Anthony W. Tripping – Admiral
Bart Fillister – Captain of the Trident, NT Lem Ulam
Darryl Jaya – Minister of Space Exploration
Don Jacobsen – Board of Inquiry presiding officer
Edouard Manet – Carrier captain
Harold Grumley – President
Jonathan Morney – Captain of the Trident, NT Geoffrey Orlan
Maria Gonzalez – Envoy, new Minister of Defense
Miko Tanaka – Carrier captain
Sheila Reynard – Admiral
Teague – Alex and Renée’s son
Ollassa/Vinians
Citron Mandator – Accompanies Scarlet Mandator to the Life Giver
Golden Executor – Bridge operations
Flame Executor – Mesa Control crew
Frosted Tasker – Comms operator at Mesa Control
Indigo Executor – Mesa Control crew
Life Giver – A progenitor of the plant people
Melon Tasker – Bridge comms operator
Mist Monitor – Mesa Control crew
Olive Tasker – Crew member
Plum Executor – Bridge operations
Scarlet Mandator – Commander
Teal Monitor – Bridge navigator crew
Umber Interpreter – Interpreter with a Life Giver
Omnians
Alain de Long – Twin and crèche-mate to Étienne, partner of Tatia Tachenko
Alex Racine – Partner of Renée de Guirnon, Star Hunter First (Swei Swee name)
Benjamin Diaz – Known as Little Ben and Rainmaker, mining expert, partner of Simone
Bethley – Scout SADE teamed with Killian
Cedric Broussard – Z’s New Terran avatar
Chalmers – Crew member aboard the Liberator, Greco-Roman wrestling enthusiast
Claude Dupuis – Engineering tech, program manager for SADE avatars
Cordelia – SADE, partner of Julien, senior captain of the Freedom, promoted to commodore
Darius Gaumata – Captain of the Trident, OS Prosecutor
Edmas – Young engineer, works with Mickey Brandon, partner of Jodlyne
Ellie Thompson – Captain of the Trident, OS Redemption
Emile Billings – Biochemist
Esteban – SADE, works with Edmas and Jodlyne
Étienne de Long –Twin and crèche-mate to Alain, partner of Ellie Thompson
First – Leader of the Swei Swee hives
Flits – Single person grav-drive flyers
Francis Lumley – Captain of the Rêveur
Franz Cohen – Fighter group leader, partner of Reiko Shimada
Glenn – Ex-Independent, who managed Daelon bay control
Hector – SADE, captain of the city-ship, Our People, partner of Trixie
Hive Singer – A unique Swei Swee treasured by the People
Jerry – Traveler pilot at Sol
Jodlyne – Engineer, works with Mickey Brandon, partner of Edmas
Julien – SADE, partner of Cordelia
Killian – Plaid-skinned SADE, friend of Vivian, lead scout ship SADE
Linn – Scout ship SADE
Lucia Bellardo – Captain of the Trident, OS Judgment
Luther – SADE originally from a House constructing comms
Mickey Brandon – Engineer, partner of Pia Sabine
Miranda Leyton – SADE, partner of Z
Miriam – Engineering SADE
Myron McTavish – Commandant of the Dischnya military academy
Olawale Wombo – Ex-Earther, head of the Dischnya school
People – Manner in which the Swei Swee refer to their collective
Pia Sabine – Medical officer, partner of Mickey Brandon
Reiko Shimada – Commodore of the Trident squadron, partner of Franz Cohen
Renée de Guirnon – Partner of Alex Racine
SADE – Self-aware digital entity, artificial intelligence being
Sherilyn – Liberator traveler pilot
Simone – Partner of Ben Diaz
Svetlana Valenko – Captain of the OS Liberator
Swei Swee – Six-legged friendly alien
Tatia Tachenko – Admiral, ex-Terran Security Forces major, partner of Alain de Long
Trium – Scout SADE teamed with Killian
Trixie – Confederation SADE, original ID Lenora, partner of Hector
Vivian – Little girl, an Independent from Daelon
Yumi Tanaka – Pilot, lieutenant, of the OS Redemption
Z – SADE, partner of Miranda
Places, Things, and Enemies
Aigre – Fruit drink favored by the Méridiens
Banisher – Mickey’s device for removing probes
Board of Inquiry – New Terra’s naval review board
Central Exchange – Haraken financial system
Confederation – Collection of Méridien worlds
Dagger – Original New Terran fighter
Espero – Capital city of Haraken
GEN machines – Devices created by Julien to produce starship parts
Government House – New Terran president’s residence
GravMania – Company of Edmas, Jodlyne, and Esteban
Idona Accord – Alternate name for the Sol constitution
Idona Station – Sol station at the crossroads to the far belt and inner worlds
Mesa Control – Central space command located on the Ollassa home world
Nua’ll – Aliens who imprisoned the Swei Swee
Omnia Ships – Business owned by Alex Racine and others
Prima – New Terra’s capital city
Sadesville – Defunct enclave used by first SADEs to immigrate to Haraken
SIF – Strategic Investment Fund of the Confederation SADEs
Sky tower – Méridien residences kilometers tall and supported by anti-grav technology
Sol Enclave – New name for the Sol constitutional government
TSF – Terran Security Forces
United Earth – Previous government body ruling Sol
Planets, Colonies, Moons, and Stars
Arnos – Star of the planet Libre
Bellamonde – Site of the Méridien’s naval academy
Celus – Star of the planet Omnia
Cetus – Star of the planet New Terra
Daelon – Moon orbiting sixth planet of an unnamed system, last colony of the Independents
FYM-552 – System where the second sphere was located
Haraken – New name of Cetus colony in Hellébore system, home of the Harakens
Hellébore – Star of the planet Cetus, renamed Haraken
Libre – Planet invaded by Nua’ll, Alex Racine rescued Independents
Méridien – Home world of Confederation
New Terra – Home world of New Terrans, fourth planet outward of Oistos
Oistos – Star of the planet New Terra, Alex Racine’s home world
Ollassa – Vinian home world, also called World of Light
Omnia – World settled by the Dischnya, Swei Swee, SADEs, and humans
Sawa – Celus fourth planet outward, Dischnya’s home world
Sawa Messa – Celus fifth planet outward, Dischnya’s second world
Sol – Star of the Earthers
Vinium – System named by Killian when his scout ship was captured
Worlds of Light – Planets of the Ollassa system
Ships and Stations
Freedom – Alex’s primary city-ship
Il Piacere – House Diamanté passenger liner
Last Stand – Haraken carrier
Minimum Risk – Linn’s scout ship
NT Arthur McMorris – Alphons Jagielski’s Trident
NT Geoffrey Orlan – Jonathan Morney’s Trident, Admiral Tripping’s flagship
NT Lem Ulam – Bart Fillister’s Trident
No Retreat – Haraken carrier
OS Deliverance – Deirdre Canaan’s Trident
OS Judgment – Lucia Bellardo’s Trident
OS Liberator – Svetlana Valenko’s Trident, and the squadron flagship
OS Redemption – Ellie Thompson’s Trident
Our People – Second city-ship
Resplendent – House Pasko liner
Rêveur – Alex’s passenger liner
Rover – New Terran passenger liner
Sardi-Tallen Orbital Platform – Omnia’s premier ship construction station
Scout ships – Small vessels crewed by SADEs
Sojourn – Haraken explorer ship
Sting ship – First warship constructed by the Harakens
Tanaka – Haraken sting ship
Travelers – Shuttles and fighters
Trident – Omnian tri-hulled, beam-armed warship
Vivian – Killian’s scout ship
Vivian’s Mirror – Killian’s replacement scout ship
My Books
The Silver Ships series is available in e-book, softcover print, and audiobook versions. Please visit my website, http://scottjucha.com, for publication locations. You may also register at my website to receive email notification about the publish dates of my novels.
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The Silver Ships Series
The Silver Ships
Libre
Méridien
Haraken
Sol
Espero
Allora
Celus-5
Omnia
Vinium
Nua’ll (2018)
The Pyreans
Empaths
Messinants (2018)
The Author
I’ve been enamored with fiction novels since the age of thirteen and long been a fan of great storytellers. I’ve lived in several countries overseas and in many of the US states, including Illinois, where I met my wonderful wife. My careers have spanned a variety of industries in the visual and scientific fields of photography, biology, film/video, software, and information technology (IT).
My first attempt at a novel, which I’ve recently retitled The Florentine, was a crime drama centered on the modern-day surfacing of a 110-carat yellow diamond lost during the French Revolution. In 1980, in preparation for the book, I spent two wonderful weeks researching the Brazilian people, their language, and the religious customs of Candomblé. The day I returned from Rio de Janeiro, I had my first date with my wife-to-be, Peggy Giels.
In the past, I’ve outlined dozens of novels, but a busy career limited my efforts to complete any of them. In early 2014, I chose to devote my efforts to writing fulltime. My first novel, The Silver Ships, was released in February 2015. The series, with the release of Vinium, numbers ten.
The new series, Pyreans, relates the tale of a third Earth colony ship and gives readers an opportunity to follow new characters, who struggle to overcome the obstacles of a world tortured by geologic upheaval. Humans are divided into camps — downsiders, stationers, spacers, and the Belle’s inhabitants of empaths and the discarded.
My deep appreciation goes out to the many readers who embraced the Silver Ships and Pyrean series and their characters. Thank you!