Published: Sep. 15, 2011
Words: 25834 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Biblically inspired science fiction humor about a greedy, petty, selfish starship captain who encounters God and whose life is never again the same.

Extended description

These are the adventures of James Kollins: greedy, petty, selfish captain of the galactic warship "DeVille"; a man obsessed with the holodrama "Captain Courageous and the Women Who Love Him"; a man completely unforgiving of his much-maligned first officer. A man who has just met the Creator of the universe, though he doesn't quite realize it yet, and whose life is about to change in ways he never dreamed possible, though he doesn't quite know it yet.

Find out what happens when an overgrown child in charge of a large military ship, and sadly lacking a conscience and possessed of a strange sense of humor, comes into contact with God Himself, who isn't above playing a few tricks of His own.

You'll be plunged into interstellar war and ultramodern espionage, witness textbook-poor diplomacy and longstanding family feuds, even encounter a seemingly evil empire of cute babies.... (Read more) These are the adventures of James Kollins: greedy, petty, selfish captain of the galactic warship "DeVille"; a man obsessed with the holodrama "Captain Courageous and the Women Who Love Him"; a man completely unforgiving of his much-maligned first officer. A man who has just met the Creator of the universe, though he doesn't quite realize it yet, and whose life is about to change in ways he never dreamed possible, though he doesn't quite know it yet.

Find out what happens when an overgrown child in charge of a large military ship, and sadly lacking a conscience and possessed of a strange sense of humor, comes into contact with God Himself, who isn't above playing a few tricks of His own.

You'll be plunged into interstellar war and ultramodern espionage, witness textbook-poor diplomacy and longstanding family feuds, even encounter a seemingly evil empire of cute babies.

It's a safe bet you'll laugh while reading this book; a virtual lock you'll crack a smile or twenty; and inconceivable that you won't groan and shake your head on a regular basis. In the tradition of Isaac Asimov's pun-in-cheek “feghoots,” each of these twelve short-shorts ends in a play on words and phrases that will leave you wondering what's wrong with the author.

Part loving Star Trek parody (I mean, homage), part spiritual journey, THE LOST STORIES is a series of cosmic and comic adventures that is silly, fun, and also demonstrates the Power of God working in the life of even the most self-obsessed warship captain you've ever met.

THE LOST STORIES is approximately 14,000 words (50 pages) and is specially formatted for the Kindle. This ebook also contains a three-story excerpt from the author's short story collection OOTER'S PLACE AND OTHER STORIES OF FEAR, FAITH, AND LOVE.

CONTENTS

Introduction
1 - Lost Eternity
2 - Lost Inheritance
3 - Lost Time
4 - Lost Word
5 - Lost Ship
6 - Lost Opportunity
7 - Lost Reward
8 - Lost Empire
9 - Lost Prayer
10 - Lost Show
11 - Lost Everything
12 - ... and Found
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Tags

god, bible, faith, stories, christian, star trek, feghoot

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Review by: Jonathan Koscik on May 04, 2012 :
I'm not one to review as I tend to give a biased opinion. But the author did a great job mixing religion and sci-fi in a well written collection of stories. If anything it's interesting to see the style of writing change through the authors years. Keep up the good work Mr. El-Koura!
(reviewed long after purchase)

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