Michael Black

Biography

I was born in 1948, to two delightful parents, in Brockton, Massachusetts. From about 5 years old I knew I loved Science Fiction and Horror movies. I graduated from Braintree High School in 1966. The Military draft was going strong then, and since I didn't want to be conscripted, I joined the Naval Reserve the next year. From 1968 to 1970 i served on my first ship, going to the Mediterranean on one 6 month cruise, being released after my 2 year obligation. From 1970 to 1972 I did Weekend Warrior time on two reserve Destroyers once a month, and two weeks in the summer. Just before my enlistment was up, I found I liked the life of a sailor, and reenlisted in the regular Navy, for the remainder of a twenty year carreer.

After that, I went to work for a private Ship Yard, and spent the next 24 years working on more Navy Ships, making much more money of course. I retired in 2016, and have been learning how to enjoy retirement ever since.

Books

Hope Is Eternal
Price: Free! Words: 41,220. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Fantasy » General
A sequel to 'Devotion Runs Deep' - They found the answers to why they had been stranded far from Earth so long ago. Now it was time to answer the question of would the Earth ever be livable again... Only it wasn't the last question; it was the first of many, and they kept piling up...
Devotion Runs Deep
Price: Free! Words: 39,480. Language: English. Published: December 10, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(4.00 from 1 review)
Earth was dead, and had been for a thousand years...it was little more than legend, a fragile dream to the last 6000 examples of the human race stranded on Sore Point. After finding a reference to an unknown planet, a group of amateur archaeologists head for it in search of knowledge from old Earth, only to find ever so much more...
Odd Questions, Odder Answers
Price: Free! Words: 43,640. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
After years of following random clues about the Universe, Daniel and Family follow a new bread crumb trail that leads to a totally different set of conclusions.
Strange Alliance
Price: Free! Words: 39,250. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
In this fourth book in the Daniel Curran saga, Daniel and Family get into more strange encounters than ever...and find even stranger reasons to puzzle out the Universe...
A Promise Remembered
Price: Free! Words: 39,600. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(3.00 from 1 review)
A warship with no wars; and a young girl questioning the history of her people, team up to find answers to questions no one knew to ask...
Endurance
Price: Free! Words: 40,620. Language: English. Published: March 2, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
In the continuing Daniel Curran saga, Daniel and family help Earth in the planet's quest for efficient space travel; while discovering answers to mysteries they didn't know existed...
Love Absolute
Price: Free! Words: 5,410. Language: English. Published: December 18, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Spiritual & metaphysical
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Dogs are very special 'people', something deep space crews seldom knew. Dogs were considered only good for making messes; but a tiny fur ball proved them wrong...
Places Unknown
Price: Free! Words: 38,160. Language: English. Published: December 13, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(3.00 from 2 reviews)
Daniel Curran and family continue their explorations of each other, the strange mysteries found on their voyages through the Universe; and solve a few in the process. When you own a star ship with nearly unlimited abilities, you can do that sort of thing...
Sacred Honor
Price: Free! Words: 35,390. Language: English. Published: November 19, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
A young orphan girl, an old Marine, and others learn the real meanings of truth, honor, and love...
The Ship
Price: Free! Words: 38,270. Language: English. Published: November 6, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(3.75 from 4 reviews)
What would you do if an Alien contacted you for help? Daniel Curran found out what he would do, and gained more insight into life than he was expecting...