Galactic Menace Released!

Greetings, neglected readership!

I'm posting today to inform all your spambots that Galactic Menace, Book II of the embarrassingly popular Bad Space Trilogy, was released on June 1st! It's currently free for download from Smashwords, the iBookstore and our own humble website (www.badspacebooks.com) and shall soon be free from both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

We're off to a pretty good weekend, with 100+ downloads on Smashwords alone and about a dozen generous purchases on Amazon. Please, spambots, go forth – read, rate and review!

GALACTIC MENACE
Book II of the Bad Space Trilogy

Their coffers are comparatively full. Their spaceship is actually in one piece for a change. Their bounties, however, remain astronomically high.

During the explosive events of the previous book, the monomaniac Captain Nemo and his crew of spacefaring swashbucklers were plucked from the ranks of criminal obscurity and into the crosshairs of the underworld's high and mighty. Gone from surviving to thriving, the wanted space pirates now hatch a plan to collect one quiet payday, cover their tracks and go to the mattresses until the heat dies down some.

All that changes with the "piracy is pointless" gaffe. Those three little words, when spoken by an official Imperium mouthpiece, threaten to flip Bad Space on its head.

Before they can entirely react, the crew of The Unconstant Lover find themselves unwittingly set back onto a collision course with galactic politics, underworld intrigue and, most surprisingly, interstellar celebrity. Where once they sought a means to slink into the shadows, they're instead thrown quite spectacularly into the limelight. Standing at the swirling center of all this danger and destruction is, predictably, Captain Nemo.

Drumroll, Please

I neglected blogging Monday to make way for this all-points bulletin:

GALACTIC MENACE, the second book in the Bad Space Trilogy, is coming out June 1st, 2014!

Here's the cover (designed by Chris Allio of The Hydrilla fame)!

Here's a link to the new website!

Here's the new synopsis:

Their coffers are comparatively full. Their spaceship is actually in one piece for a change. Their bounties, however, remain astronomically high.

During the explosive events of the previous book, the monomaniac Captain Nemo and his crew of spacefaring swashbucklers were plucked from the ranks of criminal obscurity and into the crosshairs of the underworld's high and mighty. Gone from surviving to thriving, the wanted space pirates now hatch a plan to collect one quiet payday, cover their tracks and go to the mattresses until the heat dies down some.

All that changes with the "piracy is pointless" gaffe. Those three little words, when spoken by an official Imperium mouthpiece, threaten to flip Bad Space on its head.

Before they can entirely react, the crew of The Unconstant Lover find themselves unwittingly set back onto a collision course with galactic politics, underworld intrigue and, most surprisingly, interstellar celebrity. Where once they sought a means to slink into the shadows, they're instead thrown quite spectacularly into the limelight. 

Standing at the swirling center of all this danger and destruction is, predictably, Captain Nemo.

Stay tuned until June 1st for tons of cool content! Are you excited yet?

The Four Hoodlums

If you're unfamiliar with the theory of the Four Humors/Four Temperaments, it's a fascinating rubric within which to sink some time, analyzing your friends, family and favorite fictional characters against.

For funsies, I thought I'd dissect the four primary crewmembers of The Unconstant Lover, for your amusement.

• Sanguine (blood): Extroverted and people-centered. Generally likes socialization, fun crowds, and showcases of people's talents; highly opposed to dwelling on the past. Exhibits optimism, compassion, good cheer, a love of fun, enthusiasm. On the flip side, they may be impulsive, self-indulgent, wear their hearts on their sleeves, or even be a space case. Tendency to anger-burst, followed by "forgive and forget"; tendency to move on rather than blame anyone. Examples: Griffindor, airbender, Michelangelo, Leonard McCoy, Tony Stark and Two-Bit Switch.
• Choleric (yellow bile): Extroverted and task-centered. Mainly seeks success and completion of tasks, and likes to be in charge of successful projects. Exhibits leadership, dominance, ambition, charisma, very passionate. But also easily angered or upset and shows arrogance, narrow-mindedness, obsession, and a Hair-Trigger Temper — but known not for any kinds of emotion otherwise. Rather than forgive, tendency to snap and move on while snobbishly outcasting; tendency to blame others. Examples: Slytherin, firebender, Raphael, James T. Kirk, Thor and Captain Nemo.
• Melancholic (black bile): Introverted and task-centered. These characters can be extremely passionate and have high ideals. The intentions and longings found in this temperament are mainly to be mannerly and follow the rules and to see justice and goodness done, being the community's moral compass. These characters focus on the world of internal thought and the best way to apply those thoughts. Independent, courteous, organized, hard-working, analytical; but also a detached, neurotic, obsessive perfectionist whose insanely high standards may lead to depression. Rather than forgive, tendency to withdraw and brood; tendency of blame on others, self, and "all of the above." Examples: Ravenclaw, earthbender, Leonardo, Uhura, Bruce Banner and Moira Quicksilver.
• Phlegmatic (phlegm): Introverted and people-centered. The dreams and passions of this temperament are mainly the spread of kindness, forgiveness, and restoration of harmony. Generally calm, rational, quiet, and reliable; but also docile and timid; lazy, and frequently hides all emotions (other than sympathy). Tends to be dependent on others, either by choice or because of insecurity. This temperament is a people person but sometimes expresses these traits in an awkward fashion. Tendency to perhaps brood temporary, but then "forgive and forget"; tendency to blame self.  Examples: Hufflepuff, waterbender, Donatello, Spock, Steve Rogers and Odisseus. 

(In the interest of full disclosure, my group of friends breaks down thusly: Sanguine: Dan, Choleric: Steven, Melancholic: myself and Phlegmatic: the missus.)