Future Space

A squad of space marines, Sarge and the Boys, are ordered to assist a more prestigious squad on a planetary assault. They all are KIA on paper. Is there such a thing in 3013? (KIA or paper?) The narrator, Bucky, has to come to the rescue, but his only avenue is through the galactic matrix inter-tubes. His story is augmented by a second narrator who offers his own opinion of the action. Try the free teaser. If you find the banter confusing, you may want to skip this format of entertainment. (I wouldn't want to rip you off for a buck.) This story is an action farce, an absurdist play with ...

In a future where humanity pushes the limits of survival and technology, Hostile Takeovers follows a cast of characters whose lives are about to collide. NoFeather, an alien observer seeking respite on Mars, carries knowledge that could change everything. The humans find themselves face-to-face with a visitor beyond their understanding. Meanwhile, on Earth, corporate leaders and extraordinary beings pull strings that stretch across the solar system. As alliances form and secrets unravel, the question remains: who truly holds power in a world where survival depends on cooperation—and ...

This audiobook explores how the discoveries within the Solar System and of exoplanets far beyond it come together to help us understand the habitability of Earth, and how these findings guide the search for exoplanets that could support life. The author highlights how, within two decades of the discovery of the first planets outside the Solar System in the 1990s, scientists concluded that planets are so common that most stars are orbited by them. The lives of exoplanets and their stars are inextricably interwoven.

NOMADS 8 - The Inner Worlds Ten years after the Keymon were driven from Earth, the war against the Insectoid creatures is coming to an end. However, as the tidings of victory arrive, there are increasing signs of strife for the throne still occupied by Ulan Mestray, leader of the Akkato. Suddenly Dominic Porter is confronted with the question of what to do with the millions of people who were useful to the Akkato in the fight against the Keymon, but who now represent a costly ballast. The situation seems hopeless until Serwan Brooks makes a resolution that seems sensible but could end in ...

Avalon suffered a cataclysm when an asteroid slammed into the planet causing planet wide nuclear winter. The colonist retreated to their starship Exodus to escape the danger. The recovery was aided by a alien AI they named the Caretaker. The planet’s Ecosystem was restored only to find another threat from another world. A Race of Minotaur.

A dystopian science fiction epic set in the Alpha Centauri system during the 31st century.In the 31st century, Earth's most dangerous criminals, rebels, and zealots are exiled to New Australia, a remote planet in the Alpha Centauri system. Stripped of their rights and abandoned, these sixty individuals are forced to forge a new society from the harsh and unforgiving terrain. Over centuries, their descendants grow into a population of millions, maintaining the legacy of their thirty original family names. Vernon Jones 711 has always known the world as a place where science is abandoned, and ...

The adventure in Nearspace continues with an odd family reunion for a summer holiday: Jem, an eight-year-old whizz kid on a quest to see a “Space gang girl”, blasts in accompanied by a reluctant chaperone, his 16-year-old stepbrother Tim, who wants a last chance to forgive his birth father — or forget him for good. The edgy conversation over the dinner table soon turns sour, and Harvie’s sharp tongue leaves deep marks on Tim’s sensitive heart that’s already scarred by his father’s combatant past. The past, that is catching up with Stan Kozerski at the space cruiser’s speed. ...

In the 36th century, humanity faces annihilation at the hands of the Formorians—a parasitic hive that corrupts and consumes all organic life in its path. As the war for survival rages on, Tristan MacArthur, an astronaut from the 24th century who returned from a deep-space voyage, continues his perilous quest to unlock the secrets of Excalibur—an ancient technology that may hold the key to defeating the unstoppable Formorian virus. After narrowly surviving the events from the first novel, Tristan journeys into the distant past with Merlin, where ancient prophecies speak of a mortal ...

At last, mankind has found a way to shake off the yoke of the Akkato. Some seek their fortune on a new, alien world. Others see an opportunity to reclaim the Earth and the entire solar system by force of arms.

The most lethal pirate crew in the galaxy just met their match.In the far future, two major factions are locked in a galactic cold war. As tensions mount between the technocratic Union and the genome-harnessing Concordance, both sides anxiously watch for a chance to conquer the other. The Nepenthe is a pirate vessel, loyal to neither. Led by the enigmatic Captain Dangard, her rough and ready crew includes the cat-like alien Commander Creull, Zeno the immortal synthetic, the dashing Garrett Strand, and Duncan Hauk, a promising young recruit. Hired by a cryptic employer, the crew waylays a ...

"Quantum" is the third instalment in the topical, exciting, near future "First Colony" science fiction series. The Conglomerates' seemingly insatiable demands for all that the lunar colony offers, including unimaginable mineral wealth, sees a direct assault on Moon's independence and long-established democracy. Initially, they appear to succeed, but dissent brews beneath the the surface, both figuratively and physically. Does the Brotherhood and their covert opposition become the epicentre of lunar resistance? Are their attempts to restore the once enjoyed freedoms of a contemporary space ...

It is 2061. Benjamin Privett wins an annoyingly small prize in the lottery. He sees this as just more evidence of his frustrating life. Nobody is more surprised than him to find that it is, in fact, a selection for an unparalleled epic adventure that changes his life and the future of mankind.

What would you do if you had a wish? One wish that could change your life forever. If you meet the Djinn of Just Deserts your life could change, or end depending on the choices you make. This is but one of ten tales of adventure spanning all the ages, and from the Earth to the further reaches of the Solar System. A warning though, If you ever meet the Djinn, Know wishes aren’t all that they seem.

NOMADS LEGACY - Aseera 2 - Friend and Foe When Aseera Dako and her friends get their hands on an old battleship, they know the time has come to get even with the hated Gulduri. They receive the chance to cut off the head of the snake. Before that, however, they must find out the intentions of the crew of an Imperial corvette that has unexpectedly landed on the harbour world of Sculpa Trax. On board are an employee of the Imperial Bureau of Antiquities and an experienced antiquities dealer. It’s not yet clear whether the Imperials pose a threat as they set off in search of millennia-old ...

Humanity is finally united under the Solar Commonwealth. Under the Pax Solaris, the world no longer lives with the threat of nuclear devastation hanging over it like the sword of Damocles. But not everyone is happy with the new order, and some have decided that a change of leadership is required. And they are more than willing to see sacrifices made to implement their vision.

Atlas is an orphaned boy stranded in space, who has to struggle to survive. Earth has descended into despotism and destroyed Atlas’s home world of Mars, which was the solar system’s last refuge for free people. Atlas is alone and adrift. Outcasts from Earth who have been exiled to mine asteroids discover his spaceship and hope to salvage it, and Atlas must bargain with them for his life. But in a hostile solar system, with no home to return to, survival is only the beginning . . .

Somewhere in deep space, a powerful ship awaits the one man who will fulfill his destiny.In command of the most notorious pirate outfit in known space, Captain Dangard is a mystery- a man without a past, until a stowaway triggers an event that reveals long buried secrets. Before the legend, a young military officer chose honor over duty. His actions led to betrayal and then exile to the worst prison imaginable. Within that forsaken world there were infinite ways to die, yet only one path led to freedom and ultimately, vengeance. For somewhere in the shadows of deep space, a black ship ...

Genesis tells the captivating story of humanity's bold venture to make the Moon a livable and self-sustaining habitat. The novel follows the journey of Jar Morgan, sent by his father, Stanley Morgan, the CEO of Maverick Exploration Corp, to claim the first mining rights on the Moon. However, the mission takes an unexpected turn when they discover the lunar ice is insufficient for commercial mining. Undeterred, the expedition decides to become the Moon's first settlers. Tragedy strikes when Stanley suddenly dies, prompting Jar’s sisters, one a CPA and the other a lawyer, to leave behind ...

Space junk has gotten so bad that there are now private salvage companies that work on a contract basis with the government to collect and dispose of the debris. The companies have special, heavily shielded ships that can withstand impacts from small debris while they capture the larger stuff. A young pilot and the crusty owner of Salvage One find something in orbit they didn’t expect, and it leads them on an adventure to the moon, then to another star system, and then as Earth’s only hope to stave off an invasion from a marauding race that roams the galaxy looking for planets to plunder.

Alec Martinson was a former naval officer before becoming the captain of an old commercial jump tender. But hauling cargo shuttles around from one star system to another was simply not exciting enough for him. Alec decided to form his own privateer unit, willing to sell his sword to the highest bidder as long as the price was right and the job wasn’t too ‘dirty’. After recruiting enough ships and personnel, Alec was hired on by one of the colony systems to help them against an interstellar corporate syndicate’s armed takeover bid. Alec had to then set up a base on the edge of human-...