The Return of First Colony – 17 Books and Counting

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The wait for the next First Colony book is almost over.

Being blindsided is never easy, even when you’re on the right track.

Experimenting with technology that stretches our understanding of the universe, Connor and a small group of survivors find themselves stranded on a ship far beyond known space.

The answers they seek may lie in a distant star system, but Connor is about to find out that not all encounters are by chance.

With a crew size too small on a ship that is barely holding together, can Connor find a way to bring them home safe?

Grab Pathfinder Here!

What's next for me?

The audiobook for Pathfinder will be out the first week of January, and Scott Aiello is onboard to narrate. I'm very happy about that because I think Scott does an amazing job, and I like consistency with a series.

I'll be working on First Colony Book 18, which is currently in the planning stages. A tentative release date will be near the end of February 2025. Since I just typed it, the book probably won't be out until March.

I hope you enjoy Pathfinder – First Colony Book 17. The book was a lot of fun and challenging to write. It's my own fault because I like to challenge the characters in new and interesting ways. Just when they think it's safe is when the ground falls away from under their feet.

As always, thank you for supporting my work.

~Ken

May 2020

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May is upon us and it’s time for a status update. I’ve been writing a book in a new science fiction series. I’ve mentioned it before – Acheron Inheritance. I’m about 50% through the first draft and have been enjoying getting to know a new cast of characters for this series. I was planning to release this book in June, but the plan has changed. I missed the deadline I set for myself for this book. I don’t like missing deadlines, but current events have been really distracting. I pride myself on being able to put on blinders and get to work, but sometimes I need to take them off to see what's going on in the world. Stay safe.

The new plan for Acheron Inheritance is to release the book in September, and I will try to have the audiobook ready for when the book is released. This is something I haven’t done before and requires some coordination.

What’s next for First Colony?

First, thank you for everyone who's read Insurgent. I really wasn’t sure what the response would be to that book given the current global pandemic. If you’ve enjoyed the book, please consider leaving a review.

I’ve begun planning Invasion – First Colony Book 11, and I plan to begin writing it in mid-June. I’m still aiming for a September release for book, and the audiobook will come out within two months after. If you’ve been reading the First Colony series, then you already know that events have been building to an epic showdown. I’m anticipating this book being one of the longest in the series. 

September will be the time for new releases for me.

As always, thank you for reading my work. If you have any questions for me, post them here or send me an email. I'm an avid reader too, so if you have some book recommendations for me I'd love to hear about them. I've recently read Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov and really enjoyed it.

~Ken

NEW BOOK RELEASE

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I'm excited to share my latest book release. Insurgent – First Colony Book 10!

As Connor secretly searches for the enemy homeworld, he launches clandestine military operations to liberate other worlds in hopes of gaining allies before the enemy can find the last human colony.

The humans cannot hope to compete with the enemy’s vast empire, but with the discovery of a new ally, Connor believes their luck has finally changed.

Instead, when new allies clash with the old, Connor finds himself caught in the middle. Connor will have to choose whether doing what’s necessary to ensure the colony survives is worth compromising his loyalty to allies close to home, but the price could ultimately tear the colony apart. 

Surviving a war with the enemy isn’t always a numbers game, but in choosing one ally, will Connor lose it all?

Insurgent is the tenth book in the bestselling military science fiction series, First Colony. Read the tenth book of this epic today!

Please note that the Audiobook is forthcoming. The details are still being finalized, but I'm hopeful that the audiobook will be released by the end of June.