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THE MVP is the fourth book in the Galactic Football League series, following on THE ROOKIE, THE STARTER and THE ALL-PRO.
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. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has spent three seasons putting together 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 non-stop, pulse-pounding adventure that you can't put down until the last second ticks off the clock.
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Well, Junkies, all great stories must come to a close, and THE MVP is no exception. What's in store for Quentin and the Krakens as we finish up Book IV and prepare for Book V. Listen in to find out.
The Galaxy Bowl is over and a new champion has been crowned. As a universe tunes in to the most-watched event in the history of everything, the winners celebrate and trophies are raised. This novel is called "The MVP," so who will be named as the greatest game's greatest player? And if you think this story is over, well, you've got another thing coming... and so does Quentin Barnes.
Football/scifi fans, you have suffered through several cliff-hangery moments, but in this episode we finish the Galaxy Bowl XXVII. Either your Ionath Krakens or the Jupiter Jacks will walk away as champions. In the last episode, Quentin Barnes wants to win so bad, he had Doc Patah cut off his ravaged pinkie so he could finish the game. Everyone is hurt, the wind is ripping, and the snow-covered field is drenched in blood as the Krakens ready themselves for the game's final drive. Down by five, they need a touchdown to win.
We're in the thick of the Galaxy bowl, and that beautiful trophy is up for grabs. The Jupiter Jacks hold a slim lead on the Ionath Krakens. Quentin faces his biggest challenge yet, and must draw from his inner warrior to show unparalleled toughness. Becca "The Wrecka" Montagne steps in for late-game heroics, while the will of Yhitzak Goldman's is put to the test.
The Galaxy Bowl is heating up! It's Quentin and the Krakens vs. Don Pine and the Jupiter Jacks. Injuries have started to take their toll on both teams, and the gridiron runs red (and purple, and black) with blood.
It's the Galaxy Bowl! It's Quentin Barnes and his Ionath Krakens vs. former Ionath quarterback Don Pine and his Jupiter Jacks. This will not be pretty people. Can Quentin, John, Becca and company become champions? One game left to see if they achieve immortality.
The Krakens are just one game away from the Galaxy Bowl. Can they defeat arch-rival OS1 Orbiting Death on the road at "the Black Hole" to earn a crack at a GFL title?
IT'S THE PUH-PUH-PLAYOFFS! The Krakens squeeked into the big show, but their crappy record pits them against the Yall Criminals, also known as "The Best Team Ever Assembled." Yes, even better than the 60s Packers, the 70s Steelers, the 80s Niners, the 90s Cowboys and so on. Thanks for making the post-season, Krakens, enjoy it while it lasts.
The final game of the season against the To Pirates gives the Krakens an outside chance at making the playoffs. Can Quentin survive the saftey blitz of Ciudad Juarez, the leage's second-most lethal player of all time? Or will Ciudad send Barnes to "the gridiron of the immortals?"
The Krakens take on rival Wabash in a battle of playoff hopefuls. A victory gives Ionath a winning record; can they get the win? And off the field, John Tweedy's rage spills out into Ionath City's club district and puts the entire season at risk.
Quentin learns of a love triangle between John Tweedy, Rebecca Montagne, and a mystery person. The Krakens struggle to keep their playoff hopes alive as we head into the final three games of the season. It's not over yet, folks, can Ionath put together a late-season run and take a shot at the title?
With Quentin at quarterback, the Krakens have never beat the Coranadillan Cloud Killers, led by their dominant defensive end Jesper Schultz. Will this be the year for Ionath? It's a must-win game if the Krakens are to stay in the playoff hunt.
Off the field, a game-changing personal event forces Quentin to re-evaluate his life decisions.
Quentin and the Krakens return to Sklorno Dynasty space, where the Touchback was once hammered by pirates and sentients died. Will Quentin be thrown into another space battle, or will he and his teammates reach Alimum untouched for a showdown with the Armada?
The racism between the Prawatt and the Sklorno reaches critical levels. Quentin, John and Ju bring in an expert disciplinarian to solve the problem once and for all. The episode exemplifies the meritocracy of sport as the Krakens square off against the Shorah Warlords.
Quentin makes his first return to the Purist Nation since the day he left to for The Combine all the way back in Book I of the GFL series. He leads his Krakens against the Buddha City Elite in a critical Tier One match-up. Will Quentin's homeland welcome him as a hero, or a villain?
The Krakens squre off against arch-rivals the OS1 Orbiting Death. A loss here, and the season is all but over. John Tweedy tries to bridge the inter-species cultural barrier by giving the Prawatt with a rousing halftime speech.
As the season collapses and the Krakens face relegation, Quentin refuses to compromise and stands by the players that he brought in. Does Quentin overplay his hand when he tries to trade Don Pine for a former Kraken?
Bumberpuff and his crew are integrating into the Krakens, at least as best as they can. But can the Prawatt and the Sklorno get past years of confrontation to work together on the field?
Quentin's risky gambit is taking too long to develop, so he pushes for another solution trading Don Pine to the Tier 2 Mars Planets. What will happen when the two-time Galaxy Bowl-winning quarterback finally leaves Ionath?
Quentin, John, Becka and Crazy George Starcher try to recruit new talent for the Krakens they only have to risk the wrath of Gredok, Hokor and Virak the Mean to do so. Worth the risk? You'll find out in this episode.
Quentin launches a crazy plan to get the Krakens back into playoff contention, but his actions will enrage Gredok the Splithead. The loyalty of Quentin's friends is put to the test: he will do anything to win ... are his friends as committed as he is?
The fallout from the game against the Texas Earthlings puts the Krakens in a tough spot. Quentin finally gets a face-to-face wtih Gredok the Splithead, the first such meeting since the disasterous dinner at Torba the Hungry's in THE ALL PRO.
Quentin and the Krakens head to Earth for a Week Two tilt against the Texas Earthlings, and Quentin's old PNFL rival Alonzo Castro. Can Ionath notch their first win of the season?
Game on! The first game of the regular season pits Ionath against the Isis Ice Storm. Is this the Krakens' year? Quentin and his teammates say goodbye to career-long Krakens players, giving him another insight into the many facets of Gredok the Splithead.
A pre-season injury throws the Krakens future into question. John Tweedy demands new players for his defense, but the way he wants to do it rubs Quentin the wrong way. And once again, the rumors start up of Becca "The Wrecka" Montagne taking Quentin's spot at quarterback.
Free agency signings rob the Krakens of two key players, forcing Quentin. Hokor the Hookchest and Gredok the Splithead to scramble for replacements. With only two weeks of pre-season left before the first game, every moment counts.
Quentin gets the best birthday present he never knew he wanted. An unexpected conflict on theHypatia, Quentin's yacht, threatens to change the entire season before it even begins.
Quentin savors the first day of practice as he and the Krakens finally get down to the business of football. John Tweedy has an agenda all his own, and Quentin will have to cope.
The Krakens finally leave Prawatt Jihad space, and we learn that it's more than just sports fans that have their eye on Quentin Barnes. As Quentin and his teammates return to Ionath City, he is reminded of all that has been lost in the team's endless pursuit for a title.
Quentin and the Krakens deal with the aftermath of the Game, and start to plan for the season ahead and the future of the franchise.
Quentin sets foot on a new world. His interpersonal skills are brought into play, and we all know how well he does in those situations.
The Krakens again face the unknown: what new threat is going to come through the landing bay doors? Virak the Mean puts his military experience to work as Quentin and his teammates prepare to fight for their lives.
Needless to say, Krakens are in dire straits. Quentin and his friends wake up into a new nightmare ...
It's the conclustion of "the game" against the Prawatt. Either Quentin and the Krakens win the game and their freedom, or they lose and their Sklorno teammates are as good as dead. A new meaning of "must-win" as Ionath battles in the Black Arena.
GAME ON!!!! Quentin and the Krakens square off against the Prawatt in "the game," a hard-hitting, lethal contest that has it roots all the way back to Old Earth (can you say "meta," people?).
If the Krakens win, they go free. If they lose, say bye-bye-bye to their Sklorno teammates. The Sklorno and Prawatt species have been in various states of war for hundreds of years; don't expect them to start being nice to each other now.
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Quentin Barnes and the Ionath Krakens find themselves in dire straits. Captured by the Prawatt Jihad, their Touchback engulfed by the largest ship ever constrcuted, Quentin Co. must prepare to play "the game." This is someriously meta stuff, Junkies!
Since some people haven't read THE ALL-PRO, we'll be as spoiler-free as we can. If you recall the end of Book III in this series, our fighting Krakens were stranded in a place they did not want to be, about to be boarded by sentients they did not want to meet. We pick up the story right from there.