For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’ll visit the stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. First up is “Purr Mission”, and an explanation of how Herc Tom came to be. So – cats. Why did I decide to write a story about cats? I didn’t, really. The story that eventually became … Continue reading
The filthy Canines have taken the Quartz Sector and overthrown Ramses’ nemesis on Baast. The Emperor has vowed that the feline systems will NOT go to the dogs, so it’s up to Herc Tom to once again to save the Empire AND the Baastards.
But unbeknownst to our hero, Inga Quin left a surprise the last time she was in Herc’s head, and he may not be quite himself. But someone else might be… Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’re visiting the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. “Imperial Imperilment” is the EIGHTH Herc Tom tale. Here’s the Blurb Lord Phylo and his Canine Armada have been vanquished, but for how long? What damage does former Empress Isabella intend to inflict on the … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’re visiting the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. “Reining Cats and Dogs” is the SEVENTH Herc Tom tale. After Empress Isabella’s escape and the arrival of her canine allies, Herc Tom, The Lynx, and Prince Octavio were in hiding from their illegitimate overlords. … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’re visiting the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. “Cats Out of the Bag” is the SIXTH Herc Tom tale. The story combines the final return of the Lost Baastards (the routed fleet from “Nipped in the Butt”), the escape of the exiled Empress … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’re visiting the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. “Imperial Purrogative” is the FIFTH Herc Tom tale. It was time to revisit the Rotter Dame, and bring justice to the as yet undiscovered conspirators who had enabled the Rotters to return to Ramses in … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’re visiting the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. “Baastard’s Revenge” is the FOURTH Herc Tom tale. The devious cats of Baast don’t view our hero with fondness – Herc Tom has single-handedly (well, at least he thinks so) thwarted their last two attempts … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’ll visit the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. Next up is “Cat and Mouse.” In the third installment of Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire, I felt it was time to get away from a feline only milieu and add in a couple … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’ll visit the twelve stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. Next up is “Nipped in the Butt” (which you can get for FREE if you read further down…) “Nipped in the Butt” (I do like double entendre) gave me a chance to expand a … Continue reading
Major Tom’s dander is up. His cub is dying of the Morient Virus, and this cat knows that the Ramses Empire’s sworn enemies are responsible (the deceitful feline Baastards!), but bureaucats have ordered him not to go to their planet to recover the antidote. Well, it’s easier to beg forgiveness than to ask purrmission. Ready for heroism, adventure, space, spies, and lives in the balance? Read “Purr Mission.”
Purr Mission is a FREE eBook, the first story in the Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. Continue reading
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