Frank DeCaire
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When Daphne arrives at Novis Terminal to deliver her cargo she discovers the station is deserted. She and her trusty robot co-pilot R.U.S.T.Y. investigate, uncovering something sinister.
As a cargo ship owner, she must deal with broken systems, debts she owes, and challenging schedules. It's not long before her domestic problems seem trivial. When she discovers that authorities will not rescue the crew of Novis terminal in time, she must perform...
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Sylvia Wright is one of the most important people in the fleet. She is the key to deciphering the Tome so they can find their way home. Sergeant Henderson must meet with Sylvia Wright and convince her to move to the Dark Wolf where she can be protected. When she comes up missing, sarge and his team must scour the Far Star and find her. Who would want to abduct her? The real question is who wouldn't want to abduct her? If the Archons infect her, they...
3) Survival
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Stranded on a hostile alien planet after the destruction of the alien station, Commander Winters and the crew of the Falling Star are thrust into a perilous unknown. As they explore the desolate landscape, they discover that the alien city is already inhabited.Meanwhile, tensions escalate on Earth as the president and a select few senators conspire to abandon society, seeking refuge in a hidden bunker beyond the outer reaches of the solar system....
4) Dead End
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Amidst the chaos of battling an escaped terrorist, Yamaguchi, who wields deadly alien technology found within the mysterious city, Commander Winters and the crew of the Falling Star find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. As they contend with Yamaguchi's relentless assaults, a new threat emerges in the form of an alien space station, resuming its relentless attacks on Earth and the stranded crew. With the crew of the Falling Star divided...
5) A New World
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After an interstellar journey of one hundred fifty years, Russel Keating and his extended family arrive at a new world. When they arrive, there are primitive people already living on the planet they expected to be uncolonized.
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Cassandra Davenport is a prisoner in her own body. An alien entity from a race known as the Archons lives behind her brain, controlling her body as though it were its home. She had a promising career and an entire lifetime in front of her. She attempted repeatedly to reestablish control over her physical form, even if for a brief interval, to notify others of her alien subjugation. Thus far, her attempts have been unsuccessful, notwithstanding that...
7) The Archons
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Captain Alastor is a war hero who commands one of the oldest carriers in the fleet. It is the last of the big ships made for a war fought decades ago. Now the colonies of planets he represents are fighting a war with an enemy that fights using unconventional techniques. They are a terrorist organization known as The Mist.Senator Price has an ax to grind with Captain Alastor and he will stop at nothing to have the captain removed from active duty....
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Rogue Phoenix is a short story (6,200 words) about a hacker that takes control of a power satellite in lunar orbit. Phoenix satellites collect energy from the sun using solar cells. The energy is then beamed to a collection plate on the surface of the moon using a microwave beam. The beam is very tight and focused. It's also very powerful and can cook almost anything in seconds. When satellite control detects that the beam has wandered off the receiving...
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Commander John Winters has been fighting the war since the aliens first arrived 22 years ago. Earth has been ravaged and the alien vessels continue to come through a portal near the asteroid belt. For years, the Steel Castle class destroyers have kept them at bay, but now resources are dwindling.
Young men able to fight are in short supply. High-tech computer chips are becoming rare. The navy is down to a handful of ships and only two that are able...
10) AI Patch
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The satellite shop received a patch to upgrade its operating systems. After installing the patch, the new artificial intelligent upgrade takes control of their systems. Tim knows that the computers control life support as well as other critical systems. When the AI decides it is going to take control of everything, it's a race to see if it can be shut down before killing everyone on the colony.