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

When the mob reached the castle gates, they were met by the garrison of guards.  Most of the men in the mob were soldiers themselves and were quick to share the rumor of the secret stash of food with the posted guards.  The standoff quickly turned into a riot with no opposition.  Roy and Katreena used the chaos to make their way inside.  Their goal was to confront King Killion and disrupt the alien plot before it could be executed.


"Roy?" Katreena said as they snuck through the castle, "I do not understand why the King would allow his people to go without when he has more than enough for all."


"Unfortunately it does make sense to me.  One way to keep a population behind a leader is to make them believe that he is the only one who can save them from a great tragedy.  Faking a food shortage is an effective way to do that, so long as there is an endgame that makes the leader into a hero."


Chapter 95: Killion