Call To Arms: Capernica Books

Capernica is invaded. Locals are conscripted into the militia. How can a conscientious objector carry a rifle and still uphold his convictions? Capernica has welcomed the Taymon family, refugees who follow the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. First and foremost is that Assisians will not take another life. When the planet is invaded, Harris Taymon is conscripted into the planetary militia against his will. He knows he owes a deep sense of loyalty to the planet, but can he bear arms against the enemy with intent to kill? And if he doesn’t, can he survive his own side where desertion and cowardice are punished by execution? Download this book and read how he deals with this internal conflict. (Note: this is a novella, not a full-length novel.)

Brand new boot Second Lieutenant Cel Wysoki is home on leave while awaiting logistics officer school when her home planet is invaded. She has no unit yet and not a clue as to how the Army functions. More than that. She is a POG, a “Person Other than Grunt,” a "desk-jockey-in-training.” What now? Link up with the local garrison 100 klicks away? Surrender and wait out the war? Hide out in the mountains and hope for the best? The Army doesn’t care that she has no training. They have one code: soldiers always prosecute the war to the best of their abilities. Does she even have the capability to attempt that? Download POG now and find out.

Old soldiers are supposed to sit in the bar, drink with their buddies, and tell war stories. But when invaders invade, veterans do what they’ve got to do. Master Sergeant Lester Arceneaux (Retired), a disabled vet, is long into his golden years, too old even to be conscripted into the planetary militia. But when the enemy rolls over the local forces, he must run to the sound of gunfire if his wife and neighbors can have even a small chance to survive. His heart and mind are willing, but are his old bones up to the task? Download Veteran now and find out.

War came to Capernica on a beautiful Landing Day . . . Mario Despiri was the son of Capernica’s most famous veteran, and he wanted nothing more than to follow in his late father’s footsteps. But physically disabled as a victim of Moriori Syndrome, that just wasn’t in the cards for him. When the Wolvic attack the planet, most citizens are hastily conscripted to fight the invaders. But not even then is Mario given a weapon and told to march to the sound of gunfire. Mario is determined to do his part to help throw off the enemy. But ignored and shunted aside, what can he do? Orignally published in The Expanding Universe 7, “Maelstrom” is a short story in the Call to Arms: Capernica universe.