The Blood-Dimmed Tide

(Paperback, New edition)

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The sequel to The Widening Gyre, praised by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal and more! Reclaiming Earth from the Zhen was only the first battle. Now Tajen Hunt and his fellow colonists must fight for their fledgling colony's survival. Tajen's mission to seek aid from the Kelvaki Assembly is cut short when the Zhen invade Earth. Now he, Liam, and Kiri must return to Earth and liberate the colony from brutal occupation. When Tajen learns the Zhen plan to destroy a human fleet amassing in preparation to help Earth, he and his crew must escape the planet once more and warn them. AUTHOR: Michael R. Johnston is a high school English teacher and writer. He lives in Sacramento, California with his wife Elli, daughter Tegan, and more cats than is strictly necessary. His first novel, The Widening Gyre, was published in 2019 by Flame Tree Press. Even so, his daughter doesn't think he's cool anymore.

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Praise for The Widening Gyre (Book #1 in the Remembrance War series)

The Widening Gyre is the best Space Opera Ive read in years. -- Cemetery Dance Online

Johnston's debut will keep readers on the edge of their seats as the heroes get themselves into one scrape after another. It has a hint of Battlestar Galactica, but with giant reptilian aliens. Johnston, with skillful plotting and impeccable world building, takes the tale of Tajen and his crew searching for home and shapes it into an unforgettable journey." - ALA Booklist

Readers will feel invested in Tajens team of affable human rebels and their futures -- Publishers Weekly

Fans of David Weber or Elizabeth Moon will enjoy this debut, and experienced sf readers will catch some winks at other series. -- Library Journal

Johnston proves that he has a deft hand at world building and is giving us a new take on Earths future [...] A thrilling ride full of mystery and mayhem. -- ScienceFiction.com

What makes the book work is the characters. They all have interesting flaws, strengths, short-sightedness, and wisdom: theyre well rounded enough that I really came away liking them, even some of the villains. -- Locus Magazine

Johnston has taken the best elements from the old masters of space opera and created a fresh and fun story. -- scintilla.info

Author Bio

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised in Napa, California, Michael R. Johnston grew up steeped in everything Science Fiction and Fantasy.

In the early 90s, he took a break from college that went from being one semester to ten years. In that time, he had several jobs, from serving subpoenas to making sandwiches, before he became the Data Processing Manager of a small research company.

Eventually he decided hed had enough of the corporate world and returned to college, graduating with honors from California State University, Sacramento. In fall 2006, he became a high school English teacher, a job he likens to herding a swarm of angry bees. Its the best job hes ever had.

Michael currently lives in Sacramento, California, with his wife and daughter. When hes not writing or teaching, he spends time with his family, plays video games and tabletop RPGs, and reads. He blogs at MJohnstonBooks.com, and can be found on Twitter as @MREJohnston.