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
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May 19, 2025 • 29min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 12
Chai, Fluff, Goolie, and Old Blue are assaulting Valenti's criminal headquarters. Stack up the corpses — all debts are about to be paid in full. The battle of Break-My-Back comes to a final and bloody end.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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May 15, 2025 • 26min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 11
Thanks to Dirk Tolouse, maker of Schmechs™, Chai and Goolie survived their Date with Dottie. Now, Goolie, Chai, and their few allies go head-to-head with Gabriel, Donnie, Wital the Hammer, Valenti, and a passel of Valenti’s goons. Turn the burner to “high,” as we head into the last two episodes of THE REEF.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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May 12, 2025 • 42min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 10
Chai and Goolie brought their badges and bad attitudes to Break My Back, where they — literally — laid down the law. Now, the marshals set out to reunite with the one woman who took care of Chai time and time again.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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May 8, 2025 • 43min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 9
Chai returns to Break-My-Back, but this time he’s got a mission, and he’s got a badge. While he’s been away, his enemies have been busy — what traps have they prepared for him?
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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May 5, 2025 • 37min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 8
A new town, a new jail — Chai can’t seem to change luck. Or can he? If he doesn’t cut a deal with the law this time, he’ll swing from the hangman’s noose.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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May 1, 2025 • 37min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 7
With Garbriel and Tong hot on their trail, Chai and Goolie seek refuge in the town of Kick-My-Nuts. But beware, for here there be lawmen…
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Apr 28, 2025 • 46min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 6
Gabriel and Tong have stolen another bounty hunter’s prize — delivering that prize puts them in front of Oeming Valenti, the baddest man on the Reef. Chai makes a new friend as well, a sentient just as likely to kill him as to help him.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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Apr 24, 2025 • 44min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 5
Chiayal North has to stand by and watch as fighters brawl on the blood-stained canvas of “the Triumph.” Can he resist the urge to climb back into the ring? Everyone in town has turned their back on him — all but one. Chai pays a visit to Break-My-Back’s hooker with a heart of gold.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Apr 21, 2025 • 29min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 4
Chaiyal North is stuck in the town of Break-My-Back, a domed city on the Reef, far out on the frontiers of known space. In Break-My-Back, he’s worked as a bodyguard and an enforcer, but he’s just been banned from any freelance work. Without a credit to his name, he heads to the one place he hopes he can find some direction — the Brace, Break-My-Back’s worst dive bar.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
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Apr 17, 2025 • 28min
THE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 3
Meet Dirk Tolouse, maker of spare-part mechs so mismatched he calls them “shmechs” (it’s a branding thing). To build his schmech empire, Dirk borrowed money from Omeng Valenti, the crimelord of the town Break-My-Back. The time to pay off that loan has come due, and Dirk isn’t going to like Valenti’s method of collecting.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
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