Spaceflight Stories

Who would you kill for democracy? For Gander, that answer was anyone... well, almost anyone. When the Ellonist Republic asked him to kill his father, he refused. Now he's left with a dead father, a locked drive, and a secret worth killing for.

Will lost in space and almost dead where his past moments comes to mind as we see he been pulled into a thing.

☆ COMPLETE NOVEL by Lynda Williams ☆ One family, two ideologies. Whose blood will pay the price? BLACK HEARTH. Horth Nersal is the child of a marriage between enemies undertaken to end a war. The fighting did stop, but the war of ideology continued with sometimes lethal results for loved ones on both sides. Though Horth struggles against a language impairment, he is a gifted warrior in space and on the challenge floor, where his culture settles differences among themselves. His martial genius makes it vital that he work out where honour lies in these conflicting visions of Okal Rel. Once it is discovered that Prince Amel suffered atrocities at the hands of the despised Reetion aliens (commoners who govern themselves), the powerful House of Nersal issues a call to unite splintered Sevolite alliances in a single act of Righteous Anger. In this intricate tale of power, passion and politics, Horth must consider all odds, weighing familial duty against what he believes to be right. (cover art by Michelle Amy Milburn)

Twenty years after the first mission to Mars has failed, mankind has regained enough courage and will to attempt a landing on The Red Planet again. Much has changed since the first attempt. Robots, guided by the world spanning artificial intelligence, Watson, have been busy for the last two decades, building the interplanetary infrastructure required to allow humans to spread out into the solar system for the first time. Their work has been immeasurably important. Their accomplishments in such a short time have been nothing short of miraculous. But, can we trust them? Some believe that Watson has secret ambitions and is guiding events toward a future that no human knows about.

The Elemental Kings. A group as old as the creation of the universe. For millions of years, they protected the universe from all threats, travelling though space on the backs of the Dragons. Then, the Deadspark came. Ancient and powerful, not even the god-like Elementals could stand against it, and after a desperate struggle, they were slain along with the Dragons. It took the Makers themselves, returned from deep-space, to lock away the Deadspark in a realm of Nothing. Now, a new generation of Elementals protects the Galaxy, but the Deadspark is marshalling its unholy servants, and a battle like never seen before approaches. And the Elementals are broken. One fell in combat. Another, by treachery of one of their own. One broken and beaten to madness by his friend's and families deaths.To fight the old threats and the new, they must finally unite again. And, of course, find out about the threat bearing down on them. Four years in the planning, The Eleventh King is written by Jax (username JaxSeib) and Levi (anangrywom6at). To see the hopeful reboot to this, read Sunrise.

Radiant Phoenix is a short story written for International Women's Day 2017 about a fighter pilot named Cail Reid, and her ship the Radiant Phoenix.

Aboard Earth's very first generation ship, Dan marvelled again at this miracle of modern technology. Complete with seeds, tools, survival kits, everything they would need to establish themselves on a new world; Tabula Rasa was humanity's last hope. Earth was no longer habitable... My entry for the Planet Or Plastic competition

Nothing's as Deadly as a Secret... Mila has suffered frigid winters, starvation, and soul-crushing loneliness, but she's safe and free. The government would have stolen that from her if she'd stayed, all for an accident of birth. Then after ten years on the run, an old friend calls. Now, her friend is dead, and she's taken her place as pilot of a decrepit space ship. But the ones who murdered her friend think she's still alive, and now they're gunning for Mila. She escapes each attack by the skin of her teeth, her life and secrets on the line. But with a Captain increasingly suspicious, security dogging her every move, and a shape-shifting assassin lurking somewhere on board, will she survive long enough to discover why someone killed her friend? Gripping and action-packed, Mila's Shift is a story of loyalty and friendship that crosses all boundaries, including the law, to uphold what's right. THIS IS A SAMPLE. The full version is available on Kindle Unlimited as well as MOBI, Paperback, and Large Print Hardcover formats.

In the near future, the ISS receives a strange docking request from an unknown spacecraft. Meanwhile, SpaceX, has been celebrating the successful test flight of the new BFR. In light of a series of strange events, Elon Musk's plans for Mars colonization and terraforming are likely to be completely permutated. Partly inspired by the soundtracks of Interstellar (2014), which are linked in some chapters to set the atmosphere (pun intended). *This short series is not an affiliate of SpaceX or Elon Musk. Any events depicted in this story is purely fictional and not intended to represent or portray similar events, persons and their beliefs. Any similarities of implicit circumstances are coincidental.

A group of human astronauts discovers two alien races.

January '24 SciFi challenge. James is about to live a life-long dream, fly off to explore a distant galaxy. He understands the dangers, but does he believe they're real?

He sighs, "Okay, that's reassuring. This black gooish water gives me the creeps." The captain smiled contently, "It gives us ALL the creeps, no worries."

Major Christi Thom's first faster-than-light flight yields some unexpected results.

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." ~ Neil Armstrong: first man on the moon, 1969 Year 2085: He has found himself watching the moon night after night since he was little. Together with his brother he had set up the telescope that was facing the window from day one. As the years have passed his love has grown and now he is at the gates to his destiny. But will he find the right key to unlock it? ~~Author's Note:~~ This story contains swear words and LGBTQIA+ topics. If this isn't your cup of tea I am sorry but you should not read. This is my (Harry Alexander's) creation. The story and the book cover/headline pictures. Don't steal/post anywhere without my permission. If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to shoot me a message in the comment section.

This is something I've just written for fun, I will only add extra chapters if people want them. It is about two girls, whose mums are identical twins and so are their dads, the only difference between them is one of them was born on Earth and one on Mars. Please comment if you want more.

When a crew of astronauts investigating a strange space disaster discover an alien artifact on a top-secret space station, their mission goals morph into simple survival. **** In the winter of 2087, the dark and covert part of NASA comes back online when they lose all contact from the top-secret space station Astroria, orbiting Jupiter. A crew of astronauts must travel to the rotating wheel to find out what happened, alone. Their mission: find our what happened. But not everyone wants the truth to get out and, as politics collides with espionage, sceince and cold-blooded murder, a second, more bloodier spacerace ensues and the crew find themselves in the very center of it. What they would find would make them rethink their understanding of the universe...and humanity's chances of survival.

David Attreusis a young, vigilante hero driven by his own personal demons to put an end to the war currently raging on Earth. David has already seen his own parents destroyed by the war -his father killed in combat, his mother subsequently suffering a complete psychotic breakdown as a result- and can no longer sit back and watch that same war destroy his planet. His mission: Find the one man capable of saving Earth from a hostile take over before it's too late. En route, our hero joins force with a Samoan pro wrestler and a beautiful young doctor riddled with guilt over her cure for HIV. Together with their precious cargo -celebrated war hero turned chronic alcoholic, Noah Fallon- David and company must wage war with gruesome adversaries, violent hallucinations, and personal demons alike if they're to escape Asylonia alive and ultimately save the Earth.