A follow up to the non-fiction sci-fi hybrid Giga Impact, Chain Reaction is a collection of short stories set in the Dark Terra universe which all tie into one overarching narrative. You will be immersed as you read about the horrors of the infection, the threat of the sinister Tyros and the struggles of men who are made into soldiers. This is the dark future of Dark Terra.
With the alien race known as the Vindicators bearing down on humanity, it is up to the 7th Battle Fleet Oceanus to charge the enemy in a desperate mission to destroy their military stronghold of Hrunting. Under the command of Admiral Seph Hunter, the fleet may pull through. However, against an enemy as devious as the Vindicators, victory is not assured.
An ancient race discovers a lost device able to create souls and comes in conflict with those sent to reclaim it. Suppose you had to fight a war in a place you could not go. So you sent warriors protected in specially made armor to do the fighting for you. For thousands of years you sent them. For thousands of years they fought and died in your name only to be resurrected and returned, again and again, ever engaged in eternal war, waged by immortal warriors. Now suppose the device to grant them infinite life has been stolen by your enemy who now has the power to existence-erase your warriors forever. A science fiction horror story set in the Sixth Millennium, the second book of the apocrypha trilogy is told in a tense Gothic style, immersed in Anglican and Norse myth and lore. Chronicling the quest for the lost Ark of Souls, Omens of the Millennium takes you into an alien civilization on the verge of redemption and resurrection a culture very similar to our own, and every bit as terrifying. You have plunged into a galaxy deep in war. Fought light years beyond the present in the dark future of the Sixth Millennium, the Empire of the Known Realm is heavily engaged in grim conflict against cunning enemies struggling for their own survival amidst the savage stars. Though there are many ruthless rivals to contend with, the main conflict centers around two great powers: the Imperial Trident Empire and the Dark Forces of the Triskelion. Both were once of human ancestry, but long ago, the Triskelion abandoned Mankind, forsaking their humanness to become their merciless adversaries. Lead by Ratava the Revengeful, Ruler of Ruin, and Khan Kaang, the God of Gore Commander of the Kraken Corps, they are fiercely determined to existence erase the Trident blood line down to the last human chromosome. Not only is each side waging war with the other in the Great Galactic Crusade, they are also defending their Empire against horrifying outside adversaries with their own agenda for the annihilation of the Universe. The adventure before you and the Great Galactic Crusade that you are about to undertake, chronicles the Legends and Legions of these two embattled Empires and that of their allies in their race for everlasting salvation or eternal extinction. Streaking across eternity, every infinite inch is measured in human lives. And for Mankind, time and souls are running out at the speed of light. Spanning timeless dimensions and fathomless space, it is a war of attrition waged between the Apostates of the Apocalypse and the ancient Apostles of Armageddon. It is an Age of dark science and deep secrets, a time when the Legions of the Lord battled the Dominions of the Dark Forces of the Triskelion raging throughout the astral heavens of Valhal and the Known Realm, where the stars long ago have descended into darkness. Yet to conquer the Cosmos completely means to triumph in the holy quest for the lost Codelax, the divine celestial instrument that is the creator of souls. For whomsoever possesses it, holds the fate of all else. For with its sacred powers, it is decided who is reborn into the physical world and whose soul is forever cast into the black void of the Necromancer, Natas, Triskelion BlackLord of the Dark Domain.
From: The Shaldron Race To: The Human Race Greetings: Your presence on this planet has been noted and the reason for your visit analyzed by our instruments. We have, therefore, taken the liberty of selecting one of your party for our first contact, one whom we feel is best suited to grasp the motivations of both our races and arrange for future group contacts. Peter Collard stared at the message with a cold feeling of foreboding. He felt pity for the poor devil. "Who is this selected contact?" "Ah, now," Dyson became suddenly interested in the papers on the table. "Well, I'm sorry and all that but, as a matter of fact, they want you."
As a dark army of asteroid rock-ships hurtle towards Earth, a hijacked Aero-cop car crashes in Madagascar, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex claws its way free from the wreckage. Tyrann has come to Earth in a desperate attempt to find his son Tarrock, who is searching for the Grandidierite that will take him home. Will Tyrann reach Tarrock in time before his arch-enemy the evil Terra strikes? Rex is also under attack. Lord Gorgo has allied with the demonic Mantoids to conquer Earth, and they have recognized the danger Rex presents to their plans. Attacked from within, Rex will need all the support of his friends if he is to withstand the assaults of dark matter on his computer brain. But Rion is hiding a secret that will challenge everything Rex believes is true. Will Rion’s shocking confession aid or destroy the young hero’s fragile psyche?
Terra is a testy 17-year-old thrown into a secret world and told she is to act and look like an elf. She has no plans to do anything but be a teen, fall in love, suffer heartbreak, pick herself up, and get the most out of her senior year. When her father dies, none of that is an option. She has to leave her home and best friend to live with an aunt she's never heard of. Clyde, her ferret, is all she has left of a life she once lived as she learns to manipulate whoever she can and plunge into her new reality – feet first. Crazy gets insane when Terra unknowingly walks into Drakonia, the realm of vampires, and saves a young human woman – Tania – from the grasp of Blood River. Bringing her across the curtain between realms, she puts both their lives in jeopardy. On her mission to find a way home for Tania, she learns she is more than was presented to her as she has the ability to travel to other realms. The only explanation is that she is a hybrid, giving her magical abilities different than others. She keeps this secret as it may cause her more distress, and keeping Tania hidden is already a challenge. She must find a way to get Tania home safely without getting killed or banished. Which means challenging the Tribunal and giving away the secret that she is not elfin.
Problems arise and Terra is commissioned by the Tribunal to return to her realm. Their mission is for her to find five commoner candidates from her realm, The Land of Lost Souls, that will be a good fit for the Tribunal. Without hesitation, Terra is more than willing to return home but less than willing to do what the Tribunal asks. She has her own agenda. What she finds as she learns to navigate her magic skills is more than she can explain. She and her friends easily put together the lies the Tribunal has been feeding them all their lives and the mission becomes one of mystery as they maneuver their way through half-truths. Worse than the lies, Clyde is kidnapped by a vampire stalker and used as bait to lure her to Drakonia where she faces the vampire Minister M’ra who has special plans for her. Forced to go along with it as Clyde’s life hangs in the balance, more secrets come to light. Secrets that are far more dangerous and enigmatic than being a hybrid.
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2012), June 23-24, 2012, Hohhot, China
