Atalan Adventures: Rats & Bolts
In a universe of opportunities, Captain Frankie and the crew of the Atalanta Empress are coming up empty. Their day started off OK, but a giant ship attacked their little ship; they lost their jobs to a gimmicky transport scheme; and their mechanic quit after they crash-landed on a planet overrun with an invasive rodent […]
Atalan Adventures: Return to Sender
Losing their jobs to IT!™ is one thing. Losing grasp of known reality is another. Trapped in subspace, the Atalanta Empress floats outside regular space-time — and into the middle of a multidimensional smuggling operation. It has IT!™’s name written all over it. Seriously, it’s stamped on the boxes. As captain, Frankie decides to hide […]
Atalan Adventures: Planetary Pursuit
Quantum space is a tricky thing, especially if you’re doing the tricking. Things are looking up for Captain Frankie and the crew of the Atalanta Empress. First, they’ve returned to the mostly empty, vastly limiting, and highly loved regular spacetime. Second, they landed a new job (OK – ganked a new job) to finance their […]
Atalan Adventures: Invasive Festival Invasion
As a new co-owner of Hephaestus, Frankie’s dream of business-as-usual crashes when the planet doesn’t qualify for the Planetary Owners Association (POA), leaving the planet open to many dangers—including unsanctioned music festival companies. The tribute festival, Pyre Festival, threatens to drown the planet in rainbow-colored hashtags, ruining any chance of POA-approval. The co-owners are desperate, and […]
Atalan Adventures: Living It Up at Hotel Beramuda
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. When Frankie is abducted in a case of (hopefully) mistaken identity, the Atalanta Empress loses its captain and its crew loses its friend. First mate Tarke is probably the least-equipped to command a ship – well, except for Gail, but we’re not going […]
Atalan Adventures: Galaxy’s Most Wanted
Back at the helm of the Atalanta Empress, Frankie’s ready to leave her birth planet in the space dust. Unfortunately, the woman on trial as THE GALAXY’S MOST WANTED shares her DNA and claims Frankie’s identity and its included would-be freedom. In desperate need of legal advice, Frankie welcomes a visit from Gail’s family – […]
Limburger 9000
Whoever smelled it, dealt it. Against the terms of the Atalan’s lease, Tarke, second-in-command and second-in-sexiness, remains determined to turn the crew into pirates with another great heist. Everyone is against the idea, but what do they know? They’re couriers. When Tarke gets involved anyway and lands in a big mess, it’s the Atalan crew […]
Atalan Adventures: Destiny Stuff
Use the Force, Tarke. When Tarke sends in for a secret decoder ring advertised on her cereal boxes, it comes with a surprise message to decode. One drunk decision later leads the Atalan to a secret sanctum, where Tarke is named The Chosen One. The Chosen One couldn’t be more excited. She always felt she […]
Atalan Adventures: Needle in a Haywire
Welcome to the jungle. We got fun and games. With the destruction of Instant Transport!™, jobs are plentiful for the Atalan and its courier crew. However, they still have a nagging feeling there’s a crew out there, just like them, that needs their help: The Needle sent out a distress signal before falling off the […]
Atalan Adventures: The Big One
Now with more volume! Frankie’s adopted mother tags along on a mission to prevent a business merger that will create a rip in space-time to compete with two-second shipping. The tenth installment of Atalan Adventures is a full-length novel. The first draft is finished. As I edit, I’m posting each chapter on Patreon. Buy the […]