Books by Mike Luoma

Alibi Jones hunts for a priceless treasure - the original STAR SEED responsible for altering life on Earth, creating humankind! Moral Dilemmas, Religious Conflicts, Merciless Aliens - and Mercenary Humans - Alibi Jones faces them all - as well as his responsibilities running breakaway outpost The Hornet's Nest - as he tracks down THE STAR SEEDS OF EARTH!Legends tell of the Star Seeds of the Ancient Enemy - A million years ago, as their cruel race died at the hands of those they oppressed, the Ancient Enemy sent thousands of Star Seeds filled with their DNA and the means to re-start their race out into the cosmos, to land on myriad worlds. Their former Servant race, now called The Eldred, arose as the new rulers of settled space, and dedicated themselves to wiping out Star Seeds wherever they were found.But not all were found. Some were hidden - The Flaze and The Domo kept the development of our race a secret from the Eldred, until it was too late for the Eldred to easily wipe us out. The Eldred then lost their war to exterminate humanity, and were instead wiped out.It seems not only are we offshoots of the Ancient Enemy, but somewhere on Earth lies a priceless treasure - the original Star Seed that altered life on our planet! ALIBI JONES is on the hunt for that Star Seed, agreeing to locate it for curious character FINDER as a favor. But Alibi is no longer sure he should turn something so valuable - and potentially POWERFUL - over to a mercenary like Finder. If he manages to track one down in the first place.There is a bit of an obstacle - Alibi Jones is not actually welcome back on Earth right now...An Interstellar Treasure Hunt - Moral dilemmas - Religious Conflicts - Old Familial Dysfunction - Merciless Aliens - and Mercenary Humans as well. Alibi Jones will have to face them all, and face up to the responsibilities and authority that comes with running a growing colony like The Hornet's Nest - in ALIBI JONES AND THE STAR SEEDS OF EARTH!

Underwater aliens - Time Travel - Coups - Con Games - and Murder? Welcome to the world of Alibi Jones! Come along for the ride as Humankind expands out into the already populated stars. Alibi is a Mediator for The Solar Alliance in 2135, negotiating treaties and agreements between humankind and alien races, whose big heart and inquisitive mind usually get him into trouble along the way.This collection includes the new short story ""Alibi Jones: Christmas Present"", written and released for Mike Luoma's 500th Episode of his Glow-in-the-Dark Radio science fiction podcast, as well as ""Father's Day"", ""Blind Eye"", ""Vacation"", ""Alibi Jones In Over His Head"", and ""The Wishing Stone"".Enjoy these shorter Adventures of Alibi Jones, adapted from his comic book exploits for prose readers, with new adaptations of ""Blind Eye"" and ""Alibi Jones in Over His Head"" written exclusively for this edition. Cover art by Federico Guillen, cover design by Mike Luoma.

"Don't let me die - again!" As Alibi Jones and his covert ops team investigate an ancient alien derelict on the fringes of human space some call a "Ghost Ship", the dead fiancé of a crew member appears on their Cruiser's bridge. Ghost? Projection? He pleads, "Don't let me die - again!" Alibi Jones was a Mediator for the Solar Alliance Interplanetary Force in the 2130's - but that's all changing. He's made an example of after news gets out Alibi's partly responsible for the destruction of pleasure planet Kismet. Bounced out of the Mediation Corps, Alibi's reassigned to Covert Ops. His cover: running cargo from a new remote base - The Hornet's Nest. Alibi Jones gets to know his new crew as they get a handle on running small cargoes and cover operations: Gluttonous planetary crime lords, alien parasites and symbiotes, psychics and scientists, galactic Godfathers, friendly free traders, astral travel - all dangerous. But when they check out the so-called "ghost ship", people do start dying. Again.

The Vatican Assassin - BERNARD CAMPION aka "BC" - used to kill for the Pope. But the old pope is dead. Seemingly unaware of BC's role, the new one names BC acting Vatican Ambassador to Lunar Prime! Can BC build peace between The Universal Islamic Nation (UIN), The Universal Trade Zone (UTZ) and the New catholic Church (NcC)? What is the mysterious "Project"? And do aliens really want us all dead? Book Two of The VATICAN ASSASSIN TRILOGY. The UIN's Christmas raid of 2109 - the latest battle in their long-running war with the UTZ - left great changes in its wake. BC's world is upside down, converted from assassin to potential peacemaker by the new Pope. BC tries to help Governor Marc Edwards rebuild Lunar Prime as he puts his own life back together, but soon discovers his world is far more limited than he could have guessed. Triple agents, scientific enclaves on interstellar outposts, alien neighbors and interlopers - BC will soon find himself forced to consider a much broader frame of reference!

Mediator for the Solar Alliance Alibi Jones searches for a stolen Dakhur artifact, a golden tiara with a blood red gem - The Sunrise of Hur - a cultural treasure, property and pride of the Dakhur race. But Alibi isn't supposed to land on the planet he most wants to investigate - Kismet, home of the crime lord Rene Laveillur, who's claimed Alibi's on-and-off girlfriend Katerina Ramsey as his own property. Alibi's been warned - if he lands on Kismet, he's a dead man!

ALIBI JONES' search for a kidnapped friend gets him thrown in an alien prison cell with the mysterious Dakhur named Kit and the man known as Piccolo. As Alibi follows the alien kidnappers' trail, he discovers dangers long thought dead are still very much alive...It's 2135 and Alibi Jones is a mediator for the Solar Alliance. He's also the son of BC - The Vatican Assassin. The first book in a science fiction series from Mike Luoma set in the same universe as, but after events in, his VATICAN ASSASSIN Trilogy. New reader friendly.Cover Illustration by Federico Guillen.