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
Dec 29, 2024 • 24min
THE MVP (GFL Book IV) | Ep. 2
Quentin Barnes and the Ionath Krakens find themselves in dire straits. Captured by the Prawatt Jihad, their Touchback engulfed by the largest ship ever constructed, Quentin & Co. must prepare to play "The Game."
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
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Dec 26, 2024 • 38min
THE MVP (GFL Book IV) | Ep. 1
Here it is, Junkies -- the first episode of THE MVP, Book IV in the GFL series. 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.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
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Dec 24, 2024 • 2min
Next in the GFL series: THE MVP
That's a wrap for THE REPORTER, the fourth GFL novella. THE MVP (SEASON 8) is next in the feed. The entire GFL series incorporates nine novels and six novellas into one unified timeline. In short, you have many stories ahead of you.I have many other full-length podcast stories outside of the GFL series.If hard-science horror is your bag, dive into the Infected Trilogy. Three seasons. Eighty-eight episodes. 53 hours of blood-drenched carnage.Do you dig monster stories? Then you'll love ANCESTOR, my summer blockbuster monsters-on-an-island story, or NOCTURNAL, which I describe as LETHAL WEAPON meets HELLBOY. Sorta.And, of course, subscribe to my free weekly fiction series, Scott Sigler Slices, the world's longest-running fiction podcast.To see more of my works, search for Scott Sigler at Amazon and at Audible.com.To learn more about me, cause I'm so damn fancy, visit scottsigler.com.I'm on all the socials as @scottsiger, one word.Thank you for spending your time with me and my story, THE REPORTER. I hope you dig the rest of the GFL series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2024 • 26min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Q & A
THE REPORTER podcast is complete! If you’re the kind to wait until you can binge-listen, it’s time for you to get on it.We didn’t have a ton of questions this time out, but we soldiered on and answered them regardless.
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 22, 2024 • 30min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 12 - Season Finale
This is it, the final episode! Yolanda’s quest comes to a close as we learn the fates of her, Whykor the Aware, Parmont the Insane, GFL Commissioner Rob Froese, Anna Villani, Joey, and Miriam. Does this episode contain Ju Tweedy and Quentin Barnes? Why, yes … yes, it does.
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 19, 2024 • 30min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 11
Yolanda’s search for the killer of Grace McDermot finally comes to fruition. She’s found a store near the building where McDermot was killed, a store that has security cameras monitoring the exit of that building. If those records are intact, Yolanda will have incontrovertible evidence of who left the building right after McDermot died — and that will give her the killer.
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 16, 2024 • 36min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 10
Yolanda, Whykor, and Miriam narrowly escaped the Black Hole stadium, thanks to an assist from Tarat the Smasher. But that help doesn’t put them in the clear. Madderch’s deadliest cop — Parmot the Insane — was following Yolanda. Is Parmot behind the killing of Grace McDermot, for which Krakens running back Ju Tweedy is blamed? And if so, what is Parmot willing to do to keep Yolanda from getting proof?
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 15, 2024 • 36min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 9
Yolanda, Whykor, and Miriam narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, and all it took was running out onto the middle of the field during a game between the To Pirates and the OS1 Orbiting death while thousands of fans in the stands and billions watching across the galaxy looked on. But now the trio find themselves on the mean streets of Madderch while they’re still the target of at least one crime lord. Where can they possibly go to find safety?
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 12, 2024 • 31min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 8
One moment, Yolanda is in a luxury booth at OS1 Stadium, watching the Death play the To Pirates. The next, she, Miram, Whykor, and booth staffer Puck are under attack from Turon the Ugly and Marik the Covetous. Yolanda and her friends barely escape, and are in an elevator, heading down to the stadium’s main level. Yolanda knows that if they are to escape the stadium alive, she needs a distraction.
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Dec 9, 2024 • 36min
THE REPORTER (GFL Novella IV) | Ep. 7
After interviewing Ma Tweedy — mother of Ju Tweedy, the man accused of the murder of Grace McDermot — Yolanda increasingly questions the official story of the Madderch police. Yolanda also thinks her friend Miriam — McDermot’s bodyguard when McDermot was murdered — is holding back information. Yolanda and Whykor have arranged to meet Miriam at the game between the OS1 Orbiting Death and the To Pirates, played on the home field of the Death, that facility famously known as “The Black Hole.” On the field, it’s Condor Adrian vs. Frank Zimmer, and off the field, it’s Yolanda Davenport vs. this damn story.
Written by Scott Sigler and Mur Lafferty
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment
Theme Music by Superweapon
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