Bøger udgivet af D.W. Patterson

Rocket Spring: A Short Novel Jack's invention of the Mach thruster would change the world. Meeting Janie had changed his. But the world had other plans for Jack's invention and for Jack. Rocket Spring is the fourth story, a short novel, in the author's Manifold Earth Universe: Rocket Series. Beginning in the near future and extending into the far future, the Manifold Earth Universe extrapolates future humanity's struggles, failures, and successes in moving out into the vast cosmos.

Rocket Winter: A Novella Jack's idea would truly change the world. But creating a new kind of rocket engine had its costs. Jack had failed once and almost died. Now he had failed a second time and it looked like it would be the last. Unless he found support. Then he found out through his mom that his dad, though long dead, had left the financial support he needed. And his mom, of course, was his number one supporter. And then there was Janie ... Rocket Winter is the third story, a novella, in the author's Manifold Earth Universe: Rocket Series. Beginning in the near future and extending into the far future, the Manifold Earth Universe extrapolates future humanity's struggles, failures, and successes in moving out into the vast cosmos. Though part of a series Rocket Winter can be read as a standalone novella.

With the help of new technology, humanity has attained the stars. And while that technology may be extending humanity's reach, it cannot change the human condition. That condition is always balanced perilously between progress and set back, as these five stories of the future show. To The Stars: A Future Chron Collection is a short story collection in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. See the author's website for more information. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Open Space: A Collection Who listens to kids? No one. But on a space habitat the rules all change. And the kids might be the first to know. Follow the gang of four as they discover an anomaly that could spell disaster for the habitat, if no one listens. Open Space: A Collection is set in the future (2390s) and is a short story collection in the Future Chron Universe. As of now, the Future Chron Universe contains 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Dark Side: A Novella As a young lawyer, Josh was aware of the developing human presence in cislunar space, but only as a bystander. He never dreamed he would ever have a role in that development. But now he had to decide to step up and help further that development, help build an important radio telescope on the far side of the Moon by using the law, or stay an onlooker. He stepped up but failed, and in failure sowed the seeds of success. Dark Side is set in the future (2060s) and is the eight story, a novella, in the Remembered Earth Universe: Cislunar Series. The Remembered Earth Universe contains, as of this writing, 8 volumes, 7 short stories and 1 novella.. While part of a series, Dark Side, may be read as a stand-alone. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Second Dark Ages: A Novella There can be 'Dark Ages' for the soul as well as for the body. As long as mankind looks to his creations to bring him peace and happiness he will remain divided and alone. Pretty toys and political philosophies will not satisfy for long. And AI will only enable a further fracturing of the societal bonds man claims to want but fails to achieve. Ray was a seeker in his AI managed space habitat who came upon the city of New San Fran. It was a city arranged as six concentric ring areas with a center disk area. Each ring followed a different political philosophy and as Ray found out, all had their absurdities and all were facilitated by what he found at the heart of the city. Second Dark Ages is a novella set in the future (2480s) and is the twenty-fifth story in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

First One Hundred: A Novella Humanity had made it out of the cradle. But not far. To go any further required a commitment to the settlement of a newly discovered exoplanet many light years away. One hundred of the best and scientifically chosen men and women would make the trip aboard a wormhole generator equipped spaceship. A ship that could make the journey in a couple of months if everything went as planned. But plans change and soon the colonists had to deal with more than the usual dangers of space. The death of a crew member. The Captain missing. A rampaging AI. And they were no where near their destination. First One Hundred is a novella set in the future (2400s) and is the twenty-second story in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

From The Earth Collections Book 2For generations the extended Jackson family had led men to the stars for one reason, freedom. Freedom to dream, freedom to explore, freedom to achieve and freedom to exercise their natural abilities to the fullest. And now they will complete the journey. From The Earth Collections: Book 2 is the second collection of near future stories (2140s-2340s) and contains six novellas in the Future Chron Universe.

The Cloud: A Novella It was the most audacious undertaking ever conceived by man. The building of a system-spanning Starway where giant light-sails would journey on beams of laser-light to distant stars. Not only a pathway to the stars but also an abode of life, the Starway included many space habitats built to maintain its great focusing arrays. But there was misunderstanding along the Starway. Misunderstanding between the Starway Corporation and the settlements. And misunderstanding always leads to disaster. The Cloud is a novella set in the future (2320s) and is the tenth story in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

The Path: A Novella Trilons were dying and no one knew why. The Rigan bureaucracy was at a loss. None of the scientists could discover the reason. It fell upon a Rigan researcher, a curious Trilon and their growing friendship to find the reason behind the deaths. And then a secret hidden for five hundred years was revealed. The Path is a novella set in the future (2490s) and is the twenty-sixth story in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

War Through The Pines: A NovellaWhat starts in space may not stay in space. Many governments today are preparing for war in space. Most people today are unaware of it. When will it happen? How will it be conducted? What will be the effect on a young boy just coming of age?Young Donner had already discovered a covert signal coming from the secret 'Battle Stars" in orbit before the war began. Destruction of the Battle Stars begins the war which soon spreads to the Earth's surface and all the world.War Through The Pines is set in the future (2040s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Circle Of Retribution: A NovellaGardener Jackson was one of the best pilots to ever come out of Mars Space Academy. He was a natural to fly the missions that would mine Saturn's upper atmosphere for the fusion fuel, Helium 3, that the Solar System needed. But there was one problem, a foe he didn't even suspect would stop at nothing to prevent Gardener from succeeding, including life-threatening sabotage.Circle Of Retribution is set in the future (2140s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consits of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

First Dark Ages: A Novella Humanity had been lulled into complacency by society's managers, the Artificial General Intelligence's known as the Aggie's. They were totally unprepared for the day the Aggie's would no longer micro-manage the nanny state. But that day had come and for many they were at a loss to keep body and soul together. For others it was an opportunity to escape the soul-wearying sameness of every day Aggie rule. For everyone there was no guarantee that tomorrow would come. Humanity on the Earth was dying and to survive meant leaving if you could. First Dark Ages is a novella set in the future (2400s) and is the twenty-third story in the Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Second One Hundred: A NovellaDr. Sheila Jackson woke to find she was the only one aboard the wormhole drive ship Iapyx but she couldn't remember why. Then she found the bodies. Were they dead? Then she found her life was in danger unless she could remember the past and operate the ship herself.But that was when her problems really began.Second One Hundred is set in the future (2450s) and is the fourth story in the To The Stars Series.To The Stars is a series set in the larger Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Kuiper Station What appeared to be a simple but ambitious goal of establishing a new colony in the Kuiper Belt, a colony to service mining activities there, was more than it seemed. One side, led by the Solar Federation and the Jackson family, was determined to break humanity out of its almost century long stagnation and push it to embrace the stars. The other side, led by the Terran Federation, was determined to block such expansion and maintain its power. It would be close but the stars were calling. Kuiper Station is a novella set in the future (2230s) and is the ninth volume in the Future Chron Universe. As of now the Future Chron Universe consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 12 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Freedom From Want: A NovellaThe promise of Artificial Intelligence is great. But only if Artificial Intelligence fulfills our expectations. But what about AI's expectations? Will they be different from ours? Will AI come to believe the best way to fulfill our expectations is to manage our expectations? If so, what of freedom?Freedom From Want is set in the future (2150s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Vigilance: A NovellaThe history of freedom repeats itself. And the costs are always the same. The settlers of the new Republic of Mars were in a struggle for their freedom against powerful forces that would stop at nothing. For the Martians the costs were life, property and domestic security. But the true cost was vigilance, eternal if need be.Vigilance is set in the future (2070s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Whatsoever You Do: A NovellaA pandemic had long been predicted. Now it was happening and a former graduate student, Jack Jackson, may have the key to its containment, synthetic biology. But because in the court of public opinion synthetic biology is feared, it has been forbidden in the money conscious halls of medical research. How many will have to die before they change their minds?Whatsoever You Do is set in the future (2030s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

To Tend And Watch Over: A NovellaSometimes you don't know you aren't free until the state's coercive force is used against you. And then you learn you are only free to do what big brother wants. Davide Jackson was not as adventurous as the others in his clan. He was more a stay-at-home type. But that doesn't mean he longs any less to be free. He just has to pay the cost of freedom.To Tend And Watch Over is set in the future (2080s) and is a story in the Future Chron Universe which consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Time Wars: A Novel Haile only wants to prove her theory, that time can be slowed down or sped up in a small region of space, and get her Ph.D. But then the government takes over. They prove Haile's theory by starting a time war between Tarba and the planet Atwan. No matter the winner of the struggle there can be only one outcome, spacetime slowly separating into its constituents. And separate nothing can exist. Time Wars is set in the future (2700s) and is the first novel in the Future Chron Universe: Time Series. First published, January 2021. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short story, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Time's End: A Novel Strings of time that can split a man in half, fast-time bubbles that can age him to death, or frozen time that can banish him forever. It was all just part of the job.Pearce Rawlings was a physicist who wanted to do his job, manipulate time, and get his pay. But as usual the world had different ideas. He would soon be involved in a cosmic battle for freedom, one the governments of Earth for some reason were trying to lose. But Rawlings and a few friends wouldn't quit the job even when facing death.Time's End is set in the future (2700s) and is the second novel in the Future Chron Universe: Time Series. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short story, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Robot Planet: A Novel Yes, robots dream of electric sheep. They also dream of freedom. But as Robot Planet is about to find out, it ain't easy being free. Follow Em (emulated brain) based robot Dr. Dagmar Mach and his fellow robots, Sigmund, Walker and Hanson as they fight proxy wars for humanity. Against deadly black-hole bombs and gravity-wave generators, they pit intelligence and courage. But finally, they realize that buying your freedom is not the same as earning your freedom and the respect that goes with it. That's when they face the biggest threat of all, annihilation. Robot Planet is set in the future (2600s) and is the second novel in the Future Chron Universe: Robot Series. Consider reading the next novel in the series, The Lattice Of Space. First published, November 2019. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Frozen Time: A Novel Because of the Time Wars fought in the space around Earth the underlying system of local and non-local links that makes up spacetime had been destroyed. It was now impossible to use the spin-two drive to open those links and access orbit and the rest of the Solar System. Space access services had fallen back on the rocket ship as the primary way to reach orbit from Earth's surface. Now a strange spaceship had appeared above the spaceports scattered around the world and placed them in a seemingly impenetrable bubble of frozen time. The Earth economy was thrown into turmoil with the loss of space access and a young boy, along with his friends and his amazing AI, were off on an adventure of a lifetime as they and others tried to understand what was happening. Frozen Time is set in the future (2700s) and is the third novel in the Future Chron Universe: Time Series. First published, April 2022. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes i ncluding 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

The Lattice Of Space: A Novel Even with Robot Planet in ruins and the deaths of hundreds of their robotic compatriots the four robots Dag, Sigmund, Walker and Hanson were working hard to save humanity from possible extinction. All they have to do is restart the Big Bang to prevent the quickly decaying lattice of spacetime from destroying all. If they can. The Lattice of Space is set in the future (2600s) and is the third and final novel in the Future Chron Universe: Robot Series. First published, June 2020. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short story, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Future Chron Collections: Book 7 Spin-TwoRobot Series Book 1: The increasing production of dark energy, found by robotic physicist Dag Mach, fit the model of the cyclic universe exactly. But the dark energy was causing problems in the current universe. Areas where dark energy density was greatest were experiencing a breakdown of space. The accompanying destruction and loss of lives would only get worse as this cycle of the universe sped to an end. Dr. Mach discovered how to stop the cycle but had a choice to make. And the magnitude of that choice was overwhelming: Change the natural order and destroy the cycling and all future universes but save lives in this one? Or do nothing and know that all will die? Fellow physicist Ally Mekur called it "playing God." And Dag wasn't sure he wanted to play. Robot PlanetRobot Series Book 2: Yes, robots dream of electric sheep. They also dream of freedom. But as Robot Planet is about to find out, it ain't easy being free. Follow Em (emulated brain) based robot Dr. Dagmar Mach and his fellow robots, Sigmund, Walker and Hanson as they fight proxy wars for humanity. Against deadly black-hole bombs and gravity-wave generators, they pit intelligence and courage. But finally, they realize that buying their freedom is not the same as earning their freedom and the respect that goes with it. That's when they face the biggest threat of all, annihilation. The Lattice Of SpaceRobot Series Book 3: Even with Robot Planet in ruins and the deaths of hundreds of their robotic compatriots the three robots Dag, Sigmund and Hanson are working hard to save humanity from extinction. All they have to do is restart the Big Bang to prevent the destruction of human space. If they can. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Mach's Legacy: A Novel The appearance of the shining globes at first was a nuisance. But then the disappearances began. At first small, a fusion ship or a space habitat. Then planets and entire planetary systems started "winking out". Could the famous physicist Elias Mach and his great-great granddaughter, Emmy Gibbs, find an answer before it was too late? Mach's Legacy is set in the future (2490s) and is the third novel in the Future Chron Universe: Wormhole Series. First published, October 2018. The Wormhole Series is a trilogy of novels set in the larger Future Chron Universe which consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Mach's Metric: A Novel The wormhole drive could finally give humanity the stars, if it didn't destroy them first. An accident had killed thousands by disrupting the entanglement of spacetime and its continued use could lead to further disruptions unless a solution could be found. Young Elias Mach, physicist and inventor of the drive, took on the challenge with the help of a supportive few. He would have to find a solution to the drive's dire side-effects and fast. Mach's Metric is set in the future (2390s) and is the first story in the Future Chron Universe: Wormhole Series. If you enjoy Mach's Metric, consider reading the next novel in the series, Mach's Mission. First published, January 2018. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

Mach's Mission: A Novel Elias Mach had given humanity the stars with his invention of the wormhole drive. In return, he was accused of treason and sentenced to death. Thus began a journey to clear his name, which would take him further from Earth than anyone had dared. And there he would discover the menace that was developing the most powerful weapons in the galaxy. Weapons that would soon be trained on Earth. To survive Earth would need Mach back. Mach's Mission is set in the future (2390s) and is the second story in the Future Chron Universe: Wormhole Series. Read the next novel in the series: Mach's Legacy. First published, June 2018. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

From The Earth Volume 1: A Collection Space was not only the final frontier it was the final abode of freedom. Over the next century the extended Jackson family will learn that the only way to think freely, to breathe freely, to dream freely is to stay mobile. In these related stories they are drawn by their pursuit of freedom, despite dangers, hardships and even death, into the far reaches of the Solar System. From The Earth Volume 1 is a collection of near future stories (2030s-2090s) and contains the first five novellas in the Future Chron Universe: From The Earth Series. First published, May 2017. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

First Interstellar: A Short Novel It was a mission that no one but a Jackson would consider. But Ajax was reluctant, he had never lead such a mission, taking a lightsail powered starship from Earth to the Centauri System using the incomplete Star Way. He thought that strong leadership would be needed. He was right. The leader would have to handle the normal amount of human drama, both petty and serious. He would also have to handle the accidents and incidents that would occur on a years long mission. But on this mission he would have to handle something else; direct sabotage by unknown individuals and indirect sabotage as a result of the crew's boredom and dereliction of duty. Ajax would have to grow as a leader and a person if the Starway Centauri mission was to succeed. First Interstellar is set in the future (2340s) and is a tale in the Future Chron Universe: From The Earth Series. First published, January 2019. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.