Tony Peak
@tonypeak78.bsky.social
scifi, fantasy, LitRPG, & military thriller writer, member of the Planetary Society, represented by Ethan Ellenberg
http://www.tonypeak.net
http://www.tonypeak.net
My latest novel is out today!
Punk's Force, which I co-wrote with retired Naval aviator Ward Carroll, is a military thriller published by the U.S. Naval Institute.
www.amazon.com/Punks-Force-...
Punk's Force, which I co-wrote with retired Naval aviator Ward Carroll, is a military thriller published by the U.S. Naval Institute.
www.amazon.com/Punks-Force-...
https://amazon.com/Punks…
May 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My latest novel is out today!
Punk's Force, which I co-wrote with retired Naval aviator Ward Carroll, is a military thriller published by the U.S. Naval Institute.
www.amazon.com/Punks-Force-...
Punk's Force, which I co-wrote with retired Naval aviator Ward Carroll, is a military thriller published by the U.S. Naval Institute.
www.amazon.com/Punks-Force-...
"Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it." - Horace
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it." - Horace
Started reading this today. Partly for my current WIP, partly for a future novel, and partly because of what's going on right now.
March 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Started reading this today. Partly for my current WIP, partly for a future novel, and partly because of what's going on right now.
700 days of learning Spanish on Duolingo! Yo necesito un cafe.
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
700 days of learning Spanish on Duolingo! Yo necesito un cafe.
I just saw all three covers for my forthcoming military SF trilogy and I'm excited!
February 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I just saw all three covers for my forthcoming military SF trilogy and I'm excited!
This bears repeating:
I will never again question the plausibility of comical, over-the-top villains in stories or stupid characters in horror movies again.
The so-called 'idiot plot' is no longer a trope--it's real life.
I will never again question the plausibility of comical, over-the-top villains in stories or stupid characters in horror movies again.
The so-called 'idiot plot' is no longer a trope--it's real life.
February 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This bears repeating:
I will never again question the plausibility of comical, over-the-top villains in stories or stupid characters in horror movies again.
The so-called 'idiot plot' is no longer a trope--it's real life.
I will never again question the plausibility of comical, over-the-top villains in stories or stupid characters in horror movies again.
The so-called 'idiot plot' is no longer a trope--it's real life.
I just finished writing the third book of this LitRPG trilogy. 202K words altogether. This is the longest novel I've written yet.
Oddly enough, I completed it in less time than the previous two; they're 175K and 190K, respectively.
Oddly enough, I completed it in less time than the previous two; they're 175K and 190K, respectively.
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I just finished writing the third book of this LitRPG trilogy. 202K words altogether. This is the longest novel I've written yet.
Oddly enough, I completed it in less time than the previous two; they're 175K and 190K, respectively.
Oddly enough, I completed it in less time than the previous two; they're 175K and 190K, respectively.
My first three trilogies. Three more are complete and awaiting publication. When you find your passion, never let it go.
February 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My first three trilogies. Three more are complete and awaiting publication. When you find your passion, never let it go.
This is what 47 looks like? All right, time to get a refund from the Bene Tleilax, this ghola is faulty.
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is what 47 looks like? All right, time to get a refund from the Bene Tleilax, this ghola is faulty.
I love the smell of coffee and copy edits in the morning.
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I love the smell of coffee and copy edits in the morning.
C'mon, Bluesky, I know I'm not on here much, but your bot problem has become as bad as Facebook's bot problem.
January 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
C'mon, Bluesky, I know I'm not on here much, but your bot problem has become as bad as Facebook's bot problem.
It's now safe to say that the techbro myth of cryptocurrency as a viable economic medium is dead.
Unless you're using it to launder funds...or curry favor.
Color me unsurprised.
Unless you're using it to launder funds...or curry favor.
Color me unsurprised.
January 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's now safe to say that the techbro myth of cryptocurrency as a viable economic medium is dead.
Unless you're using it to launder funds...or curry favor.
Color me unsurprised.
Unless you're using it to launder funds...or curry favor.
Color me unsurprised.
The finale for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew doesn't disappoint. I certainly had a fanboy moment where I cried out in joy. Overall an excellent end to an excellent show.
January 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The finale for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew doesn't disappoint. I certainly had a fanboy moment where I cried out in joy. Overall an excellent end to an excellent show.
Started the 12-lecture series 'Understanding Economics: Game Theory' via the Teaching Company.
January 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Started the 12-lecture series 'Understanding Economics: Game Theory' via the Teaching Company.
Never again will I respect mainstream American journalism after their catering to this Greenland bullshit. This is the final nail in legacy media's coffin.
The fourth estate in the U.S. is officially dead.
The fourth estate in the U.S. is officially dead.
January 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Never again will I respect mainstream American journalism after their catering to this Greenland bullshit. This is the final nail in legacy media's coffin.
The fourth estate in the U.S. is officially dead.
The fourth estate in the U.S. is officially dead.
Wow. Skeleton Crew didn't mess around this week. This got dark fast. Jude Law is on fire on this show. The season finale is next week, and it promises to be a doozy.
January 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Wow. Skeleton Crew didn't mess around this week. This got dark fast. Jude Law is on fire on this show. The season finale is next week, and it promises to be a doozy.
Happy Science Fiction Day!
Here's some of my latest contributions to the genre: space opera, post-apocalyptic, and space western. A military SF trilogy is forthcoming!
Here's some of my latest contributions to the genre: space opera, post-apocalyptic, and space western. A military SF trilogy is forthcoming!
January 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy Science Fiction Day!
Here's some of my latest contributions to the genre: space opera, post-apocalyptic, and space western. A military SF trilogy is forthcoming!
Here's some of my latest contributions to the genre: space opera, post-apocalyptic, and space western. A military SF trilogy is forthcoming!
This is a great way to ruin a platform. Social media is for humans. Not bots. Human users have LONG despised bots on these sites. Facebook feels like it's dying anyway, and this decision underlines that.
futurism.com/the-byte/fac...
futurism.com/the-byte/fac...
Facebook Planning to Flood Platform with AI-Powered Users
Meta says it envisions Facebook as being filled with AI generated characters that exist on the platform the same way as human users do.
futurism.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
This is a great way to ruin a platform. Social media is for humans. Not bots. Human users have LONG despised bots on these sites. Facebook feels like it's dying anyway, and this decision underlines that.
futurism.com/the-byte/fac...
futurism.com/the-byte/fac...
The first season of DUNE: PROPHECY stuck the landing in a big way. One way or another, everyone pays a heavy price. At 81 minutes, the finale is nearly feature-length, and none of it is wasted. Overall a very promising start to a side of Dune that rarely gets its due. Bring on Season 2!
December 23, 2024 at 4:34 AM
The first season of DUNE: PROPHECY stuck the landing in a big way. One way or another, everyone pays a heavy price. At 81 minutes, the finale is nearly feature-length, and none of it is wasted. Overall a very promising start to a side of Dune that rarely gets its due. Bring on Season 2!
I've got a good start on the 3rd Twilight Company LitRPG novel today. I'm shooting for a late January-early February completion date. This one will likely reach 200K.
I've never had so much fun writing a story. These characters have lives of their own at this point. This stuff is my drug.
I've never had so much fun writing a story. These characters have lives of their own at this point. This stuff is my drug.
December 22, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I've got a good start on the 3rd Twilight Company LitRPG novel today. I'm shooting for a late January-early February completion date. This one will likely reach 200K.
I've never had so much fun writing a story. These characters have lives of their own at this point. This stuff is my drug.
I've never had so much fun writing a story. These characters have lives of their own at this point. This stuff is my drug.
Enemy scaling for my Swype Left TTRPG:
bro: level 1 goblin
incel: level 2 orc
dudebro: level 4 ogre
incel bro: level 6 troll
neckbeard: level 8 necromancer
incel dudebro: level 9 pyromancer
neckbeard bro: level 12 revenant
incel neckbeard bro: level 15 lich
bro: level 1 goblin
incel: level 2 orc
dudebro: level 4 ogre
incel bro: level 6 troll
neckbeard: level 8 necromancer
incel dudebro: level 9 pyromancer
neckbeard bro: level 12 revenant
incel neckbeard bro: level 15 lich
December 22, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Enemy scaling for my Swype Left TTRPG:
bro: level 1 goblin
incel: level 2 orc
dudebro: level 4 ogre
incel bro: level 6 troll
neckbeard: level 8 necromancer
incel dudebro: level 9 pyromancer
neckbeard bro: level 12 revenant
incel neckbeard bro: level 15 lich
bro: level 1 goblin
incel: level 2 orc
dudebro: level 4 ogre
incel bro: level 6 troll
neckbeard: level 8 necromancer
incel dudebro: level 9 pyromancer
neckbeard bro: level 12 revenant
incel neckbeard bro: level 15 lich