Michael McCloskey


Biography

I am a software engineer in Silicon Valley afflicted with recurring dreams of otherworldly creatures, mysterious alien planets and fantastic adventures.

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Books

Synchronicity Trilogy Omnibus    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $5.99 USD. 189220 words. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction.

Omnibus of the Synchronicity Trilogy. The same story told three times from three radically different points of view: characters in the Western world, the Chinese bloc... and the mysterious Spinners. The tale doesn't read the same each time, and there's plenty of new discoveries along the way to keep it interesting for the second and third points of view.
Force Cantrithor    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 60010 words. Published on February 19, 2013. Fiction.

When the alien enemies called the Vothriles ask for a secret meeting in deep space with Emil’s task force, everyone is suspicious. The warship Excalibur heads out to meet with the alien foes that no Terran yet understands. The Vothriles propose joining forces against an even greater common menace, a mysterious enemy code-named "Force Cantrithor".
The Trilisk Supersedure    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 56360 words. Published on December 18, 2012. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Having secured an amazing new base of operations that provides for their every material need, Telisa, her fellow smuggler Magnus, the alien Shiny, and the new recruit Cilreth head out on their third expedition in style with robots and advanced Vovokan technology at their fingertips.
The Trilisk AI    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 65290 words. Published on July 10, 2012. Fiction.

0.25 star(3.33 from 3 reviews)
Telisa Relachik studied to be a xenoarchaeologist in a future where humans have found alien artifacts but haven't ever encountered live aliens. Recruited by a group of artifact smugglers, Telisa endures deadly opposition on her first expedition and comes out an experienced explorer. Telisa and Magnus feel up to a new challenge, but does Shiny have a hidden agenda?
The House of Yeel    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 62010 words. Published on April 7, 2012. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
For years, adventurers have traveled great distances only to meet their doom at the Far Coast. This distant and isolated place is the legendary home of the mysterious creature named Yeel. Countless souls have fallen before the dangers of the journey and the devious guardians who seek to keep Yeel imprisoned at this point farthest west in all the lands.
The Rise of Sarnai    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 68390 words. Published on February 20, 2012. Fiction.

Pharkol has always thirsted for glory. His machinations are aimed toward creating his own grand destiny as a warlord emperor of Sarnai. His greatest ally is his wife Simarra, a seer who uses her influence to secure his rule. She has told her husband he is fated to rule the outside world... and take three new wives. Together, these two will forge the xenophobic Sarnese into a nation of conquerors.
The Trilisk Ruins    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $0.99 USD. 69360 words. Published on October 1, 2011. Fiction.

0.75 star(4.67 from 6 reviews)
When a group of artifact smugglers recruits her, Telisa can't pass up the chance at getting her hands on objects that could advance her life's work. But she soon learns her expectations of excitement and riches come with serious drawbacks as she ends up fighting for her life on a mysterious alien planet.
Ingenious    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 48220 words. Published on July 3, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Nine mysterious Spinners silently seize control of deep space stations millions of miles from Earth. But what do they want? And will anyone be able to stop them? Ingenious is the third book of the Synchronicity Trilogy. Its events are concurrent with events in Insidious and Industrious. I'd like to thank the many readers of Insidious and Industrious for following me through the trilogy!
Industrious    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 48590 words. Published on March 4, 2011. Fiction.

0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
The People's Republic of China dominates half the globe, balanced only by the combined power of the decaying Western world. As main players in a new age of expansion, the Chinese reach outward to establish many stations throughout the solar system.
Hell on a Leash    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 53960 words. Published on January 2, 2011. Fiction.

Nergal, Ralcander, Avawo and Kreen are the meanest, most dangerous brigands in the Three Kingdoms. A disparate group, they find in common between themselves only brute strength, consumate skill, and ruthless drive. Having just made the heist of their career, they simply wish to escape from the soldiers hunting for them, but soon they become enslaved to an evil greater than themselves.
Slave of Chu Kutall    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 115780 words. Published on December 29, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
When the ex-slave named Nergal joins a party of heroes, he isn't looking for adventure, he's just looking for an easy meal! But soon enough the impressionable young half-orc begins to feel a kinship with these men and women who are on an important mission to an abandoned castle.
Insidious    by Michael McCloskey
Price: $2.99 USD. 91570 words. Published on December 7, 2010. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Leaked stories of strange new rules and codes of behavior indicate something's gone sour in the deep space retreats of the superrich corporate execs. Some say that it's only the eccentricities of the powerful leaders of capitalistic society. But others speak of dark, twisted rituals, human slavery and illegal experiments in banned technologies.

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Smashwords book reviews by Michael McCloskey

  • Artefact War on Sep. 16, 2012
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    Halses's Rhyka books are gritty, gory, with a lot of action which is just how I like my adventure books. Yet they also have a lot of intrigue and nasty plotting: priests and soldiers alike fight to control what's left of the world. To sum it up, just the right mix of action and intrigue.