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 battle alert sounded on the bridge of the Phoenix.  Roche entered the hive of orderly commotion that was the command center and proceeded directly up to his First Officer. "What do we have?"


"QSG tube forming 100,000 kilometers to our aft.  Squadron three was on standby, and I ordered them to launch.  All four banks of cannons will be charged to 100% in 30 seconds."


"Very good," Roche replied, "Have all other squads move up to standby.  I don't think they're going to throw anything smaller than a fleet at us from this point on.  Status on our QSG?"


"Ryan said he's having a problem maintaining a consistent balance due to structural damage in the last attack but is confident he can give us a short jump in about five minutes."


"Ship emerging from quantum tube," Jones called out from tactical.


Roche and Dobson watched the monitor on the command table that showed all tactical data.  As expected a Sa'larie warship appeared and immediately launched over 50 fighters.


Chapter 91: Battle Stations