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 Titan Jewel dropped out of quantum speed just beyond the starting point of the Alliance starship's trail.


"Look at that," Julie said as they were surrounded by debris from a number of ships.


The proximity sensors automatically brought up their shields, and blue flashes of energy flickered as bits and pieces of damaged ships bounced off.  Juan took a scan, and the computer quickly identified the fragments as a mix of Sa'larie and Alliance.  "Doesn't look like enough of any one ship to represent a complete destruction of any of them."


"So one side bugged out before it was over," Simon concluded.


Juan nodded as he agreed, but was wondering why.  "If the Alliance was on the offensive they would not have retreated until they took a lot more damage than this and the Sa'larie has been focused on showing strength and dominance so it would be odd for them to run out early on a fight.  So what would cause one side to run out early?"


Chapter 90: An Impossible Discovery