complex, deal with a devious team owner, navigate a web of organized crime trying to fix matches, and dodge religious zealots set on killing him and the dinos alike — all while grooming the next generation of riders that will carry the sport into a new age of glory.
In Dinolition, authors Paul E. Cooley and #1 New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler give “ride till ya die” a whole new meaning.
GFL TIMELINE: This story takes place in the month of August, 2683. It begins at the same time as Chapter 2 of THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III).
These novellas are set in the world of Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League, which is a Science Fiction Space Opera Series with more than 10,000 ratings and reviews on Goodreads and Google Play:
The Galactic Football League is a series of scifi/crime/sports mashup books that sets a star-spanning hero’s quest against the backdrop of a far-future American pro football league. Intricate world building and aliens that truly “alien,” from a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
From THE ROOKIE:
“THE ROOKIE is a wild ride that takes football to the next level. Set in a future day of corruption, bigger bodies and bigger stakes, it’s Rollerball between the white lines and a fascinating read.”
— John Clayton, ESPN NFL Analyst
Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed and rival players are assassinated.
Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy that has been raised all his life to hate, and kill, those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."
Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy the Galactic Football League Science Fiction Space Opera Series:
Mike Lupica
Tim Green
Buzz Bissinger
Joe Haldeman
Orson Scott Card
David Webber
Richard K Morgan
George Lucas
Robert A. Heinlein
Daniel Arenson
Nathan Lowell
Scott Westerfeld
Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy the Galactic Football League Sci Fi Saga:
Star Wars
Guardians of the Galaxy
Starship Troopers
Altered Carbon
Mech Warrior
Jurassic Park
Star Trek
Hitchhikers Guide
Aliens
Friday Night Lights
Any Given Sunday
Draft Day
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About the author
New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. His works are available from Crown Publishing and Del Rey Books.
In 2005, Scott built a large online following by releasing his audiobooks as serialized podcasts. A decade later, he still gives his stories away -- for free -- every Sunday at scottsigler.com. His loyal fans, who named themselves "Junkies," have downloaded over thirty-five million individual episodes. He has been covered in Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, io9, Wired, The Huffington Post, Business Week and Fangoria.
Scott is the co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his Galactic Football League YA series. He lives in San Diego, CA, with his wee little dog Reesie.
Mur Lafferty
2017 Hugo Nominee for Best Fancast
2015 WINNER Manly Wade Wellman Award (Ghost Train to New Orleans)
2014 WINNER Manly Wade Wellman Award (The Shambling Guide to New York City)
2013 WINNER John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2012 John W. Campbell Award Nominee for Best New Writer
2008 Winner of the Parsec Awards for Best Novella and Best Novel
"...the doyenne of scifi podcasting." ~Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net
Mur Lafferty is a podcaster and writer from Durham, NC. She made her name with podcasting (I Should Be Writing, The Angry Robot Podcast, and Escape Pod, the premier SF podcast magazine) and has written for magazines, roleplaying games, and audio and video podcasts.
She's the author of I Should Be Writing, Six Wakes, The Shambling Guides, and part of the team that writes Bookburners.
Matt Wallace
A screenwriter, novelist, and the award-winning author of over one hundred short stories, Matt spent a decade traveling the western hemisphere as a professional wrestler and combat instructor before retiring to write full-time. He now resides in Los Angeles and bleeds exclusively on the blank page.
Paul E. Cooley
A full-time author and podcaster from Houston, Texas, Paul E Cooley produces free sci-fi, suspense, and thriller fiction, essays, and reviews available from Shadowpublications.com and iTunes.
His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau's "Podcast Teardown," Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series "The Crypt" and co-wrote the novel "The Rider." In addition to his writing, Paul has contributed his voice talents to a number of podiofiction productions.
His best-selling novel, The Black, was released in 2014 and won the 2015 Parsec Award for best novel. The next book in the series, The Black: Arrival, was released on May 22nd, 2015. The third novel in the series, The Black: Outbreak, was released in May 2016.
He is a co-host on the renowned Dead Robots' Society writing podcast and enjoys interacting with readers and other writers.
