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Posted: 1/29/2015 5:47:09 PM EDT
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I liked his solution to cure massive zombie infestation. But dang, the cleanup!
Funny quote from 1 or 2 books ago: Shewolf: "I'll be in my bunk." Redshirt 1 to Redshirt 2: "Did she just say what I..." Shewolf: "Loading magazines, you perverts!" 
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Posted: 1/31/2015 5:45:22 AM EDT
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I liked his solution to cure massive zombie infestation. But dang, the cleanup! Funny quote from 1 or 2 books ago: Shewolf: "I'll be in my bunk." Redshirt 1 to Redshirt 2: "Did she just say what I..." Shewolf: "Loading magazines, you perverts!" The background on this quote is that Shewolf was almost out of 12 gauge for her beloved Saiga. However, she was advised of the location of pallets and pallets of 12-gauge 00-buck on a ship that was cleared, which lead to the above.
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Posted: 1/31/2015 5:47:18 AM EDT
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Short story anthologies based in the same universe are scheduled. It'll be interesting to see how other authors tackle it.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 6:54:47 PM EDT
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Short story anthologies based in the same universe are scheduled. It'll be interesting to see how other authors tackle it. I loved that series. I hope they can keep it together, there is so much room to play with. |
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Posted: 3/23/2015 9:52:46 AM EDT
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I loved this series. I am currently listening to it as an audio book and it is quite possibly even better.
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Posted: 3/23/2015 8:07:49 PM EDT
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Great series, Mr. Ringo has a real talent for storytelling,
I didn't want it to end! |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 2:03:09 AM EDT
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I didn't really dig the super sexual overtones for the 15 and 13 year olds in it, call me a prude. Otherwise an excellent series from what I have read so far.
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Posted: 4/15/2015 9:58:40 PM EDT
[#8]
It was a fun diversion.
Now finish the dang Hedren War, Council War and add to the Troy Rising universe! |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 11:14:25 AM EDT
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It was a fun diversion. Now finish the dang Hedren War, Council War and add to the Troy Rising universe! He's been posting snippets of his collaborative work with Larry Correia, over on Facebook. Might be 3 books, now? Either way - it's entertaining! |
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Posted: 5/3/2015 5:15:09 PM EDT
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He's been posting snippets of his collaborative work with Larry Correia, over on Facebook. Might be 3 books, now? Either way - it's entertaining! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It was a fun diversion. Now finish the dang Hedren War, Council War and add to the Troy Rising universe! He's been posting snippets of his collaborative work with Larry Correia, over on Facebook. Might be 3 books, now? Either way - it's entertaining! think he is on book 5 now lol |
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Posted: 5/7/2015 8:48:49 AM EDT
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Finished reading the last of the four third Black Tide series book the other night. Enjoyed the Faith character. Lots of funny dialog between the characters. The jumping around introducing new characters was a bit distracting though. Got the feeling that they cut large portions of some characters which made their intro then their lack of development later on a bit distracting to the overall flow of the storyline.
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Posted: 5/7/2015 9:42:06 PM EDT
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Does it get better after book 1? The 13 year old super Rambo was a little far fetched, even for a zombie book....
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Posted: 5/8/2015 6:39:31 AM EDT
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Does it get better after book 1? The 13 year old super Rambo was a little far fetched, even for a zombie book.... If you don't like the 13 year old Rambo character in book one then you probably may not like other books since Faith is a central character throughout all the books. Yes its a bit unrealistic but then again its a zombie book so unrealistic is to be expected. |
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Posted: 5/15/2015 2:14:42 AM EDT
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I was looking for some new books to read
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Posted: 5/15/2015 2:24:57 AM EDT
[#15]
He is my favorite author but I prefer his sci-fi stuff
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Posted: 6/2/2015 8:27:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I didn't really dig the super sexual overtones for the 15 and 13 year olds in it, call me a prude. Otherwise an excellent series from what I have read so far.  |
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Posted: 6/2/2015 1:21:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I take it you havnt read his Kildar series then... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I didn't really dig the super sexual overtones for the 15 and 13 year olds in it, call me a prude. Otherwise an excellent series from what I have read so far. |
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Posted: 6/3/2015 5:47:05 PM EDT
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Great premises for a zombie book but Series sucked. Made it till the 3rd book hoping it would get better but no dice. If it wasn't the kiddie porn, the 20 pages of some some under age girl got knocked up without sex, all the military jargon no one can follow, the repeating all the navy talk, the hero's are 13 &15 yr old female killing machines, the wooden all characters sound the same bull it would still be a crap book. Not my thing. I will never understand how ringo can pay his bills with his wrighting. I base this after reading about 7 of his books. Most of which I couldn't finish. Thank god for the library or I'd feel jipped
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Posted: 6/3/2015 6:01:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Great premises for a zombie book but Series sucked. Made it till the 3rd book hoping it would get better but no dice. If it wasn't the kiddie porn, the 20 pages of some some under age girl got knocked up without sex, all the military jargon no one can follow, the repeating all the navy talk, the hero's are 13 &15 yr old female killing machines, the wooden all characters sound the same bull it would still be a crap book. Not my thing. I will never understand how ringo can pay his bills with his wrighting. I base this after reading about 7 of his books. Most of which I couldn't finish. Thank god for the library or I'd feel jipped Well, different strokes ect. There really wasn't anything that I would call kiddie porn in the zombie books, the Kildar stuff, maybe. The two teens in the life raft thing really wasnt so much about her being pregnant and more about societal reactions to the assumption that they had had intercourse. The jargon? I guess who have to have the background to appreciate it, for me the jargon and the background of who Ringo is makes his books all the more entertaining. Everything he talks about military related comes across as incredibly accurate. Your other issues I cant address as I dont understand apparently. |
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Posted: 6/3/2015 7:45:47 PM EDT
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Well, different strokes ect. There really wasn't anything that I would call kiddie porn in the zombie books, the Kildar stuff, maybe. The two teens in the life raft thing really wasnt so much about her being pregnant and more about societal reactions to the assumption that they had had intercourse. The jargon? I guess who have to have the background to appreciate it, for me the jargon and the background of who Ringo is makes his books all the more entertaining. Everything he talks about military related comes across as incredibly accurate. Your other issues I cant address as I dont understand apparently. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Great premises for a zombie book but Series sucked. Made it till the 3rd book hoping it would get better but no dice. If it wasn't the kiddie porn, the 20 pages of some some under age girl got knocked up without sex, all the military jargon no one can follow, the repeating all the navy talk, the hero's are 13 &15 yr old female killing machines, the wooden all characters sound the same bull it would still be a crap book. Not my thing. I will never understand how ringo can pay his bills with his wrighting. I base this after reading about 7 of his books. Most of which I couldn't finish. Thank god for the library or I'd feel jipped Well, different strokes ect. There really wasn't anything that I would call kiddie porn in the zombie books, the Kildar stuff, maybe. The two teens in the life raft thing really wasnt so much about her being pregnant and more about societal reactions to the assumption that they had had intercourse. The jargon? I guess who have to have the background to appreciate it, for me the jargon and the background of who Ringo is makes his books all the more entertaining. Everything he talks about military related comes across as incredibly accurate. Your other issues I cant address as I dont understand apparently. Yeah his books are different strokes for different folks. I don't remember the kiddie porn but the whole woman getting pregnant, sometimes through consent other times through rape, had a point in the books. It helped or caused the whole; "what happens in the cabin stays in the cabin" (or something like that). His constant use of military jargon even to non military folk isn't a big deal after one reads not only a number of his books but books by other authors who write similar story lines. Lets face it, many of the people Wolf Squadron rescued and took in were military or ex military, not to mention the clearing and liberating of the Iwo, so the use of such military jargon shouldn't be a surprise or shock. The use of nautical talk or navy talk is a "well duh" thing since they spent much of the series either on water or making landings and clearing zones over the beach/costal areas. While I did LOL at the use of 13 and 15 year old girls as the driving zombie ass kicking characters it was a nice refreshing twist from the usual zombie books with ex military or ex police male characters being the zombie kicking badass. Come on the whole sequence with the M-1 tank and its paint job was LOL. A 13 year old tank commander?  It lead an air to the absurdity of dealing with zombies. Which brings up the issues that why are people finding 13 and 15 year old zombie ass kickers difficult to fathom when talking about a "zombie apocalypse". Its freaking zombies so anything and everything is absurd and outlandish. The kids names and actions were used to make a point and had historical significance. I also LOL at Ringo's treatment of liberal/progressives during the zombie apocalypse, especially near/at the end of the fourth book when they take Washington.
His Kildar series will be a hard read at times for those who didn't like the women abused or sexual overtones from the zombie series. Only two books into the Kildar series and its cringe worthy at times. |
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Posted: 6/3/2015 8:19:38 PM EDT
[#21]
Checked my Kindle. Read book one way back when. Now there are four...
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Posted: 6/9/2015 4:14:03 AM EDT
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This is the daughter who was the inspiration for Faith... wrong rifle, i know, I'll also post a pic or two with an AK..  |
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Posted: 6/9/2015 4:19:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/9/2015 4:24:41 AM EDT
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She was 18 when these were taken as a surprise for her father, 19 now. One kukri, the 1911, the tomahawk, and chest rig are mine.
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Posted: 6/9/2015 5:17:00 AM EDT
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It was a fun diversion. Now finish the dang Hedren War, Council War and add to the Troy Rising universe! Absolutely. I'm not buying anymore of his books till he finishes what he started - so I can finish it. |
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Posted: 6/9/2015 5:23:47 AM EDT
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He's been posting snippets of his collaborative work with Larry Correia, over on Facebook. Might be 3 books, now? Either way - it's entertaining! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It was a fun diversion. Now finish the dang Hedren War, Council War and add to the Troy Rising universe! He's been posting snippets of his collaborative work with Larry Correia, over on Facebook. Might be 3 books, now? Either way - it's entertaining! it's amazing....his hunter character is hilarious |
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Posted: 6/9/2015 8:51:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the daughter who was the inspiration for Faith... wrong rifle, i know, I'll also post a pic or two with an AK.. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/1941541_446882958801523_1533853210122081481_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9 awesome sauce |
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Posted: 7/19/2015 7:34:31 PM EDT
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I was buying each book in the series as it came out
Had to suspend the disbelief on the teens getting so much authority even in a greatly diminished military force Overall I liked the series, though. |
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Posted: 7/20/2015 3:33:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was buying each book in the series as it came out Had to suspend the disbelief on the teens getting so much authority even in a greatly diminished military force Overall I liked the series, though. Its FICTION...not real life.  |
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Posted: 7/20/2015 3:47:34 PM EDT
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Yet, you have no issue with believing in a "Zombie Apocalypse" scenerio? Its FICTION...not real life.
I get that Thanks for playing |
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Posted: 7/20/2015 3:50:16 PM EDT
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Yet, you have no issue with believing in a "Zombie Apocalypse" scenerio? Its FICTION...not real life.
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I was buying each book in the series as it came out Had to suspend the disbelief on the teens getting so much authority even in a greatly diminished military force Overall I liked the series, though. Its FICTION...not real life.
I understand were your coming from BUT having an element of believability/realism is what attracts alot of people. Take that away and it's just doesn't have the same appeal. |
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Posted: 7/22/2015 1:06:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I understand were your coming from BUT having an element of believability/realism is what attracts alot of people. Take that away and it's just doesn't have the same appeal. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was buying each book in the series as it came out Had to suspend the disbelief on the teens getting so much authority even in a greatly diminished military force Overall I liked the series, though. Its FICTION...not real life. I understand were your coming from BUT having an element of believability/realism is what attracts alot of people. Take that away and it's just doesn't have the same appeal. |
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Posted: 3/9/2016 6:43:26 AM EDT
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The eARC for the anthology set in the Black Tide Rising has been released.
I'm busy with Correia's MHI series, but thought someone here might be interested. http://www.baen.com/black-tide-rising-earc.html |
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Posted: 3/9/2016 6:54:03 AM EDT
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edit: forgot I replied to this already
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Posted: 7/11/2016 11:21:18 PM EDT
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At LibertyCon this past weekend, during the Black Tide Rising panel, it was announced that Michael Massa, author of "The Battle of the Berts" in the first anthology and former Navy SEAL officer, will be writing the story of what happens with Uncle Tom Smith (actually, Toni Weisskopf, the head of Baen Books, showed up late to the panel with the contract for Mike and John to sign on stage during the panel!). There will also be at least one more anthology, a book with Sarah Hoyt, more main line books by John, and even possibly opening the universe up to coauthors like Eric Flint did with the 1632 universe.
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Posted: 7/12/2016 8:29:55 AM EDT
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He is my favorite author but I prefer his sci-fi stuff Me too. I haven't read the last book in the series yet. |
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Posted: 7/12/2016 8:39:06 AM EDT
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Loved the series and look forward to more....
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Posted: 7/12/2016 8:52:12 AM EDT
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I read the first three, got them through the library.
Someone checked out the fourth and never returned it. 
Need to see if they ever replaced it. |
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Posted: 7/18/2016 3:03:51 PM EDT
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I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all.
I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. |
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Posted: 7/18/2016 4:25:11 PM EDT
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I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately.
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Posted: 7/18/2016 5:27:11 PM EDT
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Ghost in the Black Tide Rising universe?
Giggidty. 
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Posted: 7/18/2016 5:30:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. MHI: Grunge will be on the shelves soon, I already have a hardback copy (from Ringo's author copies) signed by both John and Larry. "Street date" is August 2nd, I believe. MHI: Sinners is due December 6th, don't think MHI: Saints is on Amazon yet, but it's mostly written and should be out probably early second quarter of 2017. |
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Posted: 7/18/2016 5:30:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. I'm not certain whether the crossover has been agreed to by the publisher, he's just having fun with the idea. |
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Posted: 7/18/2016 5:32:01 PM EDT
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Oh.
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Posted: 7/18/2016 6:10:40 PM EDT
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I'm not certain whether the crossover has been agreed to by the publisher, he's just having fun with the idea. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. I'm not certain whether the crossover has been agreed to by the publisher, he's just having fun with the idea. It's a damn fun idea. |
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Posted: 7/19/2016 4:54:07 PM EDT
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Ghost in the Black Tide Rising universe? Giggidty. keldara getting medieval on that ass 
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Posted: 7/19/2016 5:00:18 PM EDT
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MHI: Grunge will be on the shelves soon, I already have a hardback copy (from Ringo's author copies) signed by both John and Larry. "Street date" is August 2nd, I believe. MHI: Sinners is due December 6th, don't think MHI: Saints is on Amazon yet, but it's mostly written and should be out probably early second quarter of 2017. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. MHI: Grunge will be on the shelves soon, I already have a hardback copy (from Ringo's author copies) signed by both John and Larry. "Street date" is August 2nd, I believe. MHI: Sinners is due December 6th, don't think MHI: Saints is on Amazon yet, but it's mostly written and should be out probably early second quarter of 2017. that's awesome. i have a copy of mhi signed by correia. i'd love to have a book signed by ringo, but not sure which one. ghost or last centurion probably, maybe hymn before battle. the pre-orders for sinners hit my amazon feed the other day |
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Posted: 7/19/2016 5:01:48 PM EDT
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I wish I would have seen this thread when it first started. I purchased all the current books about 3 months ago and read them all. I thought it was a great take on the Z-poc. Being based on the water was fun and opened up a lot of new stuff. The young women as main characters was fun to me. I look forward to more books in the universe. i believe there's at least another anthology in the works. ringo's been chumming the waters on facebook with snippets from mhi: grunge and a keldara/z-poc crossover lately. I'm not certain whether the crossover has been agreed to by the publisher, he's just having fun with the idea. It's a damn fun idea. the snippets and facebook focus groups have been awesome |
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Posted: 7/19/2016 5:46:53 PM EDT
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SNIP by me the snippets and facebook focus groups have been awesome How does one find these groups and snippets? |
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Posted: 7/19/2016 5:59:43 PM EDT
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SNIP by me the snippets and facebook focus groups have been awesome How does one find these groups and snippets? focus groups was just my term for it...occasionally ringo crowdsources names for extras, continuity from his own books , or tech info from his facebook friends. it's also where he drops the snippets. correia will drop little bits of awesomeness once in a while too, but not as often. just send him a friend request on fb
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