A story INSPIRED by, but not part of, the Swarm Universe. The Confederacy is found culpable in the deaths of his parents because of an AI withholding information, resulting in a whole new world opening up for our MC, DeDeus Sanderson. Read of his encounters with the Confederacy and others as he gathers colonists.
When a ship goes missing within the Folium Nebula, the Hub, pioneers of the revolution against the United Earth Confederacy, sends a detachment to investigate, only to be caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between the Confederacy, and an alien civilisation never encountered before. Alone, the aliens and the Hub could not hope to stand against the UEC, but together, they may be able to turn the tide, or will this mutual Alliance live and die inside the Nebula?
Simone has a new baby at home. Her husband is often away on business, but among other family members, her thirteen year-old brother Kevin visits often. Simone often breastfeeds the baby while Kevin is over. Kevin not only gets used to seeing Simone do it, but he develops a crush on his sister and wants to do more than watch the action.
Life on the high plains of west Texas was a lonely existence in the 1850s. It was basically hot and dry and few people came by my place. Those that did had a naturally red tint to their skin and often had a gleeful interest in testing my mettle. However an unexpected discovery during a hunt for food changed all that - well, at least some of it!