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Revolution by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor thousands of years the ConFed has been the most powerful force in the quadrant. It is the umbrella under which hundreds of planets and trillions of beings live in relative peace ... despite the corruption and waste, it's a system that most accept as preferable to the chaos that would ensue in its absence...Categorized as:
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![Stand Alone: Wolfhounds - Book One by John Van Stry]()
Stand Alone: Wolfhounds - Book One by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChase had it all planned out, do a little time in one of the emperor's jails, say a four year stretch for getting rid of some trash that no one would miss, and when he got out, the path to the leadership would be wide open...Categorized as:
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![Citadel by Marko Kloos]()
Citadel by Marko Kloos
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAn interplanetary battle is renewed in an epic novel of a warring solar system by the author of Ballistic.The war should have been over. But it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control.It’s been two weeks since a missile with a nuclear warhead tore through the planetary defenses in the most blistering large-scale attack ever committed in the history of the Gaia system...Categorized as:
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![Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn]()
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. For thousands of years The Chiss Ascendancy has been an island of calm, a center of power, and a beacon of integrity. Led by the Nine Ruling Families, their leadership stands as a bulwark of stability against the Chaos of the Unknown Regions... -
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![Livesuit by James S.A. Corey]()
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHumanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.The first novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's epic Captive's War series... -
![The Price of Liberty by D.J. Holmes]()
The Price of Liberty by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar has been declared. The Indian Star Republic has landed ground troops on the newly discovered colony of Haven as they seek to seize access to the alien worlds of Vestar and Kulthar. The British Star Kingdom has reacted. A battle fleet has been formed with orders to drive off the Indians and retake Haven...Categorized as:
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![Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFight to Win. With the galaxy in turmoil, the Legion initiates Article Nineteen, a hard reset designed to halt the corruption and ineptitude that continues to spill forth from the Galactic Core. But when the House of Reason aligns itself with the bloodthirsty zhee extremists, the Legion has no choice but to commit to a savage campaign of Total War...Categorized as:
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![The Grand Alliance by Jay Allan]()
The Grand Alliance by Jay Allan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHell is Unleashed The Hegemony controls Megara, the Confederation’s capital. War has raged for five years. Millions are dead, vast fleets of ships have been destroyed. But in the stronghold where Tyler Barron and his comrades have gathered their allies and the last of their strength, a plan is being devised...Categorized as:
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![The Worst Spies in the Sector by Skyler Ramirez]()
The Worst Spies in the Sector by Skyler Ramirez
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt sucks being dead...... especially when you're broke. Former Captain Brad Mendoza and former Commander Jessica Lin would be two of the most wanted people in the galaxy, except everyone thinks they're dead. Now, they're desperately trying to find a new way to make a living before they run out of fuel, food, and hope.Enter a mysterious stranger with an offer that's too good to be true... -
![Fortitude by Glynn Stewart]()
Fortitude by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn offer that no one else could matchA mission that no one else could achieveAn enemy only a few know they share…Commodore Kira Demirci is now the commander of a small but powerful mercenary force—one of the most dangerous in the cluster of stars she now calls home. Her own actions have brought peace to the Syntactic Cluster, though, and a mercenary is in limited demand...Categorized as:
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![Redemption by Joshua Dalzelle]()
Redemption by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThere is a fine line between right and wrong, good and evil. For years Jason Burke has straddled that line as best he can, always convinced that despite the violence carried out by him and his team they were firmly on the right side of that line. But as he reflects on his time with Omega Force, he begins to have his doubts...Categorized as:
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![Echoes in the Deep by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Echoes in the Deep by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMark Tudor is learning a valuable lesson about being a Peacemaker.With Veteran pay comes veteran problems. And the Guild, more often than not, is the issue.He’s become an effective enforcer of the law, but unfortunately, crime is growing a lot more complicated...Categorized as:
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![Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe road between the stars was paved in platinum ore. But as Mark Tudor is about to learn, the cost of justice is paid in blood.And no one is truly safe.Gyl Mareth’s Rot corrupts the Guild, and Mark means to cut it out at the source. To do that, he’ll have to lobby powerful supporters—spindly, blue aliens, toads infatuated with buearcracy, and maybe even an influential bartender or two...Categorized as:
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![Prisoners of Darkness by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Prisoners of Darkness by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe galaxy is spiraling into all-out war. The Battle of Tarrago was just the beginning. Following Goth Sullus's ruthless onslaughts against the Republic, a desperate House of Reason searches for scapegoats—and finds one, deserving or not, in Commander Ellek Owens. His sentence is cruel, unjust—and final. Unless Victory Squad has anything to say about it...Categorized as:
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![Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery disaster brings an opportunity. Goth Sullus and his empire have fallen. With the Legion and the rest of the galaxy watching from the still-smoldering galactic core, Carter, a former legionnaire turned private contractor, and Jack Bowie, a Navy spy with nowhere left to turn, sign up to work for an enterprising private contractor looking to make a statement on the planet Kublar... -
![Star Force: Rift by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Rift by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe temporary truce between Star Force and the V'kit'no'sat sends shockwaves throughout the galaxy. No one has ever defied the V'kit'no'sat and lived, but now Star Force has and many races are taking notice...including one that no one expects, on either side... -
![Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Zak'de'ron take note of the Rit'ko'sor joining Star Force, making contact and making their wishes known...but in the process they make a critical mistake that will forever alter their relationship with the trailblazers...Categorized as:
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![Warrior King by Evan Currie]()
Warrior King by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBattle-weary after a desperate fight to save Earth from the Drasin alien onslaught, Confederation Captain Eric Weston is tasked with a perilous new mission. He and the crew of the Odysseus must hunt down those who unleashed the hellish attack on his homeworld and that of Earth’s Priminae allies... -
![Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart]()
Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA helpless ally calls for aid A ruthless enemy strikes without mercy The fate of empires turns on even the smallest actions When a minor trade partner sends the Castle Federation a desperate call for aid, they have few resources to spare from their all-consuming war against the Terran Commonwealth...Categorized as:
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![Iron Wolves by Jonathan Yanez, Jason Anspach]()
Iron Wolves by Jonathan Yanez, Jason Anspach
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere can be no victory without sacrifice. The Iron Wolves are a company of legionnaires whose legendary exploits date back to the Savage Wars. When they are invited to be guests of honor at a ceremony on a small, backwater planet, they look forward to some precious time away from the constant conflicts of galaxy's edge... -
![Equilibrium by Glynn Stewart]()
Equilibrium by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeace forged on the edge of civilizationLies forged in the heart of mankindA legend rises to the final challengeExile to the Syntactic Cluster has been good for Kira Demirci and her friends. Once elite pilots of the Apollo System Defense Force, they now own the most powerful mercenary warship in the entire star cluster...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Origin Series is empire building at its finest, with 100 episodes and over 2.5 million words in the military science fiction serial detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium...Categorized as:
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![Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox]()
Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA NEW MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF THE HONOR HARRINGTON SERIES DAVID WEBER AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR RICHARD FOXSix Billion Dead—And One Man Intent on Putting a Stop to the Killing For more than fifty years, the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another... -
![Border Wars by Evan Currie]()
Border Wars by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mission continues as Sorilla, the Green Berets of the Fifth, and the Lucian Sentinels take their investigation to the colony world claimed by Islamic separatists during the very earliest of Earth's Diaspora period... -
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![The Slab by Karen Traviss]()
The Slab by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMARCUS FENIX. WAR HERO. LOYAL SON. TRAITOR. Ten years after Emergence Day, as the Locust Horde advances on humanity’s last defended area—Ephyra—in a bloody war that has seen billions die, Marcus Fenix does the unthinkable: he defies orders and abandons his post during a critical battle in a bid to rescue his father, weapons scientist Adam Fenix... -
![Among Enemies by Evan Currie]()
Among Enemies by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor Sorilla Aida, the war has been ongoing. Peace was called, officially, but in the shadows her battles continued. The Alliance and SOLCOM are ready to call an end to it all now, but no one has yet been able to tell her why. Why the fighting began, why her allies, and enemies alike, died. Not even why it was over.She had to know, or at least she had to try to find out... -
![Raven's Peace by Glynn Stewart]()
Raven's Peace by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTen thousand stars, once chained, taste freedom An eternal empire, once undefeated, falls to pieces An alliance, once united, now lacks a common foe War was hard enough. Peace may be impossible For seventeen years, Colonel Henry Wong and the United Planets Space Force have fought the Kenmiri Empire...Categorized as:
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![The Warmaster by Dan Abnett]()
The Warmaster by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe latest novel in the hugely popular Gaunt's Ghosts series.After the success of their desperate mission to Salvation’s Reach, Colonel-Commisar Gaunt and the Tanith First race to the strategically vital forge world of Urdesh, besieged by the brutal armies of Anarch Sek. However, there may be more at stake than just a planet... -
![Ballistic by Marko Kloos]()
Ballistic by Marko Kloos
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it’s the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he’s integrated himself aboard the Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well...Categorized as:
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![No Fail by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach]()
No Fail by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFailure is a Hateful WordFor Dark Ops Sergeant Kel Turner, it’s unthinkable. Until now. Kill teams are accustomed to achieving the impossible, and Kill Team Three has done the impossible more than any other. Tasked with mission after mission, against a never-ending list of enemies, Kel and Three brace themselves to rise to the occasion yet again... -
![Third Moon Chemicals: Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant Book 3 by Andrew Moriarty]()
Third Moon Chemicals: Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant Book 3 by Andrew Moriarty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake's back. He's not the best spy ever. He fails his pilot exam, he can't shoot, and he gets beat up a lot, usually by girls. Next task is to track containers of missing food. What could possibly go wrong? Next thing he knows he's on a strange ship with not one, but two pretty girls, helping them smuggle illegal workers to pirates...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Dawn of the Apocalypse by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Dawn of the Apocalypse by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe onslaught has begun and the galaxy must cope with a very slow moving certainty of its eventual destruction... -
![Star Force: Reclaimers by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Reclaimers by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes Star Force have enough races in it yet? No...not even close...Categorized as:
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![Odysseus Awakening by Evan Currie]()
Odysseus Awakening by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDefy the inevitable. Such is the stance of Confederation captain Eric Weston and the crew of the starship Odysseus, patrolling the outer limits of Priminae space, anticipating the Empire’s next attacks. Connected with the Terran FTL tech—the transition drive—humanity might stand a chance against the overwhelming forces. Until the entire planetary system goes dark...Categorized as:
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![Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay]()
Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratings“WE REQUIRE A DIFFERENT BATTLEFIELD.” Nobody expected the war to last three hours, let alone three years. The star system of Archangel holds the line against invading corporate fleets, but a quarter of its territory is already lost. The navy can’t hang on much longer. Faced with this grim truth, Archangel’s leaders shift their strategy to diplomacy and espionage... -
![Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo]()
Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBooks 3 and 4 in the New York Times best-selling Empire of Man series: March to the Stars and We Few, both New York Times bestsellers.Prince Roger MacClintock was an heir to the galaxy's Throne of Man and a self-obsessed spoiled young brat - that is, until he and the Royal Marines sent to protect him were stranded by an assassination attempt on the wild and dangerous planet of Marduk... -
![True Colors by Karen Traviss]()
True Colors by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs the savage Clone Wars rage unchecked, the Republic’s deadliest warriors face the grim truth that the Separatists aren’t their only enemy–or even their worst.In the Grand Army’s desperate fight to crush the Separatists, the secret special ops missions of its elite clone warriors have never been more critical . . . or more dangerous...Categorized as:
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![Terminus Cut by Rick Partlow]()
Terminus Cut by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMercenaries with a mission. Logan Conner has given up the life of a warrior prince to become Jonathan Slaughter, a mercenary captain of a rough-and-ready band of mech-jocks for hire. Already legendary throughout the Periphery, their next job brings them head-to-head with the Jeuta, militant aliens who seek to loot and plunder isolated human colony worlds...Categorized as:
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![Evasion (Scattered Stars: Evasion Book 1) by Glynn Stewart]()
Evasion (Scattered Stars: Evasion Book 1) by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA captain on the run from the horrors of his pastA girl on the run from the trap of her presentA ship that will bring them togetherCaptain Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a nova fighter pilot for a nation he truly believed in. Betrayal and failure sent him into exile and flight...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Origin Series is empire building at its finest, with 100 episodes and over 2.5 million words in the military science fiction serial detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium...Categorized as:
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![Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan]()
Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA New Adventure Set in the Crimson Worlds Universe (Over 800,000 Crimson Worlds Book Sold) Red Team Alpha. An elite military unit. Twenty highly-trained veteran warriors, Mars’ best. They are ready to face whatever dangers threaten the Confederation. They are capable, dedicated, armed with the best technology Mars has to offer. And they don’t exist, at least not officially...Categorized as:
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![Inferno Sphere by Anthony James]()
Inferno Sphere by Anthony James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInferno Sphere. A bomb to end all bombs. The ruthless species of biomechanical aliens known as Vraxar have been driven away from the Confederation planet Atlantis. They are not defeated and their unprovoked attack has given them the means to locate the rest of the Confederation worlds. However, the Vraxar are not predictable and their next move is completely unforeseen...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Ysalamir by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Ysalamir by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsV'kit'no'sat and Star Force must unite for a special project in order to find a better way to fight the Hadarak...Categorized as:
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![Atoned: The Wardens: Book 1 by Steve J. McHugh]()
Atoned: The Wardens: Book 1 by Steve J. McHugh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Like a Saturday night 80's action film. Full of cool twists, grin-inducing banter, and explosive action. I loved it." Rob Hayes author of Never Die.Civil War tore across the Union Empire, leaving countless dead in its wake. It was a war started by one man, once beloved by the Empire. His betrayal still lingers in the memory of those who lived through it... -
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![Cyborg Legacy by Lindsay Buroker]()
Cyborg Legacy by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFormer Cyborg Corps soldier Jasim Antar was relieved to come out of the war alive and looked forward to switching to a less violent line of work. But nobody wants to hire a brawny cyborg to do anything that doesn’t involve brutalizing people on a daily basis...Categorized as:
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![Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Commonwealth has won a great victory, smashing Wolfbane’s attempt to take Corinthian and driving Admiral Singh’s forces back into enemy space. Now, as the Wolves reel under the impact of their defeat - and powerful factions plot to take control of the government and military - Edward Stalker plans a final offensive to bring the Wolves to their knees... -
![Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Origin Series is empire building at its finest, with 100 episodes and over 2.5 million words in the military science fiction serial detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Nightshade by H. Paul Honsinger]()
Deadly Nightshade by H. Paul Honsinger
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMax Robichaux’s thrilling adventures didn’t begin on 21 January 2315 when he took command of the USS Cumberland at the age of 28... -
![Deception by Glynn Stewart]()
Deception by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new home on the edge of nowhereA new hope for a peaceful futureAn old enemy that won’t let goKira Demirci left her homeworld of Apollo pursued by assassins seeking revenge for her victories in the war against the Brisingr Kaiserreich. Now she has a new home and a new role: as the nova fighter wing commander aboard the mercenary carrier Conviction under Captain John Estanza...Categorized as:
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![The Void War by D.J. Holmes]()
The Void War by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s the year 2465, two hundred years since the stars were opened to humanity by the invention of the shift drive. So began the First Interstellar Expansion Era, catapulting humanity into a deadly race for the limited resources of navigable space. Now tensions between the human nations are threatening to boil over into open hostility...Categorized as:
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