"Colonies of Kobol - Volume Three": DOWNLOAD NOW!

 

Thousands of years of history have come to this.  Larsa, Kobol, Earth, the Colonies ... will the Messengers of The One True God finally help free mankind of the cycle?

In Colonies of Kobol - Volume Three, you'll see the conclusion.  In Tauron, the people kick the empires off their world and create the Ha'la'tha to fight an unjust government.  In Caprica, revisit the characters and events of that short-lived television series and witness the beginning of the Cylon War while the colonies, thanks to their long histories, struggle to come together.  In The Colony, watch the arrival of the Final Five, their changing of the Cylons forever, and the machinations of John Cavil.  In New Caprica, gain new perspectives on humanity's brief but consequential stay on that world.  Finally, in Earth, go on one last journey with Bill Adama and Saul Tigh and see the shape of things to come in our own future.

Fans of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Lords of Kobol can't miss the final volume in a trilogy detailing the history of all the Colonies of Kobol.

There is a Plan and questions will be answered.

Available for FREE:

Download from Smashwords HERE (available in all file formats, including Kindle)
Download from Apple HERE
Download from Barnes & Noble HERE
Download from Kobo HERE
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Please, rate and review it where you got it.

Thank you and enjoy.

The other volumes can be downloaded here.

Writing Colonies XLVI: How to Read Volume Three

One week away ...

Hard to believe it's almost over, but here we are.  

On June 6 at about noon ET, I will publish the book to Smashwords.  Links to that will then be posted here on my blog and on my webpage.  (A few days afterward, it will filter out to Apple, B&N, and other sites, so the blog and webpage will be updated with those links at that time.)

As for the story itself, there are a few different date conventions to note, but nothing that will prove to be an obstacle.  Each one changes with the perspective of the world of focus, as well as the characters in it.  The first is the now ubiquitous "X Years After Colonization," giving what year the events take place (e.g., the Cylon War begins in 1948).  During the Cylon War portion, time is marked in days (and we know that the armistice was signed on day 4,571 thanks to Razor).  Book Fourteen: The Colony follows the Final Five and thus starts with "X Years After the Holocaust," which was the dating convention used in Book One: Earth, and becomes "X Years Before the Fall of the Colonies" when they arrive in the Cyrannus System.  Book Fifteen: New Caprica uses "X Days After Settlement" as that was frequently used in those BSG episodes and naturally refers to when the Colonials first settled that world.  Book Sixteen: Earth  uses "X Years After the Fall of the Colonies" for several chapters.  Also, the "interviews" with the Messengers continue using the "Unknown Years Before Activation," but in Book Sixteen, during the chapters set in our own future, you will see "X Months Before Activation," for example.  The "Activation" the Messengers had been preparing and interviewing for occurs at the end of that book.

Plus, some of you have asked that I include a chronological reading/viewing guide for all of my books, all of the shows, etc.  It will be at the end of Volume Three.  It's not easy, but I've crafted a list that hopefully minimizes too much bouncing around.  However, it is highly recommended that you have read and watched everything at least once before undertaking that chronological challenge.

Let's look at that handy-dandy graphic now ...

Glorious.  Volume Three is now LOCKED and I am working on the table of contents.

And this next pic, I guess, is the last of the handy-dandy graphics.

Thanks for reading.

"Colonies of Kobol - Volume Two": DOWNLOAD NOW!

 

Before the Cylons rebelled and the Battlestar Galactica led a ragtag fleet to Earth, two empires warred for control of the Twelve Colonies.

In Colonies of Kobol - Volume Two, you'll visit eight worlds.  In Virgon, the Blue Colony is racked with civil war.  In Sagittaron, witness the exploitation of that planet and its people.  In Canceron, democracy is founded and then wounded with greed.  In Aerilon, a wild frontier must be crossed to stop a rebel.  In Picon, there are battles on land, on the sea, in the air, and in space.  In Libran, the Empires' vassals try to unite in peace.  In Scorpia, Leonis' last colony stakes their claim on the future.  And in Aquaria, a small band must survive the elements and the Cylon attack.

Fans of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Lords of Kobol can't miss the second volume in a trilogy detailing the history of all the Colonies of Kobol.

There is a Plan and questions will be answered.

Available for FREE:

Download from Smashwords HERE (in all file formats, including Kindle)
Download from Apple HERE
Download from Barnes & Noble HERE
Download from Kobo HERE
Download from Scribd HERE

PLEASE, rate and review where you got it!

Thank you and enjoy.

(Get Volume One HERE)

Writing Colonies Part XLV: How to Read Volume Two

Yes, I recall the joke from last time.  "I know how to read."

Again, at about noon ET next Monday -- one week from today -- I will post the book on Smashwords.  I will then post it here on my blog and on my personal webpage.  That will be the only way to get the book for a time until it filters out to other platforms like Apple, B&N, etc.  Once that happens, I will post those links on my blog and webpage.

Same as before, read carefully.  Most of the years specified at the top of each chapter are "X Years After Colonization," but there are some KEY exceptions.

And very importantly for me, once you've read it and liked it, do two things: 1) rate-and-review it on the site from which you downloaded it and 2) tell everyone you know who might like it.  More than ten years removed from BSG on TV means people aren't really seeking out related content as much as they did when Lords of Kobol was released, but your help in spreading the word will overcome the deficit of time.

Here's another SITREP graphic to illustrate that Volume Two is now locked:

Meanwhile, I'm now knee-deep in the paper edit of Volume Three.  As that one's pushing a THOUSAND pages, it'll take a while.

Thanks for reading.  Just seven more days ...

"Colonies of Kobol - Volume One": DOWNLOAD NOW!

 

Two thousand years before the Cylons destroyed the Twelve Colonies and the Battlestar Galactica led a ragtag fleet to Earth, the Lords of Kobol fell and mankind fled for the Colonies.

In Colonies of Kobol, you will learn what happened next.  In Earth, you will behold the end of that world and the flight of the Final Five.  In Gemenon, you will see Kobol's exiles make landfall, as well as strife between believers in the Pantheon and believers in The One True God.  In Leonis, you will witness the beginning of a thousand-year war between that world and their enemy, Virgon.

Fans of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Lords of Kobol can't miss the first volume in a trilogy detailing the history of all the Colonies of Kobol.

There is a Plan and questions will be answered.

REVIEW:

"Having already read Lords of Kobol, I’d been anticipating this series since it was first announced, and downloaded it from Smashwords the day it was released. WELL. It was everything I’d hoped for, and more. Edward T. Yeatts certainly knows his source material, and he tells an amazing story with that knowledge. The next book cannot come fast enough for this reader. 10/10." -- Dee

Available for FREE:

Download from Smashwords HERE (in all file formats, including Kindle)
Download from iTunes HERE
Download from Barnes & Noble HERE
Download from Kobo HERE
Download from Scribd HERE

PLEASE, rate and review where you got it!  

Thank you and enjoy.

Writing Colonies XLIV: How to Read Volume One

"Um, duh.  I can read."

I'm sure one of you said that.  There's more to it than that.

First, the technical stuff.

On February 7, at around noon Eastern Time (US), I will post it on Smashwords.com.  It will be available there in all formats (Apple, Nook, Kindle, PDF, etc.).  In the days after it goes up, Smashwords will distribute it to the other stores around the web, like iTunes, B&N, etc.  I will post those links as I become aware of them on my personal webpage here.

(Smashwords now has a pre-order option and I attempted to use that.  I thought it would be cool for everyone to sign up for it in the week leading up to the release, and then you get an email saying it's ready or whatever.  Nope.  To do a pre-order release, I have to charge money.  Because I am still afeared of lawyers, I won't do that.  I do, however, still have a tipjar, in case anyone feels so inclined.)

Now, actually reading the thing.

Lords of Kobol was, primarily, dated at the top of each chapter with the phrase "X Years Before the Final Exodus," obviously referring to the exodus of mankind from Kobol.  In Colonies, the phrase you'll see most often is "X Years After Colonization."  This refers to the day civilian ships landed and human feet trod upon Gemenon with the intention of staying.  

Also, a phrase you'll see often is, "Unknown Years Before Activation."  That's cryptic and it's supposed to be.  (Perhaps it's something that won't be resolved until, say, Volume Three.)  Regardless, that phrase means what you're reading is outside of time and space and you're witnessing the Messengers of The One True God as they conduct "interviews" with people from humanity's past.  Yes, this is how I finagled my way into writing chapters with some beloved characters from Lords of Kobol, BSG, and Caprica, living and dead.  

In other words, with shifting dates and the possibility of extra-dimensional interviews, I'm saying, "Read carefully."

Related to this, I'll mention that I'm working on a chronological reading and viewing guide for inclusion in Volume Three.  Meaning, a list of what to read and watch in order, including all of Lords of Kobol, Colonies of Kobol, Caprica, BSG, and more.  I briefly toyed with making Colonies a strictly chronological story from jump, but that would have meant bouncing from colony to colony on a more frequent basis.  I thought keeping the separate books, one for each planet, worked best, and I believe the larger narrative doesn't suffer because one part of Book Two, for example, takes place after Book Four.

Oh, one more SITREP before next week:

I now consider Volume One locked.  I've read through a few sections since the last full edit and tweaked some things, but that is at an end.  While I craft the social media posts for One's release next week, I am now beginning the next editing read-through of Volume Two.  As Two is nearly twice as long as One, those edits will require more time, so I can't rest on my laurels yet.

February 7 is just one week away.  Thanks for reading.

Writing Colonies XLIII: SITREP - "Paper Edit" of Volume One is complete

 

The "Paper Edit" is complete.  As before, seeing the words on pages is a different experience than having them on a screen, so I see things I missed before.  Once those changes are made, I'll proceed to the next edit, likely the "Kindle Edit" wherein I read it on a handheld device.  Again, the different medium helps me see things I've previously missed.  Since I've pegged the release of Volume One for February 7, the next few edits/passes will focus only on those books.  

This is probably the last update for 2021, so let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays.  2022 promises to be a big one for me, so I hope I can count on your help to spread the word.  Thanks for reading.