David Foster, Mark Seaton, and Joe Taylor have just been commissioned as the newest Starmen, the starkly capable and uniquely vested elite astronauts and explorers of Starlight Enterprise.
Their first mission pits them against a band of pirates and mutineers attempting to seize control of Mars. Before they are done, their adventures will catapult them to the farthest planet of the Solar System, plunge them into the fiery heart of the Universe, and reveal the secret history of the Solar System.
Mutiny on Mars
"A large force of pirates has landed...."
"Traitors have locked down the city...."
"Numbers... unknown...."
"Purpose... unknown...."
"I will be unable to make further contact...."
ONE REBELLION
ONE STARMAN
David "Zip" Foster is the Starman assigned to Eagle City on Mars. The traitors have him outmanned, outgunned, and on the run. Control of the entire planet is within their grasp. All they have to do is neutralize the lone Starman assigned to Eagle City. After all, how much damage can one man do, even a Starman?
They don't know that Starlight Enterprise is sending two more Starmen to back him up.
The pirates don't stand a chance.
The Runaway Asteroid
"My asteroid strike has just destroyed the atmosphere plant at New Emmaus."
"You cannot see me. You cannot stop me."
"Within the day, my asteroids will destroy the remaining four atmosphere plants on Mars."
"I have more power than you can imagine."
"You are helpless to oppose me."
"Soon you will be hopeless to survive me."
"Wait for my demands."
AN INVISIBLE PLANET KILLER
Lurton Zimbardo, the leader of the Martian mutineers has escaped into the Asteroid Belt. With deadly accuracy, he hurls undetectable asteroids at Mars, devastating the terraformation process. Now his ruthless and vengeful sights are dead set on Earth.
The Starmen are the only ones who can locate the invisible pirate base, disable the cloaking device, and turn aside the unstoppable asteroids. But the secret behind Lurton Zimbardo's unstoppable power will change humanity forever!
Journey to the Farthest Planet
“The active shielding around the atomic pile has failed.”
“Everything aboard this ship has been irradiated.”
“The closest hospital is at Elijah Base on Titan.”
“All hands gather on the Omega deck.”
“We must abandon ship.”
INTO THE COLD AND DARK
Lurton Zimbardo has escaped with the leaders of his pirate mutiny. They have fled past the outermost planets into the chilling and lightless void of space. Starlight Enterprise has pinpointed a dwarf planet captured by a Nemesis star beyond the Solar System. David Foster is determined that Zimbardo will not escape him again. All he needs is a ship.
Nolan Mining Enterprise and Starlight Enterprise have collaborated to build the fastest ship the System has ever seen. Its antimatter drive and radiation-impervious armor will allow it to slingshot the Sun and escape the Solar System at speeds never before seen. The Starmen will soon have the renegade pirate in their custody and his mysterious superiors at their mercy.
If all goes according to plan.
Descent Into Europa
"The mantaship has entered the water; it's like swimming in India ink."
"There's something out here with us. It's moving under it's own power."
"Sensors place it sixteen miles away. It's a life form more than a quarter-mile long."
"It's coming this way! We're taking a recording and getting out of here!"
DANGER BELOW!
Buoyed by their discovery of the abandoned base on the planet Nyx, the Starmen have intensified their search for the mysterious Benefactors of humanity. Faced with the looming threat of the Xenobots, the Starmen are determined to make allies out of the ancient enemy of the malevolent alien cyborgs.
But elements within the Solar System have already made contact with Benefactors not from Earth. Promises of power and scientific discovery have driven former comrades to stake their own claim to the secrets concealed beneath the oceans of the Europa. And they refuse to let the Starmen get in their way!
A Kingdom in Twilight
"It's time to move."
"The Starmen are still on the estate."
"Keep them there."
"Make sure they don't leave!"
ENEMY UNSEEN
The Starmen's search for the Benefactors has led to a conspiracy of powerful men embedded in the leadership of Mars. With every new revelation, the Ancient Enemy of the Xenobots retreats farther into the shadows, along with the Starmen's fading hope.
An invisible army opposes them at every turn. An insidious enemy has turned an entire world against them. If the Starmen cannot reveal their true opponent before his plans are complete, they stand to lose everything. A world hangs in the balance.
The Treasures of Darkness
"The building has collapsed entirely!"
"We’re trapped under the debris!”
“We can’t last much longer…"
"Help, anyone!”
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The criminal Bān Zuǒmén has hounded the Starmen, captured Joe Taylor, and chased Mark Seaton and David Foster into hiding. His Xenobot allies are preparing to act against Richard Starlight. Space Command itself stands against Starlight Enterprise.
The ancient Benefactors of the Solar System have revealed themselves to the Starmen. They know the secrets of the Xenobot enemy, but they walk a knife edge of survival. The future of Earth, Mars, and the entire Solar System rests in the hands of three Starmen.
It will be enough.
Breaking Orbit
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"The reactor's too hot! We're only minutes away from total meltdown!"
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"The firewasp hive has nested! The whole colony is at risk!"
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"Space Station L5 is under attack! We have Xenobot infiltrators on board!"
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"The ancient Ahmanyans left their secret at the bottom of the Europan ocean!"
EXPLORERS OF THE UNKNOWN
Beginning with the mutiny on Mars, Starmen David Foster, Mark Seaton, and Joe Taylor has pursued their enemies from one end of the Solar System to the other. They fought pirates, discovered an insidious alien threat, and saved the race of Benefactors from extinction. The adventure never stops.
This anthology of stories from the Starman Saga preceeds the mutiny by bringing us to the first day of Martian colonization and making First Contact with the Titanian civilization. It picks up after the rescue of the Benefactors with more adventures in the Solar System. It closes with a personal account of the end of the First Xenobot War.
Stand by to raise ship!
Doomsday Horizon
"I bring news of a grave disaster."
"Our last, desperate foray against the enemy has failed."
"The Xenobots launched an invasion of Earth through hyperspace."
"You are the last survivors of the human race."
SCORCHED EARTH
The Xenobot devastation of Ahmanya blistered that world to cinders and drove the survivors into hiding for thousands of years. Now the alien Adversary has set their sites on Earth and nothing can deter them from their deadly purpose.
Mark Seaton and Joe Taylor awaken on an unfamiliar vessel deep in the bowels of moon. David Foster is missing. All evidence indicates they've been cast a thousand years into the future. Their friends are gone. Their world is dead. They are the last Starmen.
They have one chance to make things right.
The Heart of Danger
"It is imperative that this receive the highest priority!"
"I am aboard one of the Xenobot control ships which I have commandeered!"
"Their solar power station and hypertransit generator is operational!"
"Come to this space at once and destroy the wormhole transmitter!”
DEATH COMES THROUGH HYPERSPACE
A surprise attack on the impregnable Ahmanyan superfortress - Tharsos is vulnerable! An emissary of the First Races emerges from seculsion to advise the Young Races and notify them of the extent of the Xenobot plans: planet-killer bombs fueled by the power of the stars.
As the alien Adversary lays siege to the Solar System, the Solar Guard plays for time in defense of the Sun. The Earth-Ahmanyan Alliance gambles their existence on a desperate incursion into the enemy stronghold in Omega Centauri.
The Last Command
Paradox Lost
Master of Shadows