Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 5

I awoke to a nightmare symphony. The cacophony of unintelligible voices flooded my mind. Shrieks and whispers pierced my eardrums. I knew what they meant. My eyes greeted a white room, no other feature except for the coffin from which I awoke. The hum of the voices continued as I gripped the cold steel plate… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 5

Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 4

“Mr. Drevin, set heading and prepare for gridjump,” Captain Atranas ordered from her command chair. The Yasothon slightly rumbled as the helmsmen steered the ship towards the nearby star’s tesseract. “Officer Sargire, you have command. I will be in the captain’s conference room.” The captain stood up, leaving an imposing figure. Nalia almost forgot she… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 4

Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 3

The knife clattered on the street’s permacrete surface. Blood seeped into the ground around him. Alan rushed to the woman’s side and attempted to close the wounds on her wrists. The rising sun reflected off her dull, listless eyes. He had not expected this. When she had run up to him and shouted at him… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 3

Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 2

Five years before Alan’s encounter with the Inari, the class of 2551 graduated from the Naval Academy. Nalia Sargire walked with her head up through the evening crowd spread throughout the atrium. Scents from plants genetically engineered to enhance moods wafted through her nostrils. The air above the entertainment dome burst with fireworks, adding to… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 2

Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 1

“Patrol 3597, reporting Sweep 3. No hostiles. Area clear.” The voice of his wingmate crackled in like a noisy insect. He pressed the confirmation button. Pilot Alan Vuong stared at his chronometer as his patrol shift neared its end. Hours of nothingness had begun to gnaw at him and he was looking forward to some… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Chapter 1

Eternity’s Foundation: Prologue

Table of Contents Next chapter History began on a small grey ship, alone in the dark corridors of space. It intersected Jupiter’s transit as it hurled itself through the void of Earth’s solar system. Jets of green flame fueled by ultra-efficient propellants followed in its wake. The rumble of its engines reverberated throughout the interior.… Continue reading Eternity’s Foundation: Prologue

About Eternity’s Foundation: Start Here

Start with the prologue. Table of contents here. From November 2017 to the end of 2019, I worked on a sci-fi novel. It began with the crazy challenge set forth by National Novel Writing Month: write a 50,000 page novel in one month. Incredibly, I accomplished it while still in grad school. It has since… Continue reading About Eternity’s Foundation: Start Here