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Bellatrix by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA young woman, a bad boyfriend, a small black female german shepherd puppy.One of these has got to go...The story of Yelena, her relationship with Bellatrix and how they met the Bethany Anne while the two were trying to save her brother from a Wechselbalg.And beer...Let's not forget the beer.For fans of The Kurtherian Gambit series and world... -
![Vorkosigan's Game: The Vor Game \ Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Vorkosigan's Game: The Vor Game \ Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOmnibus of The Vor Game and the novella "Borders of Infinity"... -
![A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater. A quiet little star nation, only recently recovered from the devastating blow of the Plague Years. More affluent than some, perhaps, but with little to attract trade or interstellar commerce, it had little need for a navy . . . and even less interest in paying for one.But Manticore has now become a target... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been months since the Siege of Port Rush. The Warlord, under the command of Jacob Valent, has been travelling to ports across the sector to gather intelligence, capturing ships and cargo as they go. Manpower and funds are still in short supply, but the Captain is winning the support of the British Alliance, and his crew suspects he has a long term plan that will lead to bigger prizes... -
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![A Call to Vengeance by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Vengeance by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by forces unknown, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse... -
![A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is the sort of person who likes an orderly universe. One where people follow the rules. Unfortunately he lives in the real universe. The good news is that Travis is one of those rare people who may like rules but has a talent for thinking outside them when everything starts coming apart... -
![Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn the run from assassins, Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are stranded on a distant planet and must learn to trust each other if they're going to survive - and learn to love each other if they're going to heal the dark wounds of their past... -
![Korval's Game by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Korval's Game by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Liaden Universe(R) series has enthralled thousands of readers, and now two of its most exciting space adventure novels are combined in one popularly-priced Omni-trade volume. Plan B: Val Con yos'Phelium is a fugitive. The heir of Clan Korval is wanted by the covert Liaden agency known as the Department of the Interior, whose rulers have declared unofficial war against the entire clan... -
![The Gate that Locks the Tree by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
The Gate that Locks the Tree by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Minor Melant’i Play for Snow SeasonA cat may look at a tree This is especially true when the winds of change blow through the universe, leaving eddies of luck, uncertainty, and necessity in the strangest places – and surely Surebleak qualifies as a strange place, as Korval’s Tree qualifies as a strange attractor... -
![In Harm's Way by John Spearman]()
In Harm's Way by John Spearman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe continuing adventures of Captain Jonah Halberd, Royal Navy of the Interplanetary Commonwealth. Join Captain Halberd in the Commonwealth's fight against the Rodinan Federation. A thinker as well as a man of action, Halberd finds ways to improve his odds when he finds himself 'In Harm's Way...Categorized as:
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![And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler]()
And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe nation of Home and their ally Central seems to have bought some safety by moving Mitsubishi 3 from Low Earth Orbit to a halo orbit around L2 beyond the moon. It has added expenses, but it has unexpected advantages too, when Earth has its own problems. A little extra distance works just fine... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war is on! Conflict grips the Iron Head Nebula and the star system that Jake, Ayan, Minh-Chu and their loved ones call home. The Order of Eden, British Alliance and other organisations creeping in the shadows enter into an all-or-nothing conflict that will change the political shape of the galaxy for centuries while Freeground is forced to leave its home space in search of help and safety... -
![Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new novel in the popular and exciting science fiction Liaden Universe® series... -
![Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStar-trading Clan Korval—known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon"—has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll... -
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![Neogenesis by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Neogenesis by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMenace from Back Space Looming out of the Dust of TimeThe Complex Logic Laws were the result of a war waged hundreds of years in the past, when two human powers threw massive AI navies at each other and nearly annihilated themselves... -
![His Last Command by Dan Abnett]()
His Last Command by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReturning from a long mission on a Chaos world, Commissar Gaunt finds that his old regiment - nicknamed Gaunt's Ghosts - has been disbanded and redeployed under a new commander. But when the fighting becomes bitter, Gaunt is finally reunited with his men as the Imperial forces make one last attempt to hold the line against the invaders... -
![Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas]()
Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe galaxy was in for a world of hurt—chaos unseen since the violent, sadistic Asarlaí ruled. For the first time in her life, Vas doesn’t know if she can fight hard enough to stop it.Vaslisha Tor Dain was a simple sort of mercenary starship captain. She fought hard, drank hard, and killed people when all else failed... -
![Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop]()
Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConfronted with the truth about her origin, Liora has to make a difficult choice that can change the entire fate of the Macrocosm. Battling loss, Ketulans, and the desires of her own heart, Liora confronts an evil she thought long banished from her life and the cosmos. The fight she faces turns out to be the most difficult of her life in more ways than one... -
![Misfits by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Misfits by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore Miri Robertson met Val Con yos'Phelium she was an acclaimed mercenary soldier. Before she was an acclaimed mercenary soldier with the Gyrfalks, she was "Redhead," a young recruit in Lizardi's Lunatics. Meanwhile, there was a weatherman, Ichliad Brunner. A weatherman's job is to observe and predict... -
![Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo stories of ancient computer systems and the changes they bring to the Liaden Universe.Intelligent DesignWhen a spaceship's inquisitive cabin boy finds a surplus crate of spare parts at a warehouse, all he knows is that he wants it very much. His older cousin's willing to see him buy it, but not quite so understanding when it comes time to connect the dots... -
![Imperial Twilight by Eric Thomson]()
Imperial Twilight by Eric Thomson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe most powerful empire in human history is rushing headlong toward destruction, ending our species' supremacy in the known galaxy.Two men with widely divergent visions are on a mission to save civilization in at least one sector, far from the imperial capital where a demented ruler holds sway... -
![Subjugation by James Galloway]()
Subjugation by James Galloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Faey, an alien telepathic race, has taken control of Earth and are using it as a farming colony for their empire. Jason is a college student learning faey technology, but is upset with the faey and their treatment of Earth. Jason meets a fiery red head name Jyslin, who takes a fancy to him and will not take no for an answer. There is a problem though: Jyslin is a Faey Imperial Marine... -
![Dragon Tide by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Dragon Tide by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKareen yos'Phelium Clan Korval has always done everything that was proper, rising by study and by example to become the foremost scholar of the Liaden Code of Proper Conduct on Liad - and perhaps in the galaxy. Indeed, it seems that the only people she cannot influence to seemly action are the members of her own Clan. Now, wit Plan B in effect, Kareen must act... -
![Trident Fury by Richard Turner]()
Trident Fury by Richard Turner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are back. This time the stakes couldn't be higher. When word of a brutal Kurgan prison planet reaches Earth, the men and women of the Sixth Fleet are sent into action. From a smuggler's hideout, to a prehistoric planet to a deadly fight with the dreaded Kurgan Imperial Guard, the struggle to survive continues... -
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![Karadon by S.J. MacDonald]()
Karadon by S.J. MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkipper Alex von Strada has a new ship and a new mission. His task is to clean up the infamous deep space station ISiS Karadon. ISiS Corps Director Belassa Torres is determined to defend the station’s independence. Caught between them, manager Chokran Dayfield will find his sanity and even his life on the edge... -
![He Who Dares: Book Two by Rob Buckman]()
He Who Dares: Book Two by Rob Buckman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Mike Gray, his life continues to be series of mysteries and unanswered question. Even the man who raised him, his paternal grandfather, was a question mark. Beyond the love, understanding, and nurturing lay the unanswered question of why a disgraced ex-Royal Naval Admiral would pulled himself out of a bottle and take upon himself to bring a one year old child home as raise him as his own... -
![Infinity's End by Eric Warren]()
Infinity's End by Eric Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLet the End...Try the Man.Battle lines have been drawn, and forces have been gathered. But are Cas, Evie and the rest of the crew of the USCS Tempest ready to engage the deadliest enemy they've ever had to face? The Athru came into Coalition space, wiped out humanity and disassembled the once-great galactic empire piece by piece... -
![Reprieve by C.R. Daems]()
Reprieve by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou have glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, and have less than a month to live...Categorized as:
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![Bound by Honor by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon]()
Bound by Honor by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn enemy of newfound strengthA friend gone missing in the nightA threat that can be ignored no moreBrad Madrid, Commodore of the Vikings Mercenary Company, has once again been drawn into the war against the resurgent Cadre. Called into action in battles across the Solar System, from the fogs of Venus to the ice fields of Ceres, he faces deadly enemies at every turn... -
![Voice of the Chosen by Lawrence P. White]()
Voice of the Chosen by Lawrence P. White
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVoice of the Chosen is the third book in the Spirit of Empire series. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the first two books before embarking on this third book. Struthers has suffered serious defeats at the hands of Terran forces, but he is fighting back. First on his list: convene the Imperial Senate, name himself emperor, and officially declare Imperial Forces in rebellion... -
![Flight of Freedom by Jeffrey Burger]()
Flight of Freedom by Jeffrey Burger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmond Burke...The adventure continues - with one major difference: Jack Steele's Freedom is no longer the wounded duck she once was. They leave UFW Blackmount Station repaired and retooled, with a complete crew, fully armed and resupplied, ready to hunt... -
![The Silent Warrior by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
The Silent Warrior by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited only by a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts... -
![I Was Legion by Evan Currie]()
I Was Legion by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEarth is not the cradle of humanity. It is the Throne.Almost four hundred years the Terran Imperium has languished, an Empire in name only. The young colonies exploded out of the Diaspora Era, supplanting the homeworld in importance as they left a broken world in their wake. Earth's people, guided by the Conwin line, have clawed and climbed from the darkness left the night the lights went out... -
![Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell]()
Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSon of the shaman is a shaman.But what of the daughters?When Otto Krugg's daughter follows in his footsteps,, he's faced with the task of changing a century long rule that will force her to make decisions no one should have to make.When Jimmy Pirano gets tasked with enforcing that rule - no matter what - he goes down the rabbit hole to try to find out who established the rule... -
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![A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 2 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 2 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBOOK 2 in The First Liaden Universe ® Collection. Seventeen short tales of the Liaden Universe® were brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans... -
![Artifice: Book Two of the Prison Ship Sheol Saga by Nicholas Gaumer]()
Artifice: Book Two of the Prison Ship Sheol Saga by Nicholas Gaumer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Bedlam Galaxy lies at the heart of the Laniakea Supercluster and is a focal point for all of the wormhole transits spanning that great expanse. Among the many races drawn to and inhabiting its 10,000+ stars, humanity is one of the most recent and longest anticipated additions... -
![Matadora by Steve Perry]()
Matadora by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn some worlds, the name of Khadaji is a prayer for resistance fighters...Khadaji... master warrior, martyr, legend. The one-man resistance to the Confed on Greaves. Known as "The Man Who Never Missed," he only let himself be taken when he'd done what he'd set out to do. With his death, Khadaji became the inspiration and idol of students of martial arts everywhere.Matador Villa.. -
![Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake]()
Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKatie Saunders isn’t used to sitting on her butt, but she’s been stuck doing exactly that as the Star Guardians fly all over the galaxy, trying to get her and the other kidnapped women back home. Now it looks like they have to engage in a battle against evil aliens before making the final flight to Earth. Since they’ve captured an extra ship and are short on pilots, Katie wants to help... -
![Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase]()
Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoire Cameron, former NASA explorer and web pilot, now has a working ship, a loyal crew, an unexpected son, and a valuable Earthlike planet to protect from the clutches of Toren. Then Ennis, the only one to discover her secret, is captured by Toren--and Moire discovers crucial information that could help end the crab-human war... -
![Admiral's Challenge by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral's Challenge by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Eight of Eight in the Spineward Sectors Series: Admiral Challenge After nonstop fleet actions against pirates, Bugs, and Droids, the intrepid officers and crew of the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet are headed home for a much-deserved—and much-needed—R&R Or so they thought With an ever-growing shadow looming across Sectors 24 & 25, a certain Lady due to make more than a few... -
![Admiral Invincible by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral Invincible by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother day, another set of problems for the Spineward Sectors’ youngest Admiral. Fresh off the battle of Aqua Nova, Admiral Montagne & Co. find themselves navigating uncharted waters, surrounded by ‘allies’ who seemingly have little interest in the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet — or the safety of its people... -
![Admiral's War Part One by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral's War Part One by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 9 in the Spineward Sectors Series: Admiral’s War, Part 1 After suppressing a Tracto-an uprising which would have destroyed everything they have worked to build, Vice Admiral Jason Montagne and Co... -
![Twist of Faith: Star Trek by S.D. Perry, Keith R.A. DeCandido]()
Twist of Faith: Star Trek by S.D. Perry, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUneasy Peace. Worlds In Flux. Tests Of Faith.The Final Episode Was Only The Beginning.The Dominion War is over...or is it? Three months after the Allied victory against the invaders from the Gamma Quadrant, a surprise attack awakens the fear of renewed hostilities. At the same time, a senseless murder sets a space station commander on a path that will test the limits of her faith..Categorized as:
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![Admiral's Spine by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral's Spine by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving defeated his enemies in Sector 25 and crushed the pirates in the Battle of Tracto, Admiral Jason Montagne of the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet was ready - and even eager - to settle down to the task of rebuilding his fleet and consolidating his position within his home Sector. Unfortunately, there’s no time to rest on his laurels... -
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![First Light Chronicles Freeground by Randolph Lalonde]()
First Light Chronicles Freeground by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first book in the First Light Chronicles Series. Large enough to support an entire civilization, one of the last free ports all alone in the dark, Freeground Station is about to come under siege... -
![Eden by Phillip Richards]()
Eden by Phillip Richards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEden's beauty was testament to a centuries-old dream to turn a barren, rocky world into a paradise where mankind could live in peace. But Eden wasn't paradise. Torn apart by decades of colonial rivalry, the provinces were deeply divided, and as two rogue provinces begin yet another bitter fight, the Union is forced to step in before they go too far, causing the entire planet to descend into war... -
![Progeny by Dan Worth]()
Progeny by Dan Worth
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Commonwealth stands on the brink. As war engulfs the worlds of man, the Shapers are poised to strike at the very heart of human civilisation. The men and women of the Commonwealth Navy now find themselves at the forefront of a desperate battle for the very survival of the species against an enemy whose weapons and technology far exceed their own... -
![Colossus by Richard Turner]()
Colossus by Richard Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewly promoted Captain Michael Sheridan finds himself leading a company of untried Marines against their enemy, the Kurgans, dug in on Illum Prime. Fighting for survival, Sheridan and his mentor, Master Sergeant Alan Cole, must do all they can to keep their people alive not only from the Kurgans but from traitors hidden in plain sight... -
![Forges of Mars Omnibus by Graham McNeill]()
Forges of Mars Omnibus by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOmnibus edition of all three novels in the Forges of Mars trilogy - Priests of Mars, Lords of Mars and Gods of Mars - as well as an additional short story... -
![Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey]()
Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 of DRIFTERS' ALLIANCE, an ongoing Science Fiction Space Opera series.Captain Cass and the crew of the DS Anarchy have been accepted into the Alliance, and plans are in the works to move forward as independent yet allied drifters...
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