Welcome to the Lunar Frontier: Discover The Lunadyne Incident & Other Stories

Greet­ings, space enthu­si­asts and sci­ence fic­tion lovers! I’m thrilled to invite you into the rugged, awe-inspir­ing world of The Luna­dyne Inci­dent & Oth­er Sto­ries, my lat­est anthol­o­gy now avail­able on Ama­zon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. This col­lec­tion of five grip­ping tales trans­ports read­ers to a near-future Moon, where human­i­ty clings to sur­vival amid cor­po­rate intrigue, sci­en­tif­ic dis­cov­ery, per­son­al agen­das, and the unfor­giv­ing lunar landscape.

A Journey into the Fabulae Lunae Universe

Set in the Fab­u­lae Lunae universe—a rich­ly imag­ined saga I’ve been craft­ing with a blend of my astro­physics back­ground and a pas­sion for hard sci­ence fiction—these sto­ries fol­low the lives of lunar prospec­tors, astro­nauts, and rene­gades. At the heart of this anthol­o­gy is Con­rad Sta­tion, a bustling hub in the Ocean of Storms, where char­ac­ters like Nils Carmike, a for­mer astro­naut turned prospec­tor and occa­sion­al sto­ry teller, nav­i­gate radi­a­tion storms, mer­ce­nary stand­offs, and the promise of hid­den ice deposits. Each tale weaves togeth­er per­son­al dra­ma with the harsh real­i­ties of lunar col­o­niza­tion, offer­ing a fresh per­spec­tive on humanity’s next frontier.
From the tense evac­u­a­tion of Golf and Out­gassing, where sea­soned astro­naut Annie Mac­In­turn­er races against time to retrieve vital exper­i­ments, to the mys­te­ri­ous encounter in Morgan’s Road that hints at a life-alter­ing secret, these sto­ries are more than just sci-fi escapades. They’re a med­i­ta­tion on resilience, com­mu­ni­ty, and the cost of ambi­tion in a world where water is more pre­cious than gold and cor­po­rate giants like Luna­dyne hold sway—often with ques­tion­able motives.

Inspired by Real Lunar Science

As an author with a deep under­stand­ing of astro­physics, I’ve ground­ed these nar­ra­tives in the lat­est lunar research. The sto­ries reflect real-world efforts like NASA’s Artemis pro­gram, which tar­gets water ice in per­ma­nent­ly shad­owed regions for in situ resource uti­liza­tion (ISRU). In CME, the threat of a coro­nal mass ejec­tion (CME) and the use of regolith shield­ing mir­ror cur­rent stud­ies on pro­tect­ing astro­nauts from solar radiation—a chal­lenge sci­en­tists are active­ly tack­ling. Mean­while, the pur­suit of KREEP (potas­si­um, rare earth ele­ments, and phos­pho­rus) deposits in The Luna­dyne Inci­dent draws from geo­log­i­cal data sug­gest­ing these mate­ri­als could fuel future lunar economies.
Yet, I’ve tak­en cre­ative lib­er­ties to chal­lenge the pol­ished nar­ra­tives of the mod­ern space age. The Luna­dyne Cor­po­ra­tion, a fic­tion­al pow­er­house in these tales, stands as a cri­tique of how prof­it-dri­ven agen­das might over­shad­ow the human spirit—a theme that res­onates with today’s space race dynamics.

Meet the Characters and Stories

  • The Luna­dyne Inci­dent: Sher­iff Del Ander­son faces a mer­ce­nary siege at Con­rad Sta­tion, turn­ing lunar envi­ron­men­tal tac­tics into a des­per­ate bid for sur­vival. It’s a tense thriller that ques­tions the ethics of cor­po­rate control.
  • Golf and Out­gassing: Join Annie and Milt on a mis­sion to Fra Mau­ro, where his­tor­i­cal Apol­lo sites meet mod­ern peril—a sto­ry of lega­cy and quick thinking.
  • CME: Nils Carmike leads a race against a dead­ly radi­a­tion storm to save a col­league, show­cas­ing the lunar prospec­tor community’s “Rule 1: Survive.”
  • Descent into Dark­ness: Nils goes on a dan­ger­ous mis­sion to the Shack­le­ton Crater, hop­ing to make up for past mis­takes while also mak­ing an impor­tant sci­en­tif­ic discovery.
  • Morgan’s Road: A mys­te­ri­ous prospector’s secret sets Nel­son on a path to rich­es, fore­shad­ow­ing the big­ger secrets that shape my nov­el Thun­der Moon Tus­sle.

Connect to the Broader Saga

For those who’ve enjoyed Thun­der Moon Tus­sle, where Nils grows along­side Deputy Miller, this anthol­o­gy offers the back­sto­ry that fuels his jour­ney. Also, the sequel, Mask of the Joy­ful Moon, slat­ed for release in Decem­ber 2025, promis­es more lunar intrigue and sur­pris­es. These sto­ries are the build­ing blocks of a uni­verse I’m expand­ing with each project, and I’d love for you to join the adven­ture from the beginning.

Why Read The Lunadyne Incident & Other Stories?

Whether you’re a sci-fi afi­ciona­do, a lunar sci­ence buff, or sim­ply curi­ous about humanity’s poten­tial beyond Earth, this anthol­o­gy deliv­ers. It’s a love let­ter to the Moon’s stark beau­ty and a cau­tion­ary tale about the forces shap­ing its future. Plus, you can trust the sci­ence is as sol­id as the regolith—though I’ve spiced it up with enough dra­ma to keep you turn­ing pages!

Get your copy today

Ready to explore the lunar fron­tier? Grab your copy of The Luna­dyne Inci­dent & Oth­er Sto­ries on Ama­zon now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5F7L3QS. Avail­able in e‑book and paper­back, it’s the per­fect addi­tion to your sci-fi col­lec­tion. Share your thoughts in the com­ments below or con­nect with me on social media—I’d love to hear what you think of Nils, Annie, and the rest of the crew!

Stay Tuned

Check back here at tornmacalester.com for updates on Mask of the Joy­ful Moon and more tales from the Fab­u­lae Lunae uni­verse. Sub­scribe to my newslet­ter (sign-up form below) for exclu­sive insights into my writ­ing process and lunar inspi­ra­tion. Let’s jour­ney to the Moon together—where the stakes are high, and the sto­ries are out of this world!
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