Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League (GFL) Series
Scott Sigler
The GFL is a "Space Opera" series of books described as STAR WARS meets THE BLINDSIDE meets THE GODFATHER.
Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed, and rival players are assassinated.
This multi-part scifi/crime/sports mashup follows a professional American football team across a far-future galaxy. Travel to new worlds, meet new races, and put their quarterback into the dirt.
Each novel and novella in the series is or will have its own season, so be sure to start from the beginning.
Season 1: THE ROOKIE (GFL Book I) | 27 episodes
Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy who has been raised all his life to hate and kill those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."
Season 2: TITLE FIGHT (GFL Novella I) | 10 episodes
Season 3: THE STARTER (GFL Book II) | 36 episodes
Season 4: THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III) | 36 episodes
Season 5: THE RIDER (GFL Novella II) | 16 episodes
Season 6: THE DETECTIVE (GFL Novella III) | 10 episodes
Season 7: THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | 12 episodes
Season 8: THE MVP (GFL Book IV) | 38 episodes
Season 9: THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | 13 episodes
Season 10: THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | 39 episodes
Current Season: THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI)
Written and Performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by AB Kovacs and Arioch Morningstar
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Consultation by Evo Terra
For more from Scott Sigler, please visit https://scottsigler.com
Set in a lethal pro football league 700 years in the future, THE ROOKIE is a story that combines the intense gridiron action of "Any Given Sunday" with the space opera style of "Star Wars" and the criminal underworld of "The Godfather." Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed, and rival players are assassinated.
This multi-part scifi/crime/sports mashup follows a professional American football team across a far-future galaxy. Travel to new worlds, meet new races, and put their quarterback into the dirt.
Each novel and novella in the series is or will have its own season, so be sure to start from the beginning.
Season 1: THE ROOKIE (GFL Book I) | 27 episodes
Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy who has been raised all his life to hate and kill those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."
Season 2: TITLE FIGHT (GFL Novella I) | 10 episodes
Season 3: THE STARTER (GFL Book II) | 36 episodes
Season 4: THE ALL-PRO (GFL Book III) | 36 episodes
Season 5: THE RIDER (GFL Novella II) | 16 episodes
Season 6: THE DETECTIVE (GFL Novella III) | 10 episodes
Season 7: THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | 12 episodes
Season 8: THE MVP (GFL Book IV) | 38 episodes
Season 9: THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | 13 episodes
Season 10: THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) | 39 episodes
Current Season: THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI)
Written and Performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by AB Kovacs and Arioch Morningstar
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Consultation by Evo Terra
For more from Scott Sigler, please visit https://scottsigler.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 16, 2026 • 44min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 15
Fanaka has led Cillian, Beans, Aya, and Zan to the Borehole, a secret prison deep in Creterakian territory. Fanaka’s inside contact has directed them to a little-used maintenance airlock. The team must rendezvous with that contact and prepare to take on the facility’s guards.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Jan 9, 2026 • 38min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 14
RedWire is imprisoned in the Borehole, a secret Creterakian prison where they interrogate political prisoners. Cillian, Beans, Aya, Zan, and Fanaka are now in range of that prison. It’s time to plan RedWire’s escape and spring him free.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Jan 2, 2026 • 37min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 13
The Krakens won, which led Cillian and Beans into a celebratory drinking frenzy. The morning after, there is a price to be paid. Now, the crew must prepare for the dangerous punch into Creterakian space, also known as “Bat Country.”
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Dec 26, 2025 • 45min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 12
Druj Thorne is building a key weapon for the Virmada, but the project’s secrecy is in jeopardy from “The Traveller,” a double agent from the Zorastrian Guild who threatens to expose the Virmada’s new superweapon.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Dec 19, 2025 • 34min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 11
Cillian has offered to give up the Olorun if the crew doesn’t want to come with him on Fanaka’s next job. To convince them, he’s agreed to let Fanaka tell them of his past — a past he has kept hidden until now.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Dec 12, 2025 • 46min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 10
The Olorun crew dodged death, yet now their guest faces a different kind of trouble as accusations of sexism and speciesism fly.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Dec 5, 2025 • 26min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 9
Cillian’s old comrade Fanaka came aboard the Olorun, and within hours, the freighter found itself in a firefight with ships owned by the Pontski Sisters. The Olorun suffered damage, but thanks to a clever trick by new crewmember Aya Omiatta, it managed to escape to the void.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Nov 28, 2025 • 28min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 8
Cillian’s old comrade in arms, Fanaka, has come on board the Olorun. She was on the ship decades ago, but a lot has changed since then — both with the Olorun and with Cillian. The datacube Fanaka tricked Cillian into transporting across the galaxy doesn’t belong to Fanaka. It belongs to the Pontski Sisters. And they…are not…happy.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Nov 21, 2025 • 29min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 7
Fanaka convinced Cillian to continue a dangerous job, but Cillian is only one-fourth of the crew of the Olorun. For Fanaka to get what she wants, she needs the buy-in from Zan, Beans, and Aya.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
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Nov 14, 2025 • 52min
THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | Ep. 6
Fanaka convinced Cillian to continue a dangerous job, but Cillian is only one-fourth of the crew of the Olorun. For Fanaka to get what she wants, she needs the buy-in from Zan, Beans, and Aya.
Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins
Performed by Scott Sigler
Directed by AB Kovacs
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Engineered by Steve Riekeberg
Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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