Stephen Brandon: 35 books

An assassination attempt, an assassination, and the murder of a politicians wife begin a chain of events. Three days until the first retaliatory response using a weapon not used in 70 years. Politics as usual will never be the same, or will it? Another terrorist attack misses its target. The response uses modern and old captured weapons.

Just My Opinion series is one that I'll build upon as time progresses. My first computer was a TI-99. I have stories and files on cassette tape, 5 1/2 in floppy's, 3.25 floppy's, old hard drives, and on stacks of paper. Now that I am retired I have the time to start going through these...

This is the time that the inner solar system is being utilized from Earth to the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is being explored and mapped. Identifiable asteroids are suddenly exiting the belt and when the astronomers check they find them still in their original orbits. Upon closer examination...

Several dozen international corporations are invited to a special briefing at an economic summit. The briefing is presented in an unorthodox way, inviting the uninitiated to disbelieve. Five attendees don't, and establish contact for further information. The core five start working the plan, and create...

A collection of nightmares that … well you decide.Over the years, everyone has nightmares. Some from eating to late, some from life experiences, and others from just listening to the evening news just before bedtime.A few nights ago I watched the evening news, and then went to bed. I woke up in...

When economic collapse happens, who takes over. If it's big business, are they after profit or power. What is the individual to do, go underground and look for an escape?Infiltrating the Cartels laboratories they find experiments that chill them to the bone. The also find technology that is suppressed....

This is a collection of three stories. They were not written in sequence or even in the same year.The first is about what could happen if enough enemies of the US infiltrated our southern border and what a response could be.The second is about an individual with an idea and what he has to do to get it recognized.The third is about a different type of invasion.

What does a man do when his wife dies? Of course he goes to visit friends for comfort. However, one of his friends starts him on a path that leads him to an Indian reservation in Arizona. Death, mayhem, and magic swirl around him. Circumstances then get him involved with an organization that uses...

Here is some easy reading. Four short stories about colonies planted by Earth in the future on alien planets. Why do I say it's easy reading; there are no super heroes or characters with extraordinary powers. Just human beings in situations doing what they must.

Tim didn't exactly lie to me when he offered to help me achieve my impossible ambition. If I hadn't been dazzled by my dream, I'd have realized what I could be letting myself in for. He gave me a simple job that wasn't so simple. After all herding cats is simple! I never wanted to be a dictator. I...

You find the weirdest things at a estate sale. This wasn't even from a large estate, just what I would consider a middle class family that never threw anything away. They had three storage units. I bought one because I like the old movies. Then I found this notebook in a box mixed in with hundreds...

Man has dreamed of faster than light drive so they can visit the any star in a decent time frame, one lifetime or with only a few years travel. Well Einstein's general theory of relativity says it's impossible. He and other physicist claim that gravity is the base that the universe is built...

This is a collection of short stories. All are fiction. Enjoy them as they are. Try not to think to deeply about what thoughts they may conjure up. Just enjoy!

Escaping to Saturn, the Aderes is hit by something radioactive that damages 2 of it's engines. Time lines are crossed.On moon of Neptune is a cavern with several figures in it. Each is marked with a number. On the end is a floating ball.Number of statues even varies from time to time and...