Military Stories

A Swarm Cycle Story
Despite the rabidly pacifistic outlook of the Confederacy, the war it wanted humans to engage in on their behalf against the Sa'arm was nothing but brutally violent. What if humanity could employ some of its history to implement other more elegant tactics that could end this existential threat, instead of just doing what the AI's thought was best? A story for vets, ham radio ops, history buffs, engineers and art and culture lovers.

Father's been away 3 years. His young family's meeting him at the airport. --- Bad Fred, said --- It's poignant, and you hit the right notes. If I didn't know it was your story and trust you, I would have drifted away in the first few paragraphs. It moved slowly. It was lovely, but it wasn't hitting my "what happens next?" buttons. Well, until the end when it all comes together. Readers who stick with it will be rewarded. Set in Australia.

A story in the The Medieval Marine Universe
Surrounded by enemies, friends who would stab her in the back, and a hostile court, Marion must guide her nation into an unknown future while trying to rebuild her family. She had no idea how high the cost would be.

A Clan Amir of Berant Story
U MAMA launches an all out attack on Berant with thousands of troops set to attack by land, by air, and by sea to hit all important parts of the country at once. Are the Guards and their command structure up to this challenge. Whatever happens, the blood will flow freely across the land, and many will now great sorrow.

A Dark Wars Tale
A woman is gruesomely murdered in Cold War Germany and the only witness is her 5 year old daughter who can't remember what happened. Memories, though inaccessible to investigators, linger and change a once adorable little girl. And murder, especially of a loved one, can place that girl on the path of destiny. Odd occurrences, inexplicable enemies, and Cold War intrigue with an odd flavor alter this girl's life, shifting her from the front lines of the Cold War to the middle of the Dark Wars. / (Reviews)

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
At 11 years of age, Thomas Grey goes to sea as a volunteer in a small sloop of war, commanded by his father, to learn seamanship prior to joining the Royal Naval Academy. Thomas has to mature beyond his years, surviving sea battles and yellow fever, but he joins the Academy as an accomplished sailor and leader in the making, finding friends for life in the process. This is the prequel to the novel The Return of Thomas Grey

Shira Abrams was seven when her father began training her to kill. Forged in Israel's IDF and perfected in the U.S. Army, she becomes "Lilith"—one of the deadliest snipers in modern warfare. 96 confirmed kills across Iraq and Afghanistan. A Silver Star for heroism. A legend among Rangers. But after years of war, she faces her hardest mission: learning to be human again. Can a warrior choose peace when killing is all she knows?

A story in the The Medieval Marine Universe
With Luke missing in action, Marion must continue forging the British Empire while dealing with a storm brewing for the past 12 years - Mackenzie hitting puberty.

An Imperium Story
War has come to the continent and Lieutenant Commander Ky, a test pilot from the far future and Consul of the Britannic Empire, leads armies scattered across Germania and Hispania to liberate them from Carthaginian rule. The Carthaginians , however, refuse to surrender without a fight. Led by a seasoned commander, new armies with weapons from the far east are sent to counter the Britannians, with the entirety of Europe as the ultimate prize.

Waging war and physical conflict is humanity's ode to entropy. Nature disallows violations to the 2d law of thermodynamics. Armed conflict is humanity's alter of sacrifice to the physics of an uncaring universe.