{"id":9810,"date":"2015-05-09T11:34:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9810"},"modified":"2015-05-09T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T18:34:12","slug":"ssf-iv-friends-in-command-now-available-for-pre-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/ssf-iv-friends-in-command-now-available-for-pre-order\/","title":{"rendered":"SSF-IV: FRIENDS IN COMMAND now available for pre-order!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys! Great news! <strong>Friends in Command (Sons of the Starfarers: Book IV)<\/strong> is now up for pre-order on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Kobo, and iBooks! The ebook goes live on July 1st (which coincidentally happens to be the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg), but if you pre-order it now, you can have it delivered automatically to your ereader of choice when it&#8217;s released.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few weeks, I&#8217;ll post some 300 word excerpts to give you guys a taste of it. This book has been a looong time coming, but I&#8217;m now confident that this is a book I can be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>At 42,000 words, <strong>Friends in Command<\/strong> is more of a short novel than a novella. The later books in this series keep getting longer, and I suspect that trend will continue until the end. However, I can promise you definitively that there will be no more than nine books in this series. Even if the last book is the size of a freaking Sanderson novel (unlikely, but possible), there will only be nine books, and each book will cost no more than $2.99 for the ebook version ($5.99 for the omnibus editions).<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, check it out!<\/p>\n <div id=\"mbt-container\"> <div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Book\" id=\"post-9804\" class=\"mbt-book mbt-book-single mbt-display-mode-singlecolumn\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-sections\"><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-summary-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-summary-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-summary-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"mbt-book-title\">Friends in Command<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-images mbt-book-images-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Friends in Command\" class=\" mbt-book-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SSF-IV-cover-267x400.jpg\"><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mbt-book-teaser\">The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.<\/h2>\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mbt-book-blurb\">\r\n\t<p>The Imperials are back, and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn't going to stop them. But they aren't the only enemies of the new Outworld Confederacy. Together, Aaron and Mara must face a threat from within.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"#mbt-book-purchase-anchor\" class=\"mbt-book-purchase-button mbt-primary-button\">Order Now!<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-overview-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-overview-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-overview-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">About the Book<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-overview\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The war for the Outworlds is on. The Imperials may have lost the first round, but they&#8217;re back\u2014and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn&#8217;t going to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>When Aaron recieves a captain&#8217;s commission in the new Outworld Confederacy, Mara is his natural choice for second in command. But Mara never expected to live past the first few battles. She only joined the resistance to avenge her father, and fears the monster she&#8217;s starting to become. The only thing she has left to live for now is her friends.<\/p>\n<p>The Imperials aren&#8217;t the only enemy in this war, though. The friends must face a threat from within in<\/p>\n<p><strong>SONS OF THE STARFARERS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>BOOK IV: FRIENDS IN COMMAND<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-meta-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-meta-anchor\"><\/a>\r\n<div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-meta-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">Details<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mbt-book-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_author\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Author:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/authors\/joe-vasicek\/\">Joe Vasicek<\/a><\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-series\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Series:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/series\/sons-of-the-starfarers\/\">Sons of the Starfarers<\/a>, Book 4<\/span><br>\t\t\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_genre\"><span 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read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife and two apple trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mbt-book-anchor\" id=\"mbt-book-series-anchor\" name=\"mbt-book-series-anchor\"><\/a><div class=\"mbt-book-section mbt-book-series-section\"><div class=\"mbt-book-section-title\">Other Books in the \"Sons of the Starfarers\"<\/div><div class=\"mbt-book-section-content\"><div class=\"mbt-book-series\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/brothers-in-exile-sons-of-the-starfarers-book-i\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SSF-I-cover.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/brothers-in-exile-sons-of-the-starfarers-book-i\/\">Brothers in Exile<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/comrades-in-hope-sons-of-the-starfarers-book-ii\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SSF-II-cover.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/comrades-in-hope-sons-of-the-starfarers-book-ii\/\">Comrades in Hope<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/strangers-in-flight-book-iii\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SSF-III-cover-266x400.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/strangers-in-flight-book-iii\/\">Strangers in Flight<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/captives-in-obscurity-book-v\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SSF-V-cover-400x600.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/captives-in-obscurity-book-v\/\">Captives in Obscurity<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/patriots-in-retreat-book-vi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SSF-VI-cover-400x600.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/patriots-in-retreat-book-vi\/\">Patriots in Retreat<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/a-queen-in-hiding\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SSF7-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/a-queen-in-hiding\/\">A Queen in Hiding<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/an-empire-in-disarray\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SSF-VIII-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/an-empire-in-disarray\/\">An Empire in Disarray<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/victors-in-liberty\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SSF-IX-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/victors-in-liberty\/\">Victors in Liberty<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book\"><div class=\"mbt-series-book-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-complete-sons-of-the-starfarers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SSF1-9-ebook-cover-533x800.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-series-book-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/the-complete-sons-of-the-starfarers\/\">The Complete Sons of the Starfarers<\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mbt-affiliate-disclaimer\">Some of the links in the page above are \"affiliate links.\" This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. You will not receive any additional charge.\r\n\r\nAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/div><\/div> <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys! Great news! Friends in Command (Sons of the Starfarers: Book IV) is now up for pre-order on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Kobo, and iBooks! The ebook goes live on July 1st (which coincidentally happens to be the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg), but if you pre-order it now, you can have it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/ssf-iv-friends-in-command-now-available-for-pre-order\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SSF-IV: FRIENDS IN COMMAND now available for pre-order!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[957,855],"tags":[962],"class_list":["post-9810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ssf-iv","category-ssf","tag-pre-orders","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-2ye","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9810"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9812,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9810\/revisions\/9812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}