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

       The Kerkes started shaking violently, which was something unexpected and disconcerting when traveling at quantum speed.  "Juan!" Julie yelled, both hands on the steering controls. "I need you up here now!"


Holding on to the sides of the walls Juan made his way up to the cockpit and jumped into the co-pilot's seat.  "Did we pick up an object in our stream?"


"No," Julie yelled over the noise of the shaking ship. "Something is messing with the QSG.  It's like we've flown into a massive magnetic wake."


"You tried to break out of the quantum tube?" he asked, knowing that was the first thing a good pilot would do.


"Hell yes!  We're locked in!" she yelled as the noise increased with the ship starting to break apart.


"Attempting a polarity reversal!" Juan yelled as he keyed in the command.


"Damn!  At least it will be a quick death!" Julie yelled as she knew they were out of options.


Chapter 78: Tables Turn