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

## Characters

### 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

## Locations

### Galaxy VII-a

The main storyline of this series is located in this galaxy.

##### Upper Circus

###### 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 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

##### 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