John C. Koutze

Marooned in the rugged and remote landscape of the far north of his home planet, Menetus, Draymond Raltan flees the conquering armies of two empires. Thinking all government and military presence of his former allegiances gone, he marries into the local populace and settles. But betrayal and death, force him to leave and eventually begin an obsessive quest for revenge! Meanwhile, in the still cold...

Jack and Luke are cousins and headed to the beach for a week to relive some good old bachelorhood days. After an initial few days of fishing, storytelling, eating and drinking, and what not, the two men are joined by the other family members, and the house occupancy swells to a total of seven adults and four children. An aging family aunt, Brigid, is also invited, without the initial consent of Ja...