The Raid on Yootoo Casino

By W. T. Stevens

This cyberpunk, sci-fi novella is the first entry in the "Revolution Saga" in the new series created by American author W. T. Stevens. In this exciting debut, two humans who are living on the fringes in deep space go to the infamous den of corruption, Yootoo Casino. John and Falco have a change of plans when they discover that Admiral Sefweui, a high ranking political and military official in the Empire, is holding slaves against their will. They uncover an Empire plot that seeks to use the casino to further the disparity of wealth in the corrupt nation of the Six Galaxies. With no members of the Revolution to help them free the slaves or fight Sefweui, John and Falco resolve to carry out justice on their own.

The Revelation Book Series is a high fantasy, sci-fi series aimed towards readers of all ages. W. T. Stevens was known amongst his peers for having a daring writing style in poetry, but he is now applying this unique, "no rules" approach to writing fantasy. This unique sci-fi universe will only grow with each new story. New fans check out RevelationHQ.com for bonus content!

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• Language: English
• Publisher: W. T. Stevens
• Release date: May 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463629437

W. T. Stevens

William Stevens is a new sci-fi author of the indie Revelation Book Series. RevelationHQ.comStevens studied psychology at Duquesne University, where he was introduced to existential phenomenology and the lived experience. Stevens has always enjoyed comic books and sci-fi movies, and his writing is an experiment in which readers take part in the lived-in action. Through precise attention to detail and ever-expanding universe, the Revelation Book Series shows readers what life in space might really feel like. All the stress and fear of being far from Earth, all of the life-or-death situations and moral dilemmas that arise in this universe, and the stunning wonders of the Six Galaxies await. Start reading today.William Stevens works in behavioral health with children and teens who live with learning disabilities. His work with these individuals and their parents and teachers inspired him to create a series that could motivate young people to learn by presenting literature and science in new and exciting ways. Many of our stories come with study-guides for middle-school and high-school learners.The series also aims to inspire and challenge adults with dramatic, psychological and political story-lines. These stories touch upon issues like gender and identity, existentialism and religion, and war and history.

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The Raid on Yootoo Casino

A Revelation Book Series Story

by W. T. Stevens

Distributed by Smashwords

Copyright 2020 William Stevens

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Hey! My name is Will. By day I’m just the average social worker, but at night, when nobody is watching, I heroically sit at my desk and type sci-fi. This is an introductory, sample story of a space opera series I am writing more and more of every day. If you are interested in the universe I have crafted and would like to follow the progress of these characters, I implore you to visit and follow my social networking pages to stay up to date with my releases:

Facebook.com/revelationbookseries

Instagram @w.t.stevens

This is my first time releasing on Smashwords, so I apologize if there are formatting mistakes. I wanted to experiment with different ways to tell a story like this. I wanted to use verses instead of chapters, but the table of contents would not generate properly if I did this, so hopefully my little end-around isn’t too confusing. I wanted to use certain fonts to denote radio broadcasts and the like, but these fonts do not transfer well to other formats. As I continue to grow my following and collaborate with artists and people that are better at this whole digital thing, I intend to push to make this series to stand out from the average novel. So stay tuned ♪

For now, just know that BZZT denotes a voice coming through a radio.

And I recommend listening to the songs playing in the story, if you haven’t already heard them, for a more immersive experience ♪

One last note, Gender is a fluid concept in outer space. At times, new characters are introduced and it is not immediately clear what gender the creature may be, so they/them will be used in this situations.

Cover Art by Carlos Trigo ♪

https://www.instagram.com/carlos_trigo/

For Fan Questions and Fan Art: [e-mail]

Introducing the Six Galaxies

In the not so distant future . . . the Revolution and the Empire have waged war for a millennium. The Revolution began as a band of warriors seeking to reorganize the systems of government during the so-called Peace Times. The Empire, on the other hand, was once made up of the several royal families of the most advanced races in the Six Galaxies. This latter group is now led by the Emperor, who rules as a tyrant by using religion and war to gather the masses under his name. Countless battles have been fought in this cosmic struggle for supremacy between two distinct ideologies; one of freedom and self-determination, and the other of dogma and power. Many battles have been won, and many battles have been lost, and the two-sided coin of destiny keeps turning.

The Six Galaxies is a super-society, spanning countless solar systems and consisting of several societies, all joined under the rule of the Emperor. The Emperor has made many promises to his people of an unlimited energy supply and a prosperous union in space, yet it is the very same Empire and army which have brought pain and suffering in establishing these systems. The Revolution, once equal in power to the Empire, is struggling to keep pace in this arms race. The Emperor’s skill with the dark arts and his ever-growing military might has exacerbated the Revolution’s ability to maintain a strong presence in the cosmos. If the Revolution ceases to fight back, however, the Empire will soon have complete control over the Six Galaxies.

The Emperor’s decision as to whether he will eradicate a planet or force them to join his nation is arbitrary, but in swaying the public to carry out these genocides he uses nothing more than one criterion. In this universe, there is but one factor that determines whether a society ever becomes capable of space travel. Building a society in space is impossible without an unlimited energy source. Of course, any society that reaches space must first gather scientific prowess and be capable of the necessary cooperation in order to survive space, but it is still impossible without an unlimited energy source.

On Earth, humans pull energy from the environment of the planet, such as the energy generated by wind and water, or fossil fuels, which are harvested from the Earth. In the Six Galaxies, the many races of space merely rely on one substance. It is called crystl. Crystl is a densely concentrated piece of free-flowing cosmic energy. It is the only known form of power that can enable high-speed, intergalactic travel. Crystl can be harvested in its raw form in small deposits on certain planets, but it can also be found in empty pockets of the cosmos. This strange substance, however, was never detected by Earth’s scientists.

The pilots of the vessels created in the Six Galaxies can cross a galaxy in the length of a song, depending on the level of traffic and cosmic hazards on the route. It is still unclear to the public how crystl is produced on such a massive scale, and the powers contained within this resource are an even greater mystery. Regardless, the Emperor has used his political power to supply seemingly limitless energy, in the form of crystl, for the entire population of the super-society. His grip over this resource allows him to rule over his people with an iron fist and enact strange laws that only give him and his army more power.

Crystl is a unique energy source in that it also functions as the nation’s currency. Individuals earn crystl credits by performing jobs for other individuals or for the Empire, and these credits are considered valuable because they represent a small piece of the Empire’s crystl reserves. The reserves lie in an impenetrable fortress on the Emperor’s space station and center of the Six Galaxies, Galatron Center. The scientists of the empire have created this monstrosity to be the center of all trade and commerce in the super-society. All the crystl, as well as other resources, belong to the Emperor first, and everything moves through him and his political officials, who determine how best to allocate these resources across the Six Galaxies.

Our story is merely one small part of this universe, but it is a part that is rich with the super-powered substance crystl. In the Peace Times, five royal families who ruled over societies capable of space travel, arrived in space around the same time. They created an agreement to live without war and formed a nation of five galaxies. Nationalistic pride and territorial disputes, however, caused many of the nations to rebel against each other, and after 5,000 years the Revolution formed. They proposed a nation ruled as one Empire, with no royal families to rule over the masses. The Revolution did well to abolish the royal families, but, without a face to rule over the Empire, a power struggle began, and the Emperor claimed the super-society for himself. Now, the Emperor and his imperialistic army has invaded the Milky-Way Galaxy, which the invaders call Odeen, and the nation is now known as the Six Galaxies.

The Raid on Yootoo Casino

By W. T. Stevens

A Revelation Book Series Story

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Travel Log 1 //John Smith// Astral Year 17,890 //// Location – Planet Zandús

When I was younger, I often wished for many things. I would wish for candy or toys when I was really little, but as I grew up, I would wish for things that are more valuable. I wished for money, a fast car, a cute girlfriend, stuff