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

Ryan pulled off another miracle to keep the QSG up and running for nearly 90 minutes taking the Phoenix 36 light years.  It came out of the jump just 3.2 light years from Starbase X01 and the New Terra system.


"No hostiles within sensor range," Jones reported.


"Very good Mr. Jones," Roche said. "Helm, point the nose down."


"Aye, Sir," Parker said as he directed the ship's stern negative by 60 degrees.  At the same time, the doors on the flight deck opened and sitting in the middle of the deck was the Kerkes.  Juan sat on board in the pilot's chair where all the controls were.  As the ship bowed down and the door opened Juan's communication system got a straight line of sight to the direction of the Starbase.


"You're lined up Commander," Roche said to Juan over the comm.


Chapter 99: The New Terra System