Ten thousand years in the future, the galaxy is ruled in peace and prosperity by the Galactic Concordant and protected by the Starship Corps - humanoid robots with superhuman abilities, housing digitized consciousnesses as their crews. Hornet Abernathy, a shy Terran, dreams of nothing but becoming one of these beings...and she's about to get her wish! As she begins her training, the galaxy comes under threat from an ancient and implacable foe... / (Reviews)
Alien Android tech to the extreme! The military's plan to use them as stealth assassins meant holding good scientists hostage until perfected. After that those good folks were expendable. Think again assholes! With the help of one good soldier those geniuses made their escape. While their human bodies were left behind, 25 made it out in the bodies of their pet projects. God rest the souls of those less fortunate. As if they thought they could escape forever. Safe for now! Haven can wait!
A Swarm Cycle Story
Demeter, a new planet for a new colony. The cadets reach their new home and Alex needs to get things organised. Then David ap Rhys arrives with a few extras. The third story in the Cadet Saga.
A Ritual Story (1) Part of the Human/Craxill Stories universe
Thanks to his mother's influence, John Patrick Rogers had scored a ride on Earth's first manned interstellar trip. And now, he had an important role to play. If only somebody could tell him what it was going to be...
A Swarm Cycle Story
Lieutenant Stewart "rides along" with the Marines and meets the Sa'arm face-to-face. This story is a bit darker the the semi-comic tone of the other "Stewart" stories, as it deals with combat and the toll combat can take on those that survive.
A story in the The Human Nexus Universe
One night between midnight and six AM Eastern, most of the people of the world died. No one knew why; there was no warning; they simply stopped. Some survived to live a few extra hours or days. In the USA, this meant that most folks died in their beds. Streets, roads, and bridges remained mostly open. In other parts of the world, the timing was such that the visible carnage was horrendous. For the dead, neither situation mattered a whit. After a week, humanity was dead - all but a very few.
A Story in the Hoot Universe
(3) Hoot, Child, and the Colonel travel on Proto to meet and explore the Alliance. This story will eventually dovetail back into 'How Hoot It Is.' Codes reflect possible content and will be added as the story continues.