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  • Odysseus Ascendant by Evan Currie

    Odysseus Ascendant by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A mysterious entity may be the key to a starship’s survival—or a terrifying new threat—as the Odyssey One series continues… The Empire has set its sights on its next target: human Terrans. As effective allies of the Priminae, the denizens of Earth have proven themselves enemies to the Empire, and now the Imperial forces know more about the Terran home world than ever before...
  • Dauntless by Jay Allan

    Dauntless by Jay Allan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The pulsar…an ancient weapon of unimaginable power, one that threatens the Confederation with total destruction. The Union is preparing for the final invasion, one that cannot fail with the great artifact at the head of their fleet. The clock is ticking quickly toward midnight. There is a chance to avoid annihilation, a small one...
  • Give No Quarter by Jamie McFarlane

    Give No Quarter by Jamie McFarlane

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Alternate cover for ASIN B01FQ57I7G can be found here: Give No Quarter Branded criminals and on the run from the most powerful corporation in the known universe, Liam Hoffen and the crew of Hotspur have a simple choice to make...
  • Alien Ruler by Honey Phillips

    Alien Ruler by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a protective alien warrior save a fragile woman from his enemies - and his own desperate need?Leslie is used to be being the quiet twin, but she has no intention of remaining silent when her sister could be in danger. Nisani, the Vulfar Ruler, is big, gruff, and intimidating - but he’s the only one who can help her...
  • Excalibur Lost: a Space Opera Novella by Glynn Stewart

    Excalibur Lost: a Space Opera Novella by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A broken speciesA broken manA lost legend…Only dreams and stories remain of the worlds humanity once called home, but scattered refugees live in the corners of the empire of their conquerors, the Sacred Council of Races...
  • Vigilante: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle

    Vigilante: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One man leaves the life of a lawman behind him and works to clean up a new area in space. On the planet now known as High Tortuga, the mine workers are far too close to being slaves so the ruler of the planet shut them down. Except for the mine owned by Venfirdri Lan. He's taken his mine off the grid and decided to keep everything running. With no need to pay the workers, profits should be good...
  • Craved by the Alien Lord by Ella Blake

    Craved by the Alien Lord by Ella Blake

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    RaynaIf one male remained alive in the universe, and that male was Lord Ledos, I’d let both of our species die out. He looks like a rock star, swaggers like the galaxy’s greatest gift swings between his leather-clad legs. He’s a force of nature. I’m a wallflower. We couldn’t be more opposite...
  • Call to Arms by Jay Allan

    Call to Arms by Jay Allan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Call to Arms: Blood on the Stars II War. The word spreads throughout the Confederation…the long-expected Union invasion has come. The enemy is strong, their fleets larger and more powerful than intelligence reports had predicted. They have broken through the forward defenses, sent the Confederation’s proud fleets into an ignominious retreat...
  • Confederation by Michael R. Hicks

    Confederation by Michael R. Hicks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the second book of the In Her Name science fiction & fantasy series, Reza Gard has been banished from the Kreelan Empire and is once again a stranger in a strange land as he returns to the human Confederation. Befriended by a marooned Confederation naval officer leading a desperate fight against the Kreelans on a distant colony world, she reunites Reza with Nicole Carré...
  • Double Down by M.R. Forbes

    Double Down by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With the memory of their losses fresh on Hayley and Quark’s minds, they head for a meetup with one of the only individuals in the galaxy who might be able to help them handle the coming storm. But the enemy always seems to be one step ahead of them, ready to intercept at every turn and forcing them to make even more sacrifices along the way...
  • Endure by M.R. Forbes

    Endure by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The journey of the starship Pioneer continues in the fourth thrilling installment of the Forgotten Starship series.The ship is in dire straits, deep behind enemy lines and on the verge of capture. While Tyson fights to prepare a defense, other forces work to ensure his ultimate failure as they seek to claim one of Pioneer’s few remaining secrets...
  • Evolve by M.R. Forbes

    Evolve by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Series Finale!The starship Pioneer’s voyage is coming to an end, and it won’t be like anything the passengers or crew could have imagined.If any of them survive to see it.Pioneer needs to reach the Forge, but the Forge is surrounded by the enemy’s massive fleet, which is preparing to launch an assault that could leave the station in ruins...
  • Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The higher you reach the more humiliating the defeat.Being the most primitive of the old bloods, Borak is no pleasure to look upon but he's got his sights set on a high status human queen. Nothing will keep him from pursuing the queen of his heart. Not war, not vicious enemies nor his chain of command.JulietOn a dystopian Earth dominated by women, men are rarity...
  • Odysseus Awakening by Evan Currie

    Odysseus Awakening by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Defy 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...
  • Ruins of Empire by Jay Allan

    Ruins of Empire by Jay Allan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Jay Allan's Blood on the Stars... War rages between the Confederation and the Union. Shattered fleets watch each other warily across a war torn frontier. Both sides are licking their wounds, gathering strength to continue the fight...
  • Damnation by M.R. Forbes

    Damnation by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The enemy is everywhere. Our existence hangs by a thread.On Earth we’re dying - the ships have landed.On Proxima we’re ignorant - the sabotage nearly complete.Our strongholds are routed.Our defenses crippled.Our wills are broken.Our hope is gone...… or is it?Three heroes.Two battlefronts.One desperate chance for victory...
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  • Pursuit of the Bold by Jamie McFarlane

    Pursuit of the Bold by Jamie McFarlane

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A world-shattering invasion. A long-dead rumor. A death-defying risk to save humanity. If the Kroerak Empire had a soft spot, Liam Hoffen would have found it by now. After years of fighting the blasted bug invaders, he’s all but thrown in the towel. To make matters worse, intercepted enemy plans show the empire’s next attack could wipe them off the map...
  • Deep Space - Hidden Terror by Laurence E. Dahners

    Deep Space - Hidden Terror by Laurence E. Dahners

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This hard Sci-Fi novel is the sixth book in the “Stasis Stories,” a series of optimistic tales of technological innovation in the near future. They follow Kaem Seba, a young man with extraordinary math talents. With his friends, he’s come up with a device that allows time to be stopped within limited volumes of space-time...
  • Emerge by M.R. Forbes

    Emerge by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 100 years crossing the expanse, the generation starship Pioneer is nearly halfway to her destination. The horrors of her first few days in space have been erased by time and forgotten by the residents of the city nestled inside.But all good things must come to an end.Deputy Niko Nori finds that out the hard way...
  • Ashes of War by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Ashes of War by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The alien Naga tried to destroy all life on Earth, but what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Six months ago we fought a short but devastating war against the invaders. Our ships burned, and whole cities were annihilated, but we defeated them. Now out of the ashes rises a new Space Force, led by the heroes from that final terrible battle...
  • The Hot Gate by John Ringo

    The Hot Gate by John Ringo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    New York Times Best-Selling Author.The Big Showdown with an Alien Empire, to Keep the Earth Free—and Maybe Free the Galaxy as Well. The fight to free the Earth from alien domination began in Live Free or Die, and continued in Citadel. Now Tyler Vernon, and his troops aboard the gigantic battle station Troy, face a desperate battle with the forces of galactic tyranny...
  • Tides of War by M.R. Forbes

    Tides of War by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After being saved from annihilation by the Old Gator’s daring plan, Gabriel and the crew of the Magellan find themselves in the most unlikely of places: a captured enemy starship. While learning to control the alien vessel introduces a new set of challenges, the secrets they discover within may prove to be the edge they so desperately need...
  • Formation (Forgotten Space Book 2) by M.R. Forbes

    Formation (Forgotten Space Book 2) by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After narrowly escaping destruction, Nicholas and his crew find themselves flung far across the universe with no way home. When a distress call from a nearby planet catches their attention, they decide to investigate with the hope the signal is somehow connected to their arrival.It isn’t long before the truth of Foresight’s mission comes into clearer focus, and Nicholas doesn’t like what he sees...
  • Weapons of War by M.R. Forbes

    Weapons of War by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the year 2280, an alien fleet stole our Earth. For fifty years they hunted us. For fifty years they enslaved us. For fifty years we lived in fear. Nothing lasts forever. They can try to quell us. They can try to break us. They can chase us to the ends of the Earth. They can chase us to the ends of the Universe. We’ve won our first battle. We’ve earned our first taste of hope...
  • Destruction by M.R. Forbes

    Destruction by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Deliverance isn’t alone.That’s not a surprise. The planet was chosen for a reason.But the situation is more dire than Caleb ever imagined. The enemy he’s encountered isn’t the enemy he was seeking, and the conflict is expanding in ways he can barely conceive...
  • The Forgotten: The Complete Trilogy by M.R. Forbes

    The Forgotten: The Complete Trilogy by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some things are better off forgotten.Sheriff Hayden Duke was born on the Pilgrim, and he expects to die on the Pilgrim, like his father, and his father before him.That's the way things are on a generation starship centuries from home. He's never questioned it. Never thought about it...
  • Sanctuary by Ivan Kal

    Sanctuary by Ivan Kal

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    -NOTE- This book has been professionally re-edited as of March 23, 2016 A new start, six hundred light-years from Earth. Tomas Klein founder of Olympus had brought his people to a new world, freed them from constraints of Earth and its governments. But a new world brings new dangers. Tomas Klein will need to set aside past regrets and rise up to the challenge...
  • A Pocket Full of Lies by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei

    A Pocket Full of Lies by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Full Circle Fleet has resumed its unprecedented explorations of the Delta Quadrant and former Borg space. Commander Liam O'Donnell of the U.S.S. Demeter makes a promising first contact with the Nihydron—humanoid aliens that are collectors of history...
  • Point of Origin by M.R. Forbes

    Point of Origin by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A starship lost. A creator found. A frantic race to save them both. For Colonel Mitchell “Ares” Williams, there is no giving up. There is no going back. The Goliath may have fallen into enemy hands, but the war must go on. After all, he and the Riggers have what they need to locate the Creator, the man responsible for the alien threat and the key to unraveling their unstoppable attack...
  • Invasion by Jay Allan

    Invasion by Jay Allan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    War…like none that has come before. The Hegemony has launched the invasion Tyler Barron and his Confederation comrades have feared, and all the Rim is ablaze with the fires of war and destruction. The Hegemony has brought its vast fleets, its advanced technology, and its endless legions of grim cyborg warriors to impose its system of rigid genetic hierarchy over all humanity on the Rim...
  • Artifact by Joshua James

    Artifact by Joshua James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, SATURN HID AN ALIEN SECRET.IN 2065, HUMANITY WILL FIND IT.Lowell Carpenter is a disgraced Marine assigned to a remote US research station on Saturn's moon Enceladus, where scientists have made an extraordinary discovery in the ocean below.A special forces team, led by Lowell’s murderous former commanding officer, shows up to investigate...
  • Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks

    Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Following Confederation, Final Battle is the last book in the saga of Reza Gard. Reza is caught up in a daring plot to assassinate the Confederation President, even as something goes terribly wrong in the Empire and its warriors lose their will to fight. Reunited with Tesh-Dar, Reza and his friends fight to save the woman he loves, with the fate of the Empire and Humanity hanging in the balance...
  • Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards, Dan Bittner

    Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards, Dan Bittner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    UFOs are real. When Jason Ridley discovers their shocking agenda, his actions will either transform humanity...or destroy it entirely. Unidentified details the actual evidence that UFOs are here, while offering a mind-blowing fictional take on the reasons why. A riveting pause-resister packed with nonstop action, epic ideas, and astonishing twists...
  • Star Kill by M.R. Forbes

    Star Kill by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Out of the fire, and into…Alliance Navy Commander Grayson Stone is a prisoner. His encounter with the alien invaders is behind him, a reckoning years in the making ahead. War in the galaxy is about to explode in a way he never imagined. The fate of humankind rests on a razor’s edge.He won’t remain idle. One way or another, he’s determined to escape...
  • Declaration by M.R. Forbes

    Declaration by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    SERIES FINALE! The Deliverance is on the brink of destruction. The planet is more dangerous than anyone realized - the crossroads of a war millennia in the making - and the colony is Ground Zero. But the courage of a few can move mountains, and the fight isn’t lost yet. The enemy thinks they have Caleb right where they want him. They ought to think again...
  • Isolation by M.R. Forbes

    Isolation by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The enemy is coming. The enemy is already here. For years they’ve prepared. Plotted. Planned. For years they’ve waited to strike. From above… … and below. Earth is under siege. The enemy covers the landscape. Proxima is unharmed. But that’s about to change. No armies can stop this menace. No defenses can slow the advance. We are scattered and isolated. We are ignorant and weak...
  • Axall by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Axall by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He won’t leave Earth without her.After awakening from cryosleep, Rachel struggles to find her place in a strange new world. Earth isn’t the way she remembers it. Not even close. For starters, humans have made contact with real live aliens. Before she can wrap her head around all the changes, a bossy Vaxxlian warrior shows up in her bedroom claiming to be her mate...
  • Khann by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Khann by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He’s the enemy—and she’s agreed to become his mate.Stranded on war-torn Earth with her young daughter, Belle is devastated to learn she has a terminal illness. Who will take care of her daughter after she’s gone? When she discovers Vaxxlians possess the technology to save her, she doesn’t hesitate to sign up for Vaxxlian Mail Order Brides—even if she does view the powerful aliens as the enemy...
  • Myadd by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Myadd by Sue Mercury, Sue Lyndon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The huge alien warrior wants to keep her forever.Pregnant and alone, Sienna feels she has no choice but to sign up for Vaxxlian Mail Order Brides. She’ll have to marry a complete stranger, but she’s desperate to provide a real future for her unborn child. When she meets Myadd, she experiences the first glimmer of hope in ages...
  • Death World by B.V. Larson

    Death World by B.V. Larson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Galactics arrived with their Battle Fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined a vast Empire that spanned the Milky Way. Our only worthwhile trade goods are our infamous mercenary legions, elite troops we sell to the highest alien bidder. In the fifth book of the Undying Mercenaries series, James McGill meets new challenges...
  • Citadel by John Ringo

    Citadel by John Ringo

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Of all the hosts of Eurotas the Troias were the most fell. For they were born of Winter.Between the Solar Array Pumped Laser and Troy, the two trillion ton nickel-iron battlestation created by eccentric billionaire Tyler Vernon, Earth has managed to recapture the Sol system from their Horvath conquerors and begin entering the galactic millieu...
  • First Awakenings by S.E. Smith

    First Awakenings by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Internationally acclaimed, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance, S.E...
  • Entropy by M.R. Forbes

    Entropy by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The generation starship Pioneer continues her centuries-long journey across the vastness of space. Joseph has returned to hibernation. The passengers are safe.For now.When the ship suffers an unexpected malfunction, Preslan is brought in to help identify the source. Joining Tyson on the bridge, it isn’t long before they determine there’s more to the anomaly than meets the eye.Much, much more...
  • No Plan Survives Contact by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    No Plan Survives Contact by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The crew races against time to learn more about the deadly Naga, an enigmatic race of alien predators who will stop at nothing to find the starship Satori. A risky mission is put together: a return to the dead world where they first encountered the Naga...
  • Stranded by Heather Fox

    Stranded by Heather Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Liv: Being in a spaceship crash wasn’t on my agenda. I’m meant to be on Alpha Colony, hunting for clues to my sister’s disappearance. Instead, me and twelve other women are stranded on the outskirts of a jungle on a planet we know nothing about, where the flora and fauna are both out to get us...
  • Dax by Alana Khan

    Dax by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is the eighth book in the Galaxy Gladiators series.Dax is ready for love after escaping a lifetime of slavery. Dahlia's heart isn't free. Can she open her soul to the male who offers her love?Aliens abducted Dahlia from Earth mere months before her scheduled marriage to her childhood sweetheart...
  • Liberty by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Liberty by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Armed with a new weapon, the crew of the Satori risk the voyage to a new world - the home of the Cyanauts, a race of beings enslaved by the Naga for their ability to telepathically translate languages. They hope to free the slaves, depriving the Naga of a powerful tool in the process. But freedom is not so simple as flipping a switch...
  • Vykor by Susan Hayes

    Vykor by Susan Hayes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Looking for love on all the wrong planets? Try the Star-Crossed Dating Agency. Born without a dragon’s spirit, Vykor has no magic, no clan, and no reason to stay on his home planet of Romak. He’s come to Earth to research old legends – and maybe even find acceptance...
  • Alien Prince's Bride by Ava Ross

    Alien Prince's Bride by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm determined to have a child, which means one week in one bed. With an alien.According to the Xilan-Earth agreement, I'll belong to Prince Vikar, a seven-foot-tall, scaly blue alien, for one week. In exchange for giving him whatever he needs, this cocky "prince" assures me I'll return to Earth with a child on the way...
  • We Are The Wolf by Toby Neighbors

    We Are The Wolf by Toby Neighbors

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Off World Force Recon, the first in the fight, the tip of the spear. With human colonies on 45 worlds and space stations in over a hundred different systems, serving with the elite Force Recon branch of the Extra Solar Defense Force is the most prestigious career anyone could hope for...
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