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Steele Chronicles: Gathering Forces
It's the year 5569 and tensions are on the rise between the two greatest Galactic powers; the Earth Concordance and Centauri Federated States.
Carl Wolf is a seasoned Concordance war veteran trying to escape his past and a xeno-hunter that knows how to deal with alien environments. His latest job catches him by surprise as he finds himself on a well-established core world called Procyon to investigate a phenomenon for a questionable group that have no interest in sharing their purpose.
Tatyana Orlov had planned everything to start a new life with forged documents that would let her leave Federation space. On the eve of her trip, she visits her estranged father who soon embroils her in a dangerous game of cat and mouse as she unwittingly finds herself the target of one of the largest corporations in the Federation.
Soon their paths cross in an obscure frontier star system called Oceanus where they become part of something bigger. An expedition that is planning to leave the edges of human space far behind them for a mission of discovery that a select few know the real purpose about.
Carl Wolf is a seasoned Concordance war veteran trying to escape his past and a xeno-hunter that knows how to deal with alien environments. His latest job catches him by surprise as he finds himself on a well-established core world called Procyon to investigate a phenomenon for a questionable group that have no interest in sharing their purpose.
Tatyana Orlov had planned everything to start a new life with forged documents that would let her leave Federation space. On the eve of her trip, she visits her estranged father who soon embroils her in a dangerous game of cat and mouse as she unwittingly finds herself the target of one of the largest corporations in the Federation.
Soon their paths cross in an obscure frontier star system called Oceanus where they become part of something bigger. An expedition that is planning to leave the edges of human space far behind them for a mission of discovery that a select few know the real purpose about.
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 11, 2018
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About the author
Andrew Utsogn
1 bookI'm a first generation Scandinavian American with two brothers and a sister. My dad built houses, but grew up on a horse farm in southern Norway, near the city of Kristiansand. My mom grew up on a farm in central Sweden near a city called Kumla. The economy back then wasn't so good over there, so they emigrated to the United States in the late 60's, knowing no English. I didn't have that traditional childhood most Americans get. I was also the youngest, so that meant my turn for the weekly bath was in lukewarm, dirty water. Lucky me! I grew up around cats, and I continue to ponder when mine will decide I'm no longer worthy.
I was a quirky kid who grew up in a nondescript town in Connecticut on the New York border called New Fairfield, so you could often find me in the woods, pretending I was a colonial rebel, defending against the lobster back invaders coming to burn Danbury. Since both of my parents worked, I was always home. The yard became my imaginary world, where I'd pick flowers and seeds, and turn them into imaginary armies, engaged in epic battles. At school, my erasers often suffered the same fate as I picked them apart to create a battlefield on my desk, despite my teacher's best efforts to educate me.
I grew up at the eve of the computer age. I was 7 years old when I stood in a line that wrapped several times around the local theatre, to see something that would enrapture me for years to come. It was the premiere of Star Wars. In those early years, my imagination was touched by series like Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and countless piles of comic books. It wasn't until The Next Generation came out when I was 16, that I added Star Trek to that list. I hated the first show, and it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the year, but grew to love it!
Robotech has a special place in my heart. I was in high school when I saw it for the first time, and it completely enraptured me. Animation at the time was dominated by He-man, GI-Joe, and Transformers; where no-one seemed to get hurt despite their best efforts to shoot thousands of rounds at each other. Robotech was different. People died, and there were consequences to actions. I hadn't seen anything like that since Star Wars. It became one a huge inspiration for me.
I've played all sorts of pen and paper games likes D&D, Battletech, Star Frontiers, Twilight 2000, etc., since I was a teenager. When there was no one to play with, I would create mini-campaigns and play by myself. My computer days started with the Atari 2600 when my brothers and I played all night to reach the end of River Raid. (Spoiler: the game starts all over and your score continues! /cry) I still have fond memories of playing my brother in the original Reach for the Stars on the Commodore 64 as we fought epic battles over star systems; despite the actual battles being a number crunch. In my head, the fleets gather and the planetary invasion has commenced!
I was a quirky kid who grew up in a nondescript town in Connecticut on the New York border called New Fairfield, so you could often find me in the woods, pretending I was a colonial rebel, defending against the lobster back invaders coming to burn Danbury. Since both of my parents worked, I was always home. The yard became my imaginary world, where I'd pick flowers and seeds, and turn them into imaginary armies, engaged in epic battles. At school, my erasers often suffered the same fate as I picked them apart to create a battlefield on my desk, despite my teacher's best efforts to educate me.
I grew up at the eve of the computer age. I was 7 years old when I stood in a line that wrapped several times around the local theatre, to see something that would enrapture me for years to come. It was the premiere of Star Wars. In those early years, my imagination was touched by series like Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and countless piles of comic books. It wasn't until The Next Generation came out when I was 16, that I added Star Trek to that list. I hated the first show, and it left a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the year, but grew to love it!
Robotech has a special place in my heart. I was in high school when I saw it for the first time, and it completely enraptured me. Animation at the time was dominated by He-man, GI-Joe, and Transformers; where no-one seemed to get hurt despite their best efforts to shoot thousands of rounds at each other. Robotech was different. People died, and there were consequences to actions. I hadn't seen anything like that since Star Wars. It became one a huge inspiration for me.
I've played all sorts of pen and paper games likes D&D, Battletech, Star Frontiers, Twilight 2000, etc., since I was a teenager. When there was no one to play with, I would create mini-campaigns and play by myself. My computer days started with the Atari 2600 when my brothers and I played all night to reach the end of River Raid. (Spoiler: the game starts all over and your score continues! /cry) I still have fond memories of playing my brother in the original Reach for the Stars on the Commodore 64 as we fought epic battles over star systems; despite the actual battles being a number crunch. In my head, the fleets gather and the planetary invasion has commenced!
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