The Complete Intrepid Saga: Books 1 - 4: Aeon 14 Novels
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Luther – Luminescent Overseer of the SK87 mining platform.
Markus – Platform administrator of SK87, Markus ultimately formed a rebellion and exodus of his people on their mining platform from the Sirius system. Markus was the president of the Victorian colony for the first thirty years of its existence.
Myrrdan – Often referred to as serial killer, murder, madman, and terrorist, Myrrdan was thought to be behind hundreds of atrocities in the Sol system. The command crew of the Intrepid believes him to be aboard their ship, attempting to gain access to the picotech.
Kris – Female assassin working with Trent on the Steel Dawn III.
Mick Evans – First mate on the Intrepid.
Nance – The ship’s bio on Sabrina who also handles many of the ship’s engineering duties. Nance is a germaphobe who never goes out in public without a hazsuit.
Ouri – GSS Lieutenant, then commander, responsible for internal physical and net security on the Intrepid.
Patty – Passenger on the Steel Dawn III.
Pearson – Commander of the Andromeda’s fighter wings during the battle with the three Sirian scout ships.
Peters – GSS lieutenant in the shipnet maintenance department.
Petrov – Pilot of the Andromeda during the battle with Yusuf’s cruiser in the Kapteyn’s Star system.
Phung – Marine Major who musters the assault transports during the operation to rescue the Intrepid’s leadership from Landfall.
Priscilla – One of the two human AI interfaces for the Intrepid.
Rebecca – Second in command of The Mark’s pirate organization, and eventual leader after she murdered Kade.
Reynolds – PFC assigned to Tanis from an MSOT during operations on Pluto.
Rock – Leader of the Black Death squadron.
Dr. Rosenberg – Chief medical officer on the Intrepid.
Sabrina – The AI of the starship Sabrina. Sabrina has chosen the same name as her ship and identifies very deeply with it. She has neurotic tendencies due to a long period spent alone in a salvage yard.
Sandy Bristol – Informant on Callisto.
Sarah – A founding member of the Hyperion’s rebellion, Sarah is a fiery woman who is often at odds with the Edeners and even her own people. She is the mother of the Victorian president at the time of the Battle for Victoria.
Seraphina – Commonly known as just Sera, though Helen refers to her as “Fina”, Sera is the captain of the starship Sabrina and a former member of the FGT organization known as The Hand.
Simon – Markus’s assistant who was killed by Yusuf on Brilliance Station.
Sergey – New Eden head of space-borne engineering.
Simon – Head of biology and organic terraforming and for New Eden colony.
Simon – TSF Marine lieutenant CO of the 701st engineer corps.
Simon – Markus’s assistant who was killed by Yusuf on Brilliance Station.
Sorensen – Lieutenant assigned to Tanis from an MSOT during operations on Pluto.
Steven – Assistant to Luther, the Overseer of platform SK87.
Stevens – Mars Outer Shipyards Stationmaster.
Sue – Originally partnered with Trist, Sue went on to become the ship’s AI on the Dresden.
Tanis Richards – Member of the TSF military intelligence and counterinsurgency branch holding the rank of Major.
Terrance Enfield – Financial backer for the GSS Intrepid.
Terry Chang – Head of the Lab and Forensics in the SOC.
Timmur – Hyperion (SK87) tug operator.
Thompson – Sabrina’s supercargo and muscle. Thompson is a surly man who doesn’t like much of anything and takes pleasure in being angry.
Tom – Son of Sarah and Peter, Tom went into politics early and served four terms as president of the Victorian colony before being killed by Myrrdan.
Trent – Leader of group who attempted to blow up the Steel Dawn III.
Trist – Former thief from the Callisto Orbital Habitat, Trist was left to die in a vat of silbio and ended up on the Intrepid. She was instrumental in getting Trent to reveal himself on Mars 1, and has since held a variety of roles assisting Tanis and the Intrepid’s leadership.
Troy – AI pilot of the Excelsior heavy lifter.
Yau – TSF Marine commander garrisoned on Callisto.
Yolanda – Noctus persona used by Katrina when undercover in Noctilucent space.
TERRAN SPACE FORCE
Marine Core Security Forces Platoon (MCSF)
A full platoon under Lieutenant Forsythe was brought up from Mars 1 and used to augment dockside security. The platoon totals 39 Marines and we were introduced to the following men and women:
Squad 1
Fireteam 1 (one/one)
Ready – PFC Tannon
Team – Corporal Peters
Fire – PFC Argenaut
Assist – PFC Lauder
Squad 3
Fireteam 2 (three/two)
Ready – PFC Mendez
Squad 3 Leader – Sergeant Jared
Platoon Commander – First Lieutenant Forsythe
Marine Force Recon Orbital Drop Platoon (FROD)
At Tanis’s request, a special operations team was brought to the MOS to provide a direct action force. The full platoon is listed below though not all of the Marines may have been directly referenced in this novel. Stay tuned for more tales of the 4th Platoon, Bravo Company, 8th Battalion of the 242 Marine Regiment.
Squad 1
Squad leader – Sergeant Kowalski
Fireteam 1 (one/one)
Ready – PFC Lang
Ready – PFC Cheng (replacement for Lang on Callisto)
Team – Lance Corporal Jansen
Fire – PFC Cassar
Assist – PFC Murphy
Fireteam 2 (one/two)
Ready – PFC Weber
Team – Corporal Taylor
Fire – PFC Perez
Assist – PFC Koller
Tech – Lance Corporal Dvorak
Fireteam 3 (one/three)
Ready – PFC Jacobs
Team – Lance Corporal Becker
Fire – PFC Martins
Assist – PFC Larsen
Squad 2 (weapons squad)
Squad leader – Sergeant Green
Fireteam 1 (two/one)
Ready – PFC Arsen
Team – Corporal Salas
Fire – PFC Altair
Assist – PFC Reddy
Fireteam 2 (two/two)
Ready – PFC Meyer
Team – Lance Corporal Olsen
Fire – PFC Gruber (Heavy Weapons)
Assist – PFC Araya
Fireteam 3 (two/three)
Ready – PFC Popov
Team – Lance Corporal Chang
Fire – PFC Varga (Heavy Weapons)
Assist – PFC Walker
Squad 3
Squad leader – Sergeant Li
Fireteam 1 (three/one)
Ready – PFC Kwon
Team – Lance Corporal Mishra
Fire – PFC Pham
Assist – PFC Santos
Fireteam 2 (three/two)
Ready – PFC Berg
Team – Corporal Endo
Fire – PFC Romano
Assist – PFC Slater
Fireteam 3 (three/three)
Ready – PFC Jones
Team – Corporal Tanaka
Fire – PFC Reed
Assist – PFC Dias
Platoon Command
Platoon Sergeant – Williams
Platoon Commander – Lieutenant Grenwald
Marine Force Recon Orbital Drop Battalion (FROD)
On Toro, Tanis commanded the 242 FROD Marine Battalion. She was directly embedded with the same platoon she later called to the Intrepid for security during its construction.
Battalion Command
Battalion Commander – Lt. Colonel Tanis Richard
Executive Officer – Major Ender
Battalion
AI – Bruno
4th Platoon
Platoon Sergeant – Williams
Platoon Commander – Lieutenant Tippin
Squad 1
Squad leader – Sergeant Kowalski
Fireteam 1 (one/one)
Ready – PFC Lang
Team – Lance Corporal Jansen
Fire – PFC Cassar
Assist – PFC Murphy
Fireteam 2 (one/two)
Ready – PFC Weber
Team – Corporal Taylor
Fire – PFC Perez
Assist – PFC Koller
Tech – Lance Corporal Dvorak
Fireteam 3 (one/three)
Ready – PFC Jacobs
Team – Lance Corporal Becker
Fire – PFC Martins
Assist – PFC Larsen
Squad 2 (weapons squad)
Squad leader – Sergeant Yeager
Fireteam 1 (two/one)
Ready – PFC Arsen
Team – Corporal Salas
Fire – PFC Altair
Assist – PFC Reddy
Fireteam 2 (two/two)
Ready – PFC Meyer
Team – Lance Corporal Olsen
Fire – PFC Gruber (Heavy Weapons)
Assist – PFC Araya
Fireteam 3 (two/three)
Ready – PFC Popov
Team – Lance Corporal Chang
Fire – PFC Varga (Heavy Weapons)
Assist – PFC Walker
Squad 3
Squad leader – Sergeant Li
Fireteam 1 (three/one)
Ready – PFC Kwon
Team – Lance Corporal Mishra
Fire – PFC Pham
Assist – PFC Santos
Fireteam 2 (three/two)
Ready – PFC Berg
Team – Corporal Endo
Fire – PFC Romano
Assist – PFC Slater
Fireteam 3 (three/three)
Ready – PFC Jones
Team – Corporal Tanaka
Fire – PFC Reed
Assist – PFC Dias
INTREPID SPACE FORCE
Intrepid Marine 1st Battalion
Under the direction of Admiral Sanderson, Tanis formed a Marine battalion from qualified members of the colony roster.
Battalion Command
Battalion Commander – Lt. Colonel Tanis Richard
Bravo Company
Company HQ
CO – Commander Brandt
XO – First Lieutenant Ryan
E8 – First Sergeant Drake
E7 – Gunnery Sergeant Gomez
Company AI – Casey
2nd Platoon
Platoon Commander – Lieutenant Smith
Platoon Sergeant – Staff Sergeant Turin
Squad 1
Squad leader – Sergeant Lee
Fireteam 1 (one/one)
Ready – PFC Lindsey
Team – Corporal Hill
Fire – PFC Bauer
Assist – PFC Krause
Fireteam 2 (one/two)
Ready – PFC Sarin
Team – Lance Corporal Nair
Fire – PFC Ramos
Assist – PFC Sergey
3rd Platoon
Platoon Commander – Lieutenant Arin
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Table of Contents
THE WORLD OF AEON 14
OUTSYSTEM
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
INTERLUDE
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
INTERLUDE
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
INTERLUDE
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
INTERLUDE
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
EPILOGUE
A PATH IN THE DARKNESS
MARS
CALAMITY
ALONE IN THE DARK
ESTRELLA DE LA MUERTE
THE LONG SHOT
THE LONG DARK