Astral Prime

Co-written with M.A. Larkin the Black Ocean: Astral Prime series hearkens back to location-based space sci-fi classics like Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Astral Prime builds on the rich Black Ocean universe, introducing a colorful cast of characters for new and returning readers alike. Come along for the ride as a minor outpost in the middle of nowhere becomes a key point of interstellar conflict. ~ Astral Prime Series | Goodreads

A station at the edge of the galaxy is about to become the center of the universe. Cedric the Brown is a wizard with a dark past. In an effort to make amends, he hides in plain sight among the residents of a space station he once nearly destroyed. Cut adrift by a bankrupt megacorp, the mobile mining station sets off to uncharted space in a desperate attempt to scrape by. What they stumbled onto would change the course of the galaxy. A planet. A lost alien race. A secret that will lead to all-out war. How will a station filled with scoundrels and crewed by former miners handle being the fulcrum of history? Astral Prime is a collection of all 12 Black Ocean missions chronicling the adventures of a mining station on the edge of known space, along with five short stories. This series follows in the traditions of Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 with high-stakes space station intrigue and epic discoveries. ~ Black Ocean: Astral Prime Collection: Missions 1-12 | Amazon/Audible

Primary Characters
Characters with first person exposition in the missions.


 * Fujita Hiroko
 * Kendra Saunders
 * Roland Kane
 * Calvin Black / Cedric The Brown
 * Jace Jarvis
 * Myo Tam
 * Klxzark
 * Rrolou
 * Odin Masterson
 * Zoti

Secondary Characters

 * Heather Williams
 * Captain Anna-Marie Sevigny
 * Esper Theresa Richelieu

Galaxy VII-a
The main storyline of this series is located in this galaxy.

Astral Prime / Maho Saigai Mobile Excavating Station YF-77

 * Operations (Ops)

Concourse A

 * Kurt Schneider Memorial Holovid Theater (AP#8, AP#12)
 * Security Office (closer to the Hub/central lift to Upper Circus)
 * Hangar Bay A-4

Concourse B

 * Ambassadors' quarters
 * Hiroko's quarters (AP#8)
 * Medical director's quarters

Concourse C

 * Hangar Bay C-6
 * SushiGo (AP#8)

Concourse D

 * Bright-Eyed Gadgets
 * The Vermillion Arrow Diner
 * D-10: curio shop
 * D-11: lavatory
 * D-12: hangar bay (AP#2), rebuilt (AP#8)
 * D-13: shoe-shine

Concourse F

 * AllShop, AP#7
 * Spacey Jim's, AP#7
 * Hangar Bay F-6
 * Happy Trails, brothel (AP#11), AP#12
 * The Noodle-O-Rama

Concourse H

 * Buckaroo Grill
 * Hangar Bay H-8

Concourse J

 * Hangar Bay J-10

Concourse L

 * The Noodle-O-Rama (yes, there are at least two on Astral Prime)
 * Hangar L-2
 * L-3: The Spin-and-Win casino, run by Nina AP#7, AP#11
 * L-4, curio shop, abandoned in AP#9
 * Spacey Jim's

Concourse M

 * The Dancing Cricket
 * Hangar Bay M-4

Concourse O

 * Odin Masterson's apartment (apartment 337) (AP#5)
 * Dogger's Shack (restaurant), BOGO#14, AP#1-4, AP#5, AP#10, (another one on Concourse K?!) AP#12
 * Hangar Bay O-6 (AP#10)
 * Konoki Food Center (KFC), laaku restaurant

The Dregs

 * Core Apartments

Hub

 * Transit Concourse E (Hub to Upper Circus)
 * Transit Concourse N (Hub to Upper Circus)
 * Transit Concourse S (Hub to Upper Circus)
 * Transit Concourse W (Hub to Upper Circus)

Lower Circus

 * Dock 107 (AP#8)
 * Dock 159
 * Dock 376
 * Docking bay 573
 * Dock 746
 * Dock 792

Other Planets

 * Karifoto 4
 * Shadow Planet / Genesis Prime / Yaintaa

Astral Prime Missions

 * Mission 1: Shadow Planet
 * Mission 2: Wizard Zero
 * Mission 3: Shielded Sun
 * Mission 4: Prime Guardian
 * Mission 4.5: Tour of Darkness
 * Mission 5: Systemic Treachery
 * Mission 6: Astral Messiah
 * Mission 7: Parallel Enforcers
 * Mission 8: Multiversal Truth
 * Mission 8.5: What Kane Did
 * Mission 9: Void Kraken
 * Mission 10: Stellar Rampage
 * Mission 11: Core Threat
 * Mission 12: Terminal Gambit
 * Mission 12.3: Four Fists, No Deal
 * Mission 12.4: The Good Human
 * Mission 12.5: Two Roads Diverge