Jack of Harts

The New England Federation Starfleet boasts starship commanders from every race, creed, sex, or family, and they are very proud of that. The flag ranks are far more selective though. Nearly every Commodore or Admiral in Starfleet has a Great Family name behind them. This is no accident. The Great Families have poured a great deal of resources into making Starfleet the most advanced and most powerful fleet in America and the Western Alliance, and they make certain it looks out for their interests in return. Nearly every battleship or carrier, every fleet, and every starbase is commanded by a member of the Great Families. And the competition between Great Families to fill those positions is intense. Any failure can result in a new opportunity for someone else.

An important note pertaining to New England Federation citizens removed from local jurisdictions by Starfleet. Removal from the jurisdiction is not a removal from consequences. The Federation fully understands that it would look bad if they allowed their citizens to victimize others with no penalties, but they will not allow a Federation citizen to languish in third world hellholes. Starfleet will remove any citizen from local custody, and then Starfleet lawyers will represent them in local court cases. Starfleet will even pay reasonable fines or penalties on their behalf based on agreements with local governments. And then Starfleet will help the citizen arrange repayment to the Federation for those services. Starfleet takes care of it all.

I’m being published again! Goblin Marketplace by the fine folks over at Raconteur will be coming out soon, and a story I had a great deal of fun writing is coming in it. Think an Old West Texas Ranger who hunts otherworldly threats ending up in a Fantasy Marketplace. With goblins, danger, and whimsy, oh my…

And my name is actually on the preview cover I just got. That’s a whole lot of cool.