HELLO WORLD represents a decade of science fiction short stories written by author Peter Cawdron. Most, but not all, of these stories examine the concept of FIRST CONTACT. This collection includes several previously unpublished stories.
The Wake is book one in the Man on Mars Sci-Fi trilogy. The story begins in 2057, when an unknown virus spreads on Earth, and some people choose to move to Mars. However, Mars is not made habitable by humans. Instead, a planet-wide transformation has been done by Gattis, a group of intelligent alien...
Aaron Havenes just wanted to keep his head down, defer to his lifetime sentence laboring on a remote colony at the edge of Imperial space. Go unnoticed, go quietly, and survive.
Until the Empire came to him with a curious offer: survive a tour defending the colony against ravenous alien monsters ...
An abandoned space station, a hostile, alien planet, and a lost squad eighteen hundred light years from Earth.
How far would you go for that one chance to get home?
After the world-shattering events of Hostile Contact, Finn's squad leave Earth and the Solar System behind, travelling 1800 light...
Finally finished with her bodyguard contract to protect a diplomat—ugh, yuk, and such an ANNOYING enchanter—the Blade Witch is heading home for Thanksbee.
But when the ex-diplomat and the Blade Witch's current annoyance insinuates his way into her journey home, and an orphan AI attempts to pi...
Wildly hilarious, unique, and refreshing... a place where space, snark, and booze mix into a perfect adventure!
Location: Earth. Bongo needs a serious break from life. When her best friend, Delilah, offers her a chance to go on a surprised road trip to Florida, Bongo isn't about to turn the offer...
The shock the Tucson police find in the desert leads Detective Alex Blackhawk on a trail to hidden crimes. (Book 6 of 10).
In this second Blackhawk File in the 25th century, someone doesn't want the truth exposed in this murder thriller.
Humanity is on the brink.
Piloting drone fighters from inside the fleet's most durable ships, drone pilots wage space battles thousands of kilometers away. Their success is unparalleled, and for years they have held the invading Baranyk at bay. But when the alien enemy develops a new weapon that...
Slay monsters. Bed goddesses. Level up.
Rule the world.
Sam Ryder's life already sucks and it's about to get worse when he's fired from his dead-end job as a programmer. He's about to head home to escape into his favorite RPG, Alien Civilization, when he's offered a thrill-ride on a death mach...
The shock the Tucson police find in the desert leads Detective Alex Blackhawk on a trail to hidden crimes. (Book 6 of 10).
In this second Blackhawk File in the 25th century, someone doesn't want the truth exposed in this murder thriller.