M.J. Markgraf

BSE Chapter 6-41

“You want to arm the guard forces with a full military kit?” Damien asked dubiously.

“I would prefer not to, but if the Shican reach the ground, the guards are going to need every advan...

Corebound Chapter 11

Jacob spent the next few minutes querying the station AI and reading the documents it provided to see if he could learn more, but the computer was nearly as useless as Melody when it came to specif...

BSE Chapter 6-40

And I'm back! I hope everyone had a good holiday if you're in the US. If not, I hope your week was as relaxing and productive as mine. Without further ado, enjoy the chapter.

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BSE Chapter 6-39

Thesska didn’t need to order his people to fire; they knew their jobs. When he glanced at the tactical display, he was surprised to see that the humans had arrived so far away. They were barely w...

Corebound Chapter 10

Jacob’s drone waited in front of the large cargo door as an overhead light flashed in warning. At least he assumed it was a warning.

Then the door groaned open, and a wall of air slammed in...

BSE Chapter 6-38

G-1 floated next to other units exactly like it. They waited in deep space, invisible and silent, but ready to act as soon as they received orders. Eventually, a vessel appeared. They and the other...

Vacation

I'll be taking next week off for the holiday. Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving if you're in the US. If not, it's still a good time of the year to spend with family.

Corebound Chapter 9

Jacob worked his jaw as he rubbed at his temples, wishing he could make the lingering pain go away. Choosing to go with only one information packet had been the right choice. The eiraxins were also...

BSE Chapter 6-37

“Hello, Mr. Kane. It’s been over a year since we last spoke. We assumed you passed off all correspondence to Admiral Krieger.”

Alexander used his avatar to smile awkwardly at Admiral Pa...

BSE Chapter 6-36

SYSTEM: STAGING GROUND

DATE: 2405

It had taken a few months, but they had arrived at the system they named Staging Ground to collect the last of the stragglers from human space, and to ...

Corebound Chapter 8

The door to the main power facility rumbled open, shaking the entire floor. Jacob was sure something wasn’t working right inside the structure, but he wasn’t concerned about the mechanism behin...

BSE Chapter 6-35

SYSTEM: UNKNOWN

DATE: 2404

Twelve vessels appeared outside of the unnamed system, their passive scanners quickly cataloging the system traffic before they moved on to avoid detection. T...

Blue Star Enterprises Book 1 is out now!

Trapped in a robotic shell, one man must reclaim a future he can't remember.

Corebound Chapter 7

Now that the fabrication center was up and running and all of Jacob’s cobbled-together repairs were replaced with proper components, he checked the work lists that Melody had created.

He wa...

BSE Chapter 6-34

LOCATION: EDEN’S END

SYSTEM: UNOKANE

DATE: 2404

Alexander and Lucas watched from the control room as the twelve EFEC Swordfish undocked from the old temporary ring station, whic...

BSE Chapter 6-33

The pair of automated stealth ships trailed the enemy resupply vessels as they communicated back and forth through their tight beam laser link to determine the best course of action.

“We ne...

BSE Chapter 6-32

SYSTEM: ULFRHEIM

DATE: 2404

The fleet dropped out of warp, and Vitor gave an order to adjust their course ninety degrees from the world as he waited impatiently for the sensors to updat...

BSE Chapter 6-31

SYSTEM: EDEN’S END

DATE: 2404

“Is there anything you can do?” Krieger asked over the comm.

The Asgardian and BSE fleets had pulled back after the destruction of Skarn. While...

BSE Chapter 6-30

Thesska clenched his teeth together so hard, he could hear them creak audibly, but he didn’t stop as his subordinate continued his report.

“Three more clan fleets have reported they were ...

Corebound Chapter 6

No Corebound chapters next week.

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Despite the damage to the rest of the ship, the fabrication center was in relati...

BSE Chapter 6-29

Even though Alexander had his answer for how to work around the gravitational bleeding issue, it still took a full day of simulation testing to find a configuration that both worked and wasn’t so...

Corebound Chapter 5

Jacob stared at the large open rent in the corridor that spanned twice the length of his drone and gave him a nice view of the stars outside the ship. He had finally located an unblocked path, and ...

BSE Chapter 6-28

Alexander’s comm pinged. When he read the message, he smiled. Then he yelled loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. “Good news, Krieger’s mission was successful!”

The room erup...

BSE Chapter 6-27

Vitor cursed and rubbed at his arm. He had been walking along when the plating in front of him failed. It caused him to tip forward, landing hard when the next plate’s gravity pulled him back dow...

Corebound Chapter 4

Now that Jacob had a working power core and new treads, he needed new arms and another set of treads. He wanted to get the other unit mobile so he wasn’t relying on a single damaged drone.

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BSE Chapter 6-26

The fleet departed the next day, and Alexander wished them good hunting. With the existing gate network, they would arrive at the front in just under two weeks.

Based on the Grand Commander�...

Corebound Chapter 3

Jacob had to pause. He was pretty sure the AI had just taken a dig at the U.S. for not adopting the metric system. Honestly, it was probably justified. The whole imperial units of measure were dumb...

BSE Chapter 6-25

Alexander felt the vibrations in the floor as the shuttles took off outside. He had never noticed those in his previous body, and wondered just what else he had missed as he walked into the defunct...

BSE Chapter 6-24

Alexander and Four were nearly done making the changes when Yulia and Serina walked in.

His daughter hopped up on the far side of the workbench to use it as a seat while Serina came over to w...

Corebound Chapter 2

Without seeing any other option, Jacob agreed. “Fine, I’ll be your captain.” He had no idea what that entailed, but it certainly seemed better than dying. “Is there like an oath or anything...