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|publisher  = [[Dark Øverlord Media]]
 
|publisher  = [[Dark Øverlord Media]]
 
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|published  = 2012
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|isbn      = 978-0983196358
 
|isbn      = 978-0983196358
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|podcasted = Oct 2012 to Jun 2013
 
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'''''The MVP''''' is a [[Wikipedia: Thriller (genre)|thriller]] / [[Wikipedia: Science fiction|science fiction]] [[Wikipedia: novel|novel]] by [[Wikipedia:United States|American]] author [[Scott Sigler]] that is currently scheduled to be released in 2012.   
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'''''The MVP''''' is a [[Wikipedia: Thriller (genre)|thriller]] / [[Wikipedia: Science fiction|science fiction]] [[Wikipedia: novel|novel]] by [[Wikipedia:United States|American]] author [[Scott Sigler]] published in 2012.   
  
Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, ''The MVP'' puts huge humans on the field with five alien races to make a game that is faster, stronger and deadlier than anything we know today. The fourth book in the Galactic Football League series, ''The MVP'' follows on ''[[The Rookie]]'', ''[[The Starter]]'' and ''[[The All-Pro]]''.  
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Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, ''The MVP'' puts huge humans on the field with four alien races, creating a game that is faster, stronger and deadlier than anything we know today. The fourth book in the [[Galactic Football League (series)|Galactic Football League series]], ''The MVP'' follows ''[[The Rookie]]'', ''[[The Starter]]'' and ''[[The All-Pro]]''.  
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
Star quarterback [[Quentin Barnes]] has spent three seasons putting together a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines all-stars, rejects, young players and seasoned veterans from all five races. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy and victory. But this season [[Quentin Barnes|Quentin]] faces the biggest challenge yet -- the deadly threat of the [[Prawatt]] race, which has captured him and the rest of his [[Ionath Krakens]] teammates. [[Quentin Barnes|Quentin]] and his friends must overcome impossible odds to escape this deadline and unknown race.  
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Star quarterback [[Quentin Barnes]] has spent three seasons assembling a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines rookies, rejects, discarded free agents and seasoned veterans from all five species. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy and victory. But this season, Quentin faces the biggest challenge yet -- the deadly threat of the mysterious [[Prawatt]], who seized the ship carrying Quentin and his teammates. As ''The MVP'' begins, the [[Ionath Krakens]] face certain death at the hands of this unknown race.  
  
The GFL series is described as [[Wikipedia: Star Wars|"Star Wars"]] meets [[Wikipedia: The Blind Side (film)|"The Blind Side"]] meets [[Wikipedia: The Godfather|"The Godfather."]] Join the Krakens as they fight to take the title and achieve immortality.
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The GFL series combines science fiction, crime and blistering sports action to create a nonstop, pulse-pounding adventure that you can't put down until the last second ticks off the clock.
  
 
==Main Characters==
 
==Main Characters==
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| [[Quentin Barnes]] || Quarterback for the [[Ionath Krakens]]
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|Quarterback for the [[Ionath Krakens]]
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==Released Editions==
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| [[Image:TheMVP.jpeg|center|thumb|75px]] || Limited Release (2000 copies) Hardcover || [[Dark Øverlord Media]] || September 2, 2012 || 978-0983196358
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| (image) || Paperback || [[Empty Set Entertainment]] || December 17, 2013 || 978-1939366931
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==Promotional Efforts==
 
==Promotional Efforts==
 
===Characters Named for Fans===
 
===Characters Named for Fans===
 
As with recent previous works, this novel contains the names of fans appearing as some of the characters.  The luckiest of the fans will also have their character die a horrific and untimely and death.  The following link references a table dedicated to tracking these fan-named characters with indicators of which characters become victims.
 
As with recent previous works, this novel contains the names of fans appearing as some of the characters.  The luckiest of the fans will also have their character die a horrific and untimely and death.  The following link references a table dedicated to tracking these fan-named characters with indicators of which characters become victims.
*[http://www.scottsigler.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Fan_Characters:_The_MVP MVP Fan Name List]
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*[http://siglerpedia.scottsigler.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Fan_Characters:_The_MVP The MVP Fan Name List]
 
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==Related Stories==
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There are three other installments that share the realm of ''The Rookie'' universe:
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::*'''[[Title Fight]]'''- Story that combines [[Wikipedia: Science fiction|science fiction]] elements with [[Wikipedia: Mixed_martial_arts|mixed martial arts (MMA)]] fighting.  Set in ''The Rookie'' universe.
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::*'''[[The Crypt]]'''- Story follows the exploits of the mythological intergalactic warship named the ''P.U.V. James Keeling''.
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::*'''[[The Reporter]]'''- Transitional story that takes place between [[The Starter]] and The All Pro, centered around [[Yolanda Davenport]], a sports writer. This novella is written by [[Mur Lafferty]] and [[Scott Sigler]].
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[The Rookie]]
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*[[Galactic Football Legue (series)]]
*[[The Starter]]
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*[[The All-Pro]]
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*[[Krakens Jersey Fan Gallery]]
 
*[[Krakens Jersey Fan Gallery]]
 
*[[Alien Races]]
 
*[[Alien Races]]
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[[Category:The Champion]]
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
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Revision as of 16:45, 9 December 2018

The MVP
TheMVP.jpeg
Title The MVP
Publisher Dark Øverlord Media
Published 2012
Pages 538
ISBN 978-0983196358
Podcasted Oct 2012 to Jun 2013
[ ScottSigler.com Page]

The MVP is a thriller / science fiction novel by American author Scott Sigler published in 2012.

Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, The MVP puts huge humans on the field with four alien races, creating a game that is faster, stronger and deadlier than anything we know today. The fourth book in the Galactic Football League series, The MVP follows The Rookie, The Starter and The All-Pro.

Synopsis

Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has spent three seasons assembling a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines rookies, rejects, discarded free agents and seasoned veterans from all five species. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy and victory. But this season, Quentin faces the biggest challenge yet -- the deadly threat of the mysterious Prawatt, who seized the ship carrying Quentin and his teammates. As The MVP begins, the Ionath Krakens face certain death at the hands of this unknown race.

The GFL series combines science fiction, crime and blistering sports action to create a nonstop, pulse-pounding adventure that you can't put down until the last second ticks off the clock.

Main Characters

Name Information
Quentin Barnes Quarterback for the Ionath Krakens

Released Editions

Image Edition Publisher Release Date ISBN
TheMVP.jpeg
Limited Release (2000 copies) Hardcover Dark Øverlord Media September 2, 2012 978-0983196358
(image) Paperback Empty Set Entertainment December 17, 2013 978-1939366931

Promotional Efforts

Characters Named for Fans

As with recent previous works, this novel contains the names of fans appearing as some of the characters. The luckiest of the fans will also have their character die a horrific and untimely and death. The following link references a table dedicated to tracking these fan-named characters with indicators of which characters become victims.

See Also

Novels by Scott Sigler

Aliens: Phalanx • Alive • Alight • Alone • EarthCore • Mount Fitz Roy • Ancestor • Descendant • Infected • Contagious • Pandemic • The Rookie • The Starter • The All-Pro  • The MVP • The Champion • The Gangster • The Crypt • Nocturnal