NEWS/EVENTS
January 17, 2010
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•Marscon!
Marscon 2010 is now part of history - January 15 to 17 in Williamsburg, VA. It was a ball and a half. I always have fun there, I was sitting in the Author Alley with my new publisher Robin Sullivan of Ridan and her husband Michael, the fantasy author and artist, and my Con buddy Tony Ruggiero, who does fantasy, horror, vampire and humor stories. I appeared on a few panels and met some new contacts including Chris Berman who also writes science fiction. I sold some books too but mostly just had a good time. Thanks to everyone who organized it!
January 11, 2010
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•Marscon Appearance
The author will be attending Marscon in Williamsburg, VA at the Holiday Inn Patriot Hotel from 15 to 17 January. I’ll be promoting my books, appearing on panels, and drinking lots of coffee. If you like the series and are in the vicinity, please drop by and say hello.
Marscon’s website: http://wiki2010.marscon.net/
December 30, 2009
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•Secret of the Legion is now re-released.
Secret of the Legion, Book 4 of the Soldier of the Legion series, has just been re-released by Ridan Press. The book features a beautiful new cover. If you haven’t already bought this book, you can click PURCHASE from the menu at left.
October 26, 2009
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•Cross of the Legion is now available!
Cross of the Legion, Book 5 of the Soldier of the Legion series, is now available for sale online from Ridan Press. The price is a low $10.80 for paperback or $4.33 for a Kindle e-book. I am very happy with Ridan Press, their attention to detail, their emphasis on quality and the speed and efficiency with which they produced this book. This enabled me to move the release date up from January 2010 to right now. I’m sure you will enjoy this volume. To purchase, please click PURCHASE from the menu at left.
September 20, 2009
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•New Character Illustrations
Please see the Gallery for new character illustrations I have posted under The Black March, Slave of the Legion and Secret of the Legion.
July 21, 2009
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•Ridan Press to Publish Book 5.
I will be going with a new publisher to publish Book 5 of the Soldier series, Cross of the Legion. Ridan Press is a new small press formed by Robin Sullivan and I am expecting a good future for them. Robin and her author husband Michael Sullivan are friends of mine from attending several sci-fi conventions together. I’ve decided to go with them for Book 5 and see what happens. I predict good news - Book 5 is still on schedule for January 2010. Ridan is on-line at www.ridanpublishing.com ‘ Please give them a visit.
June 12, 2009
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•MilSciFi.com Author Interview
Following Balticon I was interviewed by MilSciFi.com, which is the brainchild of Mike McPhail. Mike is an old friend, usually to be found at many of the same cons that I attend. He has gathered a constellation of military SF writers on his site, which is well worth a visit - probably several visits. My interview can be found at http://www.milscifi.com/files/inter-MST-SL.htm My thanks to Mike for the interview!
May 31, 2009
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•Balticon!
I spent the weekend of May 22-25 at Balticon 43 in the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Maryland. I had a great time, selling books in the dealers room, sitting on a couple of panels, giving a reading and catching up with a lot of old friends. These cons are kind of like Gypsy encampments except the inhabitants split up when they leave and you don’t see then again until the next con, wherever it may be. I sat with Mike and Robin Sullivan, Patrick Thomas, Tony Ruggiero and Tee Morris. We had a ball and a half. I left the con with fewer books than I had when I arrived, and that’s the idea. It was great to run into so many fans there who liked my series. My thanks to everyone who bought the books. I love feedback so please send any comments to andrion2@cox.net if you have time
April 26, 2009
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•RavenCon!
I spent the weekend of April 24-26 at RavenCon in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Richmond VA. This was a fun expedition into a most unlikely realm, inhabited by many crazed, scary and wonderful people. My old friend Tony Ruggiero was the Deputy Chief of Mission for RavenCon and kindly let me share his table in the Dealer’s Room.
The idea for us authors is to leave the convention with less books than we brought to the convention, and I did that. My thanks to everyone who bought books from me. It was great to see so many old friends, and many of us will be meeting again soon at BaltiCon on 22 May.
March 30, 2009
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•XM Radio
The Soldier of the Legion audio is back on XM Radio again, on “Book Radio” Channel 163. The new time schedule is a little hard to read but it looks like they are broadcasting Parts 6-10 from 5:30 to 8 AM Eastern time. That sounds ideal for all you kids who stay up all night, like my youngest son. Happy listening!
March 23, 2009
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•RavenCon
I will be attending RavenCon in Richmond, VA, from April 24 - 26 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. I’ll be in the Dealers Room promoting my series. Come on by! We’ll have special prices for you!
February 5, 2009
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•Recent Developments
I have recently established pages in Authors Den (www.authorsden.com/marshallsthomas ) and Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/author/show/285975.Marshall_S_Thomas .This is an effort to spread the word about the Soldier series. Please feel free to visit these sites. I have also set up a BUY NOW Pay Pal button on my website PURCHASE page (left) for the first book to get a signed copy from the author at a bargain price. If this works, I may list all the other books as well.
In addition, I now have the first review for Book 4, Secret of the Legion. Please see REVIEWS - SECRET at left.
January 19, 2009
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•MarsCon!
Your author attended MarsCon from January 16-18 2009 in the Holiday Inn Patriot in Williamsburg, VA. The shipment of my 4th book, Secret of the Legion, arrived just in time for the convention. MarsCon is a sci-fi-fantasy-gaming convention. This year’s theme was Victorian steampunk. The guest artist was Ron Miller who had done the cover of my first book for me when we were both working with Timberwolf Press. We had never actually met in person before so we had a grand old time discussing the past and plotting for the future. These SF conventions are great venues for making useful contacts. Thanks to everyone who bought my books - may the Force be with you!
January 13, 2009
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•Secret of the Legion is now available for sale!
Book 4 of the Soldier series is now available for sale from the publisher. Please click PURCHASE at left. The book has just been published and it may take a week or so before it shows up in Barnes & Noble and other on-line sites. This volume is twice as long as my other books and I believe you’ll love it!
January 12, 2009
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•WXGM Radio Author Interview
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On January 12 the author appeared on The Neal Steele radio show on Chesapeake radio station WXGM - FM 101.9. I thought this was a great interview and I thank the host Neal Steele as well as the Chesapeake Writers Group, which arranged for it. To hear the full interview please click on INTERVIEWS at the left.
January 6, 2009
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•Secret of the Legion coming at you!
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Book 4 of the Soldier of the Legion series, Secret of the Legion, is right on schedule and will be released sometime this month. As soon as it is available for purchase I will announce it and insert a link for purchasing. This is just to let you know that the book will soon be available. If you’re a Legion fan you will love this story.
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•Marscon Appearance
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The author will be appearing at the Marscon convention in Williamsburg, VA, January 16-18 at the Holiday Inn Patriot. Hopefully my new book will be available by then and I will be selling copies personally. See you there!
