Hardsciencefiction Stories

Space is not silent. It hums, it breathes, and in its unfathomable vastness, it speaks-if one knows how to listen. Long before Rohan Singh ever set foot in a starship, the universe had already begun to call his name. It was not with sound, but through vibrations in the void, anomalies in data, and dreams that seemed too vivid to be his own. Something ancient, buried in the depths of time and matter, had stirred-and it was watching. Humanity, in its ambition, had crossed planets, established colonies, and forged new identities among the stars. But it had forgotten humility. It had forgotten the possibility that the universe might not only be alive-but aware. In the silence before the storm, a single whisper reached Earth's deep-space array. No language. No structure. Just a pattern-a pulse. And with that whisper, the chronicles began.

Human Special Agent Elizabeth Mbenge is the tip of the spear of the armed forces of the Terran Federation. An elite Sunguard operative with unchecked authority, she is without equal among the ranks of the military. But when faced with an apocalyptic threat from within her own organization, not even the best of the best is good enough. Biotic Special Agent Avor Ameir is the first of her kind. A living machine sworn to stand forever as the vanguard of humanity, she is the prototype for the next evolution of the Sunguard's Special Agent program. The ultimate weapon of the Terran Federation, she will not let anything - or anyone - stand in the way of completing her mission. Together, they must navigate a complex landscape of civilian politics and military doctrine to save the Federation from the rot beginning to fester at its core. But what happens when the perfect enforcer of the Sunguard's terrifying might encounters the messy reality of human corruption and decides to take her duty as a solar wolf to its ultimate logical conclusion? Incapable of stopping until she has fulfilled the purpose etched into her genes, she could break the Terran Federation, or guide it into a new, golden age. The Wolf Reforged is a tale of duty, free will, and the infinite value of human life that dares to ask an uncomfortable question: Can a machine remain true to humanity's ideals when humanity itself cannot?

THE JUDGMENT COUNCIL is for readers who ponder questions raised by AI but suspect the most important ones are still unknown: what happens when humanity forgets how to decide for itself? Blending first-contact science fiction with literary and philosophical speculation, the novel explores the value of human judgment in a world increasingly built to replace it.

*** A work in progress, that will likely be heavily edited as I go. An attempt at "Hard Science-Fiction" *** A colony ship is en route to a habitable world 490 light years away. Trouble arises, and the pilot is forced to make a difficult decision. Will the colonists ever forgive him? Will they be able to survive in the unexpected harsh new environment they find themselves in?

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In 1999 Sacramento, a young woman is plagued by nightmares that feel all too real. In the distant future of 2347, Sunguard Special Agent Paul Williams prepares for a high-stakes training mission to the past. As the threads of their worlds intertwine, the collision of future and present will change everything they know. "Time for Memories" is a gripping exploration of identity, memory, and free will. In a tale where the past has more power than anyone imagined, can we escape the shadows of our own history? This story takes place in my Lords of the Stars shared universe. See my profile for other stories set in the same universe.

Different realities. Different time. More parts coming along the way.

An alien planet divided by politics and unrest faces a turning point when a Terran Federation starship suddenly appears in its skies, seeking peaceful first contact. On the ground, political factions vie for power, and a secret revolutionary movement watches with bated breath. Caught between diplomacy and danger, an insurgent and a Sunguard Captain must each make choices that will shape the fate of two civilizations. Torn between the stars and their struggles, the decisions they make could unite or destroy their worlds forever. This story takes place in my Lords of the Stars shared universe. See my profile for other stories set in the same universe.

Earth has fallen. When the planet crosses its final climate tipping point, temperatures rise, crops fail, and billions are forced onto the move. Diplomacy gives way to ultimatums, then to war. From unassuming laboratories to streets drowning in heat and hunger, a fractured world stumbles toward its final reckoning. As famine and conflict spread, international order dissolves into violence and blame, and armies march north through ruins chasing a future that no longer exists. Yet amid the despair, a radical plan takes shape to move a fragment of humanity to the red sands of Mars. As Earth burns and the heavens fill with refugees, one truth becomes unavoidable: the future belongs only to those willing to sacrifice everything. In the chaos of the apocalypse, a new kind of security service is needed to enforce order where nations have failed. From the ashes of Old Earth, the Sunguard rises. Scorched Earth is a sweeping hard-science epic about collapse, survival, and the cost of choosing a future when the present is already lost.

They said it was safe. They were wrong. Rain Eden is a genius with numbers and a mind built for impossibilities. It was buried below the desert floor in Arizona-miles from any known town, hidden beneath a defunct radar station built in the Cold War. He's tasked with evaluating a breakthrough piece of technology: The Gateway-a shimmering, silent structure that folds space and moves matter in a single step. But when his hand-picked team begins walking through, reality starts bending at the edges. Shadows move when no one's near. Voices echo that don't belong. And the people who come back... aren't always the same. As Rain digs deeper, he uncovers a terrifying truth: The Gateway doesn't just transport-it learns. It remembers every version of you that could have been-and it's no longer content staying on the other side.

Four brave explorers land an a distant world, armed with curiosity and the thrill of discovery. They meet a multitude of strange life forms, some friendly, others not so. This is the kind of story for space nerds, specifically for those who believe in aliens (no not Roswell crap!)

2074: while post-apocalyptic years are looming, humanity indirectly grapples with hard questions about intelligence

Even Hell has a beginning...

When Polaris was a little girl, she watched the first space probe reach the star system of Alpha Centauri. Growing up, she dreams of one day being able to travel to its planets, unravelling its mysteries. This goal becomes her life's purpose, and every choice she makes in the hopes that it will take her one step closer. Many years, obstacles, and sacrifices later, only one step separates her from her destination. But could it be, that she was always closer than she realized? This is the journey of the Tellus XII manned mission to Alpha Centauri. The mission will bring man even further into the universe as well as the future; and even closer to answering the lingering question: Are we alone? Tellus is my first go with the science fiction genre, and I honestly spend more time researching than actually writing, but the science is probably still going to be off. So please bare with me. Also, any comments and critiques will only help improve my writing, so don't be shy - share your thoughts. This is my contribution to the Open Novella Contest 2020, prompt #28. Wish me luck! ROUND TWO QUALIFIER

Border was a dull planet. Nothing to do there except mining and playing cards, which was all good and dandy with Maya. It was exactly the kind of boring life she wanted, but good things don't last. Follow her journey down the hole (no rabbits, just a hole) and stumble with her upon a deep, ancient mistery which will forever change how humanity thinks of itself.

Sunguard Special Agent Rehema Nyasi has upheld peace in the Terran Federation for over five centuries. But when an anti-insurgency mission on Jerr ends in a civilian massacre, she faces a question she can no longer ignore: What if loyalty itself is a kind of betrayal? Amid the chaos, she finds Myan Lami - a five-day-old biotic soldier, engineered to obey, now paralyzed by guilt. Haunted by the lives he was built to take, Lami is the perfect weapon beginning to think for himself. As Nyasi challenges corrupt leaders and rising racial injustice, Lami wrestles with guilt and the hope of redemption. Together, they must choose whether to follow orders, defy them, or forge a new path entirely. This story takes place in my Lords of the Stars shared universe. See my profile for other stories set in the same universe.

They were never supposed to wonder. In a sealed lab buried beneath layers of red tape and ambition, microbiologist Lyla Mycayster spent three years crafting evolution in fast-forward. From a single engineered microbe, she built life-real, breathing, thinking life. Not clones. Not machines. Something new. And then they took it from her. Years later, far from Earth, these synthetic descendants thrive on a forgotten planet-primitive, curious, looking up at the stars with tools in hand and questions in their minds. They don't know who made them. They don't know why they exist. But they are starting to ask. Now, as a massive colonization project unfolds across the stars, buried secrets begin to leak. Someone is watching. Someone is pulling strings. And Lyla-once just a researcher-is being dragged into a game of survival, silence, and species-defining discovery. What happens when your creation starts looking for its creator? For fans of Children of Time and Old Man's War, this is a story of evolution, identity, and the strange, fragile thing we call humanity

~ Sci-Fi Comedy These are short stories from my collection, 'Chronicles of the Silica G-P Spacecraft.' It centers around a group of beings travelling and working upon the same vessel as it conducts intergalactic research. Despite the technological advances of the future, many of the beings still face a lot of the same everyday issues we face today. Riddled with recurrent jokes, black humor, and philosophy, the stories focus on the individual lives or circumstances of those on the Silica. Some stories are heavier than others. I'll add a new one or two each week. Really thankful for reviews and any feedback to develop! =^^=

Christiana is currently facing an incredibly hard decision, the most agonizing choice of her young life. Because of laws preventing males from receiving any formal education prior to middle school, she has spent her time in primary school with her womb-mate. Now, however, her Mother has entered her into an intra-familial tournament to determine the Sister most fit to act as security for her elder matBrother. A Brother with whom she has shared a unique, Sister-like bond despite his gender. A Brother who is about to enter junior high school. Will she try her best in the upcoming contest, or will she throw the competition? Will she choose to remain by the side of her Sister or will she choose to guard her closest male relative? Will she decide to become her Brother's Keeper? #1 in hardsciencefiction 3/30/21 #1 in eugenics 3/20/21 #130 (out of 13,200) originalstory 7/7/21 #112 (out of 18,400) sciencefantasy 7/7/21 #198 (out of 39,800) dystopian 7/7/21