Alibi Jones: Vacation

by Mike Luoma

A Short Story - Hoping for some rest and relaxation, Alibi Jones and his girlfriend Katie decide to visit their Dakhur friend Kit in his new assignment on the planet Paradise for a vacation getaway. But Paradise doesn't live up to its name - Instead of downtime, they find a coup going down around them, as Christopher Blakely attempts to overthrow the planetary government - led by his mother!

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 12, 2011

About the author

Mike Luoma writes and publishes science fiction and comics, creates the weekly "Glow-in-the-Dark Radio" podcast and hosts middays on "The Point", Vermont's Independent Radio Network, where he's also the Music Director.

His first novel, 2005's "Vatican Assassin" - science fiction set during an interplanetary Western/Muslim war - introduced "BC", a killer for the New catholic Church in 2109. It's been adapted as Graphic Novel with artist Cristian Navarro, and released as an audiobook narrated by Mike. The ebook of the novel is available free everywhere! BC's story continues in the rest of Mike's Vatican Assassin Trilogy - "Vatican Ambassador" and "Vatican Abdicator".

Mike now writes "The Adventures of Alibi Jones" - Twentysomething years later, Alibi Jones – son of BC – is a Mediator for the Solar Alliance Interplanetary Force, negotiating interstellar trade arrangements and other matters with alien races. The series begins in the novel "Alibi Jones" and continues in book two "Alibi Jones and The Sunrise of Hur", the short story collection "Alibi Jones and the Time War of The Devrizium", issue one of the comic "The Adventures of Alibi Jones" and in the brand-new novel "Alibi Jones and The Hornet's Nest".

Hear Mike read his work free each week – look for "Mike Luoma" on iTunes for his "Glow-in-the-Dark Radio" podcast and free, downloadable audio books from Podiobooks.com. Find out more at http://glowinthedarkradio.com.