The Swarm Cycle is a collection of stories written around a concept introduced by the Thinking Horndog about an alien invasion and Earth's reaction to it. The intent is for it to be a public, multi-author universe after the fashion of the popular Naked in School stories.
The Sa'arm, a tripedal race with some physical resemblance to a cross between a mushroom and a lizard but with a hive mind, is sweeping across this galactic arm toward the center. They communicate by some sort of ESP, and ignore any race that does not. In their path is the Confederacy, a Galactic civilization that universally practices nonviolence -- and Earth...
Interested authors should examine the Swarm Author's page at http://www.asstr.org/~Thinkers_tales/Stories/The_Swarm/Swarm_Authors.html
Hope and Solomon are looking for revenge. Sonia and Kwanza are looking for safety. Ajabu is looking for a way out. The Confederacy's Kindertransport program is looking for passengers. Everyone wants to help the fight against the Swarm in their own way.
Tom Porter was alone on his space tug, positioning mines out beyond the orbit of Saturn, and he liked it that way -- but a disaster at his pickup point left him with all kinds of responsibility... This is a Swarm Cycle story
The continuing adventures of the colonists of Thule. The 12th is now being expanded from Brigade to Division - more challenges, more people, more battles, more Sa'arm.
David, Rachel, Sylvia and Mister Bozo have all been extracted. David gets a promotion, Sylvia gets a new body, Mister Bozo gets a new owner and Rachel gets a replacement.