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Scott Sigler’s Galactic Football League (GFL) Series

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

Season 11: THE STONE WOLVES (GFL Novella VI) | 33 episodes

Next Season: THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI)

Written and Performed by Scott Sigler

Produced by AB Kovacs and Arioch Morningstar

Engineered by Steve Riekeberg

Production Assistance by Allie Press

Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

Consultation by Evo Terra

For more from Scott Sigler, please visit https://scottsigler.com

Latest Episodes:

THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 20 Oct 23, 2026

Show notes

Quentin met with Messal the Efficient, who brought word from Krakens owner, Gredok the Splithead. With that completed, Quentin finally has permission from the PUV Victory, a Planetary Union Warship, to leave Earth orbit. Quentin, Becca, Big Mike, Choto, and Marcus Diabolo can finally go into hiding and avoid the assassins trying to take Quentin out of the picture.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 19 Oct 16, 2026

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Quentin, Becca, Choto, and Kimberlin were about to leave Earth orbit when they were instructed to stay to receive a message from Gredok the Splithead, delivered by Messal the Efficient. Quentin doesn’t know what that message might be, but he knows Messal isn’t coming alone.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 18 Oct 09, 2026

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A news report from a reporter embedded in the Purist Nation is about to tear away a veil of secrecy and reveal Grand Mullah Fann Kuek’s policies’ disastrous results. While in the Hypatia under the protection of a Planetary Union warship, Quentin, Becca, Big Mike, Choto, and Marcus Diablo are about to get some game-changing news of their own.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 17 Oct 02, 2026

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Gredok received an ultimatum from — of all sentients — Ma Tweedy, who told the Splithead to steer clear of conflicts with Quentin. As if that weren’t problematic enough, Wakhan Reed is about to deliver a report that will cast a veil of suspicion over one of the Leader’s key underlings. Meanwhile, the woman who saved Quentin’s life gave him a hypodermic gun loaded with a strange substance to use against Gredok. What is in that vial, and how far will Quentin go to protect those he loves against the ruthless gangster’s rage?

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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FEED DROP | BEASTS BEYOND THE RIVER Audiobook Preview Sep 27, 2026

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We wheeled and dealed and got permission to share the first 35 minutes of Beasts Beyond the River, Scott’s intense new horror novel, read by none other than Ray Porter (narrator of PROJECT HAIL MARY, EARTHCORE, MOUNT FITZROY, THE BOBBIVERSE, JOE LEDGER, and more).

SYNOPSIS:

Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers’ Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his father’s heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked with guiding a ranger detachment to his birthplace to preserve a fragile treaty between the British and his father’s people.

What Geoffrey finds is not the idyllic village of his youth, but a land—and a tribe—ravaged by a vicious, unknown force.

He and his rangers embark on a harrowing journey across a North American wilderness beset by violence, betrayal, and inexplicable terrors. To defeat a genocidal enemy, Geoffrey must embrace a dark truth he has long denied.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

Even the frontier has a boundary… they just crossed it.

That’s the tagline for the novel, but you can cross the boundary of high prices for a new domain registration by using the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. It slashes 99% off year one of a new three-year domain. Dot-coms included!

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 16 Sep 25, 2026

Show notes

After the attempt on his life at Randall Hospital in New York City, Quentin stays safe in his yacht, which is in orbit above Earth and under the protection of a Planetary Union warship. He still doesn’t know the identity of the woman who killed the assassins who wanted him dead. With Choto and Big Mike onboard, Quentin tries to rehab his arm by enduring the grueling workout regimen of Marcus Diablo, former trainer of Intergalactic Heavyweight Champion Chaiyal “the Heretic” North.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 15 Sep 18, 2026

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Gredok the Splithead sent his former Planetary Union police detective operative Wakhan Reed to investigate Jonathan Sandoval’s bombing of the Touchback, an attack that caused the deaths of Fong-Ga-Kal, Bobby Brobst, Kopor the Climber, and head coach Hokor the Hookchest. And, Gredok’s constant manipulation of and threats toward his players is about to cost him more than he bargained for.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 14 Sep 11, 2026

Show notes

With the ceremony over, Quentin has to test the loyalty of a once-trusted friend. And it’s time for the two-time Galaxy Bowl-winning QB to get his fat ass back in the gym, with a new trainer ready to push him to the limit.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 13 Sep 04, 2026

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Quentin’s and Becca’s big day isn’t over yet, not until Q has a heart-to-heart with a former member of the Zoroastrian Guild. Frederico Esteban Giuseppe Gonzaga is working with a certain black-furred crime boss to find out who was behind the Touchback bombing — what has Fred learned thus far?

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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THE GANGSTER (GFL Book VI) | Ep. 12 Aug 28, 2026

Show notes

Gredok is beset by enemies on all sides. How does he protect himself when he sleeps? Quentin’s whipsaw life brings yet another first-time event — and, for this one, hopefully, a last-time event.

Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON.
Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

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