First Book
Our first book will be Torchship by Karl K. Gallagher. A captain who’ll take any job if there’s enough money in it. A pilot with an agenda of her own. And a mechanic with an eye on the pilot. The crew...
View ArticleThe Freighter Fives Full
Fives Full is an analog freighter, carrying cargo between the tightly controlled Fusion of Inhabited Worlds and the Disconnected Worlds outside the Fusion’s influence. This ship is about as simple as a...
View ArticleTorchship Is Live
Torchship is available for purchase on Amazon. Kindle and paperback versions are available now. The audiobook is in editing and will be available in January 2016.
View ArticleCon Schedule
Karl K. Gallagher will be at the following conventions: ConDFW, Dallas, TX, February 12-14, 2016 Soonercon, Midwest City, OK, June 24-26, 2016 Fencon, Irving, TX, September 23-25, 2016
View ArticleAtomic Rockets Seal of Approval
The Atomic Rockets website is a wonderful reference for anyone wanting to write about space travel. I’ve used it to check my derivations and look up details on hardware. Definitely worth supporting....
View ArticleFirst Fanart
Winchell Chung is creating models of the Fives Full. You can see interior cutaways on his G+ page.
View ArticleFuture Releases
For those looking forward to more of the Torchship ‘verse, Torchship Pilot is tentatively scheduled for June 2016 and Torchship Captain for December 2016.
View ArticleStarmap
Ships in the Torchship setting travel from star to star via gates, so the pattern of gate connections matters more than the physical positions of the stars relative to each other. This map shows some...
View ArticleFirst Book
Our first book will be Torchship by Karl K. Gallagher. A captain who’ll take any job if there’s enough money in it. A pilot with an agenda of her own. And a mechanic with an eye on the pilot. The crew...
View ArticleTorchship Audiobook Up
The long-awaited audiobook version of Torchship is up at Audible. I think the narrator has done a lovely job of capturing the personalities. In other news, I was interviewed about the background of...
View ArticlePodcasts and Awards
I’ll be appearing on two upcoming podcasts. Tuesday evening (5:30 PDT) I’ll be on Krypton Radio’s Event Horizon show. My lovely muse and narrator Laura will be joining me to talk about books, rockets,...
View ArticleSoonercon and Interviews
I’ll be at Soonercon in Oklahoma City, June 24-26. My panels are: Koffee Klatch, Sat 9am – Behold the non-morning person. Materializing Wealth, Sat 3pm – What will replicators do to the economy?...
View ArticleTorchship Pilot Cover
The cover art for Torchship Pilot is lovely. The book will be released 8/30.
View ArticleTorchship Pilot Released
Torchship Pilot, the sequel to Torchship, is available on Amazon. The audiobook edition is in production. WAR IS BAD FOR BUSINESS: The crew of the freighter Fives Full want to enjoy the profits of...
View ArticleProblems In Scientific Research Podcast
If you’re curious about the trouble scientists have had with retracted papers and other problems, I’m on the Catholic Geek tonight talking about their problems and incentives.
View ArticleTorchship Countdown Sale
There’s a Kindle Countdown sale on Torchship, starting today at 0.99!
View ArticleFencon 2016
I’m going to be a panelist at Fencon (9/23-25, DFW, TX) this weekend. You can find my schedule here. I’ll also have copies of Torchship and Torchship Pilot with me.
View ArticleCutting Room Floor: Torchship Pilot Prologue
The early drafts of Torchship Pilot had a prologue showing how the Fusion and Disconnect were moving toward the brink of war. It’s a good scene but most of those characters aren’t seen again in the...
View ArticleSaginaw Library Authors Reception
The Saginaw, Texas Library is hosting a reception for local authors. I’ll be there with seven other authors in various genres. It’s on November 15th, 5 pm to 7:30 pm. If you’re in DFW I’d be happy to...
View ArticleConDFW
If you’re in North Texas next weekend (2/10-12), check out ConDFW, a local science fiction convention. It’s being held on the Fort Worth side of the metroplex this time. My panels are: Friday, 5pm:...
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