Ssn Storytelling: 36 books

Lucien Bandemyr, Crown Prince of the Qorathi Empite, looked forward to adventure, excitement, and glory from his first campaign outside of the Empire's star systems. Instead he found frustration, and a betrayal that could bring the Empire to its knees.

George looks for his press contact, to blow the whistle on ethical issues at work. Karen looks for her girlfriend, to patch things up after a fight. When a mistake puts them together, their evening becomes much more interesting than either of them anticipated. Red Orchid is a romantic short story, about 3800 words long.

Intelligence told the High Command that the Mar Tabban, arch enemies of the Citizens' Army, had moved into the territory garrisoned by Larian's Regiment.  In response, the Regimental Commander sent the B company scouts, Larian's unit, out to investigate.  On his first operational assignment, Larian...

An assassin and his partner embark on the biggest job of their careers. The payment if they succeed is enough to set them up for life, potentially allowing the assassin to get out of the business and finally live a normal life. But even succeeding in a high profile job like this carries its own danger. This is a short story, about 3,000 words long.

Piter's honeymoon was off to a splendid start. He and his bride had a fancy bridal suite on a luxury spaceliner, and had their own private view of the most beautiful aurora in the known galaxy. Then it all went to hell. Narrowly escaping the spaceliner's destruction in a cargo shuttle,...

Warning - This short story contains graphic horror content and violence It was every Father's nightmare: the jock raped Sam's daughter, and she refused to press charges, or even report it.  Trapped between his desire for justice and his daughter's desire for anonymity, Sam does the only thing he can think of: he takes the law into his own hands.

A client's cryptic story leads Private Investigators Ronald Harper and Kathleen Davidson to evidence of multiple murders. When the client disappears, however, the local cops' suspicion turns their way, and they are left alone to figure out who is behind it all. The Suspect's Wife is a 9,200 word short mystery.

Eighty-two light years away on Alcor Five, great flying beasts called Reptus Volans, which closely resemble the dragons of European legend, sit at the top of the food chain. They are so dangerous and exist in such great numbers that the Colonial Allocation Committee forbad colonization of Alcor Five...