Jeff Tanyard: 11 books

Guardians are defenders, carers and guides. Some look after individual people, others whole planets or universes, but all share a strong belief in their responsibility to protect their charges. The Guardian is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe....

Terry Wilson is leaving Earth. Nothing remains there for him but painful memories. The Wagon Train project offers him the chance to settle a new planet, and he jumps at the opportunity. While in space, he receives important news from home. It comes too late, though, and his contract...

Kevin just wants to finish his senior year of college and graduate. Before he can do that, though, he must finish his summer internship. When his boss's genetic engineering experiment goes awry, Kevin gets sucked into an adventure he never wanted. It will change him forever... if it doesn't kill him first. Buddy is a 10,000-word short story.

Sergeant Jerry Harper left the military nine years ago. The four Breeds of humanity are at peace, and he's just a landscaper now. He spends his days mowing lawns and his nights playing gigs with his band. Civilian life in the Wheel of Fire galaxy is quiet and steady, and that's the way he likes it. That...

Dale Kinmont recruits Martian volunteers to travel to Venus and aid in its defense. He assembles an army and dispatches them ahead of schedule. They'll beat Nat there with time to spare, and Dale is optimistic. The plan is soon derailed. Nat and his army of convicts aren't going to Venus as...

Dale Kinmont never wanted anything to do with interplanetary politics. To his dismay, he finds himself at the center of it all. This is his story. It's also the story of the people of Venus, Mercury, and Mars, and their struggles for independence from a corrupt Earth. Book 1, Clouds of Venus:...

Sergeant Jerry Harper recently caused an interstellar incident. As a result, tensions are high, and the Reliants of the Mentarchy have offered to host a conference to settle the matter peacefully. Jerry is ordered by his government to attend the talks and testify. He travels with the rest of the Agrarian...

Jerry Harper is back on Homestead recovering from his ordeal. The galactic political situation is deteriorating, and it looks like war between the Agrarian Commonwealth and the Reliant Mentarchy is inevitable. Jerry's ordered to report in, and the military puts him back into action. He's a spaceborne...

Dale Kinmont spends his days helping the new government of Venus adjust to independence. He's comfortable there, and he certainly doesn't want to go to some horrible place like the Crater prison colony on Mercury. But when Uncle Zack goes there and winds up missing, Dale knows he's the only one who...

Rob Treutlen lives in a cage, just like everyone else on Earth. The Reptilian Empire constructed the Lattice around the planet, and they persistently demand more work from their captives. Rob hates it, but he has an ailing father to care for, and he can't afford to get involved with the resistance....

Dale Kinmont is a college student in post-catastrophe America. He's lucky; he lives in one of the walled cities for the nation's elite, and life is pleasant. He expects to graduate and find employment in his uncle's company. Everything changes when he's framed for murder. He's tried, convicted,...