Posts concerning the Portal Authority Contracts series of novels.
All races become either spacefaring or extinct. Carl Sagan In the latest book of the Master Blasters series, soon to be released, the human race discovers more about the history of the Galaxy. The knowledge is hard won, and decidedly not boring. The Fermi Paradox in the Orion Arm of…
Leave a CommentIn which discovery leads to adventure. Adventure is when something goes wrong. Chapter 1 Anomalous Object The world was to me a secret which I desired to devine.”Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein. On Board SS James Cook, Star System Hipparcos 139543 Mission Day 80 SS James Cook drifted along her predetermined…
Leave a CommentDiversification is just good business. Ashley Hanson is just back from the long grind of the Sanctuary Contract when she gets hit on by Elroy Risk, the Responsible Entity for Earth. It’s business. Entity Risk Enterprises Corporate Jet, En Route Boston “Ashley, please have a seat.” Ashley Hanson did so,…
Leave a CommentIf you really want disaster on the grand scale, go big. Why bother with the various planets, possible space colonies and bases if the inhabitants are space-faring? Just go whole hog and blow up the star. Can this be done? Umm, …yes, actually, it can. It could even happen by…
1 CommentThe second book in the Portal Authority Contract series is now up for preorder on Kindle, in ebook and paperback. The Sanctuary Contract features new uses for nuclear devices, a larger and more challenging job, and even a little romance to prove I do have a soul, after all. As…
1 CommentTo stay in business, first you have to find the work. Then you have to find the people to do the work … Chapter 2 The Sanctuary Contract What usually comes first is the contract. Ira Gershwin 578 Days to Flare Season (Contract Entity Estimate) Chimera Base, Executive Level Conrad…
Leave a CommentThe Sanctuary Contract – Portal Authority #2 My editor tells me I’ve managed to avoid sequelitis, and this story is different from the first one. I’ve tried to change it up and keep from boring the reader. There are lots of different planetary catastrophes, so I’ve go material to work…
Leave a CommentWhen you take on the impossible mission, you need a team for the mission. Chapter 3 Headhunting If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur. Red Adair Risk Enterprises Corporate HQ, San Francisco 977 Days to Portal Closure “Interesting.” Elroy Risk looked up…
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