Zorbath and Lacewing - Two Stories

"Zorbath the Alien Clockmaker"

Izra is king of a world being conquered. His only hope to escape is an educational ship called a Martin's Space Carriage. The passengers of the ship, each have their own disaster story. But none of them see the one that is to come.

Due to a mechanical defect, the Martin's Space Carriage crash lands on an alien world. Not just on an alien world, but in the wilderness, accentuated by a huge crater. The ship's crew only hope for survival is a little clock shop on the edge of the crater. However, they don't realize this clock shop makes clocks that change destinies, as well as makes time.

Royals in retreat, discover a life altering clockmaker. A tale of a wild alien world and the hope to civilize it.

"The Myth of the Blue Lacewing"

A woman seeking new earth species, quests to save her matronly aunt's house from developers. Come along with Jane and her assistant Ghent, as they investigate Aunt Judy's modern village which is still living in a bygone era. A town that will test Jane's Skill and Scientific Prowess, as well as her heart.

Author Bio:

Thomas Terraforte is the author of the Seven Islands of the Fog and Human Angels A Human Story. He is a Member Representative of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, as well as being a degreed Electrical Engineer from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Veteran of USAF. Writing is a lifelong calling and he most appreciates readers and writers from different walks of life. "Books challenge us, warm us, make us think, reach, and feel pride for the expansive nature of human striving."