Please, watch the trailer of CERBERUS on UTube.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Sunday, December 14, 2025
CERBERUS, a Planet in Turmoil
CERBERUS, a Planet in Turmoil, Book six in my series 'Operation Stargate' has now been released. It is available from the following outlets:
Amazon
ebook-USA- https://amzn.to/3KpKk9p
Amazon print-USA- https://amzn.to/4omxw1t
Amazon
print-Canada-available now at: Cerberus : Grosshans, Herbert: Amazon.ca: Books
Smashwords- Cerberus
Nook Press- ebook- Cerberus by Herbert Grosshans | eBook | Barnes & Noble®
Nook
Press-print- Cerberus by Herbert Grosshans, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Draft2Digital-available
soon here: Draft2Digital |
Cerberus | Book by Herbert Grosshans
Apple books-coming
soon here:
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6755934251
There are not many planets populated by humans at the rim of the Galaxy. Cerberus is one of those planets. It is the fourth of eight planets in the Spinner System.
The Spinner System is located near the edge of Human
Space. It is far away from the regular trade routes that are frequented by
humans and other races, but it is still close enough for merchant ships and
freighters to visit. There is not much beyond the Spinner System, except for a
few rogue suns.
Cerberus is home to seven million humans and three
million Sartans. For centuries, humans and Sartans lived in peace. There was no
need for either race to have an army. That all changed with the appearance of a
ruthless invader from the other side of the star-gate. Without an army, the
humans and Sartans are defenseless against this brutal alien race.
The Solar Union is sending Major Ethan Wolf of the ISS and Captain Gorini of the Anorian Special Investigation Service to Cerberus to evaluate the situation and find out what exactly is going on.
They discover that the
peaceful existence of humans and Sartans is just an illusion. Freeland is run
by gangs and the Sartans are exploited by a powerful company from Hyperion. The
Union has no choice but to send in the military to deal with the invaders and
the Cartel.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Mission Aurora:
Book Four of my Operation Stargate series Mission Aurora will be released July 23. Here are the links to view the book and to order a copy in advance.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mission-aurora-herbert-grosshans/1145980766?ean=2940186009009
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1588150
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/mission-aurora
Coming soon to google play and apple books
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Savanna has been released for sale
SAVANNA, Book Two in my Science Fiction series ‘Operation
Stargate’ has been released. It is now available from the following outlets:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Ei1Qaj
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/940056
Assuming the existence
of a Star portal on the planet Savanna to be a secret, the humans don’t know
that the Accilla, the Spiders, and other spacefaring races are fully aware of
it.
Jeremy Sheppard, a
newly appointed Captain of the Solar Space Force to the military outpost and
Dennis Collins, a civilian, must join forces to thwart a conspiracy to control
the Star portal.
Here is another excerpt:
Only one road ran from
the outpost to Crystal City. It was nothing more than dirt and not well
maintained. Sheppard was happy to be safe inside an armored vehicle as they
rolled across the rocky and pitted surface. He imagined the road would not be
in a good condition after a heavy rainfall.
It didn’t look
like there’d be any rain soon, and he was grateful for that. Looking out of the
window at the landscape and the sky, it was difficult to accept he was on an
alien planet. Savanna was much like Earth, starting with the vegetation, the
soil, the color of the sky, and even the gravity. Not all planets humans tried
to colonize were this ideal. Some were outright unpleasant, and yet, humans
attempted to tame them and make them livable.
Of course, there
were penalties to be paid. Over the centuries that’d passed since humans
finally joined the other spacefaring races, some of the planets refused to be
made into the image the humans visualized. Instead of the planet changing,
humans changed. Subjected to harmful radiation, humans adapted, genes mutated,
and the results were not always desirable. He remembered spending time on Deadrock,
aptly named for the number of settlers who died after one of the early
colonization ships crashed on a planet never designed for humans. Most of them
died during the first years, but some survived. They worked the land, they
built homes, and they adapted. Their descendants changed inside and outside.
When this lost colony was finally found, the humans living on it were barely
recognizable as humans. They were more alien than some of the real alien races.
“You’re awfully
silent, Captain Sheppard.” The trooper driving the vehicle broke into his
thoughts. His chuckle sounded almost amused. “Still trying to figure out which
mischievous devil chose you to join us on this planet of continuous fun and
excitement?”
“Colonel.
Wainwright called it Outpost Despair,” Sheppard said.
One of the two troopers
sitting behind Sheppard laughed. “That’s one of the nicer names we call this
outpost.”
“From what I’ve
seen this far, it isn’t that bad,” Sheppard said.
“You’re right, it
doesn’t seem so bad, at first. After being here for as long as some of us have
been, you will realize what seemed so nice is nothing but a variation of hell. The
boredom drives you crazy, and the realization you’re stuck here for good. No
assignments, no promotions, no action. You’ll get tired of seeing the same old
faces every day and listening to the same old stories, because there are no new
ones. A war could be raging out there, we’ll never know. The only excitement we
get is when someone new, like you, joins us.”
“You could always
resign and become a farmer,” Sheppard suggested.
“If I would have
wanted to dig around in the dirt, I would never have joined the military in the
first place. Besides, it isn’t as easy as it sounds to resign from the military.
Have you ever read the fine print? You’ll have to undergo a partial mind-wipe
to prevent you from spilling any military secrets, and you’ll lose any
privileges you may have, including your pension. I for one am not willing to do
that.”
“Neither am I.”
Sheppard turned around to look at the trooper. “By the way, I never caught your
name.”
“I’m Lieutenant
Edward Fox, and this guy with the red hair beside me is Randall Foster,
Sergeant Randall Foster, actually.”
“I’m Jeremy.” Sheppard
shook Fox’s hand.
“I’m Robert
McCallum,” the driver said with a little chuckle. “Just plain Trooper McCallum.
No special rank. Never made it.”
“Doesn’t make any
difference. Nobody gives a crap about
rank here anymore. We’re all on first-name-basis,” Foster said. “Or last name,
whichever you prefer.”
“I have no problem
with that,” Sheppard said. “What’s the assignment we’re on, anyway?”
“Supply run.”
McCallum smirked.
“What are we
getting?”
“You’ll see.
You’re lucky you’ve been chosen. You must have made an impression on the
Colonel. It usually takes him awhile to trust newcomers enough to make them
part of an important assignment like this.”
“I suppose I
should feel honored. What’s the story with Colonel Wainwright, anyway?”
“Nobody really
knows. He has his own demons to fight, like most of us.” McCallum glanced at
Sheppard sideways. “Like you, Captain Sheppard.”
When Sheppard
said, “I have no demons to fight,” all three men laughed.
“Of course not.”
Fox snickered behind him. “They sent you here for a little holiday. A long holiday, Captain Lilli-white.”
Sheppard stayed
silent. He didn’t get angry, because he didn’t sense any malice. They were only
having a little fun at his expense. So far, he hadn’t met many of the other troopers
on the outpost, but if all of them were like these three, it wouldn’t be too
bad, and he could accept his situation. Only one thing he couldn’t accept, the
fact he may have to spend the rest of his career on Savanna. That would really
be a form of hell.
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Outpost Epsilon available everywhere
Outpost Epsilon is available now from Amazon, Smashwords and more sellers.
Here are the links:
If you visit me from the sites I advertised the book, then you've read the excerpt, but if you just stopped here by accident or any other reason, here is an excerpt: (Please read to the end. I have an offer for you)
Here are the links:
Excerpt/Outpost Epsilon/SF/PG/Herbert
Grosshans
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1102004095?ean=2940161628027
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/899493
LULU-Print: http://www.lulu.com/shop/herbert-grosshans/outpost-epsilon/paperback/product-23799971.html
Note: Even though this excerpt does not contain any Erotica
the novel does. It is recommended for mature readers.
Stonewall went into the storage
room again and opened the other two boxes. The aliens inside looked remarkably
like the first one. As he watched the one he opened first, a sudden twitch
moved across the slack face, and then suddenly the eyes flew open.
Sitting up, the alien stared
at Stonewall.
“Don’t be afraid,” Stonewall said with a
soothing voice, not knowing if he would be understood. “We are friends.”
The dark lips formed a smile. “Friends,”
the alien repeated with a soft, female voice. She sat up, and then she
carefully climbed out of the casket.
Movement in the other two caskets told
Stonewall that all of the aliens were alive. He watched them sitting up and
leave their sleeping places. All three wore clothing similar to those of the
wounded man in the other room. Even though it was loose, he could see the
outlines of breasts on their chests.
The first one stared at
Stonewall and spoke, but of course, he didn’t understand a word. “I don’t understand your language,” he
said.
“But I understand you.” The alien looked
at Stonewall. “I recognize your language. What happened? Who are you?”
“Your spaceship crashed. We are here to
rescue you.”
“We crashed?” The female lifted her head
and looked into the fourth coffin. “What happened to Leer? Is he alive?”
“If you mean your male companion, yes,
he is alive, but he is injured.” Stonewall walked ahead of them into the room
where Peters and the alien man waited anxiously. When the three females stepped
out, the wounded man let out an audible sigh. One of the three went over to him
and squatted in front of him. She spoke to him in a soft, low voice, and then
she stood up and faced Peters and Stonewall.
“He needs help. He will die if he doesn’t
get medical attention fast.”
Peters looked at Stonewall. “Do you have
any medical training?”
Stonewall shook his head. “Just some
first aid, basics, that’s all. He needs more than that.
“This is just crazy. I’ve told
the Chief many times we need more than a few scooters and a couple of rovers.
We need vehicles that fly, not just crawl on the ground!” Peters stared at the
darkening sky outside.
“I wondered about that myself,”
Stonewall said. “Why don’t we have a small shuttle?” “Too dangerous, apparently. Because of
the giant reptiles controlling the sky.” Peters laughed sarcastically. “As if
traveling on the ground is so safe.”
“So what can we do?”
“There is no room on the scooter for all
of us, obviously. I could take him back to the outpost. Doc Flemming might be
able to help him. You’d have to stay here with these three and wait for us to
pick you up with the rover. If I leave now, I should make it before midnight.”
“I thought traveling at night is too
dangerous?”
“It is.” Peters studied the alien man
who sat in a crouched position in his seat, his breath coming in great gasps.
“But this is an emergency. I know which way to go now. It will be easier.”
“All right. If you think so. I’ll
stay here. We should be safe inside this vessel.”
“You should be, but don’t get careless.
Now, help me getting him outside and to the scooter.”
The alien man could barely stand.
Stonewall and Peters helped him outside then they practically dragged him
across the swamp until they reached the scooter. Before Peters left, he gave
Stonewall a pack, which had been stored in the back of the sidecar. “There is water and food inside. It
should be enough for you until I come back.” Peters lowered his voice. “Don’t
let down your guard. Those might be females, but we know nothing about their
species. Keep your eyes open at all times and your rifle within easy reach.
I’ll contact the base and fill them in about the situation. Don’t expect anyone
to pick you up until tomorrow afternoon. That rover doesn’t travel any faster
than the scooters, perhaps even slower.” He slapped Stonewall on the back.
“Take care and stay safe, my friend.”
Stonewall watched as Peters took off
into the forest then he waded back to the alien vessel. The three females
watched him anxiously when he climbed back into the ship.
“Thank you for helping us,” one
of them said. “I am Sheera. What shall we call you?”
“Stonewall, call me Stonewall.” He looked at
the other two. “You have names also?”
Both of them smiled. For the first time,
he noticed their long incisors.
“I am called Pteer.”
“And I am Seel.”
Stonewall tried to remember their names
and the faces that went with them. Even though at first glance they looked
alike, he noticed differences between them, the most important ones the eyes.
Sheera’s eyes were purple, Pteer’s brown and Seel had shiny, black eyes.
Watching them closer, he also noticed that their faces seemed unable to show
deep expressions, as if they were wearing masks. They looked almost unfinished.
Coarse. Their naked skulls were large, bulging out in the back of their heads.
When Sheera turned away from him, he saw
the hump on her back, and checking out the other two, he found they also had
humps.
He shrugged. Just because they weren’t
very attractive, didn’t mean they couldn’t be amiable.
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Friday, October 5, 2018
Outpost Epsilon
I always loved that story and the character Terrex Stonewall, and so I wrote a trilogy following ‘Outpost Epsilon’. The trilogy was published as ‘Lizard World’. It seemed appropriate, because the planet Epsilon is populated with giant lizards, dinosaurs.
We’ve made some changes to Outpost and the rest of the series. My publisher Melange Books decided to release ‘Outpost Epsilon’ as the prequel to the trilogy, with a beautiful new cover. We’ve also changed the series title. The whole series will be called ‘The Stonewall Chronicles’, which includes ‘Outpost Epsilon’.
The first book in the trilogy will be re-released in January 2019 with a new title ‘A New Dawn’. The second book will be ‘Epsilon City’, which actually is the old title, but all books will have new covers. And Book Three in the trilogy will be ‘Mysteries of Epsilon’.
Who knows, I may decide to write another novel in the series ‘The Stonewall Chronicles’, featuring Scout Terrex Stonewall. Right now, I’m busy with another project and once I’m done with that I want to write Book Three in the series ‘Operation Stargate’. I’ve already written down a few outlines and ideas, but it’ll have to wait.
With that same Universe I created in Outpost Epsilon as the background I started another series ‘Operation Stargate’. Book One ‘Codename Salamander’ was released in 2016 and is available from Melange Books and many outlets on line, including Amazon.
Book Two in that series, ‘Savanna’, will be released in the near future.
Outpost Epsilon is scheduled to be released October 16, but it will be available possibly already tomorrow at certain places. I will post the links as soon as I get them from my publisher.
Here is the picture:
Caviar
I caught a few Sauger, which are a subspecies of Walleye, only smaller. We have lots of them in the Red River north of Winnipeg. All the fish I caught were females loaded with eggs. My wife loves caviar so we made some. It is super easy to make and takes hardly any time at all.
Recipe:
Remove the eggs from the sac (just slice the sac with a sharp knife and scrape out the eggs).
Rinse the eggs under cold water in a fine sieve.
Put the eggs into a salt brine (1/4cup coarse salt to 1 cup of water -depends how many eggs there are-).
Refrigerate for 20 minutes, and then put into a fine sieve to drain the salt water.
Taste eggs, if they are too salty rinse in cold water.
Leave eggs in sieve and put sieve over small container to drain more. Refrigerate container with the eggs in the sieve for 2 hours.
After two hours the caviar is ready to eat. ( It will be salty, but caviar is like that)
Eat on crackers.
Enjoy.
Recipe:
Remove the eggs from the sac (just slice the sac with a sharp knife and scrape out the eggs).
Rinse the eggs under cold water in a fine sieve.
Put the eggs into a salt brine (1/4cup coarse salt to 1 cup of water -depends how many eggs there are-).
Refrigerate for 20 minutes, and then put into a fine sieve to drain the salt water.
Taste eggs, if they are too salty rinse in cold water.
Leave eggs in sieve and put sieve over small container to drain more. Refrigerate container with the eggs in the sieve for 2 hours.
After two hours the caviar is ready to eat. ( It will be salty, but caviar is like that)
Eat on crackers.
Enjoy.
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