Showing results by publisher "Paul Haedo" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Terran Republic is in a state of brutal war. The discovery of the Zalu nanite superweapon, a weapon that is able to clandestinely acclimate entire civilizations into subjugation and slavery, has sent shockwaves of panic across the galaxy. In an act of desperation, Terran Command has ordered the crew of the Calyster to contact a sect of Eranians who have long since been expelled from Eranian Union space.

Contained in this sci-fi short story collection are six different short stories that cover a wide array of different themes. All of these stories are within the science fiction genre, and are sure to please!

When the alien known as Zava finally finds a sentient world that is worthy of his time and study, many thoughts race through his head. Perhaps a simple survey of the planet would suffice, or maybe a detailed analysis of the sentient civilizations that reside there. He could even conduct an abduction of a few human subjects, all in the name of science and research.

Vincent Frieso is a lowly salesman, wasting his days away at a computer store with no prospects or hopes for the future. However, when a strange new lifeform hitches a ride to Earth on an asteroid and lands in the Southern Pacific, the whole world flips over in an instant. The world that Vincent once knew had permanently changed. Whether for better or for worse, he did not yet know. Will Vincent find himself swept away by the currents of change and history? Or will he forge his own path in a world that becomes increasingly alien by the day?

In this definitive conclusion to the Peacekeeper series, Xander Martin and The Calyster return from the galactic center, successful in their previous mission. The war with the Zalu Empire continues to rage across the galaxy, and the crew of The Calyster has no doubt that they will be sent on another wild mission. When the order for that wild mission inevitably arrives, The Calyster sets off at once. But they do not know that this mission will have unexpected consequences, consequences that will change the face of the galaxy forever.

It is the year 1907, and a young writer by the name of Otto Haberle boards a train to Vienna. Onboard, he meets a fellow artist by the name of Adolf Hitler, and the pair start a friendship that will change the world.

Before the fateful mission to Takalu, The Calyster was just another Peacekeeper cruiser out of hundreds of thousands. No one knew her name, much less her crew. Assigned to the frontier, The Calyster was tasked by Terran Command to help root out a pirate syndicate that was proving particularly stubborn in terms of its destruction. It is said that legends are made, not born. Will this be the mission that gives birth to a legend?

The events on Takalu have changed the Terran Republic forever. The admittance of the Eranian Union into the republic, a civilization that was the equal of the republic in every single conceivable way, is a testament to this fact. The existence of the Zalu superweapon was uncovered thanks to the efforts of the Calyster and her crew, and when the weapon is deployed against the republic, the crew of the Calyster is quickly called back into service, as the republic finds herself at war with the Zalu Empire.

Ten years ago, Captain William Nagy was stripped of his officer commission alongside millions of other sailors, a result of the great mothball that the government had implemented in order to save money. He now spends his days wasting away at his favorite joint, The Shiny Moon bar. One day, however, he is called back into service. With an unorthodox crew and a ship that has seen better days, William sets off to investigate and quickly learns that there is more to this mission than meets the eye.

The Terrani Republic and the Eranian Kingdom have been at war for over a century. When the Terrani Republic lost this war, they had no choice but to evacuate their worlds, leaving everything that they once knew behind. They fled in a massive fleet, with the Eranians in direct pursuit. For over seven long and bitter years, they evaded the pursuing Eranian forces, yet nothing changed for the Terrani.

In a future New York City, the Augamani Corporation dominates all aspects of life. Unemployment is non-existent because being employed is mandatory under the law, and a factory maintenance technician named Ylan works hard and proud for his salary. He, like everyone else, has no reason to complain about anything. Yet, when unforeseen events begin to threaten the stable life that Ylan enjoys, he is faced with a grave challenge. Does he try to maintain and preserve that which he already has? Or does he let go of the familiar?

Xander Martin is a member of the Terran Peacekeepers, the guardians of order on the fringes of the frontier. Beyond the borders of the Terran Republic lie many worlds and civilizations of Humanity, all with different agendas and ambitions.

Contained in this sci-fi short story collection are seven different short stories that cover a wide array of different themes. All of the stories are science fiction related, and they cover topics from the human condition to the realities of space warfare.

For millions of years, the ark flotilla wandered through inter-galactic space until it reached a new galaxy, and, eventually, a new world. Father, the Artificial Intelligence tasked with ensuring the safety of the ark flotilla and the human embryos and gametes aboard, named this new world Takali, and he terraformed it until it could sustain human life.