Author:
Matthew O. Duncan is part of the resurgence of Old School Sci-fi.  His books are a mix of Military Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, and Mystery weaved together with non-stop action.  Matt started his writing career as a playwright. He won a number of awards and had his plays produced on local stages.  He put his pen down in the late ’90s but picked it up again in 2011.

O’Hara never wanted to be a hero. He was a combat pilot only because his skills made him the best and Earth needed men like him to fight the enemy amongst the stars. Living a life a service and duty, alone in a cockpit suited him well, but fate had other plans for him. Shot down over an alien planet he was saved by a beautiful and mysterious woman named Katreena. He soon learns that the world is populated by people who seemed to have been lost by time and controlled by stones that the people believe to be divine magic. Wanting only to return to his fleet, he discovers that he has more than a passing connection with the world’s people, a love that resurrects a heart long thought dead and a decisive battle to the war that followed him.

The New Terra Sagas

Roy opened his eyes to find himself back at the cottage.  Katreena was sitting next to him praying.


Katreena looked up at him, and a rush of joy came over her face. "Roy!" she said in excitement and kissed him repeatedly on the face. "It's been days since you have said a word.  I feared you would never speak again."  She put her arms around him and her head on his chest. "I was afraid I had lost you forever." 


"We are all well.  You saved us all," she said still holding on to him.


"Did we drive all the Serpent People away?" he asked still feeling very weak.


"Yes.  When your people came, they helped us find and remove all of their soldiers that made their way to our land.  Your leaders told the Kings the war was over and agreed to leave our land in peace."


Chapter 31: Returning to Earth