EarthCent Auxiliaries

Join the intrepid reporters of the Galactic Free Press, a senior EarthCent Intelligence agent, and an independent trader, as they try to make a living and do their best for humanity with a little help from alien friends.

It's been less than a century since ancient alien AI added Earth to their interstellar tunnel network. Over half of the planet’s population has emigrated to live and work on alien worlds and orbitals, and humanity now aspires to that signature vessel of advanced species, a jump-capable colony ship equipped to support millions of pioneers on the search for a new world. With trillions of creds at stake, are humans doomed to repeat the mistakes that led to Earth's first galactic bail-out? Or might a more experienced investigative journalist look for fraud closer to home?

Ellen, the Earth Syndication Coordinator for the Galactic Free Press, and her partner, John, EarthCent Intelligence's roving troubleshooter, are back with Semmi the gryphon to investigate. Larry, finding himself stuck as the Minister of Trade for the nascent Human Empire, starts making the rounds of sovereign human communities, while his freelance reporter partner, Georgia, trades in educational toys and tries to land a big interview. Can the five of them put their heads together and solve the literal crime of the century?

EarthCent Intelligence assigns their roving troubleshooter to look into rumors of labor abuses in the Old Way movement. A hot tip to the Galactic Free Press turns the spotlight on Earth's children and puts Ellen's latest attempt at a vacation on hold.Orphans on the Galactic Tunnel Network is the third book of the EarthCent Auxiliaries series which I spun off from the eighteen book Union Station saga to focus on Earth.

When does imitation stop being flattery and start becoming an economic and cultural threat? EarthCent's top intelligence agent and the intrepid journalists of the Galactic Free Press join forces to investigate whether alien art is taking over human culture. An undercover mission to the first major inter-species art festival to invite human artists attempts to get to the bottom of the galactic art market, and the bottom turns out to be very low indeed.

Earth is holding its first world's fair in over a century and the nascent Human Empire is building a pavilion. The non-human species of the tunnel network are worried that their tourists visiting Earth will fall victim to charity scammers, while the city-states and legacy nations of Earth are worried about their exhibitions being outshone by alien business operating on Earth.