Böcker utgivna av D.W. Patterson

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.

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.

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.

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.