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    Four
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    Four

    By Drew Avera

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    Space. Mechs. Aliens. Welcome to the Averaverse!

    FOUR is a collection of stories written by Drew Avera. Spanning genres from space opera, military science fiction, and cyberpunk, you will get a taste of one of his many worlds. 

    Stories included in this collection are:
    Helix, SoulMatch, Hellfire, and The Policeman (from the Dead Planet universe). 

    Grab your copy today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDrew Avera
    Release dateDec 7, 2018
    ISBN9781386813071
    Four
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    Drew Avera

    I am an active duty navy veteran. I'm married with two kids and I live in Virginia. My first book, Dead Planet, was released in March 2013.

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      Book preview

      Four - Drew Avera

      Introduction

      FOUR is a collection of short stories I wrote early in my career. It’s hard to say which story in this collection was the first one, but each of them allowed me to explore a different genre, and seek out my voice. Regardless of genre, these creations became part of what I call the Averaverse. That’s what happens when you write across multiple genres and series, you have your hands in everything.

      For those of you who know me, space opera and cyberpunk are the two genres I write in most, but my interests vary like the wind in a storm. This is just a taste, but certainly not all-inclusive. I give you a hint at what’s to come.

      HELIX is a young adult space opera story about two kids trying to save their ship.

      SOULMATCH is a military science fiction story I wrote as I grieved the loss of a family friend who served as a Navy SEAL.

      HELLFIRE is a military science fiction story I wrote after discussing how cool it would be to have a suit similar to the old game Mech Warrior. I had no idea at the time that fiction with mech suits actually existed.

      THE POLICEMAN is a prequel short story to my bestselling series, DEAD PLANET. It is a mix of dystopian and cyberpunk. I have to admit, that if Netflix ever asked which of my series books deserved to be made into a show, it would be DEAD PLANET.

      Now that you know what you’re stepping into, I’ll allow you to get comfortable. Kick off your shoes and spend a few minutes in one of my worlds. If you like what you read, then please post a review, and maybe visit again in one of my novels. I have a few you might enjoy.

      Cheers!

      Drew Avera

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      HELIX

      The catwalk hung over a dark void in the spaceship as Grant looked down. He could not resist the urge to spit and watch the bulbous fluid disappear for what must have been the eleventh time in as many minutes. Once again, his hands gripped the railing as he craned his neck to reach as far out as possible, his eyes looking down into the seemingly bottomless void below his dangling feet. Saliva moistened his lips for a moment just before he squeezed them together to separate the spit from his body. With only a moment of hesitation, the spit trickled before falling away. One, two, three, four, five, six, he counted until he could not see it any more.

      Ha! Only six seconds, Ben mocked. I spit one yesterday and watched it fall for nine seconds. You'll never beat my record, he said with more than a hint gloating.

      That's because there was more light shining in here yesterday, Grant said. The window is pointed away from the star right now.

      The Helix was a spindle-shaped vessel with a population of over five-thousand human refugees. It had been more than a few generations since anyone could remember leaving Earth behind, but no one on the Helix ever imagined returning to a home planet erupted in chaos. The threat of nuclear war and religious oppression had put the world at the brink of extinction. History being as it was, there was no wonder why life was better in the darkness of space rather than risk the future of humanity on bloodstained dirt.

      The void the two boys looked into eventually led to engineering spaces, but people needed clearances to go there. Instead, the catwalk where they sat merely bridged two sides of the round spacecraft together to make life easier for the inhabitants.

      Whatever, you still didn't spit one big enough to see for more than seven seconds so I still win, Ben shot back. His need to excel at pretty much everything was a double-edged sword. On one hand, he was a great teammate at handball, but sometimes his competitive nature was too much to handle for most people; really anyone but Grant.

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