The Publications of Jonathan Hicks

GAMING AIDS - Charts and Tables for SpiritGAMING AIDS - Charts and Tables for Spirit (e-book)

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Charts and tables to help SPIRIT Gamesmasters with their games.

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A SHADOWED HISTORY - The Spirit Campaign SettingA SHADOWED HISTORY - The Spirit Campaign Setting (e-book)

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The only home the Ancestors knew before the Arrival was the Worldship, a gargantuan self-contained generation starship that presently hangs in orbit over the capital planet of First Kerraph, empty and virtually lifeless. It is a silent grave that drifts silently as a testament to those who suffered the long journey from wherever it was the Ancestors originally travelled from. The only life within its grey shell is archaeologists and scientists. Why the Ancestors decided to board the starship and leave their original home is unknown, lost in the shadows of history. Were they fleeing a great disaster? A great evil? Or were they the first pioneers of their original home, the first bold explorers to travel beyond the limits of their solar system? It seems scholars will be debating the evidence for many years to come.

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Year Twenty-FiveYear Twenty-Five (e-book)

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This FREE short story by Jonathan Hicks is the tale of interstellar pioneers and the beliefs they take with them.

'It arrived atop a tower of flame, the long cylindrical hull slowly lowering to the surface of the world. The guidance fins retracted and long landing legs extended from the still-hot hull, connecting with the luscious green ground with clouds of escaping gases. The vessel balanced delicately on the struts and soon settled, the sheer weight of the ship causing them to sink several feet into the ground.'

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Blast from the PastBlast from the Past (e-book)

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This FREE short story by Jonathan Hicks is the tale of the dreams and regrets of a starship captain who can't quite let go of his younger years.

'It was an easy life, really, the life of a free trader. You got to travel from system to system, stopping off at stations and colonies, transporting goods and materials. You made new friends every week, saw new places every month, watched the stars shimmer through the viewport and allowed the sight to lull you to sleep on the long voyages. The tokens were good and you got to make your own hours.'

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All Fall DownAll Fall Down (book)

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VITALS is the story of a man alone on a gigantic generation starship, the ‘Heart’s Endeavour’, looking after thousands of frozen travellers with only an artificial intelligence for company. When the AI manifests itself as a hologram so that the man can interact with it more effectively, the relationship takes an unexpected turn.

I DO NOT REMEMBER THE STARS OF OLD is a continuation of the story ‘Geta Huda Sharoon’, a short story included in the book ‘Those Dark Places’ which is reproduced in this publication for clarity. It follows the adventures of Brune, an Ooman despised by all other races trying to find his way through a galaxy that would rather see his kind dead.

ALL FALL DOWN is the story of an apparently unimportant battle on an unimportant world. You cannot weep for a future doomed by ignorance.

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Those Dark PlacesThose Dark Places (book)

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Jonathan Hicks, published twice in the British Science Fiction Association's writer's magazine 'FOCUS' and the mission designer/dialogue writer of the mobile telephone game of acclaimed television show 'Battlestar Galactica', presents twelve short stories about the little people in the big universe.

“I grew up with the grandiose science fiction tales, in books and on film, with great galaxy-spanning adventures or life-changing technologies,” said Jonathan Hicks. “In this book I concentrate on the ‘little guy’, the people who work behind the scenes and those who get a less than stellar deal out of the supposed adventure travelling the galaxy and exploring new technologies offers.”

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Contains strong language and some violence