Waging war and physical conflict is humanity's ode to entropy. Nature disallows violations to the 2d law of thermodynamics. Armed conflict is humanity's alter of sacrifice to the physics of an uncaring universe.
A Erica Olafson Story (3) Fleet Cadet, Eric Olafson (Volume 3 GC 29) This is the 29th book the GC Series and the third volume in the Adventures of Eric Olafson, a Neo Viking from Planet Nilfeheim. Book GC 5: Eric Olafson, Neo Viking focus is on Eric's upbringing and his home planet. It introduces us to his character and several events and conditions that form and shape the young man he has become. Fleet Cadet, Eric Olafson follows Eric's first adventures away from home and his journey to the Union Academy.
A story in the A True History Universe
There was a rocket, but the occupant wasn't a baby. A young man (Cal) is the sole survivor of his planet, crash landing in Kansas in 1984. Cal is found by a farmer and his daughter, and ends up being her friend and lover, as well as... well, read on, to find out what happens in this coming of age story. NOTE: Any names and/or other similarities between people, living, dead, or fictional are purely coincidental. (Maybe.) - 2020 Clitorides Epic Erotic Novel of the Year
A Jade Force of Misera Story (3) The graduating cadets get their first contract. They are tasked with ending a civil war in Kale. A lowly officer in the pathetic Kale Air Force shows that sometimes spirit counts as much as training.
Sequel to "Masi'shen Stranded" -- Michael Hawthorne and Dee'rah evolve to become ambassadors seeking to link two worlds across the galaxy. Earth recognizes the chance for global peace, but a corrupt American president threatens them all with nuclear nightmare as a ploy to rule the nation. Old enemies become allies, and old alliances fall apart. Will humankind survive to achieve a future in the stars? / (Reviews)
Father's been away 3 years. His young family's meeting him at the airport. --- Bad Fred, said --- It's poignant, and you hit the right notes. If I didn't know it was your story and trust you, I would have drifted away in the first few paragraphs. It moved slowly. It was lovely, but it wasn't hitting my "what happens next?" buttons. Well, until the end when it all comes together. Readers who stick with it will be rewarded. Set in Australia.
In the far future after humans took to the stars and met terrible foes humans developed war machines to combat those foes on the ground and in space, a young teen suffers the loss of his planet and his family due to alien invaders. Unwilling to surrender to the inevitable, he strives to make those aliens pay for his losses. This is a story of what happens after his planet is freed and his actions come to light. No sex. 67000 words. Enjoy
A Swarm Cycle Story
Despite the rabidly pacifistic outlook of the Confederacy, the war it wanted humans to engage in on their behalf against the Sa'arm was nothing but brutally violent. What if humanity could employ some of its history to implement other more elegant tactics that could end this existential threat, instead of just doing what the AI's thought was best? A story for vets, ham radio ops, history buffs, engineers and art and culture lovers.