Welcome to the Lunar Abyss: Discover Descent into Darkness

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Greet­ings, space adven­tur­ers and sci-fi enthu­si­asts! I’m excit­ed to launch you into the depths of Descent into Dark­ness, a grip­ping tale from my anthol­o­gy The Luna­dyne Inci­dent & Oth­er Sto­ries, now avail­able on Ama­zon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. Set in the Fab­u­lae Lunae uni­verse after a Yel­low­stone super-vol­cano erup­tion, this sto­ry plunges read­ers into the icy heart of Shack­le­ton Crater, where prospec­tor Nils Carmike risks every­thing to retrieve a crit­i­cal ice core. Join me as we explore this chill­ing nar­ra­tive of sur­vival, redemp­tion, and the lunar frontier’s hid­den dangers.

A Journey into Shackleton’s Shadows

Descent into Dark­ness unfolds at Space Cen­ter, but its heart lies in Shack­le­ton Crater, a per­ma­nent­ly shad­owed region near the lunar south pole. Nils, a sea­soned astro­naut with a trou­bled past, and a strong vet­er­an astro­naut Moses (Mose) Crane, con­duct­ing his last jour­ney in space, lead a mis­sion to extract an ice core that could secure an ice core sam­ple. The sto­ry builds as Mose and Nils descend into the dark­ness toward the crater limb. This tale is a cor­ner­stone of the Fab­u­lae Lunae saga, blend­ing hard sci­ence fic­tion with a psy­cho­log­i­cal edge. It’s a love let­ter to the Moon’s mys­ter­ies and a cau­tion­ary tale about its difficulties.

Inspired by Lunar Science

I root­ed Descent into Dark­ness in real lunar research, using my sci­ence and engi­neer­ing back­ground. Shack­le­ton Crater and oth­er crater’s per­ma­nent­ly shad­owed floors har­bor water ice, a find­ing con­firmed by NASA’s Lunar Crater Obser­va­tion and Sens­ing Satel­lite (LCROSS). This ice, vital for ISRU (in situ resource uti­liza­tion), mir­rors cur­rent Artemis goals to sus­tain lunar bases. One lan­der of Project Artimis may per­form the land­ing on the Shack­le­ton rim. Yet, I’ve woven in fic­tion­al twists that include the strug­gles with rival astronauts.

Meet the Stakes and Stories of the Lunadyne Incident and Other Stories

  • Descent into Dark­ness: Nils’s ice-core mis­sion becomes a bat­tle for sur­vival, blend­ing per­son­al redemp­tion and Nil’s future.
  • The Luna­dyne Inci­dent: A mer­ce­nary siege at Con­rad Sta­tion sets the stage for cor­po­rate intrigue.
  • Golf and Out­gassing: Annie MacInturner’s Fra Mau­ro mis­sion high­lights lega­cy tech risks.
  • CME: Nils races against a radi­a­tion storm, show­cas­ing lunar com­mu­ni­ty bonds.
  • Morgan’s Road: A prospector’s secret fore­shad­ows rich­es in Thun­der Moon Tus­sle.

Connect to the Broader Saga

For fans of Thun­der Moon Tus­sle, where Nils grows into a prospec­tor and smug­gler, Descent into Dark­ness offers his ori­gin sto­ry. The upcom­ing Mask of the Joy­ful Moon (2025) will deep­en this uni­verse with new chal­lenges. This anthol­o­gy is your entry point to a lunar world shaped by ambi­tion and survival.

Get Your Copy Today

Ready to descend into the lunar abyss? Grab The Luna­dyne Inci­dent & Oth­er Sto­ries on Ama­zon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. Avail­able in e‑book and paper­back, it’s a must for sci-fi and lunar fans. Share your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear your take! Not in the US? No prob­lem. Look at your local Ama­zon and search for Torn MacAlester or The Luna­dyne Incident.

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