Military Stories

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Stanley drops out of agricultural college to join the Navy, and is shipped off to a space station known as the Pinwheel to complete his training as a UNN Marine. There he meets Raz, an unruly alien who he will be forced to befriend if he wants to complete the program.

After a twenty-three year-search, and twelve years at their current location, Clan Teopaqa finally feels that they have found a home. Young Koyle has spent the last eight of those years going through his clan's rigorous warrior training. Days before turning 16, Koyle is chosen to represent the clan when the King calls for troops to help a neighboring ally. This story is about Koyle's adventures as he helps their country's ally and then helps his own country.

On the distant, ecologically wrecked world of Stumble, Venn is an orphan who dreams of adventure. But her day to day life is shattered with the arrival of the Hegemony - an empire that seeks to reunite humanity's scattered worlds. Led by the mysterious Lord Drak, the Hegemony seeks an ancient and powerful relic. When Venn gets between them and their quarry, Drak's attention focuses on her! Now, hounded across space, the only hope for Venn lies in rediscovoering humanity's forgotten past.

A story in the Daughters of the Line Universe
Seven Army and Navy nurses arrive in Manila in 1941 expecting a peaceful posting. Within weeks, Pearl Harbor changes everything. As Bataan and Corregidor fall, they retreat into jungle hospitals, then Malinta Tunnel, then nearly three years of internment at Santo Tomas and Los Baños—starved, exhausted, and still nursing. One of them will not survive to see the dawn raid that finally sets them free. A tribute to the real Angels of Bataan and Corregidor, and what survival actually cost.

A mercenary tired of his life decides to retire. Join him on is journey.

A Poacher's Progress Story
Vengeance, like duty, is a hard taskmaster, and Jack Greenaway's humanity, and mental robustness,is tested to the full in the search for the killers of his family. Rewarded for his past services to the Crown Jack is then given other tasks, one that will eventually take him away from England, but not before he learns some peculiar facts about cider making. A gas lit meeting leads to partnerships, corporative and corporeal, which restores his faith in himself, but not in God.

Alan, a 27 year old disabled Marine, is trying to resume his life after several tragedies, including the death of his wife and children and his own failed suicide attempt when he meets Mindy. Alan was convinced that love was a weakness and he would NEVER again allow himself to fall in love. Unknown to Alan, love would enter his life two years later "on little cat's feet" and "like a thief in the night" in the persona of Mindy.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
A UNN fleet on routine patrol near the outskirts of Coalition space encounters a previously uncontacted civilization, but while the aliens seem friendly, the Betelgeusian hive fleet that's sizing up their homeworld is not. Undersupplied and months from the nearest reinforcements, the fleet must coordinate with the locals in order to organize a last ditch defense of the planet. (Please note: this is the BISEXUAL edition.)

Hospital Corpsman Maria Perez has spent her career proving she's more than just a legendary sniper's daughter. She's a healer first—the shooting skills her father taught her are just backup, nothing more. But when Terrorists attack Naval Base Coronado during her SEAL team integration, Maria faces a pivotal moment: save a dying teammate while under direct fire. In two seconds, she draws, kills the threat, holsters, and returns to her patient without missing a beat. Impossible shot!