Rage on Science Fiction
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Story Behind The Book
Founded by Malcolm Petteway, Rage Books LLC publishes science fiction, fantasy and horror. Malcolm published three books through Iuniverse between 2001 and 2004 while he was in the military. After retiring from the military, Malcolm looked to begin his writing career in earnest. James Barnes came on board as the chief editor and between the two of them they decided to release Malcolm’s literary agent and begin Rage Books. Malcolm and Jim saw Rage Books as a publisher of trade paperback books for the new and struggling writer with a unique story. With the aid of family and friends, Malcolm launched Rage Books with his first Osguard book, Homecoming in September of 2009. Since then, Malcolm has printed second editions of the second and third books, Revelations and Armageddon, and released the fourth book in the series Revenge. With these novels as the launch pad, Rage Books’ goal is to grow and eventually contend with other independent trade publishers of science fiction, fantasy and horror, like Tor, DAW and Baen publishing.
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="100%"> <span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><font size="+0">"<font size="2">Great story! This is one of the best science</font></font></span></span><font size="2" style="font-family:Arial;">fiction novels I've read in a long time...great job with the characters and the action."</font> <div style="text-align:center;"> <div style="text-align:justify;"> <div style="text-align:justify;"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><font size="+0">—Judge, Writer's Digest<br /> 10th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards<br /><br /><br /> “Petteway is a veteran Air Force Officer and uses his knowledge to bring a very believable description of battle techniques and strategies. This is a very readable and enjoyable novel. It reminded me of Julian May’s stories of the Remillard Family in her Pliocene Exile stories and the Galactic Milieu Trilogy and that could only be seen as a good thing.”<br /><br /> — Barry Hunter<br /> Editor Baryon Magazine<br /><br /><br /> “Like a good play, it captivates its audience! As I read this action-packed science fiction adventure, I was reminded of those early day pulp tales of space opera and ground-breaking stories of new – and alien races that populate the universe. The author’s military background brings the reader believable combat encounters and terminology. His characters are strong and dedicated to their survival, and the survival of their race. The reader is pulled into the story head first, and must fight alongside the Osguards in all of their endeavors. It is a fun and exciting read, and like a good play, it captivates its audience!”<br /><br /> — Tom Johnson<br /> Editor Fading Shadows Magazine<br /><br /><br /> “Malcolm Dylan Petteway has written a believable science fiction novel where he creates entirely new worlds. Racism in the United States exists whether it's against black space aliens or its own citizens. It is an exciting book that encompasses very realistic war scenes, the real tragedies of the slave trade and the pushiness of the FBI. The characters were so well developed it felt as if you knew them personally, especially the princesses and the main Osguard, Michael David Genesis. It is a fascinating story that can be enjoyed by everyone, including those who are not huge fans of science fiction. I highly recommend this book.”<br /><br /> — Reviewed by Alice Holman The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers Black Book Reviews<br /><br /><br /> Osguards has all the elements that has always attracted me to science fiction, specifically, that subcategory of the genre called Space Opera. Enormous space ships equipped with planet-smashing arsenals, far flung interstellar civilizations, evil empires, super advanced technology, and weapons of such lethality Earth's most powerful weapons systems would come across as slingshots in comparison…Osguards: Homecoming is a compelling drama in addition to being a fast paced adventure. The characters are written with depth and feeling. There is a lot of internal perspective along with a healthy dose of political intrigue. I have one word to sum up the climatic space battle: spectacular! With Osguards: Homecoming, Malcolm has created a winner. Thankfully this book is the first in a series.<br /><br /> —Ronald T. Jones<br /> Author, Chronicles of the Liberator<br /><br /> A very imaginative book<br /> about a black family descended from an alien race who uses their special skills to protect the Earth from a coming galactic war. The book really takes off when it takes us back to the family origin among the horrors of American slavery. Homecoming is the first in a series consisting of 4 books.<br /><br /> --Milton Davis<br /> Author, Meji</font></span><br /> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table>