Kathleen O'Neal Gear & W Michael Gear

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Only 10 Days to Release!

Feb 11, 2018 10:51 am

Hi All,

Only ten days left to the publication of OUTPOST, Mike’s frontier science fiction novel. BOOKLIST says, “Gear kicks off a new sf series by weaving a number of compelling characters into the narrative, including bold heroine Talina Perez and Donovan itself, a planet teeming with danger and delights in turn. The mix of stolen identities, rapacious greed, and treacherous landscape propels the reader forward, hurtling toward the possibility that nobody is destined to escape Donovan alive.”

Can’t wait to hold the actual book in our hands!

Mike and Kathy

Advance praise for OUTPOST, coming on February 20th!

Feb 5, 2018 10:56 am

Hi Everyone!

We are delighted by the advance reviews for Mike’s upcoming science fiction novel, OUTPOST! Here are just a few…

 

“What a ride! Excitement, adventure, and intrigue, all told in W. Michael Gear’s vivid, compulsively readable prose. A terrific new science-fiction series; Gear hits a home run right out of the park and all the way to Capella.” —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night

“A marginal colony on a living world—where human life and human will are tested to the limits. An intriguing and inventive new work from Michael Gear, first of a trilogy. Recommended!”–C. J. Cherryh, Hugo Award-winning author of Downbelow Station

 

Nerd Much – 13 Best New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books: February 2018

https://www.nerdmuch.com/books/153882/best-new-sci-fi-fantasy-books-february-2018/

 

Dread Central

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/262721/head-w-michael-gears-outpost-dangerous-sci-fi-horror-adventure/

While W. Michael Gear’s new novel Outpost is mainly sci-fi, there are enough monstrous creatures and terrifying moments in it that fans of Alien and the like should enjoy it, which is why we’re advising you to mark your calendars for February 20, 2018. That’s the book’s release date via publisher DAW (a Penguin Random House imprint).

A thrilling tale of high stakes survival on an alien planet, Outpost is the first installment in Gear’s new The Donovan series. The second book, Abandoned, is scheduled to arrive in November 2018, so if you like the first one, you won’t have to wait too long for a sequel.

 

Booklist

On the distant planet Donovan, the realities of colonization meet the cold, hard demands of corporate overlords. In the years since Donovan was settled, many original colonists have died and several supply ships have completely vanished, leaving the planet nearly feral. Corporation Supervisor Kalico arrives to discover disarray, and demands answers from community leaders. Competing interests from Corporation employees create tension, as Donovan’s loose organization offers opportunity for deception and deceit. However, Kalico must first deal with one of the missing ships that reappears bearing horrific cargo and a seemingly impossible paradox. Gear (Moon Hunt, 2017, with Kathleen O’Neal Gear) kicks off a new sf series by weaving a number of compelling characters into the narrative, including bold heroine Talina Perez and Donovan itself, a planet teeming with danger and delights in turn. The mix of stolen identities, rapacious greed, and treacherous landscape propels the reader forward, hurtling toward the possibility that nobody is destined to escape Donovan alive. Fans of epic space opera, like Rachel Bach’s Fortune’s Pawn (2013), will happily lose themselves in Donovan’s orbit.

 

“Landscape of Dreams: The Creative West,” 7 PM at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, April 19, 2018

Jan 31, 2018 8:03 am

Hi All,

Along with Emmy award-winning screenwriter, Kirk Ellis, we will be part of a conversation about creativity, the lure of the West, fiction, and film.  We’ll have book signings before and after the event.  We’re there to entertain and to answer any questions you might have about writing (which could also be entertaining).

Just some background…   Kirk Ellis has won the Emmy Award, Spur Award, and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award.  His screen credits include, “Anne Frank,” “Into the West,” and “John Adams.”  His work has been nominated for a total of 50 Emmy Awards.  

And!  Well, you know us.

 Come! We’d love to see you there!  It’ll be great fun:   WWA PressRelease -April20

Mike and Kathy

The BEST Science Fiction Books of 2018!

Jan 3, 2018 12:57 pm

Thanks to BookBub for including Mike’s upcoming science fiction novel, OUTPOST, in its list of The Best Science Fiction Books of 2018! COMING February 20th! https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2018/01/02/preview-best-science-fiction-books-2018/

The Best Science Fiction Books of 2018: 30 Novels you Don’t Want to Miss!

Jan 3, 2018 12:54 pm

Thanks to BookBub for including Mike’s upcoming science fiction novel, OUTPOST, in its list of The Best Science Fiction Books of 2018! COMING February 20th!

New Review for MOON HUNT!

Dec 19, 2017 12:35 pm

We just received a lovely review for MOON HUNT in the Providence Journal:

“Few authors have ever been able to lay claim to a genre. But Kathleen and Michael Gear have taken historical fiction and made it all their own, as clearly displayed in “Moon Hunt” (Forge, 416 pages, $26.99), the third in their Native American Morning Star series.

All the staples of the Gears’ brilliant, richly drawn tapestries are firmly on display here, once again… The Gears have reconstructed Moon Hunt’s ancient world with such vivid tones and expertly crafted detail that it magically comes to life in the tradition of James Michener. But they’re much better storytellers and the result is a tale certain to generate broad appeal, whether you’re a history buff or not.”

Providence Journal, December 19, 2017.

Thanks! It’s always a relief to get a great review!

Hope everyone is having warm and wonderful holidays!

Mike and Kathy

Snowy Day

Dec 5, 2017 11:19 am

Hi All!

It’s a beautiful day here in Wyoming. We’ve had snow for the past two days, but it’s melting fast this morning. The wild turkeys are out flapping up to eat out of the bird feeders, and the buffalo are grazing the meadow in front of the house. High up on the mountain, a small herd of elk is bedded down in the snow en

enjoying the sunshine.

Our latest book in the Cahokia series just came out a few days ago!  MOON HUNT.  Hope you enjoy it!

Have a great day,

Mike and Kathy

Book Signing yesterday

Nov 26, 2017 9:50 am

We had such a great time at our book signing yesterday in Cody, Wyoming. Legends Bookstore did a fantastic job and we met so many wonderful people. If you need a signed copy for a holiday gift, Legends still has a few signed copies available. Please call Teresa: 307-586-2320, or email her at: legendsbookscody@gmail.com, and she’ll get an autographed copy in the mail to you ASAP.

Hope everyone is well out there. We’re having an unusually warm winter here.

Happy Holidays,

Mike and Kathy

MAZE MASTER

Nov 20, 2017 11:09 am

Hi All,

For those who’ve asked, MAZE MASTER, which is coming out next July, just became available for pre-order. I really loved writing this book. I hope you enjoy it, too!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maze-master-kathleen-oneal-gear/1126974737?ean=978125012199   

https://www.amazon.com/Maze-Master-Kathleen-ONeal-Gear/dp/125012199X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511200236&sr=8-1&keywords=Maze+Master%2C+gear

 

COMING IN JULY, 2018!

MAZE MASTER final revisions are in!

Nov 10, 2017 12:36 pm

Hi All!

I just shipped off the final revisions to my thriller, MAZE MASTER, which is coming out in July.  

It’s been an interesting editorial process this year. There are a few pivotal editors–I mean truly great editors–in literary history: Maxwell Perkins, Gordon Lish, Judith Jones, among a handful of others.  Remember the classic Tom Wolfe novel, LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL? Maxwell Perkins made Wolfe take out 90,000 words… That’s why we consider it a classic.  

My editor at St. Martin’s Press, Peter Wolverton, falls into the Perkins group.  It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to work with him on this book. 

Hope you are all healthy and happy.  Winter has come to Wyoming.  As I write, frosty buffalo are frolicking through the snow in the meadow outside my window.  

Stay Warm!

Kathy

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