A 'Transdimensional Portals' Book (9) A story in my 'Transdimensional Portals' universe. It also appeared as a chapter in 'Green Doom'. Any resemblence to H. P. Lovecraft's Elder Gods stories is purely intentional.
The youngest son of the emperor dislikes the things he has had to do. Not only can he not follow his dreams but thing are about to get worse. The guards the nobles have forced onto his family turn and most of his family is killed.
A loner who hunts pests in ancient space fortresses has two girls join him. While clearing a fortress that has been neglected he must also teach them. Of course he can not fight the attraction. Then a large fleet of spider like aliens arrives and they must find a way to bring the fortress alive.
Growing up on a pirate station was not easy. With the changes from pirating the station was dying. While doing an examination of a ship a new idea on how to take a ship came. First he needed men with no record and then they needed to leave and go hunting.
In the future, a daughter becomes very interested in her mother's new sex machine, with unexpected results. A rewrite of Mother's Little Helper with a sci-fi setting.
The Undine Chronicles (1) An aging waterman has lost his wife, and along with her, his purpose in living. In his isolation he is discovered, and taught to live again.