K.S. Merbeth

I'm the author of the Wastelanders and Nova Vita Protocol series from Orbit, both out now from Orbit! My favorite things in life are food, video games, and my dog Albus.

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Can’t wait for the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! Check out my schedule above.

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Today's the day! DISCORDIA is out and the Nova Vita Protocol trilogy is officially complete. I can't wait to go see the full set on shelves later today.

I've been working on the Kaiser family's story for years now, and it's going to be hard to let them go... daring Scorpia and determined Corvus, Lyre with her schemes and the twins eager to punch their way through every problem -- each of them trying so hard to be better than the person they used to be. Writing this last book for them (during a pandemic, nonetheless!) was difficult and emotional and immensely satisfying for me, and I hope you enjoy following them through the final leg of their journey.

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Thrilled to be attending the Tucson Festival of Books next year along with an incredible line-up of authors! The 2022 festival will be held on March 12-13 on the University of Arizona campus. Details on my schedule coming soon!

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Just borrowed your first book from the library and saw that your third is coming out tomorrow. Good luck!

Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the first! :)

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One week until DISCORDIA’s release! The full trilogy will be on shelves December 7th!

Order now at:

Amazon Barnes and Noble IndieBound

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Looking forward to attending TusCon this year from November 12th-14th!

Friday:

7-9 pm: Mingle with the Guests (Ballroom)

Saturday:

1-2 pm: Group signing session (Autograph area)

4-5 pm: The little details ARE important, but don’t get swamped with too many (Ballroom)

6-7 pm: LGBTQ Representation in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror (Panel Room 1)

More information and full schedule available on their official website here!

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Loved both bite and raid! Please confirm there will be a sequel and if so when and how I may be notified if it. Brett from NZ.

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed them, but there aren't any sequels planned at the moment. Right now I'm busy exploring other universes (with the Nova Vita Protocol trilogy finishing this December)!

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Today is the five year anniversary of the release of my debut novel, BITE! I’m still so proud and amazed and grateful that I had the chance to share my weird little cannibal book with the world, and overjoyed that I’ve been able to continue writing my stories since then. So thank you, readers, for loving my trigger-happy raiders, and prickly bounty hunters, and messy smuggler siblings, and the strange and violent worlds they call home.

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Hello! New fan here. I picked up Fortuna and am currently at chapter 16. I was wondering if there was a third book coming for The Nova Vita Protocol series.

Also I’m excited to check out your other works!

Hi! Awesome, thanks so much, and sorry for the delay on responding to this!

There will indeed be a third (and final) book called DISCORDIA. It will be released on December 7th and is available for pre-order right now. :)

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I’m looking forward to an upcoming discussion with some fellow women in SFF at local store Mostly Books! Jennifer Roberson and I will be discussing our latest works, FORTUNA and LIFE AND LIMB, on a panel moderated by BJ Kurtz. There will also be a signing afterward.

Come join us on December 21st at 1pm! The Facebook event can be found here.

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I'm looking forward to attending TusCon 46 this weekend!

My schedule: Friday, 10pm: "Would You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?" with Jonathan Maberry and Chris R. Chavez (Panel Room 1) Saturday, 1pm: Signing session Saturday, 9pm: "Advice for Heroes" with Diana Terrill Clark, Ross Lampert, and James Sabata (Panel Room 1) Sunday, 2pm: "Humor in Horror" with Wolf Forrest, William Herr, David Lee Summers, and James Sabata (Ballroom)

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Today’s the day!! Happy birthday, FORTUNA! I’m so glad that this book is officially out in the world, and I can’t wait for you all to meet this hot mess of a family and read about all the trouble they get themselves into in the Nova Vita universe! 💖💜💙

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Book giveaway for Fortuna (The Nova Vita Protocol, #1) by Kristyn Merbeth Oct 13-Oct 20, 2019

Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 13-Oct 20, 2019. Fortuna launches a new space opera trilogy that will hook you fro...

Three! More! Weeks! until you get to read about:

✨Five planets with unique cultures! ✨An intense sibling rivalry! ✨An absolute Bisexual Disaster of a pilot! ✨A very broody soldier! ✨Space pirates!

And more!

But if you'd like an opportunity to nab an early copy, there is  a giveaway happening on Goodreads right now!

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Will you be doing signings in Tucson?

I’ll have a couple events later this year. More details coming soon!

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There are only FOUR MORE WEEKS until FORTUNA hits shelves!

K.B. Wagers says: "Kristyn Merbeth has created a desperate, gritty world in her newest book Fortuna, an epic space opera about the lengths a family will go to survive not only each other, but a world out to kill them . . . . Merbeth is a voice to watch in space opera!"

Kirkus says: "The nonstop action and varying levels of tension make this an unarguable page-turner.

Library Journal says: "High energy, high stakes, and lots of high notes."

Booklist says: "Merbeth's world building is fascinating... but her multifaceted characters and their troubled relationships give this action-packed family drama its heart."

Are you all ready to meet this disaster family of space criminals?!

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Cover Launch: FORTUNA by Kristyn Merbeth - Orbit Books

Every so often, we look at a cover and say, “Wow, that’s awesome,” and then we think about it some more and realize we could make it even more awesome. Case in point below. Check out the terrific, neon-drenched, absolutely rad cover update for FORTUNA that reflects the characters, adventure, and high-octane energy of Kristyn …

Coming November 05, 2019.

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Check out this gorgeous neon update to FORTUNA’s cover! I love the colors and energy of this new version!!

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Fortuna

Fortuna launches a new space opera trilogy that will hook you from the first crash landing. Scorpia Kaiser has always stood in Corvus's shadow until the day ...

Just a few months until FORTUNA hits shelves! This book is full of things I love: complicated characters, complex family relationships, moral quandaries, and COOL FIGHT SCENES. If “crime family in space” catches your interest, please consider preordering!