Craig Martelle has 38 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 10 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 209 ratings. The most-rated is Night.
Begin Again
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A father and his son, a country apart. Desperate times make for desperate people. Buck and Garth try to retain their humanity as they fight for their lives. How many others can they help? Should they even try? No one knows what's going on except a handful of people and even they aren't sure what happened, but most importantly, how do they stop it? The survivors are rushing to Colorado in an epic race. Time is working against them in more ways than one.
©2019 E. E. Isherwood and Craig Martelle (P)2019 Tantor
Superdreadnought 5
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Superdreadnought Reynolds has cornered his enemy and believes that Gulg technology will help him defeat the Kurtherian-armed Phraim-‘Eh. But what if it doesn't? With all guns blazing, the battle is joined, but the crew learns more about each other than the enemy. Even though it’s a battle, the superdreadnought must win. Maybe that gives them an edge over the cult. Reynolds wants to take what he’s learned back to Bethany Anne. He’s ready to go home, even if only for a short while. The crew is behind him in his search for peace within his own fractured mind and his duty to the Federation and his loyalty to his crew.
©2019 C. H. Gideon, Tim Marquitz (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Collaborations: When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of the Parts
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Overwhelmed? You’re self-publishing but something isn’t right. It’s time to move forward. Find a partner to share the workload. An individual (or team) who will strengthen your weak spots. Someone who will flourish with your strengths. You can be better together, when you do it right. Craig Martelle brings the experience of dozens of collaborations to this book, outlined in an easy-to-digest format that covers all the collaborating bases. And there are sample contracts, too. Set yourself up for success before you start writing. Isn’t that a life win? Improve your odds in all that you do, especially in your chosen profession. Be a successful indie author. Figure out if collaborating is right for you, and then be a better collaborator. Right here. Listen to it today.
©2019 Craig Martelle (P)2019 Craig Martelle
Darklanding Omnibus Books 01-03: Assignment Darklanding, Ike Shot the Sheriff, & Outlaws
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A frontier world. One sheriff. And all the action one spaceport can't hold. Darklanding is the wild, wild west of known space. Sheriff Thaddeus Fry will never completely leave the battlefields of Centauri Prime. His assignment as the sheriff of Darklanding could be a do-nothing job, or it could get him killed. Book 01 - Faced with a dangerous collapse that could kill hundreds of workers, the new sheriff leaps into action and gets the story of Darklanding started. Book 02 - There’s unrest among the miners. Desperation sets in for the Company Man. One wrong decision will destroy her career. The sheriff doesn’t care about any of that. There are strangers in town. One or all of them may be enemies. And how does a mysterious runaway fit into the picture? Book 03 - Unrefined ore is moved by a state-of-the-art monorail from the mines to the spaceport. It’s never gone off the tracks. Until now. What kind of crew is crazy enough to mess with SagCon’s investments? Fans of Firefly, Bonanza, and Tombstone will love this new series.
©2018 Craig Martelle (P)2018 Craig Martelle
Darklanding Omnibus Books 4-6: Runaway, An Unglok Murder, SAGCON
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A frontier world. One Sheriff. And all the action one spaceport can't hold. Darklanding is the wild west of known space. Sheriff Thaddeus Fry‘s assignment as the Sheriff of Darklanding, could be a do-nothing job, or it could get him killed. Book 4 - The runaway’s story comes to the fore, and it’s far more than anyone suspected. Book 5 - Ungloks don’t kill their own, or do they? Sheriff Fry and Deputy Mast Jotham are forced into the underbelly of Darklanding, into a world they didn’t know existed. Surprises are nonstop when they find out who else knows. Book 6 - Centauri Prime was an epic failure, especially for a battle they supposedly won. Fans of Firefly, Bonanza, and Tombstone will love this new series. Join us today and every 18 days, you’ll get a new episode of Darklanding.
©2018 Craig Martelle and Scott Moon (P)2019 Craig Martelle and Scott Moon
People Raged and the Sky Was on Fire
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Rick Banik is a new patriot for a new age. He leads a Joint Intelligence Tiger Team in pursuit of a terrorist plotting an attack on Washington DC. Da'esh's agent stays one step ahead by hiding in plain sight, always there, but never being seen. If you like Jack Ryan or Hunt for Red October, you'll love Rick Banik! He clears the decks of the intelligence community to save it from itself, while integrating players from multiple agencies to build an integrated intelligence and operations plan. But will he fight through egos and bureaucracy in time to stop the attack? This is Parts One and Two combined into a single volume.
©2016 Craig Martelle (P)2016 Craig Martelle
Liberation: Age of Expansion
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Humanity’s greatest export: justice. Space is a dangerous place even for the wary and especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. When humanity is wronged by the alien AI, the Bad Company leaps to action, but only after the warriors have scattered to the four corners of the galaxy. Nothing like liberty to keep the Bad Company happy and the credits flowing, just like cheap beer. A side trip to Earth. Vacation on Yol. Meeting a lawyer on Onyx Station. Nothing is outside the realm of possibility as the Bad Company takes much-needed time off. When the warriors return, they find their ranks bolstered, their weapons upgraded, and their fleet has grown. What they don’t find is the enemy. The search is on! Between the Bad Company and their target stands too many innocent lives. Join Terry and Char as they confront Ten, a galactic evil.... Join the Bad Company as they fight an enemy from their worst nightmares. Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2018 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle (P)2018 LMBPN Publishing
The Operator
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A hitman with a conscience.... Ian Bragg is paid to kill people. Only bad people and not many, but for a great deal of money. Case the target. Make the hit. Move on until he meets the woman with sparkling green eyes who changes everything. Is his newest target deserving of death? Who is Ian to decide if the politician needs to die? He is the one who has to live with the consequences, that’s who. The contract deadline nears. Too many unknowns, too much to lose. Pull the trigger or not? Ian makes his own rules to get himself out of a quandary where it’s more than just his life on the line. For the greater good, join Ian Bragg.
©2020 Craig Martelle (P)2020 Craig Martelle
Write Compelling Fiction
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Write cleaner. Write better stories. Write compelling fiction. With over 150 books published, Larry Martin and Craig Martelle bring their fiction writing horsepower to you. How are they able to win over their readers? By getting them right where it matters - in books they can’t put down. Larry writes westerns and thriller. Craig writes science fiction. Those genres are far closer than you ever imagined because good writing is universal. Never give your reader a reason to set your book aside. They may not pick it up again. In the immortal words of Elmore Leonard, “I try to leave out the parts that readers skip.” You should, too. From plot to characters to pace to description, strengthen your writing to engage your readers on a whole new level. Keep them turning the pages, and when they’ve finished, they’ll be asking you for the next book. "The trail-tough cowhand rubbed the black whisker stubble on his chin with a knotted callused hand. "That'll do," Ethan said, and laid a nickel on the rough plank. A horse fly buzzed around, inspecting the coin, as Ethan waited." With examples peppered throughout, Larry and Craig reinforce the main points in a way to make it easier to incorporate into your own writing. Come to the word buffet and when you leave, you won’t be hungry. There’s no time like the present to start writing better. Get the audiobook Write Compelling Fiction today.
©2019 L.J. Martin, Craig Martelle (P)2019 L.J. Martin, Craig Martelle
Superdreadnought 6
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The Gate drive is trashed; the locals are hostile; and the crew has run out of beer. The galaxy has chewed up the Reynolds and spit it out. The search is on for the raw materials to make the parts they need to fix the ship. Who can stand up to the superdreadnought in a no-name galaxy at the edge of the universe? It’s looking grim for a group hug, leaving the captain and crew with the choice of fight, flight, or diplomacy. Board the Reynolds and join the crew in their struggle to get home.
©2019 Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle writing as CH Gideon (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Price of Freedom: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series
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Humanity’s greatest export - Justice. Space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. On Earth, parents told stories about the devil to frighten children. But devils exist and from time to time, they find their way here. Terry and Char take the Bad Company’s Direct Action Branch into combat to rid a world beyond the borders of a new incursion. All it will cost is the inhabitants’ most advanced technology, a miniaturized power supply that will revolutionize the Etheric Federation. Nathan wants it, badly enough that he’s made the mission non-negotiable. Terry’s hands are tied as he takes the team into the hot zone. Join Terry and Char as the War Axe delivers the team to a planet well outside of Federation space where they have to convince the local aliens that the Bad Company is from the government and they’re there to help. Join the Bad Company as they fight an enemy from their worst nightmares. NOTE: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2018 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle (P)2018 LMBPN
Become a Successful Indie Author
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Demystifying the tangled web of self-publishing to put you on the road to success. This is a motivational guide based on my 2.5 million published words (mostly with Amazon) to help you see past the hurdles that are keeping you from climbing the mountain of success. Nothing is overwhelming once it's been explained. If you are smart enough to write a book, you are smart enough to do everything else needed to make your indie author business a success. This guide has something for every budding author as well as those who have already published but for whom success remains elusive. In this business, there is only one hard-and-fast rule - you must find readers willing to pay for your stories. It starts with the first sentence. You have to write a gripping story that people want to read, wrap a cover around the book, and then do the marketing. There’s no doubt that you can do it. Let me show you how.
©2018 Craig Martelle (P)2019 Craig Martelle
Free Trader Box Set, Books 4 - 6
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Cat and his human minions fight for peace. Book 4: Battle for the Amazon: The fragile trade route is expanding, until the attacks come. Trade grinds to a halt. People cower in fear, before they run for their lives. Book 5: Free the North!: Peace in the south. People settling in. Intelligent creatures moving to Vii from the RV Traveler. Soon, meat will be in short supply. Hungry people will fight for what they need. Braden knows that livestock abounds in the north. It's time to go get some. But free trade in the north has been declared illegal by a new governor. Book 6: Free Trader on the High Seas: An island where experiments on people yield horrific results. An undersea city populated by humans dragged from the beach by unrelenting Bots. The Western Ocean, an untapped source of food and power. The freedom of the open seas.
©2016 Craig Martelle (P)2020 Tantor
Gateway to the Universe: In Bad Company
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They say that behind every great man is a great woman...but what if that woman is a werewolf? What happens when Terry and Char meet Bethany Anne? They get to do the Empress' bidding, but not on Earth. With the infamous Valerie of New York, to space they go, to become the Direct Action Branch of Nathan Lowell's Bad Company. Before they reach Nathan on the other side of the galaxy, they find that space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. Are you ready to join them on their epic journey?
©2017 Craig Martelle, Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle (P)2018 LMBPN Publishing
Destroy the Corrupt
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No one runs a racket and gets away with it. Not in the federation and not when it steals business from The Bad Company. Punish the interlopers! But justice must be served. Is it a racket? Or are they just better at business? Send in the Magistrate to investigate and apply the law. What will Rivka uncover? What justice will she deliver? Keep pulling the threads. See what unravels. They keep leading her.... Somewhere. She knows she has to follow. Even if it smells like a trap. Criminals can run, but the Magistrates can run faster. Fear and fury, fire up the blasters and protect the business! You'll love following Rivka’s adventures where no one is above the law. You have been judged and now the corrupt must die. Get it today.
©2018 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle (P)2019 LMBPN Publishing
The Bad Company Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4
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Grab this boxed set collection of the first 4 books in the Bad Company series today! Humanity’s greatest export-Justice. Space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. Book 1, The Bad Company - Colonel Terry Henry Walton takes his warriors into battle, for a price, in this first installment of The Bad Company. He believes in the moral high ground and is happy getting paid for his role in securing it. Set in the Kurtherian Gambit Universe, Terry, Char, and their people - humans, Werewolves, Weretigers, and Vampires - form the core of the Bad Company’s Direct Action Branch, a private conflict solution enterprise. Join them as they fight their way across Tissikinnon Four where none of the warring parties were what they expected. Book 2, Blockade - When the Bad Company learns of a human colony blockaded by aliens, they take the upgraded War Axe into battle. Once again, nothing is as it seems, but this time, they find a single enemy, evil to its core. Ending that threat is a cause they are willing to die for. What would you do? Book 3, Price of Freedom - A 2018 Dragon Award Finalist Terry and Char, take the Bad Company’s Direct Action Branch into combat to rid a world beyond the borders of a new incursion. All it will cost is the inhabitants’ most advanced technology, a miniaturized power supply that will revolutionize the Etheric Federation. Join Terry and Char as the War Axe delivers the team to a planet well outside of Federation space where they have to convince the local aliens that the Bad Company is from the government and they’re there to help. Join the Bad Company as they fight an enemy from their worst nightmares. Book 4, Liberation - When humanity is wronged by the alien AI, the Bad Company leaps to action, but only after the warriors have scattered to the four corners of the galaxy. Nothing like liberty to keep the Bad Company happy and the credits flowing, just like cheap beer. A side trip to Earth. Vacation on Yol. Meeting a lawyer on Onyx Station. Nothing is outside the realm of possibility as the Bad Company takes much-needed time off. When the warriors return, they find their ranks bolstered, their weapons upgraded, and their fleet has grown. What they don’t find is the enemy. The search is on! Between the Bad Company and their target stands too many innocent lives. Join Terry and Char as they confront Ten, a galactic evil.... Join the Bad Company as they fight an enemy from their worst nightmares. Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2019 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle (P)2019 LMBPN Audio
Discovery: A Military Space Opera
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The hero the universe needed and her friends People who embrace justice as much as she does. Her people. One team, holding villainy at bay, even if they are demons from the past come back to haunt them all. A Queen. Two colonels. A contract that's too easy. A vacation gone awry. Enemies and allies. Terry and Char find themselves trapped. Here comes Bethany Anne. Here comes the Bad Company. Although this is book 6 in the Bad Company series, it can stand alone. You don’t need to listen to the previous Bad Company novels to enjoy this book. Join BA and TH in an all-new Kurtherian Gambit adventure. Please note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2019 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle (P)2019 Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Release Strategies: Plan Your Self-Publishing Schedule for Maximum Benefit
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Do you publish one book a year? Or 20? Here’s a secret. You can be successful with either. Publish your books in a way that brings you the most readers and listeners. Put the experience of over 100 book launches to work for you. Right here. Release Strategies. It’s how successful indie authors get ahead. Plan. Prepare. And Execute. With checklists, recommendations, and candid discussion, you’ll find everything you need to determine your best publication strategy. Implement it and keep your foot on the gas. It’s time to take the ride of your life. Release Strategies. The book you didn’t know you needed. Listen to it today.
©2019 Craig Martelle (P)2019 Craig Martelle