This is a Draconian Carrier Class Mother Dragon. This ship has rotating sub-light engine “wings.” The fighters and bombers leave through the bottom of the ship were there are multiple fighter and bomber bays.
This is a standard Draconian Fighter.
This images have been provided by my new artist Thomas Peck.
The Zochtil is currently 25% off at smashwords.com, but only until Sunday. So please take advantage of this offer.
Just wanted to give y’all an update.
Book 2 in the Almek Manning series, the Starwarden is scheduled for release in June. I finished the second draft yesterday. I will spend the next month working on book three, at which point I will switch back to the Starwarden and begin the final editing process.
Sneak Peak at Book 2: The Starwarden
Part 1: The Academy
Part 2: Dalton Space Force
Part 3: The Starwarden
Also I pay tribute to Robert Heinlein again in this book. One of the ships that Almek Manning serves on is the Robert Anson Heinlein, a Fast Cruiser Carrier.
On another note, I am up to four reviews. I’ll post the fourth later.
As a life-long fan of science fiction, I found “The Zochtil” to be a very entertaining. The characters are engaging and interesting. The story is a fast-paced, action-packed experience. Mr. Dalley weaves many new and intriguing sci-fi aspects into his tale. A great beginning to a sure to be thrilling series.
Review by: Samuel Peck on Jan. 03, 2012 : 
I loved the book. The battles in the book are full of variety, from a legal battle, to a simulated space battle, to a violent infiltration of a marine base. Each has its own intensity and stakes involved, and all are well narrated.
If a book doesn’t teach you something, either something that’s definitely true or something to consider, I personally don’t think it’s a good book. The author of this book didn’t write the book with an agenda, but slips in several things that we can learn from, or at least think about. Some of them are political. Some are about human nature, or other subjects.
My book is now for sale on amazon.com, smashwords.com, and goodreads.com. It should be available on Barnes and Noble shortly.
Jump to the Stars! Join the Solar Fleet!
The Solar Fleet faces just two problems: one, the alien blockade that prevents any ship from leaving the solar system, and two, the United Monarchy of Europe, which is tying up most of the Solar Fleet’s resources, thus preventing them from attacking the blockade.
Almek Manning is eighteen and wishes to join the Solar Fleet as a midshipman and train at the Academy. However, Almek has a few problems of his own to overcome before he can go to the Academy, the first of which is to escape from a United Monarchy of Europe detention facility.
The Almek Manning Series 