Synopsis

Seven centuries in the future, the sport of American football has never been bigger, never been faster, never been more lethal. Trillions of fans from all over the galaxy watch six unique races battle in contests so violent that deaths are part of the stat sheet.

Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has led his beloved Ionath Krakens to glory on the gridiron and become the most-recognized individual in history, but it is off the field where his world crumbles around him. Over four seasons with Ionath, he's picked up powerful enemies: one of which drove his sister into the Portath Cloud, a place from which no ship returns. Because his enemies include his team owner a possessive crime lord who treats players like property and the ruling government that controls the shipping lanes, Quentin and his friends must hide from the media spotlight as they search for a way to rescue his sister.

The GFL series melds star-spanning scifi, brutal crime fiction and intense sports action into a smash-mouth extravaganza unlike anything you've read before.

About Scott Sigler

Scott Sigler is a popular podcaster and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and their dog.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on May 20, 2019

This continues the story of Quentin Barnes and the Krakens. The Krakens are champions and face new problems as they try to repeat. Can they repeat or fall into disarray as their new found glory goes to their heads? This series needs to be read in order. Yes, this is a football novel in the future but......more

Goodreads review by Charles on May 10, 2015

Damn you, Scott Sigler! That was an amazing ride. And now we have to wait HOW LONG for the next book in the series? And you've said it's a seven book series? How the hell are you going to top what just happened? I had been listening each week to the podcast patiently every Sunday, but after listenin......more

Goodreads review by Matt on October 18, 2014

THE CHAMPION was another great story in Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League series. I enjoyed how the story continued on from the last book (The MVP) and how threads from the other books came somewhat full circle in THE CHAMPION. The ending was definitely not what I had expected, but it did turn......more

Goodreads review by David on October 27, 2021

Another fun one in thie series! So much fun. The ending was not something I saw coming. Can not wait to start the next one! Seems football may be less of what happens there, but the whole series sort of felt like that was were it was going as these are not just football books. That is why I think I......more

Goodreads review by BigJohn on May 20, 2017

The Champion, the long-awaited Book 5 in Scott Sigler's GFL series is - to be brief - well worth the wait. After the cliffhanger of Book 4 (The MVP), the action of Book 5 picks right up with another grand adventure for our upjumped hero. Over the course of the series, we've seen the orphaned miner Q......more