CERBERUS trailer on UTube

 Please, check out the trailer about CERBERUS. https://youtu.be/gzTvLv607HU?si=FOjLhsDXrT5PLutG

CERBERUS, a Planet in Turmoil

 My last entry on this blog was in 2023. I haven't been idle and I shouldn't have an excuse for neglecting my blog. I have written and published a few books since then. Some books have received new covers.  Some have had their title changed. Much has happened in my life, also. I concentrated more on my Facebook page. I have decided to take the time and bring my blogs up-to-date, but it will take a little bit of time.

Tomorrow (|December 15, 2025) is the release date or my latest published book. It is Book Number six in my series 'Operation Stargate'. The title of the book is CERBERUS, a Planet in Turmoil.

Here are the buy-links.

Amazon ebook-USA- https://amzn.to/3KpKk9p

Amazon print-USA- https://amzn.to/4omxw1t

Amazon print-Canada-available now at: Cerberus : Grosshans, Herbert: Amazon.ca: Books

Smashwords- Cerberus

Nook Press- ebook- Cerberus by Herbert Grosshans | eBook | Barnes & Noble®

Nook Press-print- Cerberus by Herbert Grosshans, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

Draft2Digital-available soon here: Draft2Digital | Cerberus | Book by Herbert Grosshans

Apple books-coming soon here:

http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6755934251

By the way, you will find most of my books on Amazon (and the other outlets).

There are not many planets populated by humans at the rim of the Galaxy. Cerberus is one of those planets. It is the fourth of eight planets in the Spinner System.

The Spinner System is located near the edge of Human Space. It is far away from the regular trade routes that are frequented by humans and other races, but it is still close enough for merchant ships and freighters to visit. There is not much beyond the Spinner System, except for a few rogue suns.

Cerberus is home to seven million humans and three million Sartans. For centuries, humans and Sartans lived in peace. There was no need for either race to have an army. That all changed with the appearance of a ruthless invader from the other side of the star-gate. Without an army, the humans and Sartans are defenseless against this brutal alien race.

The Solar Union is sending Major Ethan Wolf of the ISS and Captain Gorini of the Anorian Special Investigation Service to Cerberus to evaluate the situation and find out what exactly is going on.

They discover that the peaceful existence of humans and Sartans is just an illusion. Freeland is run by gangs and the Sartans are exploited by a powerful company from Hyperion. The Union has no choice but to send in the military to deal with the invaders and the Cartel.

 My last entry was in 2020. Time flies. I haven't been idle. I published a few books during that time. I just never got around to update my blog.

One of my older books, Time Flares, a collection of some of my short stories, got a new cover and new formatting. The new cover is quite attractive/ Makes me want to read the book myself☺. It is available from Amazon as ebook or print.

Ebook @ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3S0NOAW

Print @ Amazon: https://amzn.to/48Mbmzc

Advisory: These stories contain Erotica.

 It has been awhile since I posted anything new. I've been busy writing the third book in my sub-series 'Operation Stargate'. the seventh book in 'The Stonewall Chronicles'.

This new novel is called 'The Aregon files' and I am at 93,000 words now Time to wrap it up. There is still much I wanted to write and I have a feeling, I will write another book that will feature the same characters from The Aregon Files and continue with this adventure.

The Aregon Files takes place on a planet called 'Aregon'. There are rumors that there is a star-portal on Aregon. The problem is that Aregon lies near the Crow Empire. Aregon is a unique planet. There are many different species living on it. The planet is controlled by the Crows and they don't allow anyone to visit without their permission.

As it happens, a research team from Earth has disappeared. This provides the Solar Union with a perfect cover to send in a team to investigate if the rumor of a star-portal is true. They send a team of three agents to Aregon. Head of the task-force is Ronald Madigan, a colonel with the Solar Union Special Forces, Captain Lea Belancher of Solar Intelligence Service, and Anton Moretti, a major with Scouts Special Forces. Madigan is not happy with the members of his team. He would have preferred to make his own choices. However, if the mission is to succeed, they have to set aside their differences and work together. Their lives depend on it.

Humans are not the only ones interested in the portal. The Spiders, the Sleer, and other races are also sending in teams. 

Since Aregon is not considered a high tech planet, nobody is allowed to bring in sophisticated craft. The team must travel across deserts, swamps, and jungles on the back of Keoy, scaly, long-necked beasts with a nasty temperament. They have to deal with bandits and a hostile environment.

Free ebook

Hi. Thank you for visiting my blog. As a thank you I would like to send you a free copy of my book 'Codename Salamander'. Just let me know in what format you would like to have it.
Email me at hegro@shaw.ca and I will send you your free copy. No strings attached. All I ask is that you tell others about it--if you like it. If you don't, then you can send me an email privately and tell me what you didn't like. I would appreciate that.
Hope to hear from you.

Just checking in on my blog

It's been awhile since I posted here. Not much has happened when it comes to new releases. However, I haven't been idle. Every free moment I have I am working on the third book in my series 'Operation Stargate'. The working title, and it probably will be the title when it is done, is 'The Aregon Files'. I am close to 48,000 words right now, aiming for at least 90,000 words. I hope that will be enough words for what I still have to write.

I will keep you posted. 

My interview on Eclectic Writer

Thanks for visiting. I couldn't put the direct link to Eclectic Writer on my tweet, because Twitter refused to publish it. According to the 'Twitter-Guardians' it looked to much like a robo-tweet or  something like it. So here is the link to Eclectic Writer:   https://wwweclecticwriter.blogspot.com/
Go have a look and check it out for blogs from other writers.

I'll be back on Eclectic Writer talking about  my book.

Release of Savanna

SAVANNA, Book Two in my Science Fiction series ‘Operation Stargate’ has been released. It is now available from the following outlets:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Ei1Qaj

Nook press: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1131652188?ean=2940161181874

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/940056

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/savanna-1

LULU-print: http://www.lulu.com/shop/herbert-grosshans/savanna/paperback/product-24068189.html

Assuming the existence of a Star portal on the planet Savanna to be a secret, the humans don’t know that the Accilla, the Spiders, and other spacefaring races are fully aware of it.

Jeremy Sheppard, a newly appointed Captain of the Solar Space Force to the military outpost and Dennis Collins, a civilian, must join forces to thwart a conspiracy to control the Star portal.

Here is another excerpt:

Only one road ran from the outpost to Crystal City. It was nothing more than dirt and not well maintained. Sheppard was happy to be safe inside an armored vehicle as they rolled across the rocky and pitted surface. He imagined the road would not be in a good condition after a heavy rainfall.

It didn’t look like there’d be any rain soon, and he was grateful for that. Looking out of the window at the landscape and the sky, it was difficult to accept he was on an alien planet. Savanna was much like Earth, starting with the vegetation, the soil, the color of the sky, and even the gravity. Not all planets humans tried to colonize were this ideal. Some were outright unpleasant, and yet, humans attempted to tame them and make them livable.

Of course, there were penalties to be paid. Over the centuries that’d passed since humans finally joined the other spacefaring races, some of the planets refused to be made into the image the humans visualized. Instead of the planet changing, humans changed. Subjected to harmful radiation, humans adapted, genes mutated, and the results were not always desirable. He remembered spending time on Deadrock, aptly named for the number of settlers who died after one of the early colonization ships crashed on a planet never designed for humans. Most of them died during the first years, but some survived. They worked the land, they built homes, and they adapted. Their descendants changed inside and outside. When this lost colony was finally found, the humans living on it were barely recognizable as humans. They were more alien than some of the real alien races.

“You’re awfully silent, Captain Sheppard.” The trooper driving the vehicle broke into his thoughts. His chuckle sounded almost amused. “Still trying to figure out which mischievous devil chose you to join us on this planet of continuous fun and excitement?”

“Colonel. Wainwright called it Outpost Despair,” Sheppard said.

One of the two troopers sitting behind Sheppard laughed. “That’s one of the nicer names we call this outpost.”

“From what I’ve seen this far, it isn’t that bad,” Sheppard said.

“You’re right, it doesn’t seem so bad, at first. After being here for as long as some of us have been, you will realize what seemed so nice is nothing but a variation of hell. The boredom drives you crazy, and the realization you’re stuck here for good. No assignments, no promotions, no action. You’ll get tired of seeing the same old faces every day and listening to the same old stories, because there are no new ones. A war could be raging out there, we’ll never know. The only excitement we get is when someone new, like you, joins us.”

“You could always resign and become a farmer,” Sheppard suggested.

“If I would have wanted to dig around in the dirt, I would never have joined the military in the first place. Besides, it isn’t as easy as it sounds to resign from the military. Have you ever read the fine print? You’ll have to undergo a partial mind-wipe to prevent you from spilling any military secrets, and you’ll lose any privileges you may have, including your pension. I for one am not willing to do that.”

“Neither am I.” Sheppard turned around to look at the trooper. “By the way, I never caught your name.”

“I’m Lieutenant Edward Fox, and this guy with the red hair beside me is Randall Foster, Sergeant Randall Foster, actually.”

“I’m Jeremy.” Sheppard shook Fox’s hand.

“I’m Robert McCallum,” the driver said with a little chuckle. “Just plain Trooper McCallum. No special rank. Never made it.”

“Doesn’t make any difference.  Nobody gives a crap about rank here anymore. We’re all on first-name-basis,” Foster said. “Or last name, whichever you prefer.”

“I have no problem with that,” Sheppard said. “What’s the assignment we’re on, anyway?”

“Supply run.” McCallum smirked.

“What are we getting?”

“You’ll see. You’re lucky you’ve been chosen. You must have made an impression on the Colonel. It usually takes him awhile to trust newcomers enough to make them part of an important assignment like this.”

“I suppose I should feel honored. What’s the story with Colonel Wainwright, anyway?”

“Nobody really knows. He has his own demons to fight, like most of us.” McCallum glanced at Sheppard sideways. “Like you, Captain Sheppard.”

When Sheppard said, “I have no demons to fight,” all three men laughed.

“Of course not.” Fox snickered behind him. “They sent you here for a little holiday.  A long holiday, Captain Lilli-white.”

Sheppard stayed silent. He didn’t get angry, because he didn’t sense any malice. They were only having a little fun at his expense. So far, he hadn’t met many of the other troopers on the outpost, but if all of them were like these three, it wouldn’t be too bad, and he could accept his situation. Only one thing he couldn’t accept, the fact he may have to spend the rest of his career on Savanna. That would really be a form of hell.