Stardrifter

Final chapter! Ejoq and company, hurt by an attack, and fearing another, flee the highdock with all haste. Has the raider escaped? Does it know that its sworn enemies are near? If so, why hasn't it finished them off yet? The thrilling first half of an epic tale of war and revenge concludes! Look for All He Surveys: Volume 02, beginning in Summer 2024!

Ejoq and his bodyguards have been discovered sneaking around, but...by whom, exactly? Are these clean-cut, professional men really the bloodthirsty killers they've been looking for? And with the only escape route cut-off, is a safe exit now even possible?

Ejoq and his bodyguards sneak aboard an off-limits space station in search of the elusive raider ship. It all depends on timing and luck...two things that are suddenly in short supply!

While searching for the mysterious pirate ship, Ejoq and his squad hear news of some early engagements by Circle and Cadre forces, prompting a reassessment of their goals. But when a long-awaited clue finally surfaces, all doubts go out the airlock, and a dangerous plan is put into play!

Conducting raids on enemy bases, Ejoq's squadron is here, there, and everywhere. But when a final assault requires the personal touch, Ejoq finds himself in a tiny, essentially unarmed vessel, staring down the barrels of a whole lot of guns!

A Stardrifter Short-Short Story Opal City Station is a medium size ring-shaped space colony in the Alliance. Though there's nothing all that special about it, OCS is home to hard workers, layabouts, dreamers, lowlifes, villains, and heroes. Just regular people, living a life in outer space. Niku is a teenager boy with an eye for the ladies. When he finally sees one that makes his heart stop, he learns a quick lesson about what it means to really want something, and what it sometimes takes to be worthy of it.

Ejoq is recovering from the factory mission, but not everyone is happy about his success. Or maybe they are, and just wish he wasn't involved! Angry family. Angry friends. What's a wandering misanthrope to do?

Ejoq is recovering from the successful mission against the factory. But not everyone is happy about that. Or rather, they're mostly unhappy with him!

Glimpses of Opal City A Stardrifter Short-Short Story Opal City Station is a medium size ring-shaped space colony in the Alliance. Though there's nothing all that special about it, OCS is home to hard workers, layabouts, dreamers, lowlifes, villains, and heroes. Just regular people, living a life in outer space. Sanderson Simm races space drones in a highly competitive amateur league. He's been an avid member of his community for years, but has yet to claim his place among the best. Today will be different. Today Sanderson Simm will do anything, including break the law, to gain First Place, and be recognized for who he is. Today is the day he wins! A quick tale, told in be-bop prose poetry style.

Ejoq, being Ejoq, makes a new enemy who's supposed to be a friend! Military build-up is happening on both sides of the conflict, so the time for childish petulance is long past. But with Ejoq being Ejoq, is that even possible?

The escort has arrived! Or has it? Shady warships, blunt messages, and a strange sense of urgency makes the situation rather tense. A lot of bad things could happen now, and really only a single good one. To Ejoq and his allies, those are definitely not attractive odds!

Arriving in the middle of nowhere, things are quiet and safe. There's plenty of time right now to get to know each other. Plenty of time for Ejoq to make a bad impression!

Safe at last! Except that the most intimidating confrontation of all looms ahead: a meeting with the new Patriarch of family Vernes! (This is a revised version of the chapter, fixing some audio issues. Sorry for that!)

Help finally arrives, and Ejoq and the others are able to take a breath. New friends and new plans are made, but the greatest and scariest question of all still looms ahead: what will the Vernes say when they find out they're now at war?

Ejoq and his charges have made it aboard the freighter Josephina, and they're climbing out of the star system's gravity well. Nothing can stop them now...right?

Ejoq comes face-to-face with the enchanting and diabolical Lady Treisol! Compliments follow, as well as veiled threats; but a chase through the streets brings the most important question of all to the fore: how do you escape from someone who controls everything around you?

Ejoq makes a decision, and takes a bold step. Whatever happens next, there will be no going back! (Sorry, folks! Got this one mixed up with Chapter 12. And since I inadvertently published 12 in this chapter's place the other day, I guess I may as well go ahead and publish 12 as well; this time where it's supposed to be.)

Ejoq confides in a local detective, hoping for insight and information. A shocking development, however, changes everything, and an old acquaintance reaches out from the past!

New star system, new cops, but the same old questions. Ejoq starts seeing a pattern, and it's not pretty!

The police have made their inquiries, and they're monstrous. Back on the ship, Ejoq finds that everyone thinks they know who he is, and what he's doing here. They're all wrong, of course, but...what if they're not?