We are committed to the discovery and rediscovery of immensely talented authors in the SFF genre, and continue to push boundaries in search of great literature. Venture Press is a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. His various names have been attributed to hundreds of titles. His works have spanned three decades, ranging from science fiction to romance, westerns to military fiction. It was previously published under the pseudonym Graham Garner.Īlan David is one of many pseudonyms used by the prolific author Donald S Rowland.
Will they ever make it home? Starfall Muta is a gripping, terrifying sci fi novel from Alan David. A host of vicious mutants awaits this hapless crew, hiding in the dark before they strike. Survival on the cruel and unfamiliar planet is a challenge that none of the humans are prepared for. The odds are stacked against them, but anyone disobeying orders learns the hard way that there is no easy way out. Will Commander Clark find Vern, his missing brother? As their parents await news at home, the search is on. Armed with their survival kits, they venture out into the unknown.īut they are not the only humans who have been stranded here. But trouble struck them before they reached the ground, enveloping them in a seemingly endless, horror-filled nightmare.įrom that moment on, they were alone with the inhospitable planet and its terrible inhabitants. The shuttlecraft detached from Probe 2 when Muta orbit was reached, carrying Commander Theron Clark and three crew members down to the mysterious surface of the planet. Glenn is a Veteran and has served in the US Army as a Military Policeman and currently (I think, haven't seen him in several months) serves in the Air National Guard as a Combat Arms instructor.English | 2016 | ISBN: | Venture Press | 155 pages | epub | 364 KB Horrors from the deep. With no way to predict the results of such a mission with any certainty, Admiral Icarus Hansen, chief of Solfleet Intelligence, a man haunted by actions he has taken in the past, must decide whether or not to go forward with the mission anyway, knowing that whoever goes might never be able to return." The Earth Security Council believes that if a key event can be prevented from every happening, then the ultimate outcome of the war can be changed in the Coalition's favor. One possible solution lies in an ancient and my sterious alien device known as a portal-a doorway into Earth's past. The time for desperate measure is at hand. "The enemy is advancing quickly while the Coalition falters. Honestly, I haven't read the book yet, I've had it a few months and skimmed it. I only recommend this one because I happen to know the author personally. Heavy Time is a great book but Hellburner is the rare example of a sequel being better than the original. "Devil To The Belt" is the name of the published duology. I would read them together if you are interested in "Hellburner". The first part of the duology "Heavy Time" it's own story, more merchanter/asteroid mining related, and 4 of the 5 same characters. She also wrote a two part series of "Heavy Time" and "Hellburner", the 2nd of which is definitely military sci-fi. "Pride" is a brilliant book of the Haldeman and Scalzi class, but not exactly military sci/fi "centered".
The Pride of Chanur is quite different, the human is the alien, the main characters aren't human and they're merchants and they wind up rescuing this human armscomper from some other alien species that captured a human exploration vessel. "Rimrunners" is about a marine on one of the carriers being left behind at a station and having to make her way in a space station/merchanter ship environment when all she's ever experienced is the way of life on board military ships. If you're interested in a little different take, a couple of Cherryh's excellent books are military sci/fi related though I'd call them more merchanter sci/fi. Problem you have is, hehehe, you've read Haldeman and Scalzi and Starship Troopers and when you're read Armor, you'll pretty much have read the very best military sci/fi has to offer. Actually preffered speaker for teh dead but did enjoy Enders game.