Welcome back, lunar explorers and sci-fi aficionados! Today, I’m excited to spotlight Golf and Outgassing, one of the five captivating tales in my anthology The Lunadyne Incident & Other Stories, now available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. This story whisks you away to the rugged highlands of Fra Mauro, where seasoned astronaut Annie MacInturner and rookie […]
In the frigid, uncharted expanse of the Kuiper Belt, where the Sun is but a distant pinprick in an endless void, Ian Baird stands alone—a solitary caretaker of a deep-space radio telescope array, tasked with listening for whispers of alien life. But the darkness here is more than just the absence of light; it’s a […]
Who is the Science Fiction Moon Deputy? Read Thunder Moon Tussle and find out. Available on Amazon Kindle and where books are sold. Chapter 4 Y+33 Nils drove toward his home habitat. “Hab 18?” Miller asked again, though Nils avoided the subject for the past half hour. “Miller, how about I give […]
Coming Soon Torn MacAlester’s Fabulae Lunae The Lunadyne Incident and Other Stories Fabulae Lunae 1 Thunder Moon Tussle
What follows is a short excerpt from “Thunder Moon Tussle” my novel. It is available at Amazon.com, click here. Prologue Nils Carmike glanced at his friend Milton Johnson across the table containing a half empty fifth and two covered glasses with straws. They took a seat in the corner of the Conrad Station Hotel Bar […]
Recently, Thunder Moon Tussle received a five star review. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my novel. I appreciate all of you. I have a special thanks to Russ J., who provided me a nice review on goodreads.com. He called it “a well-crafted science fiction tale,” and “well written, realistic, and […]
Torn MacAlester Firebird Book Award Winner 133 AUTHORS JOIN THE FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD CIRCLE OF WINNERS October 2021 – Speak Up Talk Radio announced the winners of 2021’s third quarter FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS contest. One of the winning entries was from Montana author Torn MacAlester whose book titled Thunder Moon Tussle won in the Science Fiction category. Authors […]
My novel Thunder Moon Tussle is available in kindle unlimited, kindle, and paperback on amazon.com. Nils Carmike, a fallen from grace astronaut turned smuggler, forges a new life on the lunar frontier. Harassed by the strikingly beautiful and demanding Deputy Miller, he is faced with fines and conflict, resulting in a tumultuous relationship and […]
Being a scientist and engineer, I enjoy adding as realistic elements as possible to my stories. For example, I wrote this article to discuss the science and technology that I referenced in writing the story Morgan’s Road. Science of Morgan’s Road. There are certainly some spoilers in that article. If you haven’t read Morgan’s Road, […]
Among other things, Nils Carmike is a story teller. This is something his friend Milton finds ridiculous. This provides the backdrop for Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester https://twitter.com/authors_ol/status/1433862373446725633?s=20 Take a look at one of Nils’s favorite stories: Morgan’s Road by Torn MacAlester. Then read the story that Nils didn’t tell: Thunder Moon Tussle […]