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Possessed Part 3
John's SciFi Space Short Story Possessed Part 3 To avoid arousing suspicion, Gabriel had to fly the antiquated and inefficient modes of transportation humanity used, much to her frustration. Life would be much easier for her if she could use her god-given abilities,...
Possessed Part 2
John's SciFi Space Short Story Possessed Part 2 Cain gaped with horror as he watched blood ooze from each person’s eyes, ears, and nostrils before they collapsed and spasmed in death. The illumination quenched from his fingers as he himself slumped into his seat...
Possessed
John's SciFi Space Short Story Possessed Part 1 “I am possessed,” Cain said out loud to himself as he stood in the deserted docking bay of Babylon space station. But to understand Cain’s statement, we must start this story 24 hours earlier. *** Cain, a dockworker on...
Solar Dawn Industries
Solar Dawn Industries Today I talk about the industries of Solar Dawn and asteroid mining. Solar Dawn colonies have many industries. Agriculture, which we discussed in an earlier blog, is a significant industry on the moon and Mars. They have the space available (or...
Solar Dawn Gravity & Propulsion
Solar Dawn Gravity and Propulsion Today’s topics are gravity and propulsion. Gravity Gravity is virtually non-existent in space unless you move near a massive object, and even then you can experience zero gravity if you orbit the object. This lack of gravity causes...
Solar Dawn Food and the Carbon Cycle
Solar Dawn Food and the Carbon Cycle Today I talk about food production and the carbon cycle. Because of their nature, it’s imperative for the colonies are self sustainable for their basic food supplies. Having to rely on Earth for their food is an unacceptable...
Solar Dawn Power, Water and Oxygen
Solar Dawn Power, Water and Air I intend describing the power, water and air supplied to the colonies and space stations of Solar Dawn in this blog. Power Solar energy plays a significant role in Solar Dawn. At the moon, a solar collector satellite at the Earth-moon...
World of Solar Dawn – Lagrange Points
Solar Dawn Lagrange Points In this blog post, I will discuss the Earth-moon Lagrange points and their importance in the Solar Dawn series of books. Leonhard Euler proposed the Lagrange points around two celestial bodies orbiting each other in 1750, finding the three...
The World of Solar Dawn
The World Of Solar Dawn The Solar Dawn series centers on human expansion into the solar system in the 21st-century. We have explored and colonized planets and moons to an extent. The story starts around 2120 and involves the colonies Asgard and Shangdu on the moon and...
John’s Book Reviews
John's Book Reviews Raft Excellent story with a fully described and consistent world view. The development of the character to achieve his goal was well written. Not sure how humans survive where gravity is a billion times stronger than in this universe though. What I...