(2023) An invisible dark matter ship lurks in the Oort cloud, biding its time as it prepares to conquer Earth. The Invincible Deus Admiral Jade Mahelona’s involvement triggers its invasion, and mayhem ensues. Jade brings all of her resources to bear in defense of Earth, but Earth is doomed. The dark matter ship can easily overwhelm any defense Earth can muster. Time is running out. Earth’s only hope is for Jade to find a game-changing weapon on the Forbidden Planet of the Elohoy—a planet from which no expedition has ever returned.

(2021) When the cyborg Umlac threatens to enslave Earth, Lt. Jade Mahelona defeats him in a hard-fought duel. Now she stands to inherit his interstellar empire. And somewhere, Umlac’s former master—a being of such incredible power that he dominates ten thousand suns—prepares her doom. But Umlac’s inheritance comes with a catch. Her vassals are two-ton blobs who believe that if they kill her, they win her right to rule. And on top of that, Umlac’s former master expects Jade to serve under him in Umlac’s stead. Naturally, Jade avoids the cyborg kingdom. But Earth faces invasion by Umlac’s brothers, and terrorists destroy Earth’s only interstellar link to its allies. Earth’s only hope is for Jade to claim Umlac’s vassals and lead a counterattack through the uncharted space of the cyborg kingdom. Spies and assassins plague Jade, and she must learn who to trust before it’s too late.

(2019) It’s the year 2206, and a ship from a federation of alien planets called the Entanglement is orbiting Earth with a gateway to the stars. A fleet of sadistic, Immortal cyborgs will arrive to invade Earth in six months, and humanity must join the Entanglement’s rigid caste system or face slavery to the Immortals. Lieutenant Jade Mahelona of Solar Defense Force doesn’t want to get involved in interstellar politics. Too bad. Jade must go on a quest to find the lost alien colony on a remote planet, and if she fails, the Entanglement will abandon humanity to the ravages of the Immortals. Jade struggles to fulfill her mission as the Immortals attack her, a mysterious hidden power stalks her, and her alien partners spurn her. Then, in the ruins of an ancient civilization, she discovers advanced technology beyond anything the Entanglement or Immortals dreamed of. There’s a chance Jade can forge a better future for humanity—if she can live so long.

(2018) In “Mojo Economy” a young boy and an old man struggle to find their places in the transition to a post-scarcity, post-money society. You can find Mojo Economy in Compelling Science Fiction, Issue 12.

The Science of Alchemy on TheColoredLens.com

(2018) A physics grad student discovers a second solution to the equations for entropy. He studies old alchemy texts for evidence of an alternate way of understanding the world and finds more than he bargained for.

 

“Thunderstone” in the Six WorldsAnthology.

(2016) A determined Viking and a determined interplanetary operative discover an ancient artifact in a world where legendary magic and advanced science converge.

Adventures in SciFi Publishing 318 — Paradise ICON Reading Part 1

“Brent decides to bring his own brand of anthology work by featuring the talents of the Paradise ICON group of 2015 during their reading. Part 1 of the reading (begins at 41:30) features authors Ransom Noble, Christopher Cornell, Stephanie Vance, and Jim Meeks-Johnson. We’ll share Part 2 in episode 319.”

By the Numbers on AuroraWolf.com

(2015) My first published science fiction story is available on Aurora Wolf. I originally wrote this as backstory for the novel I’m working on, but this watershed event in our future history wanted to stand on its own. An earlier version earned an honorable mention in the Writers of the Future contest, then I spruced it up a little with writing techniques from the Taos Toolbox workshop.

(2014) Ironically, my first publication is not science fiction at all. It MAY not even be fiction. You can read my cameo First Kiss story in Virginia M. Sanders Kiss Chronicles, written to help raise money to fight cancer.