Today's fanart was submitted by Sanstitre, who has created a wonderful rendition of the museum visit scene from Brokering Trust. The anatomy of the Brokers on this one is really nice, along with all the different sculptures and statues on display. Gotta have the little Canadian flag on our favorite grumpy scientist's suit, too. It's always really cool to see people recreate scenes from the books like this, it reassures me that I'm doing my job properly.
If you'd like to find mo...
2024-08-20 03:59:27 +0000 UTC
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Since we've been getting so much new fanart recently, I thought it was high time I made a dedicated space for it on the website.
https://snekguy.com/gallery/fanart-gallery/
We now have a gallery page that features submitted fanart sorted by artist in no particular order (may alphabetize that later), a section with links to all of the short stories that I wrote to accompany them, and also a section ...
2024-08-05 06:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Today’s fanart comes courtesy of Mushy, who has submitted a lovely flock of Valbarans who seem to have taken a liking to human fashion. Those cultural exports sure are picking up. Judging by their expressions, perhaps they’re meeting a lucky Earth’nay who just arrived at the spaceport. Maybe the clothes are for him?
If you’d like to see more of Mushy’s work, you can find him here: https://x.com/MushyDrawsSlop...
2024-08-02 04:31:03 +0000 UTC
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We have another great fanart submission today, this time featuring a Valbaran enjoying some videogames! There’s something about the head shape of this one that I really like, and we don’t often see them from the back. I don’t think she’s winning, maybe some more energy drinks would help?
Edit: Now including Brokers!
It’s hard to get them to come out of their proverbial shell (or exosuit) but once they’re out, they’re pretty clingy. Maybe it’s all the suckers.
She...
2024-07-30 02:15:13 +0000 UTC
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After a very invigorating war, Xipa is ready to settle down and enter her mom phase, complete with jeans no doubt provided by Fletcher.
This is another piece courtesy of our resident Valb enthusiast DeltaV, and you can find more of his work over here:
https://x.com/mr_dee_vee
2024-07-26 23:15:40 +0000 UTC
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Today marks the 3 year anniversary of my website going live, and this month also happens to be the 8 year anniversary of me posting my very first story to Pastebin back in 2016. We've come a long way since then, and thanks to all of your support, I've been able to turn a hobby into a career. The Patreon and the reader base continue to see steady growth, and the recent release of Human Resources was my best book launch to date, even exceeding The Autumn War in sales...
2024-07-24 21:29:41 +0000 UTC
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Here's our second species pack for the game Stellaris. This one is based on the Brokers, and features fully animated models with up to 72 different combinations of skin patterns, crests, tentacles, and more! Now you can become the CEO of your very own squid megacorp. Build drones, trade with aliens, engage in war and diplomacy, force your employees to talk to each other.
This mod was made by Etiluos, and you can download the mod and see their other custom species packs over her...
2024-07-22 17:54:33 +0000 UTC
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Today, we have some absolutely awesome artwork submitted by DeltaV featuring the Gue'tra buggy as seen in The Autumn War, fondly referred to as the clown car. This vehicle was used extensively by Valbaran Commando units on the surface, particularly during the joint assault on the chemical plant. He really went above and beyond with the detail and the different variants, so I went ahead and gave it a full breakdown.
You can see more of his work on his Twitter page over here:
2024-07-12 05:57:40 +0000 UTC
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DeltaV is back with another piece for us, this time featuring a Valbaran special forces Commando decked out in custom gear. Make sure you open this one in full resolution, because it’s packed with interesting details, from the coils on the XMR to the camouflaged hood and the stylish tail pouch.
Find more of DeltaV’s artwork on his Twitter page over here:
https://x.com/mr_dee_vee
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Indigo is a speci...
2024-07-07 05:22:08 +0000 UTC
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The 32nd entry in the Pinwheel series begins now, which is the third story voted for in the ‘state of the Galaxy’ poll. This one catches up with the Araxie as they colonize the jungle planet of EE-4 with the help of the Jarilans and the wider Coalition.
You can read the first 2300 words on my website below:
https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/greener-pastures/
The featured art...
2024-06-02 05:29:55 +0000 UTC
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Today, I woke up to some lovely fanart featuring an excitable Valbaran who is very pleased about meeting her first ever Earth’nay! Think she’ll get his number?
This one comes courtesy of DeltaV, and you can check out more of his art over here: https://x.com/mr_dee_vee
Edit: now with a part two!
Edit: now with a part three!
Edit: part four!
Edit: part five, and skill cards!
Edit: part six, now with nud...
2024-06-01 19:10:34 +0000 UTC
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Human Resources is now available on Amazon and Smashwords! If you’d like to purchase a copy, you can find the links below:
Amazon
Smashwords
As always, this is the same version available to Broker-tier Patrons and above, but if you'd like to pick one up, please consider leaving a review and/or a ra...
2024-05-28 20:58:05 +0000 UTC
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The Free editions of Human Resources are ready to download. These come in EPUB and MOBI formats, and the story has both Hetero and Bisexual editions, so choose the one that sounds right for you. They'll also be coming to stores like Amazon and Smashwords later in the week, but people pledging at the Broker tier or above can download DRM-free retail versions with extra features right now.
Over on my website, you can read the stories online, access alternate download links, ...
2024-05-27 23:27:08 +0000 UTC
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The Retail versions of Human Resources are ready, and they'll be coming to stores such as Amazon and Smashwords later in the week. Patrons of the Broker tier and above can access the DRM-free files immediately in EPUB3 and MOBI formats. This story has both Hetero and Bisexual editions, so choose the one that sounds right for you. These ebooks include the cover, an in-line table of contents, enhanced typesetting, and text reflow for e-readers.
These files are also mirrored ...
2024-05-27 23:16:08 +0000 UTC
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Some of you may remember that I built a Pinwheel Timeline a while back, but due to a lack of free time, it got forgotten about for a little while.
On my day off yesterday, I decided to overhaul the timeline and get it polished up. It spilled over into today, as it ended up being quite complicated and required a lot of math, but it’s finished now.
I have added all missing stories and lots of important historical events (including a full breakdown for Worlds Apart, which gets aske...
2024-05-20 23:38:03 +0000 UTC
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The book cover for Human Resources is ready right on time! Waga is an artist who I've wanted to work with for a long time, and he's brought his signature reptilian expertise to the Valbarans. He's put a ton of love into every scale and feather, so make sure you open these in their full resolution so you can really appreciate them.
On the left we have Ezi with her tan scales, and on the right is Mima with her beautifully textured feathers, both unusual variations that we haven...
2024-05-19 00:46:28 +0000 UTC
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Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up. As many of you know, I use Starlink (funded by you lovely people) and there's currently a sizeable coronal mass ejection happening. I'm getting some alerts that the satellite network may be impacted, so if I vanish for any reason over the next few days, that'll be why. The connection seems pretty stable right now, but it's a good excuse to share this picture of the aurora that I took.
2024-05-11 03:21:32 +0000 UTC
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Here's a sneaky snippet of the upcoming cover for Human Resources. This one comes courtesy of the king of kobolds, Waga, and I'm very excited to have them on the project. Just like the story itself, we're getting male and female variants of the scene. Stay tuned for more!
If you'd like to check out more of Waga's work (and you should), you can find them here: https://twitter.com/WagaDraws
2024-05-03 02:21:26 +0000 UTC
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Here’s some lovely fanart of Selkie from my story Brokering Trust, which was submitted by ChainiaC, and you can follow the link to check out their DeviantArt page. Specifically, they recreated the shower scene from the story, which I thought was really cool to see. There’s a lot of texture and interesting interactions with the blankets and tentacles, so make sure you take a look at the full resolution ima...
2024-04-03 23:45:30 +0000 UTC
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We're having some technical issues with the website right now which will make it inaccessible for a little while. My Admin is on the case, but we don't have an ETA just yet, so please be patient while he does his thing.
In the meantime, if it isn't restored soon, I'll look into some temporary hosting solutions for the in-progress story while we wait.
2024-04-02 15:22:17 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys, we’re going to be doing anime-inspired LitRPG stories now. Here’s the first entry in the “How I Was Hit By a Bus and Reincarnated in a Fantasy World Where I am Destined to Become the Demon Prince” series, book 1 of 57.
You can read the first (very) light novel here:
https://snekguy.com/how-i-was...
2024-04-01 22:19:12 +0000 UTC
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I’m stupid and I erroneously thought it was Sunday today, which is my day off. Fortunately, I had planned to write a short story to accompany some fanart on my day off, so here’s 3300 words and some new artwork.
Big thanks to our friend Malvear for working on this beautiful Drone, he’s quickly become my go-to for Jarilans and has helped inform their designs in many ways. This one was commissioned by a reader who pref...
2024-03-31 02:54:00 +0000 UTC
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The next story has begun! This is the second of the three ‘state of the Galaxy’ stories that were voted on by the Patreon community, this time featuring the Valbarans.
An ice miner on the barren moon of Ganymede gets the break of a lifetime when a UN job placement program selects him for relocation to Valbara, a lush paradise world full of mystery and opportunity. When he arrives, he quickly realizes that the alien culture will take some getting used to, and that office politics...
2024-01-16 06:07:55 +0000 UTC
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Our friend and notorious Rask enthusiast Wheresmysocks has commissioned another wonderful piece of fanart, and I’ve once again written a short story to accompany it. This is another piece from returning artist UnknownAnimal, who is also working on the upcoming Viridian Sands cover!
You can read it here:
2024-01-13 03:27:44 +0000 UTC
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I’ve finished editing Viridian Sands and I’ve made the ebooks. We don’t have a cover yet, but one is on the way, so it’s just the free edition for now. You can get the story in EPUB and MOBI formats using the links below, on the story page, or on the MEGA archive.
https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/viridian-sands/
I also did some site maintenance. I split all of th...
2024-01-11 00:40:56 +0000 UTC
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Here are the ebooks for Alien: Lineage. I finished this story a few weeks ago but a combination of illness and holiday related stuff delayed the ebook release. Since this is fanfiction, I can't sell it, which means this one has all the features of a retail version but is free to download. You can get it in EPUB and MOBI formats at the links below, on the story page, or on the MEGA archive.
http...
2024-01-11 00:36:28 +0000 UTC
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Another year gone! I wanted to take some time to thank you guys for the amazing support you've given me this year, and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
2023 has been a great year, we produced another audiobook, we got more concept art and covers than ever before, and we were able to start some secret projects that I can't wait to show off in 2024.
You guys have kept me in business and fed all year, and I've been able to support my family in ways I never woul...
2023-12-24 20:53:31 +0000 UTC
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Here's the ebook cover for Alien: Lineage, featuring Twelve.
We gave her some little nods to Aliens canon, and you might be able to spot some OG Giger, a dash of Nightmare Asylum, and a little neomorph.
This art comes courtesy of our friend SickJoe.
2023-12-01 23:42:42 +0000 UTC
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Our friend Meklab is back with another 3D animation, this time featuring a pair of NCR operatives from Fallout: New Vegas who are making the most of their downtime while on assignment. Remember – the stealth suit stays on.
He asked me if I'd like to write an accompanying short story, and he knows I can never refuse.
You can see the hi-rez animation and read the story here:
2023-11-20 22:31:21 +0000 UTC
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I’ve started work on my next story, Viridian Sands. This is the first of the three slice of life stories voted on by the Patreon community. Interestingly, it also marks the 30th entry in the Pinwheel series.
You can read the first update below:
https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/viridian-sands/
Featured artwork by
2023-11-11 03:14:35 +0000 UTC
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