Boom Town

The rush began with the first rumor. Exotics free for the taking! No hard work needed, just pick them up off the ground! And the miners flooded in. Then the shady businesses to supply the miners. Then the shady businesses to service the miners.A frontier world. One sheriff. The Company and all the action one spaceport can't handle.How will Darklanding's identity change when it becomes a Boom Town? Greed does strange things to people. It goes hand in hand with power. Will anyone succumb to the siren's call of endless credits?Fans of Firefly, Bonanza, and Tombstone will love this space opera / western and all the characters that make the story great. I'm retired from the Marine Corps, spending time both as enlisted and as an officer. Then I went to law school, took my law degree into business consulting where I became a business diagnostics specialist and leadership coach. I retired from that at age 52 because I was away from home way too much. That's when I started writing full time, and I have not looked back since. This is a great ride! I have a variety of stories now since I've been at this for a little while, lots of short stories so you can see if you like my style. I have a number of best selling novels in categories that matter to me - space opera, military scifi, Space Marine, colonization, and genetic engineering. As a serial daydreamer, it's nice to finally get the stories on paper (virtual and digital paper, that is).Visit my web page, craigmartelle.com for the latest posts and updates or find me on Facebook, Author Craig Martelle. Send an email to craig@craigmartelle.com to join my mailing list for the latest on new releases, information on old releases, and anything related to my books.