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 ringing in his ears was the first thing he noticed.  Roy woke up in a prison cell with a lump on the back of his head where he had been clubbed.  Pushing up against the hard stone floor, he sat up with his back against the wall and let his head drop down, his chin on his chest. His head was pounding, and his eyes did not want to focus right away.  Taking in slow deep breaths helped him to focus and gain his bearings.  


"Couldn't find another door.  Had to blast the big one and piss off the locals," he scolded himself under his breath.  In hindsight, he quickly understood that if the stones were working, he should have also assumed the population would also be restored.


Chapter 112: Messenger of War