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  • A Rock and a Hard Place by Ryk Brown, Jeffrey Kafer

    A Rock and a Hard Place by Ryk Brown, Jeffrey Kafer

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two worlds preparing their defenses . . . A ship struggling to get back in the fight . . . An enemy continuing its relentless attack . . . A former enemy that could hold the answer . . . With the fate of billions in his hands, Captain Scott is offered a way to save them all and end the bloodshed, but if it backfires, he could lose everything. Sometimes, there is no good choice...
  • A Grimm Sacrifice by Jeffery H. Haskell

    A Grimm Sacrifice by Jeffery H. Haskell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In order to survive, Interceptor must change the rules.The Consortium is in real trouble. Caliphate Naval forces have stepped up their raids on the border planets and are taking people by the thousands. They can defend the wormhole, or they can defend their planets, not both...
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  • The Human Factor by Joshua Dalzelle

    The Human Factor by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Captain Jason Burke is a man apart, and not just because he's the only of his kind for thousands of lightyears in any direction. The changes to his body and to his genetic code have made him faster, stronger, more able to survive in his dangerous occupation ... but they've also ensured that he'll never truly fit in with others of his species...
  • Who Takes No Risk by Ryk Brown

    Who Takes No Risk by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 7 Old allies go dark… New worlds join the fight… A rescue from an enemy held world… A lone operative with a dangerous plan… The Karuzari finally have the support of an industrialized system, but they need time to build their forces. Unfortunately, time is the one thing they may not have...
  • I Am Justice by Ryk Brown

    I Am Justice by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 9 A chance to gain resources… A need to prepare a defense… A trap about to be sprung… An opportunity for justice… As his sister faces a critical moment, Captain Scott must chase his friends to regions he has yet to travel. Sometimes, you just have to take risks for those you care about. Sometimes, quite often...
  • That Which Other Men Cannot Do by Ryk Brown

    That Which Other Men Cannot Do by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Episode 15 New forces grow… Old friends are lost… New alliances are forged… Old weapons are made new… With political unrest growing, the Alliance must rush to rebuild their fleet and expand their 'sphere of influence' before their support runs out. But when the Jung up the ante, the Alliance must turn up the heat...
  • Sanctuary by Ryk Brown

    Sanctuary by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 8 A family nearly destroyed… A loved one in need of help… A fleet in need of a home port… An Alliance struggling to be reborn… Captain Scott has lost his entire family, save his sister, who needs better medical care than the Aurora can provide...
  • Rescue The Princess by John Hindmarsh

    Rescue The Princess by John Hindmarsh

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack suffered from an attack by the Blue Caps. He sued the RSN and won. He also sued the Royal Family and won. Now he’s acquired his own warship and his first mission is to rescue the princess.What? Yes, Sofia is missing. The Queen has taken an intense dislike to her daughter’s ambitions and Sofia has disappeared. Jack sets out to rescue her with the assistance of Black Company marines...
  • 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...
  • Redemption by Joshua Dalzelle

    Redemption by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    There 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...
  • Destroyer by Joshua Dalzelle

    Destroyer by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A relentless enemy… An old wolf's last hunt… The future of two species hanging in the balance… The Darshik war machine is flagging, but the war is far from over. Even as an exhausted Federation military tenses up for a counterattack after repelling the last Darshik invasion, reports are coming in of a new, more powerful class of ship that's striking deep into Terran space...
  • Secret of the Phoenix by Joshua Dalzelle

    Secret of the Phoenix by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Captain Jason Burke has begun to suspect that the random attacks on his ship and crew over the last couple of years may not be so random after all. Evidence is mounting that there is something on the Phoenix ... something that powerful factions will stop at nothing to get their hands on...
  • Iron & Blood by Joshua Dalzelle

    Iron & Blood by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Black Fleet Saga continues… A human planet has been invaded. The enigmatic Darshik have landed troops on a frontier world and have begun subduing major cities even as their blockade repels all attempts by the fledgling United Terran Federation to mount a counteroffensive...
  • Spinward Fringe Broadcast 11: Revenge by Randolph Lalonde

    Spinward Fringe Broadcast 11: Revenge by Randolph Lalonde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alice's career moves on to the next phase in Haven Fleet, sending her into real action and real danger. All the while she wonders where her father, Jacob Valent and his ship, the Revenge, have gone. If only she knew her father is busy taking an opportunity to strike the Order of Eden behind the front lines, slowing their journey home while taking a big risk for a big reward along the way...
  • Return of the Archon by Joshua Dalzelle

    Return of the Archon by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Listening length: 9 hoursEach member of Omega Force carries his own baggage. Most of them are running from their pasts or simply trying to forget them. One member of the small mercenary crew is not who he claims to be, however. When his former life collides with his current one, the team is drawn into a conflict that could have profound consequences for the future of an entire species...
  • Liberation by Ryk Brown

    Liberation by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Episode 10 Heartfelt reunions with friends… Desperate plans to gain advantage… Opportunities that cannot be ignored… Discovery of family once thought lost… The time has come for Captain Scott to fight for that which was taken… the very freedom of the world he was sworn to protect. “Liberation” is a 108,000 word novel, and is the 10th episode in The Frontiers Saga...
  • The Middle of Nowhere by Mackey Chandler

    The Middle of Nowhere by Mackey Chandler

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    April returns home from her trip down to Earth unhappy with what she accomplished. Papa-san Santos is finishing her rescue of the Lieutenants, Her traitorous brother is dead, and so many things are uncertain.The Chinese and North Americans both continue to give her and Home a hard time. But April, Jeff, and Heather are gathering allies and power...
  • Shakedown by Scott Sigler

    Shakedown by Scott Sigler

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "A gritty tale of cosmic dread.”— Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of RED RISINGFew know the warship’s actual name. Fewer still know what it really is. And almost no one knows of its unique ability, an ability that could tilt the balance of power if not outright win the war.But everyone has heard the rumors. Rumors about the worst place the Planetary Union Fleet can send you...
  • The Weak and the Innocent by Ryk Brown

    The Weak and the Innocent by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 14 A ship in the hands of their enemy… A liberation gone wrong… A chance to double their ranks… A bold and daring plan… Their support from the Pentaurus cluster dwindling fast, the Alliance faces new and unpleasant realities in the Sol sector. But untoward changes also bring unexpected opportunities… The 'trick' is in how you use them...
  • Born of the Ashes by Ryk Brown

    Born of the Ashes by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 11 A world in chaos… An eager new ally… A newly acquired ship… An even greater threat on its way… Captain Nathan Scott must decide whether to stand and fight to the end, or live to fight another day… even if it means the end of his world. “Born of the Ashes” is a 122,000 word novel, and is the 11th episode in The Frontiers Saga...
  • Resistance by Ryk Brown

    Resistance by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode nine of The Frontiers Saga...A chance to gain much needed resources… A group of highly trained, merciless soldiers… A half-completed ship on a trajectory to nowhere… A lone operative on familiar yet dangerous ground… Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora have a chance to get everything they need to liberate their home world, but they may have to fight someone else's war first...
  • Green World by B.V. Larson

    Green World by B.V. Larson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Rebels build a secret base on Green World. Their plan is to attack Earth and retake all the planets the Humans have conquered.Hegemony starships gather to strike the Rebels first, but where is their base? As the fleets search, Earth warships trespass into Skay space igniting a fresh border conflict between rival Galactics...
  • De Oppresso Liber by Evan Currie

    De Oppresso Liber by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The war may be over, but the fighting continues as SOLCOM learns of an excursion by the Ross'El against an unaffiliated pre-space civilization in the no man's land between Earth and the Alien Alliance. With always more questions than answers, SOLCOM dispatches a ship to quietly survey the situation and determine what, if any, course of action is best...
  • Escalation by Ryk Brown

    Escalation by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A cease-fire that has lasted seven years… Worlds half-destroyed that have been rebuilt anew… Friends and crewmates scattered light-years apart… New leaders that would be kings… The Jung threat has been renewed, in ways not imagined. It will take a new savior to inspire the masses, and once again lead those willing to fight against oppression...
  • Open Arms by Evan Currie

    Open Arms by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With the war officially over, and years of fighting weighing on her, Sorilla has officially put in her papers and called in every chit she's owed. It's time to hang up her power armor, lay down her rifle, and try to build something for herself rather than for other people. The War, however, is only over when the powers that be say it is...
  • Rise of the Alliance by Ryk Brown

    Rise of the Alliance by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Episode 12A new ally providing aid…An old ally joining the fight…Their resources growing with each passing day…Their homeworld finally on the road to recovery…Things finally seem to be coming together for Captain Scott and the Alliance, as he takes his forces on the offensive. However, the Jung may in turn give him more trouble than he bargained for...
  • Defiance by Joel Shepherd

    Defiance by Joel Shepherd

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The UFS Phoenix is hunting for the long-lost drysine data-core. Within it lie the secrets to saving humanity from the resurgent deepynine machine-race. To recover it, Captain Erik Debogande must work together with the man who holds his sister hostage — the power-hungry parren leader Aristan. Aristan has sworn he will return Lisbeth Debogande once Phoenix grants him equal access to its prize...
  • The Valhalla Call by Evan Currie

    The Valhalla Call by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In The Valhalla Call we bring the Hayden War Arc that began in On Silver Wings to its startling conclusion. Newly minted Lieutenant Sorilla Aida has a new mission and new allies, gear, and support as she is tasked with a job that could ensure that the human race stands a chance of reaching a technical parity with the mysterious alien alliance...
  • By Other Means by Evan Currie

    By Other Means by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Hayden War has ended and now SOLCOM and the Alliance are face to face in talks, but neither side has the slightest idea what happened in the ultimate battle of the war...
  • Blood World by B.V. Larson

    Blood World by B.V. Larson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A dirty deal was struck. Humanity was allowed to keep three hundred rebellious worlds. In return, we declared war on a powerful enemy from beyond the frontier. A frantic build-up of forces has begun, but the task is hopeless. Seeking allies, Earth’s legions are sent to BLOOD WORLD. A planet on the fringe of known space, where the people only respect masters of combat...
  • The Enemy Within by Joshua Dalzelle

    The Enemy Within by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The quadrant is burning. Violent, deadly uprisings are breaking out, seemingly at random, all across the Confederation’s sphere of influence. The response by the powerful Confederation Fleet has been swift and decisive, but for every planet they restore order to, another erupts into chaos...
  • Rando Splicer by Joel Shepherd

    Rando Splicer by Joel Shepherd

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Separated from her ship, Major Trace Thakur is stranded on the reeh-occupied world of Rando. The native corbi have suffered beneath reeh tyranny for 800 years, and many have given up hope...
  • Rise of the Corinari by Ryk Brown

    Rise of the Corinari by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A time to recover…A chance to make a new ally…A brief respite to repair and rearm…An opportunity for a people to regain their honor…For every civilization there comes a moment when a stand must be made against tyranny.The time has come for the Alliance to draw a line in the sand...
  • We Few by David Weber, John Ringo

    We Few by David Weber, John Ringo

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Prince Roger MacClintock was an heir to the galaxy's Throne of Man-and a self-obsessed spoiled young brat . . . until he and the Royal Marines sent to protect him were stranded on Marduk with only their feet to get them half way around the entire planet. So far, they've traversed a continent, crossed a sea full of ship-eating monsters, taken over an enemy spaceport, and hijacked a starship...
  • A Show of Force by Ryk Brown

    A Show of Force by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 13 The liberation old worlds… The addition of new allies… The fall of a regime… The death of a trusted friend… The Aurora begins clearing a 20 light year sphere of safety around Earth, taking out Jung forces as they liberate the core systems. However, Captain Scott and the Alliance quickly discover that not every world wants to be liberated, and the Jung have a few surprises of their own...
  • Rika Commander by M.D. Cooper

    Rika Commander by M.D. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rika returns to the Albany System, to defend it from Nietzschea once more...
  • Head of the Dragon by Ryk Brown

    Head of the Dragon by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Time is running out…An ally has all but fallen…Resources are running low…The time for attack has come...The Alliance must strike deep into the heart of the empire.This time, the Aurora will be going home, or going to her grave.“Head of the Dragon” is a 133,000 word novel, and is the 6th episode in The Frontiers Saga...
  • The Expanse by Ryk Brown

    The Expanse by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 7A newly repaired ship…A willing and eager crew…A host of new technologies…A long anticipated return home…The crew of the UES Aurora finally has the chance to fulfill their mission, but first they must complete a long and dangerous journey across a thousand light years of unexplored space.“The Expanse” is a 104,000 word novel, and is the 7th episode in The Frontiers Saga...
  • Corvus by Marko Kloos

    Corvus by Marko Kloos

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the aliens evolve, so does the threat against humanity in this thrilling sequel to Scorpio that finds Alex Archer in an epic battle of survival against the odds and the alien invaders.Alex Archer is a soldier now, the only civilian survivor from Scorpio to join the NAC Defense Corps...
  • The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 3 by David Drake

    The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 3 by David Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With a veteran ’s eye for the harsh and gritty details of war, David Drake depicts a futuristic analog of Vietnam-era tank combat in his Hammer’s Slammers fiction. Upon this tactical foundation, Drake uses historical metaphor to provide a rich and detailed future-history that is both unique and strangely familiar...
  • The Long-Range War by Christopher G. Nuttall

    The Long-Range War by Christopher G. Nuttall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The gloves have finally come off ... The Tokomak, the unquestioned masters of the galaxy, have dispatched a massive fleet to crush the Solar Union - and the fledgling Galactic Alliance - before the human race and its alien allies can tear the galactic order asunder. Hundreds of thousands of starships under the command of an alien tactical genius, bent on exterminating the entire human race ..
  • And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler

    And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Savage Homecoming by Joshua Dalzelle

    Savage Homecoming by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ever since he joined Omega Force, Captain Jason Burke has lived with the underlying fear that one day Earth would be discovered. His desire to keep Earth’s existence and location a secret has driven him to extremes, and kept him far away from his homeworld for a long time.But now Jason’s greatest fear is realized, and a fleet of alien ships has attacked his planet...
  • The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber

    The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Colin MacIntyre, a NASA astronaut kidnapped by a starship impersonating Earth's moon, has just suppressed a fifty-thousand-year-old mutiny, but now he faces an even bigger challenge. By the author of Mutineers' Moon. Reissue...
  • Out of the Black by Evan Currie

    Out of the Black by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Deep in blackest space, the Drasin have watched humanity’s journey to the stars—and determined that a species as barbaric as ours has no place in the cosmos.The wreckage of the starship Odyssey, once Earth’s greatest guardian, lies strewn across New York City. Abandoned by all but its captain, Odyssey’s sacrifice covered the withdrawal of countless troops as the Drasin assault ravaged the planet...
  • New Canaan by M.D. Cooper

    New Canaan by M.D. Cooper

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tanis Richards has spent half her life on the Intrepid, guiding the great colony ship, and its two million passengers, across hundreds of light-years. She has risked life, limb and those dearest to her to get this far. Now she’s within reach of her goal; the New Canaan System, and a normal, stable life. The kind she's only dreamed about...
  • April by Mackey Chandler

    April by Mackey Chandler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    April is an exceptional young lady and something of a snoop. She finds herself involved with intrigues that stretch her abilities after a chance run in with a spy. There is a terrible danger she and her friends and family will lose the only home she has ever known in orbit and be forced to live on the slum ball below. It's more than a almost teen can deal with...
  • The Privilege of Peace by Tanya Huff

    The Privilege of Peace by Tanya Huff

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Former space marine Torin Kerr returns for one final adventure to save the Confederation in the last book in the military science fiction Peacekeeper trilogy.Warden Torin Kerr has put her past behind her and built a life away from the war and everything that meant. From the good, from the bad. From the heroics, from the betrayal...
  • Croma Venture by Joel Shepherd

    Croma Venture by Joel Shepherd

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Upon the ancient drysine moon/city of Defiance, the UFS Phoenix is being rebuilt, but her crew cannot do so in peace. Parren factions jostle for control of not only Defiance, but of the drysine data-core that Phoenix won at such an awful price. But the parren do not lay sole claim to that ancient knowledge, and within the bowels of the machine-city, something long-dead is awakening...
  • Earth Fleet by B.V. Larson

    Earth Fleet by B.V. Larson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    At long last Earth has a handful of starships. Surrounded by Rebel Kher, Imperials and the mysterious Nomads, Humanity dares to assert our right to independence. The interstellar community reacts harshly. In the eyes of our neighbors, we’re upstarts, dangerous beings that don’t know our place. For the Kher, freedom can only be won through battle...
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