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Nomad Supreme: A Kurtherian Gambit Series (Terry Henry Walton Chronicles Book 4)

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by Craig Martelle


  Thank you to the JIT for bringing a level of professionalism to our books that rivals any traditional publishing standard. We squeeze a year’s worth of work into less than a month because we have the best helpers in the world.

  My thanks to Barbara Trawick Hasebe who answered my call for help (look at me, a man, stopping to ask for directions!) to name the boy who would fall under Terry and Char’s protection. I initially picked Ethan but it didn’t flow with the narrative. Barbara offered Kaeden, shortened to Kae and there we are. Thank you for your quick help – that made it possible for me to continue writing without missing a beat.

  I always feel blessed that quality people like Diane, Dorene, and Kat are in my life. They are always upbeat and help me think about the way ahead, for me professionally, as well as for each of my stories.

  Norman Meredith is ready at a moment’s notice to provide military technical details as well as tie-ins with the other stories within the TKG universe. He’s a walking, talking encyclopedia of knowledge!

  Most of all, thank you to everyone who reads these stories – Michael and I write these, but they aren’t for us. They are for you. If they didn’t sell, the series wouldn’t continue. This is what we do for a living, so we appreciate you taking the time to read the books, whether on Kindle Unlimited or you buy the books outright so you can have them forever, we couldn’t do what we do without you.

  If you liked this story, you might like some of my other books. You can join my mailing list by dropping by my website www.craigmartelle.com or if you have any comments, shoot me a note at craig@craigmartelle.com. I am always happy to hear from people who’ve read my work. I try to answer every email I receive.

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  Author Notes - Michael Anderle

  Written Mar 3rd, 2017

  THANK YOU!

  I appreciate you reading these notes at the back of the books. Not only is it an enjoyable opportunity for me to chat, or vent (I’ve done that a few times) or wax poetically about love (I’ve done that exactly zero times) it means that you care not only for the characters.

  But about us authors, as well.

  Mind you, I don’t mind readers who skip this section, I get it. “Give me the next story!” is the hue and cry… Just like it should be.

  However, for those who are with me all the way to the end, to the credits, to the author notes? Wow, that is something special and I want to share something that I hope turns out ‘good’.

  For those who listen to my interview on Len Edgerly’s podcast The Kindle Nation (http://www.thekindlechronicles.com/2017/03/03/tkc-448-michael-anderle/), or any of the other times I’ve written about why I got started writing, you will remember that 1/2 of my reason for writing Death Becomes Her was to learn enough about this Indie publishing to encourage our oldest son to pursue it.

  Then, he didn’t.

  Now, it hurt a little because I think he is better than I am by a long shot, and has a huge opportunity.

  He and I have not been talking too much over the last year, for different reasons. But, tomorrow morning my wife and I will travel to go see him for lunch and during the last few days, he has started re-connecting with me and perhaps, just perhaps, he will get his first book out in the near’ish future.

  That would be pretty damned cool. It would be the ‘finis’ on that half of my effort in Indie Publishing.

  I’ve got my own half to continue to run, so no worries I will be stopping anytime soon!

  You will notice Craig’s Author Notes were written about three weeks ago compared to mine. Well, that’s because we have been working on the editing (2 days) and then JIT stuff (another 2 days) and finally, we decided to wait on the new cover(s)… Which require models…which also require makeup, and guns, and camo gear and… and…

  All sorts of stuff.

  I’m SUPER happy to say we now have over 1,000 (that’s right, no decimal point) pictures of the models for the covers from here until #HOLYCRAPTHECOWSCAMEHOME.

  I’m not sure they have that saying in England, where our cover artist lives and works. Huh, I wonder if that is a ‘west’ thing? Like, those states in the West of the United States that mess with cattle?

  So, just for the record, We have a LOT of pictures. Some of Terry Henry are with ‘shirt off’ because what the hell? We are completely willing to allow the ladies to guy-oogle. Hell, I’ve done so many tight leather pants and hot female pictures that it’s about time.

  Right ladies?

  Sasha (the male model for Terry Henry) was awesome and supportive from when we (and by ‘we’, I totally really mean Andrew Dobell, but what the hell) were finally able to contact him.

  Our first female model wouldn’t work (too many tattoos) but our second selection for Char was all in as well. I look forward to the new covers these two helped us make.

  So, I have a tiny confession to make.

  (No, Sweetheart, I’m not ‘coming out of the closet’… Damn, that’s another story, but the short of it was my wife grew up in Hollywood / West Hollywood for a LOOONNG time. I swear when I first met her, she assumed since I wasn’t a jerk, I must be gay. I attribute it to her time when she was in her 20’s and went dancing with male friends at gay clubs in LA and her ability to tell a guys disposition was obviously screwed up.)

  Anyway, now that I’m almost 50 (this year) I have a completely “I don’t care” attitude toward women oogling men. Actually, that’s not honest.

  I find it hilarious.

  When I was growing up (70’s / 80’s) we had Farrah Fawcett (70’s) and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (not that I watched much football). The only thing I remember for women was the guy on the front cover of all the bodice rippers and Chippendales.

  I was SO ignorant.

  Anyway, I find it really funny that women are sharing all of these guy pictures on Facebook now, when almost my whole life, it was completely frowned upon when men would pass around pictures of women.

  Either way - you ladies make me laugh out loud now how these pictures are freely shared “Look Kittens!” (It’s three shirtless guys with fireman’s hats on and each holding REALLY tiny kittens.) Invariably, underneath the shared picture on Facebook, will be at least one reply, “There’s Kittens?”

  I’m sure we could go into long discussions about this, but unfortunately, this isn’t a two way conversation. I get to write whatever comes to mind (Seriously? THIS is what is coming to mind at the moment? You would have to see the image of Terry Henry Walton I shared on Facebook to know…Eh, I’ll just add it here at the end, you know, so you won’t have to wonder.)

  Anyway, I blame Awesome Craig because he was thinking “Let’s have enough shots to do a Char / TH calendar!” and I blame myself because I was going through 1,000 photo’s and ran across this TH image. I had already shared our Char model (Hollie) on Facebook so I though “why not be fair?”

  Why not, indeed.

  Now, I’ll finish this by saying “Good night, sleep tight, and I hope Char doesn’t bite ;-)”

  Michael

  The Terry Henry Walton Chronicles

  A Kurtherian Gambit Series

  Book 1 – Nomad Found

  Book 2 – Nomad Redeemed

  Book 3 - Nomad Unleashed

  Book 4 - Nomad Supreme

  Book 5 – Nomad’s Fury

  Book 6 – Nomad Justice

  Book 7 – Nomad Avenged

  Book 8 – Nomad Mortis

  Book 9 – Nomad’s Force

  Book 10 – Nomad’s Gala
xy

  Free Trader Series

  Book 1 – The Free Trader of Warren Deep

  Book 2 – The Free Trader of Planet Vii

  Book 3 – Adventures on RV Traveler

  Book 4 – Battle for the Amazon

  Book 5 – Free the North!

  Book 6 – Free Trader on the High Seas

  Book 7 – Southern Discontent (January 2017)

  Book 8 – The Great ‘Cat Rebellion (2017)

  Book 9 – Return to the Traveler (2017)

  Cygnus Space Opera – Set in the Free Trader Universe

  Book 1 – Cygnus Rising

  Book 2 – Cygnus Expanding

  Book 3 – Cygnus Arrives (2017)

  End Times Alaska Series, a Winlock Press publication

  Book 1: Endure

  Book 2: Run

  Book 3: Return

  Book 4: Fury

  Rick Banik Thrillers

  People Raged and the Sky Was on Fire

  The Heart Raged (2017)

  Paranoid in Paradise (Short Story – 2017)

  Short Story Contributions to Anthologies

  Wisdom’s Journey (stand alone novella)

  Earth Prime Anthology, Volume 1 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)

  Apocalyptic Space Short Story Collection (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)

  Lunar Resorts Anthology, Volume 2 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)

  Just One More Fight (stand alone novella)

  The Expanding Universe, Volume 1 (edited by Craig Martelle)

  The Expanding Universe, Volume 2 (edited by Craig Martelle – June 2017)

  The Misadventures of Jacob Wild McKilljoy (with Michael-Scott Earle)

  The Tide, a multi-author, single story extravaganza

  Metamorphosis Alpha, Chronicles from the Warden (with James M. Ward – Summer 2017)

  Michael Anderle

  Kurtherian Gambit Series Titles Include:

  First Arc

  Death Becomes Her (01) - Queen Bitch (02) - Love Lost (03) - Bite This (04)

  Never Forsaken (05) - Under My Heel (06) Kneel Or Die (07)

  Second Arc

  We Will Build (08) - It’s Hell To Choose (09) - Release The Dogs of War (10)

  Sued For Peace (11) - We Have Contact (12) - My Ride is a Bitch (13)

  Don’t Cross This Line (14)

  Third Arc (Due 2017)

  Never Submit (15) - Never Surrender (16) - Forever Defend (17)

  Might Makes Right (18) - Ahead Full (19) - Capture Death (20)

  Life Goes On (21)

  **New Series**

  The Second Dark Ages

  The Dark Messiah (01)

  (Michael’s Return)

  12.25.2016

  The Boris Chronicles

  * With Paul C. Middleton *

  Evacuation

  Retaliation

  Revelation

  Restitution 2017

  Reclaiming Honor

  * With JUSTIN SLOAN *

  Justice Is Calling (01)

  Claimed By Honor (02)

  Judgement Has Fallen (03) Feb 2017

  The Etheric Academy

  * With TS PAUL *

  ALPHA CLASS (01) Dec 2016

  ALPHA CLASS (02) Mar 2017

  ALPHA CLASS (03) May 2017

  Terry Henry “TH” Walton Chronicles

  * With CRAIG MARTELLE *

  Nomad Found (01)

  Nomad Redeemed (02)

  Nomad Unleashed Early Feb 2017

  Nomad Supreme Late Feb 2017

  SHORT STORIES

  Frank Kurns Stories of the Unknownworld 01 (7.5)

  You Don’t Mess with John’s Cousin

  Frank Kurns Stories of the Unknownworld 02 (9.5)

  Bitch’s Night Out

  Frank Kurns Stories of the Unknownworld 02 (13.25)

  With Natalie Grey

  Bellatrix

  AudioBooks

  Available at Audible.com and iTunes

  The Kurtherian Gambit

  Death Becomes Her - Available Now

  Queen Bitch – Available Now

  Love Lost – Coming Soon

  Reclaiming Honor Series

  Justice Is Calling – Available Now

  Claimed By Honor – Coming Soon

  Anthologies

  Glimpse

  Honor in Death

  (Michael’s First Few Days)

  Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge

  Tabitha’s Vacation

  Craig Martelle Social

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  Table of Contents

  Contents

  Dedication

  Legal

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  Author Notes - Craig Martelle

  Author Notes - Michael Anderle

  Craig Series List

  Michael Series List

  Social Links

 

 

 


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