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Invader Space
What do we expect of our heroes? What do we do with them when they’re finished serving us? This 600 word short SciFi story tallies the cost of a war on the souls of two generations of soldier.
About the author:
Author of the military SciFi and intrigue novel, "Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad" and the Cultural SciFi short story "Another Man's Terrorist" in "Satirica: An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction". Former computer trainer Bill Housley applies his skills at metaphor, humor, and culture examination to write thoughtful, fast moving, family friendly Science Fiction for the masses.
Twitter: @billhousley
A note from the author about "Invader Space"…
I see the stars in the sky in three dimensions, and spent much of my childhood drawing and flying imaginary spaceships among them. As a child, I read "Hardy Boys" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Three Investigator" mystery novels and gained a love for Military Science Fiction and Space Opera from watching StarTrek and Battlestar Galactica. As an adult, I enjoyed James Bond and all of the works of Tom Clancy, especially "The Hunt for Red October" and "Red Dawn". These works heavily influence my Military SciFi writing style.
I started this story from the Cowboy Logic Publishing forum's photo prompt contest. The picture was of a very old man in a faded, military green shirt. As I tried to think of what his story would be, I remembered that I'd wanted to write a story about Chara. I like using solstation.com for technical materials on stars and planets and had become fascinated with one of Sol's sister stars, Chara (http://www.solstation.com/stars/chara...). So I put this old soldier on a cold day on an Earth-like planet orbiting Chara and he just started talking!
I want you to know that up front that the story in this eBook is only 600 words long. If it bothers you to spend a dollar, or use up your monthly Amazon book lending, on such a short read, then I understand. I'd charge less for it if I could. Please check out the other books and eBooks on my Amazon site at amazon.com/author/billhousley and you'll find longer reads there.
You can also check out my blog, http://bhousley.wordpress.com where I write mostly about the progress of real space exploration.
About the author:
Author of the military SciFi and intrigue novel, "Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad" and the Cultural SciFi short story "Another Man's Terrorist" in "Satirica: An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction". Former computer trainer Bill Housley applies his skills at metaphor, humor, and culture examination to write thoughtful, fast moving, family friendly Science Fiction for the masses.
Twitter: @billhousley
A note from the author about "Invader Space"…
I see the stars in the sky in three dimensions, and spent much of my childhood drawing and flying imaginary spaceships among them. As a child, I read "Hardy Boys" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Three Investigator" mystery novels and gained a love for Military Science Fiction and Space Opera from watching StarTrek and Battlestar Galactica. As an adult, I enjoyed James Bond and all of the works of Tom Clancy, especially "The Hunt for Red October" and "Red Dawn". These works heavily influence my Military SciFi writing style.
I started this story from the Cowboy Logic Publishing forum's photo prompt contest. The picture was of a very old man in a faded, military green shirt. As I tried to think of what his story would be, I remembered that I'd wanted to write a story about Chara. I like using solstation.com for technical materials on stars and planets and had become fascinated with one of Sol's sister stars, Chara (http://www.solstation.com/stars/chara...). So I put this old soldier on a cold day on an Earth-like planet orbiting Chara and he just started talking!
I want you to know that up front that the story in this eBook is only 600 words long. If it bothers you to spend a dollar, or use up your monthly Amazon book lending, on such a short read, then I understand. I'd charge less for it if I could. Please check out the other books and eBooks on my Amazon site at amazon.com/author/billhousley and you'll find longer reads there.
You can also check out my blog, http://bhousley.wordpress.com where I write mostly about the progress of real space exploration.
5 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 28, 2018
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About the author
Bill Housley
10 books2 followersAuthor of Into The Dark:Escape of the Nomad (newly release for Kindle).
Bill carries a passion for clean, heart-pounding science Fiction for the whole family.
Bill carries a passion for clean, heart-pounding science Fiction for the whole family.
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