The Eclipse: an excerpt from Watch Your Six #MFRWhooks
The eclipse scene From Watch Your Six Pietas has been gravely injured, and carried to the flat top of a memorial to the fallen. His eyes have been covered because the act of saving him…
Watch Your Six: Fight until nothing’s left #MFRWhooks #SpaceOpera
NOTE: In this excerpt, italics indicates telepathic speech, other than Pietas recalling Elryk’s voice. Elryk was his first commander, and more of a father to him than his own. Six and Joss can both hear…
Freedom or forever? Which would you choose? – from Watch Your Six #MFRWhooks
In the third Bringer of Chaos book, Watch Your Six, survival is not the end of the problem facing Pietas and Six. The aftermath is. Without giving away the ending, I can tell you it’s…
What Does Watch Your Six Mean?
“Watch your six” is military shorthand for watching someone’s back. Years ago, when I named a character Six, I had no idea how important the words watch your six would eventually become. Or what a…
Some enemies are impossible to ignore – Bringer of Chaos #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
Some enemies are impossible to ignore Some enemies arrive with armies. Others arrive carrying convictions. When Pietas first encounters the soldier he labels “Six”, they have every reason to despise one another. One believes order…
In Origin of Pietas, exile changes everything #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
When power can compel obedience, control is not the same as loyalty. Control cannot create trust. For most of his life—pre-exile—Pietas never had to think about the difference. Born into authority. Raised to command. Surrounded…
Bringer of Chaos #1 – Origin of Pietas #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
In the Bringer of Chaos series, coming back from death changes people. Because survival isn’t salvation. It binds you to the record. Most stories treat survival as a victory. The danger passes. The hero lives.…
From Lights Out: Some Soldiers Never Learn #SciFi #SpaceOpera #MFRWhooks
Some Soldiers Never Learn Joining the Ghost Corps sounded simple enough. Die for humanity. Lights Out. Come back stronger. Fight immortals who refused to stay dead. The recruiting materials probably omitted a few details. Like…
Free Science Fiction Books That Ask Bigger Questions | Stories That Linger
Free Science Fiction Books In science fiction, the future is rarely about technology alone. The ships matter. The distant worlds matter. Artificial intelligence, empires, colonies, war zones, forgotten planets—all of it creates scale. But the…
Enter the Machine | Lights Out – Military SciFi #SpaceOpera #MilSF
Lights Out – Military SciFi He’d died. Again. The air reeked of antiseptic. Tornahdo pried open his eyes. Military hospital. He’d died. Again. Spanish curses slipped out. His abuela would’ve taken a switch to him.…