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 visit our wiki at: https://swarmwiki.tampaad.net/index.php?title=Main_Page This describes canon for the Cycle -- the rules, if you will. We have an author support group, but are suffering issues over the email list. Contact Thinking Horndog or Zen Master.
Caleb, in his brainship named "Cheval Jaune", starts a tour of the Milky Way’s Confederacy. How will the various species respond to this metal-encased human? Familiarity with the Swarm Cycle and the author’s previous stories is strongly encouraged, as detailed character descriptions from "Caleb and Cheval Jaune" are mostly not repeated.
My thanks to Trunk Monkey, Zen Master, Steve, Old Rotorhead, Derek Smith, 8tduecemedic, SW MO Hermit... and the rest – you know who you are.
John is caught in an extraction while eating lunch. The problem is that he keeps reliving the extraction over and over. Will he need to pick the right concubines to stop the cycle? Or is something else going on.
A comedy of errors when a young man who does not want to be a soldier gets picked up without even a CAP card, along with a bunch of women who agreed that going with him was their safest option. Imagine the all-round shock on pickup arrival. / (Reviews)
Set in the Swarm universe. Every military organization has some sort of black market. Good and services that can't be found any other way, as well as people willing to furnish. The rarer the item, the stranger the procurement. A courier pilot is in the perfect position to provide. And enjoy!
The announcement of the coming of the Sa'arm appeared to break Jason Charles wife. She went from being his partner and fellow teacher to a screaming harridan who insisted that her qualifying score had made her a perfect catch for the right man. Jason's refusal to buckle under her increasingly dictatorial rule had sent him to the guest room and park to hide from her tantrums. But then he was sitting in a gym at a Basketball Camp and space marines showed up. Adventure awaited.