A Web Serial by M.C.A. Hogarth
"...Rock-solid characters, fast-and-addictive narrative," (Robert Rodgers, Web Fiction Guide)
"...It's the writing equivalent of a Chinese brush painting, where everything is powerfully conveyed in the minimal strokes. As such, it moves fast and the characters come across very vividly." (Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press)
Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers in this web serial about a 30-something Marine called out of retirement to join the war against the crabs. But shattered morale is the least of her company's problems, and their survival may hinge on an unlikely friendship forged between an alien weapons designer and a mother-turned-warrior....
Spots episodes are told in a screenplay-like style, with occasional artwork; new episodes are posted every Tuesday and Thursday. Each episode is crowd-sponsored at a price of $10 each. A portion of each episode's price is donated to charities benefiting active duty and wounded soldiers. You can join our patrons by donating below!
• Table of Contents. Read the story from beginning to the most recent episode in order.
• Livejournal Feed. Or follow the spots-the-space-marine tag on Livejournal and participate in discussions on each episode.
Thank you to the following patrons who have sponsored episodes of Spots:
Keitha Bailey, Eric Bitton, Joseph Bonis, Leslie Brown, Jennifer Broschinsky, Billy Clark, Stephanie Clough, Lorena Dinger, Jim Doolittle, Brendan and Lydia Dunn, Mary-Grace Ellington, e_scapism101, Elizabeth Fallon, Mike Fannin, David Fenger, Beth Finn, Natalie Ford, Kathryn Frech, Mary Ellen Garland, JC Gibbons, Lyle Gordon, Jonathan Green, Kara Hash, Suzanne "Wispfox" Hillman, Sean Holland, Tim Hoyt, Jari James, Chng Joyce, Jonathan Kaplan, Mey Lawrence, Richard Loll, Amanda Lord, Stacy "Mouse" Lucas, Ashley MacDonald Jeremy Matt, Steven Martindale, Margaret Middleton, Ellen Million Graphics, Meilin Miranda, Steven Modugno, David Morris, Clayton Oliver, Rachyl Perrotta, Steven Peterson, Gina Pond, Scott Ruggels, Robin Sanford, Cosma Shalizi, Jesse Stringer, Toni Sturtevant, Katherine Tomlinson, Kim Turner, Gregory Ullman, Ted Vollmer, Grey Walker, Seth Watkins, Laura Weston, Conrad Wong, Vicky Woodard and Anonymous Donors (2).Join the honor roll! Part of your donation will go to Wounded Warrior Project and Soldiers' Angels.
The story is dedicated to my father from whom I derive my love of explosions, space marines and dragons. Thank you, Papo.
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