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| + | #Redirect [[The Starter: Galactic Football League Volume 2]] |
| − | |title = The Starter
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| − | |cover = StarterCover3.gif
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| − | |publisher = [[Dark Øverlord Media]]
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| − | |published = August 2010
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| − | |pages = 463
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| − | |isbn = 978-0615365428
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| − | |podcasted = Feb 2011
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| − | |podiobooks = http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-starter
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| − | '''''The Starter''''' is a [[Wikipedia: Thriller (genre)|thriller]] / [[Wikipedia: Science fiction|science fiction]] [[Wikipedia: novel|novel]] by [[Wikipedia:United States|American]] author [[Scott Sigler]]. The second book in the Galactic Football League series, ''The Starter'' follows ''[[The Rookie]]'' and then continues with ''[[The All-Pro]]'' and ''[[The MVP]]''.
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| − | ==Synopsis==
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| − | Last season, 19-year-old rookie quarterback [[Quentin Barnes]] overcame his racism and unified his team. Now, he and the [[Ionath Krakens]] have to compete against the greatest football teams ever assembled and do far more than just survive each game. As he rebuilds the team in his own image, [[Quentin Barnes|Quentin]] truly begins his life-long quest for a Tier One Championship.
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| − | This story set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future combines the intense gridiron action of [[Wikipedia: The Blind Side (film)|"The Blind Side"]] with the space opera style of [[Wikipedia: Star Wars|"Star Wars"]] and the criminal underworld of [[Wikipedia: The Godfather|"The Godfather."]]
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| − | ==Main Characters==
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| − | |'''[[Quentin Barnes]]'''
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| − | |Quarterback for the [[Ionath Krakens]]
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| − | |'''[[Donald Pine]]'''
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| − | |Quarterback for the [[Ionath Krakens]] Quarterback
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| − | |'''[[Gredok the Splithead]]'''
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| − | |Owner of the [[Ionath Krakens]]
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| − | |'''[[Hokor the Hook-Chest]]'''
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| − | |Head Coach of the [[Ionath Krakens]]
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| − | |}
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| − | ==Promotional Efforts==
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| − | ===Characters Named for Fans===
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| − | 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.
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| − | *[http://siglerpedia.scottsigler.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Fan_Characters:_The_Starter Starter Fan Name List]
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| − | ===Logo Contest===
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| − | The [[FDO]] implored [[Junkies]] from far and wide were to use their illustration skills (or tap their friends who had skills) to create the [[Galactic_Football_League#TIER_1|Tier One]] Team Logos for ''The Starter''. The contest was announced on [http://www.scottsigler.com/logos scottsigler.com] with the request being to create logos for 18 of the 22 [[Galactic_Football_League#TIER_1|Tier One]] teams. Each winning entry would be rewarded with a $50USD prize. After intense deliberations between the [[FDO]] and [[A Kovacs]], these winners were announced:
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| − | *Casey Alden: [[Chillich Spider Bears]]
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| − | *Adrian Bogart "Punchy": [[Yall Criminals]]
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| − | *Ben Clifford "The Supreme Narutard" : [[Sala Intrigue]], [[Coranadillana Cloudkillers]], [[Hittoni Hullwalkers]], [[Lu Juggernauts]]
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| − | *Seth Hanisek "w_nightshade" : [[Vik Vanguard]]
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| − | *Steve Henry: [[Alimum Armada]], [[Jang Atom Smashers]]
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| − | *Len Peralta: [[Isis Ice Storm]]
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| − | *Scott E. Pond "ScottEPond": [[Shorah Warlords]], [[To Pirates]], [[New Rodina Astronauts]], [[Themala Dreadnaughts ]]
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| − | *Larry Purcell: [[Bartel Water Bugs]]
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| − | *James Schmill "Puke": [[D'Kow War Dogs]], [[Bord Brigands]]
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| − | *A. P. Stephens: [[Jupiter Jacks]]
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| − | == Release Schedule ==
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| − | ===Print===
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| − | |1st Ed. Hardcover (Dark Øverlord Media)
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| − | |United States
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| − | |August 2010
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| − | |978-0615365428
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| − | |1st Ed. Paperback(Dark Øverlord Media)
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| − | |United States
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| − | |August 2012
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| − | |978-1938120107
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| − | === Episode Downloads ===
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| − | To promote the release of his self-published novel entitled ''The Starter'', [[Scott Sigler|Sigler]] has released the podcasted audio episodes below.
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| − | |February 20, 2011
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| − | |Episode 1
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/01_THE_STARTER_Episode_1.mp3 Download]
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| − | |February 25, 2011
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| − | |Episode 2
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/02_THE_STARTER_Episode_2.mp3 Download]
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| − | |February 27, 2011
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| − | |Episode 3
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/03_THE_STARTER_Episode_3.mp3 Download]
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| − | |March 6, 2011
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| − | |Episode 4
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/04_THE_STARTER_Episode_4.mp3 Download]
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| − | |March 13, 2011
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| − | |Episode 5
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/05_THE_STARTER_Episode_5.mp3 Download]
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| − | |March 20, 2011
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| − | |Episode 6
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/06_THE_STARTER_Episode_6.mp3 Download]
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| − | |March 27, 2011
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| − | |Episode 7
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/07_THE_STARTER_Episode_7.mp3 Download]
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| − | |April 3, 2011
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| − | |Episode 8
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/08_THE_STARTER_Episode_8.mp3 Download]
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| − | |April 10, 2011
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| − | |Episode 9
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/09_THE_STARTER_Episode_9.mp3 Download]
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| − | |April 17, 2011
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| − | |Episode 10
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/10_THE_STARTER_Episode_10.mp3 Download]
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| − | |April 24, 2011
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| − | |Episode 11
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/11_THE_STARTER_Episode_11.mp3 Download]
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| − | |May 1, 2011
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| − | |Episode 12
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/12_THE_STARTER_Episode_12.mp3 Download]
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| − | |May 8, 2011
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| − | |Episode 13
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/13_THE_STARTER_Episode_13.mp3 Download]
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| − | |May 15, 2011
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| − | |Episode 14
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/14_THE_STARTER_Episode_14.mp3 Download]
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| − | |May 22, 2011
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| − | |Episode 15
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/15_THE_STARTER_Episode_15.mp3 Download]
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| − | |May 29, 2011
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| − | |Episode 16
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/16_THE_STARTER_Episode_16.mp3 Download]
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| − | |June 5, 2011
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| − | |Episode 17
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| − | |[http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/17_THE_STARTER_Episode_17.mp3 Download]
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| − | |June 12, 2011
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| − | |Episode 18
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/18_THE_STARTER_Episode_18.mp3 Download]
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| − | |June 19, 2011
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| − | |Episode 19
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/19_THE_STARTER_Episode_19.mp3 Download]
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| − | |June 26, 2011
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| − | |Episode 20
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/20_THE_STARTER_Episode_20.mp3 Download]
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| − | |July 3, 2011
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| − | |Episode 21
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/21_THE_STARTER_Episode_21.mp3 Download]
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| − | |July 10, 2011
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| − | |Episode 22
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/22_THE_STARTER_Episode_22.mp3 Download]
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| − | |July 17, 2011
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| − | |Episode 23
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/23_THE_STARTER_Episode_23.mp3 Download]
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| − | |July 24, 2011
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| − | |Episode 24
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/24_THE_STARTER_Episode_24.mp3 Download]
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| − | |July 31, 2011
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| − | |Episode 25
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/25_THE_STARTER_Episode_25.mp3 Download]
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| − | |August 7, 2011
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| − | |Episode 26
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/26_THE_STARTER_Episode_26.mp3 Download]
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| − | |August 14, 2011
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| − | |Episode 27
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/27_THE_STARTER_Episode_27.mp3 Download]
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| − | |August 21, 2011
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| − | |Episode 28
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/28_THE_STARTER_Episode_28.mp3 Download]
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| − | |August 28, 2011
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| − | |Episode 29
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/29_THE_STARTER_Episode_29.mp3 Download]
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| − | |September 4, 2011
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| − | |Episode 30
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/30_THE_STARTER_Episode_30.mp3 Download]
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| − | |September 11, 2011
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| − | |Episode 31
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/31_THE_STARTER_Episode_31.mp3 Download]
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| − | |September 18, 2011
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| − | |Episode 32
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/32_THE_STARTER_Episode_32.mp3 Download]
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| − | |September 24, 2011
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| − | |Episode 33
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/33_THE_STARTER_Episode_33.mp3 Download]
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| − | |October 2, 2011
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| − | |Episode 34
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/34_THE_STARTER_Episode_34.mp3 Download]
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| − | |October 9, 2011
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| − | |Episode 35
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/scottsigler/35_THE_STARTER_Episode_35.mp3 Download]
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| − | |October 16, 2011
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| − | |Episode 36
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| − | |[http://media.blubrry.com/scottsigler/media.libsyn.com/media/scottsigler/36_THE_STARTER_Episode_36.mp3 Download]
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| − | ==Related Stories==
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| − | There are three other installments that share the realm of ''Galactic Football League'' 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==
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| − | *[[The Rookie: Galactic Football League Volume 1]]
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| − | *[[The All-Pro: Galactic Football League Volume 3]]
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| − | *[[The MVP: Galactic Football League Volume 4]]
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| − | *[[Krakens Jersey Fan Gallery]]
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| − | *[[Alien Races]]
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.scottsigler.com/logos Blog post] announcing of The Starter Logo Contest
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| − | *[http://www.scottsigler.com/node/3870 Blog post] announcing winner of The Starter Logo Contest
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| − | [[Category:The Rookie]]
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| − | [[Category:The Starter]]
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| − | [[Category:The All-Pro]]
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| − | [[Category:The MVP]]
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| − | [[Category:The Galactic Football League Universe]]
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