Rich in resources and strategically placed, it provided a pool of hardened warriors and advanced technology; the equal of which even the worlds of Prometheus and Hyperion couldn’t match. The New Colonies ...
Thompson-class research vessel that had originally been built for use by the US Navy. In the last six years she had been bought by the company for use as an off-shore research vessel as part of its wider activities. At nearly a hundred metres she was a substantial vessel and currently carried a c...
The Terrans were ahead, but the shapes of the Bactrian warships and their allies were not far behind. The Terrans had managed to escape from the final waypoint just twenty seconds before their pursuers had jumped in. The timing was so close there was little chance for long-term planning, and the ...
Both the Marine Corps and the Army fought a series of desperate last stands until aided by the improvised engineers from the Marine Corps. The heavy armour and weapons proved vital in stemming the tide against the Biomech attacks and established the reputation of the Corps on a dozen worlds. This...
The two police officers had worked together for two years now, quickly becoming close friends, both men were in their thirties. Gary had joined the force with images of high speed chases and action. He loved his action movies and his treasured Ducati superbike. The reality of the job was that he’...
The new colonies of the Alliance were filled with haulers, mining ships, and traders, but the old worlds of Sol were another matter. Cut off by long journeys and slow communications, the old colonies of Sol developed at a different rate. Even when the Rift brought them into the great Alliance fam...
This was the least efficient way to travel, but the only way for them to reach such incredible speeds in a short amount of time. The initial boost of acceleration pushed Nate back hard into his seat. As it eased off, he checked the tactical orb and spotted the two groups of missiles. Theirs were ...
Their hiding place was well chosen as it was a cramped storage area for empty storage containers. Inside, the small area stank of refuse, old oil and burning. It was hardly a place anybody would choose to visit. The small glass viewport in the door was barely wide enough for Xenophon to peer thro...
While technically a civil war, there were many colonies that managed to avoid the fighting entirely. To these people, the Uprising was a common term. Those more closely associated with the terrible bloodshed on Proxima Prime, Kerberos, Euryale, and Terra Nova referred to the period as the Civil W...
Tens of thousands of lives had already been lost, many of them to the Frankenstein monsters of the Echidna Union. The single saving grace of the Jötnar was that they were fully synthetic. Many would still argue that their very existence was a reminder of the cruelty and genocide committed in the ...
By creating even a partially functioning mind, it would be possible to perform pioneering medical research, perhaps even modify and repair biological brains. Then there would be the other applications, ones that could see great intelligence being used in trade, industry, engineering, and of cours...
The party of nineteen people looked like something from an old war movie, each with cloth tied around their heads to keep the wind and dust out of their faces. The group moved several miles from the sea, always on the hunt for anything of note that could be reclaimed from the wasteland and to hel...
A loud thudding sound followed, and he knew things were about to get much worse than they already were. A screaming sound moved throughout the ship as the tortured hull of the vessel was stretched and pulled in a dozen directions. The hull’s integrity remained solid, however, even after the strai...
Like everything on this ship, even the soldiers wore expensive and over-the-top gear compared to regular soldiers. The traditional blacks were nowhere to be seen; these soldiers wore the grey and gold unique to this small contingent. The armour made them look huge, especially with the embellishme...
In the decades since the Great War it had become clear that armour and firepower were the highest priority for the valuable marines and soldiers of the Confederacy. In the confines of spacecraft and the underground caverns around the Bone Mill on Prime, the use of high quality edge and thrusting ...
Comprising the latest ships, fighters, and equipment it was the finest force in the Alliance Navy and built to tackle a massive variety of missions. Too late to take part in the incident at Helios, it would prove its worth in subsequent actions. The brand new Conqueror class ships were a modifica...
Very few people that were there at the time would agree with the argument. Assessment after the conflict showed that almost a third of all Confederate casualties were caused in hand-to hand-combat. These injuries included cuts, stabs, and bites. It was this exposure to such ferocity that saw the ...
Both wore their blood spattered Laconian armour with pride, their weapons held in both arms, and their crimson cloaks flowing behind them. It looked like the arrival of the conquering heroes, but the reality was far from clear. Ariaeus had apparently halted the battle in the Citadel, and Clearchu...