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

       Juan and his team had investigated three trading ports with very little intelligence to show for their efforts.  The only lead they had was a rumor of some unusual ships at the Allegeroplen port of Piraona; a system near the edge of former Serkin space and currently not claimed by any intergalactic coalition.  Juan contacted Jokelen, a merchant he knew there who used to sell supplies, and occasionally information, to the Alliance for the right price.  They arranged to meet at a café just outside the capital city.  After the previous few days of black markets and back alley merchants it was going to be a break to meet with someone whom they knew, and in a place, one didn't need an antiviral shot to walk into.  The danger was so minimal he even decided to allow PTE Beels to tag along.


Chapter 63: Tundra