Space adventure the way it was meant to be
For fans of Gregory Kern, Jack McDevitt, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, John Scalzi, Alastair Reynolds…
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Asteroid Jumpers
Captain Arlon Stoddard’s ageing ship the Luminou closes in on one of the Crespin system’s asteroids. Hunting for fugitives in a protected dome.
But what Arlon and his crew find will stretch their resources to the very breaking point. Fugitives become the least of their problems.
Arlon needs to figure this out. Fast. The lives of his crew hang in the balance.
Filled with rip-roaring adventure and complex intrigue, the Captain Arlon Stoddard novels cover it all.
Ice Hunters
Tracking and monitoring on Ardecelle–a deep frozen planet far from any sign of civilization–should be straightforward for experienced researchers like Commander Bea Calder and her tough crew. Getting lost should never happen.
With failing equipment and lost communications they need urgent help. Which is where Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew should be able to help.
But then, Ardecelle has a few surprises of its own.
With death, danger and disaster, the Captain Arlon Stoddard stories have it all. Ice Hunters finds the captain and his crew focusing on a small important task the might just hold revelations for the whole of human occupied space.
Ship Tracers
Finding killers hiding among the crevices and crags of cold dead asteroids challenges Captain Arlon Stoddard’s crew in whole new ways.
Far out in the Corrin system, the asteroid Nankong has thousands of hiding places. Locating the culprits will take all their skills and test their wits.
Especially when the asteroid deals out a surprising detail about how many people it has hidden away.
Mystery and adventure and exotic locales, the Captain Arlon Stoddart stories have it all. “Ship Tracers” expands the tale of the crew into whole new territories.
Desert Creepers
Captain Arlon Stoddard, hero of the spaceways, tackles anything thrown his way. Even simple mysteries on backwater planets, like Souoria.
Meanwhile, Emme Jonette, vagabond, opportunist, thief, roves Souoria’s scorching desert hunting down mythical Zeytana artifacts. With even more desperate thieves on her tail.
Simple mysteries can turn into collision courses with devastating consequences.
Core Runners
A missing ship. A distressed mother. A planet of mystery.
The disappearance of the Astro Astoria challenges the capabilities of Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew in new and desperate ways.
Finding the ship, and the familes aboard takes every resource they have.
And More.
Another thrilling installment in the exciting Captain Arlon Stoddard series. Space adventure at its best.
Underworld Climbers
Locating a threat in the deep underground of Gorgon’s bar in the hidden city of Braigh, Captain Arlon Stoddard and his team take their assignment with dead seriousness.
But when a mountain-sized guy walks in, bulging with muscle enhancements and eyes laser-locked on Arlon, all bets are off.
Filled with rip-roaring adventure and complex intrigue, the Captain Arlon Stoddard adventures cover it all.
Island Hoppers
Arriving on Melle, a planet covered in vast oceans, hundreds of archipelagoes and entirely lacking continents, the crew know they have their work cut out for them.
With conflicting jurisdictions, megalomaniac leaders and a mysterious ruin, the planet presents exactly the kinds of problems the crew specializes in. Impossible ones.
But betrayal from an unexpected quarter throws them into a desperate battle for their lives.
A battle that might just have Melle reveal her secrets.
Mist Drifters
Captain Arlon Stoddard and his tireless crew patrol the spaceways.
Unexplained deaths on the planet Hanshirr stretch the local investigators to their limits. Arlon and the crew find themselves in a race to save lives. With virtually no clues.
Because the layers of appearances and deception pit them between the obvious and the hidden.
Another pacey adventure in the Captain Arlon Stoddard series.
Short stories and novellas
Sea Skimmers – a Captain Arlon Stoddard short story
Experienced Captain Ulliana Alvis loves skimming above the forty-five hundred kilometer stretch of the Tegh Sea. Her vessel the Mourave carries fifty passengers in safety and comfort. The calm of the water always reassures and moves her at once.
But safety can be an illusion.
A Captain Arlon Stoddard short story that pits the crew against cascading events and into a desperate attempt to save lives.
A great place to jump in if you’re new to the series, and a wonderful addition for fans.
Ortanide Steppers – a Captain Arlon Stoddard novella
Ortanide. A planet with a unique geography, a rich history and a strange political system.
A political system that defies Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew.
Restrained in a dank cell by the very people he came to help, Arlon faces the choice of violating the charters he works to uphold.
Or certain death.
A Captain Arlon Stoddard Novelette that pits the crew against possibly their most heinous foe yet.