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After space engineer Dr. Bob Deems is forcibly retired when his project is mysteriously canceled by something called Scimitar, he and his niece Jillian move to the Black Forest region of Colorado. There he modifies a fantastic underground space probe named Diamond Two to look for water under the drought stricken High Plains. Troubles arise when the probe runs out of control and accidentally wreaks destruction, even as a secretive organization headed by the enigmatic Taras Tamonash seeks to operate it for use as a new class of secret weapon. With the help of their new friend Neil Rivera, Bob and Jillian strive to use the limited resources at hand to re-program and stop Diamond Two. Ho ...

In a world where nothing is ever as it seems, three separate families are drawn to a great and terrifying truth. After winning the New Hampshire state lottery, Brent Brook treats himself to a new satellite dish and discovers a channel dedicated to the strange happenings. Hundreds of miles away in Virginia, reporter Marc Dazet stumbles upon the story of the most recent lottery winner and sets out to track down Mr. Brook as an interesting piece. Far away from the watchful eyes of the media, the Johnsons, a relatively normal military family, are called away to help serve their country at a far off military base. The orders? Unclear. However, their move has future implications that will chan ...

The chase is on … but who will win? Forces on all sides are fighting for the Relic. It’s the only way to flee their monotonous lives and fulfill their needs. Yautja, from the Triangular Galaxy, and Sundara, from a Galaxy called Andromeda, have justifiable reasons for chasing the Relic – both good and bad – and they won’t give up until it’s in their clutches and satisfying their demands. Meanwhile, on an undisclosed military base, the Johnson family’s lives are getting more complicated by the day. Harold is in training to be a space marine, but his wife Hanna, and their two teens, are being drawn into a situation over which they have no control. Everyone’s in for a surpri ...

This is book number twelve in the Galaxy Warrior Series. Galaxy Warrior Blaize Pulten has been tasked with finding a psychically gifted human that is willing to return to Pzianian with him. Not locating one, is not an option. His standing as an officer aboard the Guardian warship could be at stake. This is Gabriella Mendez-Powers and Warrior Blaize Pulten’s story. Gabriella’s father, Kodiak, returns from Pzianian to meet the daughter he never knew he had. Warrior Blaize is not happy and does not appreciate Kodiak’s interference as he tries to lay claim to Gabriella. She continues to elude Blaize, and taunt him with her rejection. Enter her two supernatural sidekicks, Nayen an ...

Winning the New Hampshire state lottery was just the beginning. Some more surprises await the Brooks and the people they love. With their bodyguard, Nelson, on high alert, Margret Brooks is doing her best to look after the twins and her husband, Brent, to protect a secret, locked away from the public eyes. Marc Dazet and his wife Sundara are still living in Virginia and their unconventional love is growing every day. Now that a brilliant opportunity has presented itself before them, they must seek help from the Brooks family if they want to make the best of it. But will the Brooks help them this time? And why? Only time will tell. For reasons that are not yet understood, the third family ...

A Compilation of Short-Stories on the topic of Science-Fiction & Fantasy by Author Ben Swetmore. The following stories are included: *The Alien Amongst Us. *The WWII Time-Traveler. *The 8-Ball Man. *Man of the Lake. *The Boy with the Multi-Colored Hand. *The Glorious Tale of John Victor. *The Aliens on the Moon. *The Ancient One. *Echoes of Tomorrow. *Ghosts (Of the Past) in the Machine. *Demon Doll.

The Astronauts were in the middle of installing a new cooling unit on the American side of the station. Before the next task, Joanne took a minute to look at the Earth as it went by underneath her. It was her first spacewalk. After a short time, she decided to get back to work. As she did, something bright reflecting the sun caught her eye. “Conrad, do you see it?” she asked. “Yes, I do. What do you think it is?” Conrad inquired. “Houston, something is coming towards us aft of the station. Do you see anything on the screen?” Richard turned the cameras on it. “It is aft and a little below us,” he answered. “Okay, got it. Houston, we have company. My God, it's a ship! What is going o ...

Drones are everywhere these days. Children play with them in the back yard, there are even professional races with drones. Packages are delivered by drones, surveyors map out things, the military have used them for years now. Soon we will see meals being delivered and mail directly to your house. This is the base of this story. Back in the early 60's a astronaut is lost. He was rescued and went to live in another planet that no one even knew that it was there. Several expeditions now cause him to go back to his original home. But it has changed more than one can imagine. Not only are the people different, but the land and oceans are different. The population is very thin but that is wh ...