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

       Engineering comprised three parts; starting with the large main engines that took up the entire fifth of the aft of the ship then the engine monitoring and control area, which was a maze of pressurized platforms, catwalks, and crawlways that surrounded the main engines.   These traditional fusion engines took up over 80% of the space and ran very hot and hectic, requiring around the clock monitoring and maintenance as moving parts for the massive cooling system required lubrication and its strained pipes sprung leaks frequently.


Chapter 41: QSG