This is Chapter One of what I hope will be a lengthy sci-fi series. It was inspired by a particularly vivid dream I had about a year ago.

Transmission Lost is the story of Jack Squier, a human who lives on Earth in the distant future. Humanity is at war with the Ascendancy, an empire of feline humanoids called Ailians. Jack is a retired escort fighter pilot who has become a civilian cargo pilot. Our story starts off with Jack setting off on a cargo run that will take him through Ascendancy space on the way to rendezvous with UN Naval forces to deliver a shipment. Jack runs into a spot of trouble, however, and gets much more than the simple cargo transport he had expected.