First Endeavors is two short stories written by Ted Iverson. Born and raised in northern Illinois, Ted has been married for twenty-nine years with two sons. Writing has always been a lifelong dream, and he pleased to share his first two short stories with you.Also included in this novella are the first five chapters of his first novel: Mission to the Stars: The Search for FTL.LunaTicsThe Mercury Ad Agency had been looking for an advertising campaign that would save them from an ailing economy. Jonah Trotter's team was the best that the agency had but even they had hit a dry spell. How could Jonah know that by spilling a cup of coffee on a book would lead to a new space race!Rival, Luna Advertising steals one of Jonah's team members and with him Mercury's ideas! This carries two of the world's greatest ad campaigns into space and then to the moon, touching off a chain of events that would change the way mankind lived forever…Mine AloneArtoro Coalter was one of the Expanse Mining Company's best. A fatal matter transfer accident at the Kupier Belt ended his 16 years with the company abruptly. His wife Mileena must now decide whether or not to pick up her late husband's contract with Expanse. If she doesn't, how will she care for their two children? If she does, it would mean long dangerous periods away from home and someday mining the Kupier Belt, the very place where her husband perished. That day is now…After a rouge asteroid explodes Mileena finds herself fighting for survival and questioning the need to go on without the love of her life… Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Ted started reading Science Fiction as an adolescent. Writing a book in this genre has been a dream of his since that time. When Star Wars came onto the big screen Ted was hooked and a Sci-Fi junkie was born!Ted left Rockford in 1981 when he joined the Marine Corps. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California when he married his wife Joanne in 1983. Married for twenty-nine years they have two wonderful sons, Christopher and Nathan.Living back in Illinois since 1985 he is fulfilling a lifelong dream of writing. He took a few writing classes at a local college and got started, all while working full time and raising his family.Ted's first novel, Mission to the Stars: The Search for FTL was published in 2009 and the second installment in the series will be coming out in the summer of 2012. He is currently writing the third Mission to the Stars book. He is also working on a yet un-named project.Please visit his website: www.tediverson.com or contact him at stardancerftl@yahoo.com
