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Forged in Flame by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the second book of the First Empress saga, following From Chaos Born.Keel-Tath, the child who would unite her people as foretold by an ancient prophecy, has grown to be a young warrior in the confines of the Desh-Ka temple, where she has been sheltered by her old friend and mentor Ayan-Dar from the clutches of Syr-Nagath, the Dark Queen... -
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Delphi Alliance by Bob Blanton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe McCormacks have their floating city growing in the South Pacific, and their space station well underway. As they continue their quest to unite Earth and bring her into the modern age of space travel and repair her environment before it’s too late, they have to fight with the major powers that aren’t too sure they want to change the status quo... -
![Race Rivalry by S.H. Jucha]()
Race Rivalry by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sisters’ leader, Miriamal, and three mining chairpersons investigate an unexplored wormhole for possible economic expansion. Aboard the Dominance, they exit the wormhole and are stunned to find the nearby system inhabited. More troubling, technologically advanced warships hold station above the system’s exoplanet... -
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Junkyard Spaceship by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen aliens threaten his country, one grumpy old vet will take the fight to the stars.Albert Jenkins would like nothing more than to putter around his junkyard, selling parts and working on old cars. When an alien spacecraft is shot down by US Air Defense and crash lands on his newly rebuilt home, he’s dragged back into the fight of his life... -
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![Return by Nathan Hystad, Flynn Earl Jones]()
Return by Nathan Hystad, Flynn Earl Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Rift opens once again. The battle for Earth continues. Only the Eureka and her crew can turn the tides. The Eureka returns to Sol through the Rift as an extreme time dilation creates complications. With a familiar face now the Earth Fleet's Grand Admiral, Ace and the others struggle to acclimate to their new reality... -
![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... -
![Crusade by Glynn Stewart]()
Crusade by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA newborn Alliance, forged to stop the destroyers of worldsA potential ally, with secrets hidden by a thousand liesA long-doomed star, whose ruins hold a vital answer... -
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Family Law by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople love easily. Look at most of your relatives or coworkers. How lovable are they? Really? Yet most have mates and children. The vast majority are still invited to family gatherings and their relatives will speak to them. Many have pets to which they are devoted. Some even call them their fur-babies... -
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Deep Black by Miles Cameron
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMarca Nbaro had always dreamed of serving aboard the Greatships, with their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city.They are the lifeblood of human-occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species... -
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Haraken by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNine years of tranquility came to an abrupt end when a Méridien starship entered the Hellébore system, sounding a dire warning for Alex Racine, the Haraken president. Unwanted visitors had arrived again. But this time, they’re not alien; they’re human... -
![Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommander Vepal is a Hero. He is also the Yxtrang ambassador to the greater universe. These two facts do not make Vepal's life easy. But they do make it interesting... -
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Junkyard Raiders by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDumped on a backwater planet, heroic old vets will risk everything to take a stand against vicious alien invaders.On the pastoral, backwater planet of Fimil Alpha, something or someone is eradicating the tribespeople of the Gauder Plains. Back on Earth, Albert Jenkins and his crew are enjoying the short-lived fame that accompanied their last adventure... -
![Star Force: Scorpion by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Scorpion by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKara's fate is determined along with the revelation of the Zak'de'ron's true nature, forcing Star Force to list the Dragons as a future enemy while pretending all is normal in the present... -
![The Cruel Stars by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
The Cruel Stars by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA stand-alone set during the Ark Royal Era. The Royal Navy never expected to fight a full-scale interstellar war. Everyone knew the Great Powers would never risk everything on armed conflict, when there was plenty of room for everyone in outer space... -
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![Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack]()
Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE NEEDS OF THE MANYDespite heroic efforts by Thirishar ch’Thane, the Andorian species is headed for extinction. Its slow march toward oblivion has reached a tipping point, one from which there will be no hope of return.THE NEEDS OF THE FEWWith countless lives at stake, the leaders of Andor, the Federation, and the Typhon Pact all scheme to twist the crisis to their political gain—at any price... -
![Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor]()
Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship "Vorpal Blade" are suddenly scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an unidentified alien assault... -
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The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the U.S.S. Galen and U.S.S...Categorized as:
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Vanguard by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe third trilogy in the hit ‘Ark Royal’ series begins now! HMS Vanguard is the most powerful battleship ever to be commissioned by the Royal Navy, but she is not a happy ship. Her commanding officer is eccentric, rarely seen on the bridge; her former XO has deserted his post and her first middy is resentful because he hasn't been promoted as he deserves .. -
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Libre by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe saga of the Rêveur continues in this second novel in The Silver Ships series.The surviving Méridiens have returned to Confederation space, aided by their recently discovered cousins, the New Terrans. They expect a celebration after their 71-year absence. Instead, they’re shocked to find the silver ships have destroyed half the Confederation... -
![The Heart of Matter by Evan Currie]()
The Heart of Matter by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAfter an epic maiden voyage that introduced Earth to a larger universe—and a cosmos full of terrifying new enemies—Captain Eric Weston and the crew of the NAC spacecraft Odyssey have spent months cooling their heels under their admiral’s watchful eye... -
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The Swarm by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOrson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to their Ender's Game prequel series with this first volume of an all-new trilogy about the Second Formic War in The Swarm.The first invasion of Earth was beaten back by a coalition of corporate and international military forces, and the Chinese army... -
![Rise Like Lions by David Mack]()
Rise Like Lions by David Mack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN THE MIRROR UNIVERSE . . . Miles “Smiley” O’Brien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels on Terok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand... -
![From Furies Forged by Michael Chatfield]()
From Furies Forged by Michael Chatfield
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Kalu aren’t a long lost nightmare anymore. They came from the black. They destroyed Rosho. They ravaged Heija. That was just the scouting force. Their coming back. Power those reactors, charge those rail cannons and ready the fighters. The Free Fleet is going to war... -
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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... -
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![Wonderlands by Una McCormack]()
Wonderlands by Una McCormack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new novel based upon the explosive Star Trek TV series! In a desperate attempt to prevent the artificial intelligence known as Control from seizing crucial information that could destroy all sentient life, Commander Michael Burnham donned the “Red Angel” time-travel suit and guided the USS Discovery into the future and out of harm’s way... -
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Invincible by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll is not well in the Human Sphere. The alliance between the Great Powers is starting to fall apart, the human economy cannot keep up with the urgent need for newer and better starships and politicians are demanding an end to military spending. For the Royal Navy, desperately trying to do too many tasks with too few ships, it is the worst possible time for a new threat to appear... -
![Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack]()
Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn original spin-off novel set in the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation universe from New York Times bestselling author David Mack.Death slumbers in the ashes of silent planets, waiting to be awakened and unleashed… Twenty years have passed since the interstellar scourge known as the Husnock were exterminated without warning by a being with godlike abilities... -
![Collateral Damage by David Mack, Robert Petkoff]()
Collateral Damage by David Mack, Robert Petkoff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours comes an original, thrilling novel set in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!The past returns to haunt Captain Jean-Luc Picard--a crime he thought long buried has been exposed, and he must return to Earth to answer for his role in a conspiracy that some call treason. Meanwhile, the U.S.S... -
![Star Trek: Vanguard: Precipice (Star Trek: Vanguard by David Mack]()
Star Trek: Vanguard: Precipice (Star Trek: Vanguard by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiego Reyes, courtmartialled Starfleet commodore and disgraced former commander of space station Vanguard, discovers that his role in deciphering the truth about the Taurus Reach is not yet over... -
![Last Stand of the Legion: Rift by Rod Carstens]()
Last Stand of the Legion: Rift by Rod Carstens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRift was a peaceful space colony until the mysterious Xotoli aliens staged a surprise attack. All that stands in their way are the men and women Colonel Dasan Daniel Sand's armored infantry and Fleet Admiral Usiche Raurk's sailors who must find a way to defeat the Xotoli with only the naval forces left after the overwhelming attack... -
![Raise the Dawn by David R. George III]()
Raise the Dawn by David R. George III
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the disastrous events in the Bajoran system, Captain Benjamin Sisko must confront the consequences of the recent choices he has made in his life. At the same time, the United Federation of Planets and its Khitomer Accords allies have come to the brink of war with the Typhon Pact... -
![Teardrops In The Night Sky by J.W. Murison]()
Teardrops In The Night Sky by J.W. Murison
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPursued across the great barrier, two self-aware ships and their crews escape with their lives from marauding pirates; but the neutrons from our solar system are deadly to the crews and the ships are soon left desolate and alone. On hearing a distant signal they follow it to Earth. On Earth young Steven Gordon, a child protegee, is nearly killed in a horrific crash... -
![Fear God and Dread Naught by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Fear God and Dread Naught by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn her last cruise, HMS Vanguard - the most powerful battleship in the Royal Navy - barely survived her encounter with a deadly new enemy. Now, with her commanding officer accused of everything from mutiny to dereliction of duty and her crew under a cloud, the Royal Navy doesn't quite know what to do with her. But there’s still a war on. And Vanguard must return to the front lines... -
![Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei]()
Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager; and the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Protectors!Admiral Kathryn Janeway has now taken command of the Full Circle Fleet. Her first mission: return to the Delta Quadrant and open diplomatic relations with the Confederacy of the Worlds of the First Quadrant, a civilization whose power rivals that of the Federation... -
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![Unworthy by Kirsten Beyer]()
Unworthy by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFreed with a thought, the greatest menace to humanity, the Borg, are gone, absorbed into the Caeliar gestalt. But are they? Can this deadly menace that has hovered over humanity for decades truly be gone? Might some shadow of the Caeliar remain? The Federation decides that they have to know, and Starfleet is ordered to find out... -
![The Persistence of Memory by David Mack]()
The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA BRAZEN HEIST Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen Data’s android brother B-4—and for what sinister purpose... -
![Hell's Faire by John Ringo]()
Hell's Faire by John Ringo
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith the defenses of the Southern Appalachians sundered, the only thing standing between the ravening Posleen hordes and the soft interior of the Cumberland Plateau are the veterans of 555th Mobile Infantry. Dropped into Rabun Pass, with a couple of million Posleen behind them and fourteen million to the front, the only question is which will run out first: power, bullets or bodies... -
![They Shall Not Pass by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
They Shall Not Pass by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite the escape from Meridian - and a strike at the heart of Wolfbane - enemy forces are still advancing on all fronts. The Commonwealth, worn down by a year of hard fighting, is reaching the end of its tether, while Admiral Singh - having secured control of Wolfbane - is searching for the breaking point that will shatter the Commonwealth once and for all... -
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The Silver Ships by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn explorer-tug captain, Alex Racine detects a damaged alien craft drifting into the system. Recognizing a once in a lifetime opportunity to make first contact, Alex pulls off a daring maneuver to latch on to the derelict.Alex discovers the ship was attacked by an unknown craft, the first of its kind ever encountered. The mysterious silver ship's attack was both instant and deadly... -
![Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer]()
Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the U.S.S. Voyager is dispatched on an urgent mission to the planet Kerovi, Captain Chakotay and his first officer, Commander Thomas Paris, must choose between following their orders and saving the lives of two of those dearest to them. B'Elanna Torres and her daughter, Miral, are both missing in the wake of a brutal attack on the Klingon world of Boreth... -
![Conquerors' Legacy by Timothy Zahn]()
Conquerors' Legacy by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile humans and alien Zhirrzh prepare for galactic war, a handful of individuals from both sides learn that the reason was all a misunderstanding. Both were mistaken. To avoid extinction for both their races, this band becomes the focus of a subtle dangerous force that intends overall destruction... -
![Reap the Whirlwind by David Mack]()
Reap the Whirlwind by David Mack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe mystery of the Taurus Reach is about to be revealed.Ancient secrets lie on the fourth planet of the Jinoteur system, and three great rivals are fighting to control it. The Federation and the Klingon Empire want to wield its power; the Tholian Assembly wants to bury it.But the threat stirring on that distant world is more dangerous than they realize... -
![A Time to Kill by David Mack]()
A Time to Kill by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical... -
![A Time to Heal by David Mack]()
A Time to Heal by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical... -
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![After the Fall by Peter David]()
After the Fall by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree years have passed since the events depicted in Stone and Anvil, and for the past and present crew of the USS Excalibur, life has taken many surprising twists and turns. Captain Elizabeth Shelby has been promoted to admiral and is commanding officer of Space Station Bravo – while her former starship, the USS Trident, has a new captain... -
![Plagues of Night by David R. George III, Doug Drexler]()
Plagues of Night by David R. George III, Doug Drexler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the wake of the final Borg invasion, which destroyed entire worlds, cost the lives of sixty-three billion people, and struck a crippling blow to Starfleet, six nations adversarial to the United Federation of Planetsâ��the Romulan Star Empire, the Breen Confederacy, the Tholian Assembly, the Gorn Hegemony, the Tzenkethi Coalition, and the Holy Order of the Kinshayaâ�� joined ranks to form the... -
![Origins by Jamie Sawyer]()
Origins by Jamie Sawyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A gripping read that moves at warp speed." - Jack Campbell on The Lazarus War: Artefact For someone who has died and come back as many times as Conrad Harris, the nickname Lazarus is well-deserved. His elite military teams are specialists in death - running suicide missions in simulant bodies to combat the alien race known as the Krell... -
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Best Defense by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust in time for the milestone 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, an epic new trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another!A debt of honor: One brave woman ventures alone into a parallel universe to save her old shipmates, exiled there decades earlier by a mysterious... -
![Decisively Engaged by C.J. Carella]()
Decisively Engaged by C.J. Carella
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings(WARNING: Contains violence, strong language and adult content) They picked a fight with the wrong species. A NATION AT WAR: The United Stars of America... -
![Missing in Action by Peter David]()
Missing in Action by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPeter David's unforgettable novels of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the Starship Excalibur remain one of Star Trek's most popular book series among fans. Now, David continues the thrilling new direction for the New Frontier universe begun in After the Fall with a novel that will shock and delight longtime and brand-new readers of this acclaimed series...
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