It is looking increasingly likely that the series will go to a seventh book.
Unfortunately to get Arturo back into space in a reasonable book length given how long it would take to develop the technology it will mean having do a book that consists of a series of time jumps forward – like say (And this is just an example of what I mean – not written stuff yet)

a chapter 4 years from the end of book 6 where they get their first transistor working

a few chapters a few years later again where something important happens

a few more years and a chapter where they get their first object into orbit

a chapter a few years after that where they get the antigrav machine from Arturo’s shuttle rebuilt and they get their first person into space – with difficulty

a year or two later and we get the first solid state microchip made – computers used for orbit calculations and so on

some time later they get a copy of the fusion engine in the shuttle built. Which had problems…

a couple more years and the get their first steam propelled, antigrav capable, fusion powered space ship into orbit.

and so on – there’s about twenty years just there and I was rushing it. Probably take longer in practice but you see what I mean by a series of short jumps.
eventually Arturo will get his rebuilt and repaired shuttle to the jump point and try and reverse his travel to Earth.

Is a book of what will be essentially time separated short stories and acceptable way to finish the series?
Or at least Arturo’s part in the New Roman Empire?

(I may have a few ideas about stories involving other characters and their adventures for publication at some point in the future)

Thoughts welcome.

this is an unpaid political comment and is completely my own opinion from across the Pacific

The Democrats need to just forget about Impeaching Trump – it is a stupidly bad tactical mistake.
Here are my reasons:

1: A third of the country distrusts the Democrats already and will see any Impeachment – regardless of evidence simply as a case political sour grapes, grandstanding, petty vindictiveness and witch hunting.

2: The third of the population that support neither Democrats nor Republicans will see as probably politically driven sour grapes further eroding any belief the Democrats as being moderates and reasonable people – regardless of the evidence presented.

3: the third of the population who support Trump are just going to get angrier with the Democrats which only further inflame the situation and further deepen the cracks in US society.

4: Impeaching him will turn him from a buffoon into a martyr – regardless of the evidence. I can’t think of anything more likely to help the next Republican President get elected than an Impeachment Witch Hunt.

It would be far better tactically and for the long term benefits of the US for the Democrats to simply clench their fists and keep their mouths shut and let President Trump disappear into ignominy take the wind out of the right’s sails. Simply ignoring him from now on is a much better choice of action. Sure – if there are genuine criminal things that he or any of his administration can be charged with that’s okay but Impeachment is just too political to be of any benefit whatsoever.

Unfortunately I think the Democrat members of Congress will let their ego’s and pride get in the way of what is best for the United States.

Finally! I am sorry it took so long all you “real” book readers out there.

Same $17.95 US price as the previous 2 titles

I have started doing my own edit of book 5 and then will feed that to the proper editor as I go: looking at a late February release – maybe
Book 6 is progressing – I may extend things to a seventh book – I am not sure yet. If I do it will be a bit sporadic with jumps forward in time as Arturo works to build a new spaceship – we’ll see – I don’t really have enough storyline for a whole book yet… but we’ll see
Hopefully this year will better for all of you than last year!
Peter