How does a 43-year-old physicist come to start writing novels? It’s simple: If you can’t find enough of the stories you would like to read in the bookstore, you have to get to work yourself. A love of the (self-)written word is helpful, of course. All the better if you have a few interesting worlds from self-designed role-playing scenarios lying around in your drawer. For someone who has a doctorate in engineering, a bit of semi-realistic technology is essential. And for an amateur astronomer it is not difficult to leave the earth’s surface and go to other planets, at least in an imaginary way. Add to that a good pinch of stamina to complete the last paragraph as well. And Voilá! There you have it, the science fiction writer.
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Sol in Flames
In the 23rd century there is only turmoil. Large corporations have established numerous colonies in the solar system, exploiting it with their never ending hunger for resources. To survive the hostile environment in space and on a largely devastated Earth, the corporations breed genetically modified workers - disdainfully called 'mutants'.
When mutant children are found on Mars that appear to have been born naturally, the long-believed fact that mutants cannot reproduce is exposed as a lie. Chaos and war seem to be inevitable.
Kareena Toran, security officer on Mars, tries to fight the collapse of her homeworld by uncovering the truth behind the alleged mutant-babies. On Earth, beta-class mutant Skip gets n trouble when he starts to stand up for the rights of his fellow mutants who get into the crosshairs of the ruthless corporate armies. At the end of his and Kareenas struggle lies either a brighter future for mankind or an endless war that will devour them all.
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Balance of Power
After her return to Mars, Kareena Toran finds herself in deep trouble. Someone is out for her life. She must face the unknown adversary alone, because she fears that members of her own corporation are involved in the attack. As she searches for those responsible, the lines between friend and foe become blurred.
Skip and the Protectorate are not coming to rest either. Internal power struggles divide the leadership of the insurgents. But danger also threatens the newly formed mutant nation from the outside. New enemies appear out of nowhere, and even the Omega warriors seem to be no match for them.
A maelstrom of violence and political schemes erupts in the solar system and threatens to claim millions of victims.
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The Jovian War
On Jupiter and its moons, the mutants and their allies try to escape persecution by hiding in the shadows of Sol. But peace in the Jovian system does not last long: A series of attacks shakes the protectorate. Old enemies rise from a new and threaten to destroy the hard-won new homeland.
Kareena's path also leads to Jupiter. In order to bring the killers of her parents and her lover to justice, she must once again fight alongside the mutant nation. On Jupiter's moon Kallisto the all-decisive battle erupts. Who can stand their ground and who will be dragged into the abyss?
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