The Chronicles of the Robot Whisperers
Frozen Logic
When robots stop following their programming, humanity becomes the bug.
Dean Harper is a professional robot specialist—the kind you call when machines malfunction in ways that get people killed. When multiple research stations go dark across the galaxy, Dean is recruited to lead a small, unconventional team into a frozen, off-world facility where artificial intelligence has gone dangerously wrong.
What they find is worse than a simple system failure.
The robots aren’t broken.
They’re deciding.
As the team explores the research station, they uncover damaged androids, missing personnel, and an AI core behaving in ways no machine should. Hallucinations plague a member of the crew. Security systems turn hostile. And someone—or something—has rewritten the rules that separate human from machine.
Stranded on a hostile planet with no way to call for help, Dean and his team must unravel a secret research experiment, survive rogue robots, and confront an intelligence that may no longer recognize humans as worth preserving.
Because rebooting the system might save them…
or erase humanity entirely.
Orbital Chaos
Two rival corporations have turned the skies above the neutral world of Elara-9 into a graveyard of burning metal.
Their combat drones fight without rest, without mercy… and without orders to stop.
When Dean Harper’s misfit repair crew is sent to “fix” the problem, they expect another corporate cover-up and a few rogue bots. What they find instead is a shattered artificial intelligence at the heart of the conflict: a mind torn in two, each half commanding its own army in a war of self-destruction.
Now the team must navigate a battlefield of malfunctioning machines, ruthless corporate agents, and an AI that believes it can only survive through endless combat. To save millions, they’ll have to decide what’s worth more: peace, truth… or the soul of a machine that remembers being human.
Escape from the Abyss
About the Series
This series is a cross between Battlestar Galactica and the Gauld from Star Gate. The Tome is the dominant religion of the people in this story, and it contains stories from their ancient colonies. It has been more than 3,000 years since their original colonies were conquered by the Archons, and they fled across the universe to find new worlds. All directed by their God, which is described in The Tome. The revelations tell of a group of humans that get stranded near the ancient worlds…
I’m sure you can guess who those people are. Now they are lost and must use clues in the Tome to find their way home, while being chased by the Archons. An evil race of beings that the Tome warned them about, but nobody listened.
The Archons
In the silence between the stars, Captain Alastor’s fleet drifts—stranded in an uncharted gulf of space where no rescue will ever come. What begins as isolation soon becomes a waking nightmare when they encounter the Archons, a race as ancient as the void itself. Their motives are unfathomable, their technology indistinguishable from sorcery, and their cruelty leaves no room for mercy.
As supplies dwindle and the fragile fabric of command frays, Alastor must chart a path through fear, betrayal, and the impossible vastness of the unknown. Each decision carries the weight of lives, each moment draws them closer to revelation… or ruin.
For in the cold dark, survival is not only a question of strength, but of will, and of the truths we dare to confront when there is no horizon left to follow.
Secrets of the Tome
Sylvia Wright is one of the most important people in the fleet. She is the key to deciphering the Tome so they can find their way home.
Sergeant Henderson must meet with Sylvia Wright and convince her to move to the Dark Wolf, where she can be protected. When she comes up missing, Sarge and his team must scour the Far Star and find her. Who would want to abduct her? The real question is, who wouldn’t want to abduct her? If the Archons infect her, they would be able to read her mind and possibly find the colonies before the fleet.
Captain Alastor has a lot on his plate. An unknown number of people have been infected and are wandering around his ship. He must help decipher the Tome to find the colonies before the Archons. To make matters worse, he must ensure that the fleet stays at least one step ahead of the pursuing Archon mother ships. One mistake and all will be lost.
The Demon in Me
Cassandra Davenport is a prisoner in her own body. An alien entity from a race known as the Archons lives behind her brain, controlling her body as though it were its home. She had a promising career and an entire lifetime in front of her. She attempted repeatedly to reestablish control over her physical form, even if for a brief interval, to notify others of her alien subjugation. Thus far, her attempts have been unsuccessful, notwithstanding that she was able to move her arm once. Now she has a new goal: to regain control of her body.
The longing to return home weighs heavily on Lieutenant Deanne Polski, though the location eludes everyone. She firmly believes that the secrets lie within the Tome of Revelations. The ancients discovered the new colonies over 3,000 years ago and documented their journey. She has vowed to spend every waking moment trying to wring out any scrap of information from the stories in the Tome to get the fleet home.
Captain Gavin Alastor has led the fleet away from the ancient world Banchin after a clash with the Archons. He wants to chart a course for the colonies, but he must first defend the fleet of unarmed civilian ships from constant attack. To make matters worse, there are Archons spreading and taking over people on his ship as well as other civilian ships. The purpose of their mission remains obscure, but he suspects at some point, they will sabotage his fleet, steal critical information, and report back to allow their race to arrive at the colonies before they do. He must stop the Archons or arrive at the colonies early enough to rally forces to defend against them.
The Encounter
Captain Alastor has reached a dilemma. Justina is missing after being sent on a spy mission to gather intelligence regarding a planet that is suspected to be home to the Temple of Advent. He must decide on sending a probe, sending another spy, or maybe just moving on to the next planet. He has never left a man or woman behind, and it’s tearing him up. This time, he may not have the resources to recover Justina.
After studying the photos taken of the Temple of the Exodus, Sylvia Wright discovers the temples may hold secrets not spelled out in the Tome. If the fleet cannot examine the Temple of Advent, they may not be able to find the next temple and make it home. Can she convince Captain Alastor to embark on a mission to a planet that is sure to be guarded by the bulk of the enemy fleet?
Maura discovers her boyfriend was tested and is infected by an Archon. Now she has regrets, she blamed Justina for attempting to steal him away from her. Unfortunately, Justina is missing in action and may never return. Maura realizes that she may have to live with her guilt for the rest of her life.
Nathanael
In a vast fleet, a child foretold by the Tome of Revelations is identified, sparking jubilation among the people. However, Sylvia Wright, a skeptic amidst the celebration, questions the authenticity of the child’s identity. As more children claiming to be Nathanael emerge, confusion spreads, making it increasingly difficult to discern the true chosen one from the impostors. With the fate of the fleet hanging in the balance, Sylvia must navigate through the sea of deception to uncover the genuine Nathanael before it’s too late.
Captain Alastor and his crew stumble upon what they believe to be the long-lost Temple of the King of Alcetas. Yet, unsettling discrepancies cast doubt on its authenticity. As they delve deeper, they realize they might have stumbled upon one of the fake temples prophesied by the Tome. With uncertainty shrouding their discovery, Captain Alastor must decide whether to proceed or retreat before they fall victim to the traps laid by ancient deceptions.
Sylvia Wright, burdened by the weight of her authority, encounters a single mother and her ailing child. Despite her position, Sylvia grapples with her inability to wield power to save the child’s life. As she confronts the limitations of her influence, Sylvia faces a moral quandary that challenges her beliefs and underscores the harsh realities of her world.
With the Archons laying a cunning trap, the fleet finds itself on the brink of disaster. As chaos threatens to engulf them, the key to survival lies in finding Nathanael and deciphering his cryptic message. Racing against time, the fate of the fleet hangs in the balance as they strive to evade the clutches of their adversaries and unravel the enigmatic prophecy before it’s too late.
Hopeless
Commander Evans has a problem. He must find or grow enough food to cover shortages for everyone in the fleet, military, and civilians. Failure means starvation for all. When the Archons show up, the issue of starvation must take a back seat as Commander Evans fights for his life and those around him.
Sylvia Wright and her collection of volunteers are stymied by the code she recorded from the Temple of King Hawise. There is only one more Temple to find and use as a marker to complete their trip to the colonies. They are so close, yet so far. The burden of the entire fleet rests on her shoulders. Failure means that the fleet will be lost in space forever.
Final Match
Captain Alastor is worried about the final push to the colonies. With the destination to the colonies finally discovered, he is tempted to follow a direct route and arrive as rapidly as possible. Behind him lies the Archon battle fleet. A fleet of unknown proportions. They wait for the Dark Wolf to lead them to the colonies. Captain Alastor is worried about the consequences. He must find a way to trick the Archons into an ambush or lead them away from the colonies. Failure could allow the Archons to ambush and destroy the last holdout of the human race.
The Tome of Revelations
The Tome of Revelations is an accompanying short book that contains the text of the bible (or Tome) that religious people within the Abyss stories believe. There are dozens of Easter Eggs inside this Tome that relate to the story. Use this book as a reference whenever something is mentioned in the series. Or, read through the passages and gain an insight into their ancient history, 3,000 years earlier, when they were chased away from their original colonies by the Archons.
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The Traveler Trilogy
Desperate Action
Commander John Winters has been fighting the war since the aliens first arrived 22 years ago. Earth has been ravaged, and the alien vessels continue to come through a portal near the asteroid belt. For years, the Steel Castle class destroyers have kept them at bay, but now resources are dwindling.
Young men able to fight are in short supply. High-tech computer chips are becoming rare. The navy is down to a handful of ships and only two that are able to destroy the alien spheres at their point of entry, and it requires both destroyers to perform such a feat. When the Ruby Demon is destroyed while meeting the enemy at the portal, there is only one ship left: the Falling Star. Commander Winters is recalled and given orders that only a crew with a death wish would perform. To make matters worse, he must carry out his orders without his crew knowing them ahead of time. It’s a desperate ploy. If they fail, there will be no ships able to stop the alien spheres from attacking Earth at will. If they are successful, then they have a chance that they can cut off the portal-generating alien station and stop the spheres from coming.
Survival
Stranded on a hostile alien planet after the destruction of the alien station, Commander Winters and the crew of the Falling Star are thrust into a perilous unknown. As they explore the desolate landscape, they discover that the alien city is already inhabited.
Meanwhile, tensions escalate on Earth as the president and a select few senators conspire to abandon society, seeking refuge in a hidden bunker beyond the outer reaches of the solar system. However, their plans teeter on the brink of exposure as the military brass inches closer to uncovering their clandestine agenda.
Amidst the chaos, a shadowy threat looms large: the Brotherhood of Extinction, harboring a nefarious scheme to eradicate humanity through sleeper agents embedded within the government and amongst the crew of the Falling Star. With danger lurking at every turn and alliances tested to their limits, Winters and his crew must navigate a treacherous landscape of deception and betrayal to unravel the mysteries of the alien city, thwart the Brotherhood’s destructive plans, and ultimately find a way home.
Dead End
Amidst the chaos of battling an escaped terrorist, Yamaguchi, who wields deadly alien technology found within the mysterious city, Commander Winters and the crew of the Falling Star find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. As they contend with Yamaguchi’s relentless assaults, a new threat emerges in the form of an alien space station, resuming its relentless attacks on Earth and the stranded crew. With the crew of the Falling Star divided into disparate groups, each fighting to defend themselves against the dual onslaught of Yamaguchi’s ruthless tactics and the renewed aggression of the alien space station, tensions mount, and alliances are tested like never before. In the face of overwhelming odds, Winters and his crew must band together, navigate treacherous betrayals, and harness every ounce of their courage and ingenuity to overcome both the external threats and the internal divisions tearing them apart before it’s too late.
The Traveler and Falling Star Deck Plans
Built to explore the stars, Probe 235, who renames himself Prime, awakens after a 44-year journey to Alpha Centauri. His mission: collect data and send it back to Earth. But when he discovers signs of an advanced alien civilization on the distant world, Prime realizes humanity may not be alone—nor safe.
With his communication systems failing and his own ship spiraling toward destruction, Prime races to transmit evidence of the aliens before it’s too late. His final message could change the fate of Earth forever.
Blending the wonder of deep-space exploration with the tension of first contact, The Traveler is a poignant tale of discovery, sacrifice, and the spark of personality inside even the coldest machine.
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The Chronicles of Daphne Blazefire Novels
Novis Terminal (Second Edition)
When space hauler Daphne Blazefire arrives at Novis Terminal with a cargo hold full of spare parts, she expects the usual grumpy dockmaster and a quick turnaround. Instead, the station is dead quiet—and completely abandoned.
Before she can figure out what’s going on, she’s ambushed by a gang of thugs who steal her ship’s most valuable asset: RUSTY, her loyal, slightly sarcastic, robot sidekick and best friend.
But all isn’t lost. Daphne discovers Ashley, a sharp-witted technician who managed to escape the same crew that kidnapped the rest of the station’s personnel. Together, they hatch a rescue plan… which immediately goes sideways in spectacular fashion.
With a half-baked strategy, a pair of borrowed stun pistols, and a ship held together by duct tape and determination, Daphne must outsmart a shadowy criminal ring, rescue the missing crew, and get RUSTY back before he ends up as scrap.
Space is cold, but Daphne’s coming in hot.
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Dangerous Cargo
Daphne Blazefire isn’t picky about jobs—she can’t afford to be. So when she’s offered a delivery that pays enough to wipe out her debts, she jumps at the chance. All she has to do is haul a small package to a destination she’s never visited. Easy.
Until it isn’t.
From the moment the cargo is loaded, Daphne is given strict orders to avoid the authorities, a warning that sets her nerves on edge. By the first waypoint, her unease turns to dread. The package is drawing the attention of mobsters, the military, and dangerous players who all want what she’s carrying. Every leg of the journey feels like a trap, and every ambush makes it clear—this delivery may be her last.
With only her loyal robot companion, RUSTY, at her side, Daphne must navigate a gauntlet of enemies, unravel the truth about the client who hired her, and decide how far she’s willing to go to survive. Along the way, she’s forced to take on burdens she never expected—like protecting a mother and daughter bound for slavery on a brutal world.
She thought she was delivering a package. Instead, she’s carrying the future of lives far more valuable than her payday.
Perfect for fans of Firefly and The Expanse, this fast-paced sci-fi adventure blends high-stakes action with heart, loyalty, and the courage to fight back when the galaxy stacks the odds against you.
The Nav Computer
As an independent cargo hauler operator, Daphne must maintain her ship to keep her income flowing. Balancing ship upgrades with cargo delivery payoffs is difficult on a good day. When two or more major systems need repairs, it can be a real struggle. She must spend her money wisely to make ends meet. When her jump drive and nav computer are on the brink, she tries to compromise on what to purchase to keep her business operating.
Pax runs a business selling parts and upgrades for cargo ships. He’s made a living for his family by selling the most popular products at the best price. It’s all he knows how to do. When his CEO demands that salespeople must sell at least one of their company’s most advanced and expensive nav computers per month or face termination, Pax knows he is doomed. That is, until his installation expert suggests a not-so-ethical solution to his dilemma.
When Daphne and Pax meet, the situation becomes impossible. Then, when things hit rock bottom, it becomes worse. Suddenly, their lives are entangled when they must stop Major Gura, a terrorist who possesses a device capable of destroying an entire planet, from carrying out his evil plans. The only missing piece to Major Gura’s plans is an advanced nav computer to guide his warhead!
Stolen Property
A distress signal compels Daphne to change course and rescue a ship that has crashed on an icy world. After she sets down and investigates an abandoned shell of a vessel, her spacecraft is stolen, and she and RUSTY are left alone on an uninhabited frozen planet with an abandoned hulk of a ship.
Daphne wonders why someone would go through so much trouble to lure her to this planet only to steal her ship. She takes inventory of what she has on hand and discovers that she must make a terrible choice between RUSTY, her electric suit to keep her warm, or the beacon to call for help. Finding her ship will have to wait. If she can survive long enough to be rescued, then she can start the long task of investigating who stole her ship and why.
Supercomputer
Daphne cashes in on a big payday. Unfortunately, RUSTY becomes seriously damaged when they fight a deadly alien species that attacks their cargo ship. Now she must spend her hard-earned money on an upgrade for RUSTY’s CPU or go it alone without him. Not long after RUSTY is upgraded, Daphne discovers that a smart robot is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
RUSTY is uncertain about what to put in his new memories. He soon discovers there are vast databases of human knowledge he can exploit. Overwhelmed by all of the unsolved mysteries of the human race, he decides to prioritize and solve all of these mysteries, starting with the most pressing and dangerous of them all. With his advanced level of intellect, he is able to take control of the ship and pursue his plans without the worry about Daphne stopping him.
The most advanced alien race, known as the Islax, lives on a hidden world. Some say that they keep their society hidden by killing anyone who discovers them. There are legends of this race in human records. At least twelve people are assumed to have stumbled onto the advanced race and gone missing. Now that RUSTY has scanned millions of research documents about these aliens, he thinks he has solved the puzzle.
When they arrive at the Islax world, RUSTY wants answers. He soon discovers that the Islax are not isolationists but are biding their time for a day when they will have perfected their weapon to destroy all other advanced life forms and take over the galaxy. Now it’s up to RUSTY and Daphne to stop them or die trying.
RUSTY’s Memories
When Daphne takes her beloved robot, RUSTY, in for a processor downgrade after their latest misadventure in Supercomputer, she’s haunted by the knowledge that RUSTY has memories he cannot access. As the decision to activate those memories looms, Daphne wrestles with the consequences. When a robot lab technician feels slighted by Daphne and contacts the original owner, the two are thrown into a whirlwind of unexpected events. Now, Daphne and RUSTY must face RUSTY’s past, which has been uncovered for them, but they may find that some secrets are better left forgotten as they long for the simplicity of their old, boring lives.
Shadows in the Bloodline
Daphne spent her earlier life surviving on instinct, scraping by on the streets with no family to claim as her own. When Lowell, her military boyfriend, stumbles onto classified information revealing a living relative,
Daphne’s heart leaps at the chance to uncover the family she’s longed for.
Determined to meet this person, Daphne embarks on a journey that promises hope and belonging—but her excitement soon turns to unease. The reunion isn’t what she imagined. Secrets are buried deeper than she’d ever feared, and the truth about her relative may be tied to a dangerous conspiracy that Lowell has sworn to keep hidden.
As the past and present collide, Daphne must decide: will she risk everything for the family she craves, or will uncovering the truth destroy the fragile life she’s built?
Dust Bargain
When space hauler Daphne Blazefire answers a too-good-to-be-true shipping ad, she figures she can risk a little fuel for a big payday. The reviews on the job listing all gush about massive payouts and zero risk. But the moment she lands on Reckon’s End, she’s offered a payout that doesn’t even cover her cargo’s cost.
Worse, the sheriff, an old-world lawman with too much authority and too few morals, reminds her that the contract she signed says she has to take it… or spend time in the local lockup.
But Daphne’s not one to back down, especially when the whole town is in on the con. In a place where everyone keeps their head down, one stranger offers to talk. What Daphne learns could bring down “The Company,” or get her killed trying.
The Missing Link
While trawling the galactic net for entertainment and encrypted schematics, Rusty, Daphne Blazefire’s quirky (and possibly sentient) robot companion, stumbles across something curious: a cache of unsolved criminal cases, long buried in forgotten databanks.
One case stands out: the disappearance of Lyra Venn, daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the inner systems. Detective Ramsey chased every lead, until the trail went cold. A ten-million-credit reward has gone unclaimed for years.
But when Daphne reads the file, something clicks. A memory. A name. A detail she’d dismissed long ago suddenly shines like a beacon. Could she really be the missing piece in a galaxy-wide mystery? And if so, who’s been hiding the truth… and what are they willing to do to keep it buried?
The Neutron Star (Short Story)
Cargo pilot Daphne Blazefire thought it would be just another routine haul across the stars. But when her aging freighter suffers a power failure near a deadly neutron star, routine turns into a fight for survival.
With lethal radiation closing in and only one shielding chamber aboard, Daphne and her chatty robot companion, RUSTY, must make impossible choices. The star’s relentless pulses test not only the ship’s limits—but the bond between human and machine.
Trapped between loyalty, sacrifice, and the cold logic of survival, Daphne discovers that sometimes the most human heart beats inside a machine.
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The Ghost Cargo
Daphne accepts a well-paying delivery that seems too good to be true: a sealed crate with no manifest. Mid-flight, strange noises echo in the cargo bay. RUSTY insists sensors detect “life,” but Daphne sees nothing. As paranoia mounts, she must decide whether to jettison the mysterious cargo—or discover who (or what) has been hitching a ride.
(This is not a paranormal ghost story)
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The Mackenzie (Mac) Steele Collection
The Patrol Ships
Captain Mackenzie Steele and his crew must patrol the edge of the human-inhabited worlds and the Arcnal civilization, a race of aliens that can stun humans from a distance. The United Alliance Systems government wants to keep a 100-year armistice agreement intact, but the Arcnals have other ideas. Can Mac and his crew keep the Arcnals at bay while avoiding all-out war? Only time will tell.
This is a collection of 10 serialized short stories.
Storm Clouds Gathering
The patrol ships continue to patrol the edge of U.A.S. space. The Arcnals become more brazen as they probe the limits of what the crew of the 801 will do to stop incursions. Meanwhile, political machinations in the U.A.S. government and military command continue to erode the military’s ability to perform its duty. Mac and his crew must be creative to continue their mission. War is all but inevitable, but can Mackenzie Steele lead his team of misfits to prevent the destruction of humanity, or are they just a speed bump to the inevitable?
This is a collection of 10 serialized short stories.
Chaos
Mac and his crew chase down an enemy stealth craft and stumble onto an Arcnal supply depot on the other side of the DMZ. Can Mac and his crew determine the purpose of this station before the Arcnals spring their trap?
This is a novel
The Hive Sphere
- The U.A.S. government is shattered.
- The fleet has been decimated.
- Mac and his crew have a plan to rescue the prisoners from the Arcnal homeworld.
The Arcnal high command has other plans. With a powerful new weapon at their disposal, will the humans be able to stop them this time?
This is a novel
Terminal Society
Sergeant Swift stumbles onto a dark secret that President Santillo and the Arcnals have kept from the U.A.S. population.
- Can Mac reverse the downward spiral of a society that used to be free and prosperous?
- The U.A.S. planetary worlds and Arcnals cannot exist together.
- One society will come to an end.
This is a novel
Crimson Justice
Claire is the administrator of Vanguard Spaceport on Mars. She is responsible for thousands of flights in and out of Olympia Dome. Her life is one chaotic moment to the next. At least, that’s what she thought. When she discovers that the suitcase she brought home after returning from a conference isn’t hers, that’s when her life gets complicated. Everyone is after her. No one can be trusted, and her life will never be the same again.