D M Arnold: Stories

A volume in the Earthbound Series
Volume IV of the Earthbound Series: Nykkyo is now a widower living with Sukiko's mom and son, and carrying an incredible secret about her death. As New York recovers from the 9/11 attack, an outbreak of a fatal virus on Earth occurs, killing one of his Floran agents. While investigating possible off-world origins of the virus, Nyk and his new protege Dyppa travel to her homeworld where he learns his world's idyllic standard of living is far from the norm across Floran's colonies. [18 chapters]

A volume in the Earthbound Series
Nykkyo Kyhana is an ordinary guy: He has a boss, a job that's a grind, a wife who doesn't understand him and a high-maintenance girlfriend on the side. He just happens to hail from another planet -- one 200 lightyears from Earth and with a history that's inextricably entwined with Earth's future. He is sent to Earth to gather plants for his homeworld's agriculture. That mission becomes far from mundane when he meets a woman and realizes his civilization's survival may hinge on her fate.

A volume in the Earthbound Series
2nd novel in The Earthbound Series: Nykkyo adjusts to life on his adopted world and living with Sukiko. Meanwhile, authorities on his homeworld begin to question the actions of his friend Andra. They believe she is aiding Lexal, a rogue colony, prepare an invasion force. Nyk is asked to travel to Lexal and bring Andra to justice. Arriving on Lexal Nyk discovers things are not as they seem, and he finds himself in the midst of a civil war. He and Andra must run for their lives. [17 chapters]

A volume in the Earthbound Series
Lise, based on The Lost Colony (#5 in the Earthbound series), expands on the lives of green-skinned humanoid slaves on planet Varada. Called novonids and created through genetic manipulation as field-hands, they have begun filling low-wage jobs in Varadan cities. Lise is one, a young female, living in a ghetto called the Green Zone and coming of age as tensions between novonids and humans threaten to become violent. [19 chapters, ~80,000 words]

A volume in the Earthbound Series
Volume V of the Earthbound Series: Nykkyo is called back to his homeworld for an assignment, this time a diplomatic mission for which he will be interpreter. He and Andra travel to the colony planet Varada, one that severed ties with the Floran hegemony millennia ago. That world now desires re-unification. However, Nyk and Andra discover there are some very long strings attached as well as some nefarious activity that could land them both in prison. [17 chapters]

A volume in the Earthbound Series
Volume III of the Earthbound Series: Nykkyo proposes to Sukiko and she accepts. Meanwhile, Nyk's vindictive ex-wife Senta informs homeworld authorities of his involvement with an Earth woman -- something expressly forbidden. Nyk is confined to his planet and forbidden contact with Suki. He searches family records from the founding days of his world and finds a document that could clear his name. However, the same document reveals impending tragedy. [20 chapters]