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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...
  • Retaliation by Ryk Brown

    Retaliation by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 10 A ship unable to defend itself… A captain determined to revive her… Worlds dependent on them both to survive… An enemy bent on their destruction… With the Aurora unable to fight, the Karuzari Alliance must find a way to not only repair their flagship, but to make the enemy pay dearly. Sometimes, you just have to make do with what you've got...
  • A Price Too High by Ryk Brown

    A Price Too High by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 12 …An enemy in retreat …A new world to protect …A new potential ally on the horizon …A new chance to go on the offensive The Dusahn have taken a massive blow, and with the Aurora’s improved jump range, Captain Scott and the Karuzari Alliance can finally keep them at arms length...
  • Citadel by Marko Kloos

    Citadel by Marko Kloos

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    An 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...
  • Resurrection by Ryk Brown

    Resurrection by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 3 The enemy tightens its grip... Friends suffer a terrible blow... Difficult decisions must be made... Old comrades find a way to come together... Captain Tuplo must finally make the decision that has been haunting him since he learned the truth about his origins only a week ago. The fact that billions of lives may hang in the balance isn't making it any easier...
  • 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...
  • The Price of Liberty by D.J. Holmes

    The Price of Liberty by D.J. Holmes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    War 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...
  • 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...
  • Balance by Ryk Brown

    Balance by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Part 2: Episode 5 An entire sector in turmoil... Neighbors who appear unconcerned... A favor asked of an old friend... Sacrifices made for the good of humanity... Before they can challenge the Dusahn and prevent them from expanding their empire further, the Karuzari must first gather much needed resources. But doing so could be more difficult than anticipated...
  • 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 ratings
    Yesterday, 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...
  • 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...
  • Void Stalker by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    Void Stalker by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The third in the bestselling Night Lords series.Talos leads First Claw further down their dark path, until the eldar of craftworld Ulthwe foresee a great conflict centered around the Night Lords, and the xenos muster for battle!The third book in the Night Lords trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Aaron Dembski-Bowden...
  • Return to Haven by D.J. Holmes

    Return to Haven by D.J. Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The revelation that the human race is not alone has sent shockwaves throughout Earth’s naval powers. Suddenly all eyes have turned to Haven and the trade routes to the Vestarian and Kulrean homeworlds.   Thinking he has nothing to lose, Haven’s First Councilor puts into motion a plan that threatens to turn star empire against star empire...
  • 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...
  • Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox

    Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A 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...
  • Stowaway by Z.D. Dean

    Stowaway by Z.D. Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lt Zade, on his last days of his last deployment to Afghanistan, still couldn’t find the excitement he so desperately needed. A chance encounter, on his last mission, sends him hurtling through space on the Unity exploration ship XES01. Surrounded by aliens, Zade must quickly learn to interact with the non-soldiers on the crew...
  • Border Wars by Evan Currie

    Border Wars by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 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...
  • 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...
  • Among Enemies by Evan Currie

    Among Enemies by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For 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...
  • Exile by Glynn Stewart

    Exile by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A shackled Earth, ruled by an unstoppable tyrantAn exiled son, and a one-way trip across the galaxyA perfect world, their last hope for survivalVice Admiral Isaac Gallant is the heir apparent to the First Admiral, the dictator of the Confederacy of Humanity. Unwilling to let his mother's tyranny stand, he joins the rebellion and leads his ships into war against the might of his own nation...
  • 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 ratings
    After the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by forces unknown, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse...
  • Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments by Randolph Lalonde

    Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments by Randolph Lalonde

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The crew of the Triton continue their misadventure near Ossimi Ring Station. They are forced down different paths and a fight for freedom that will cost them dearly begins. New opportunities, dangers and experiences await them all, as the Order of Eden stirs, advancing their own agenda...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett

    Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A new wave of hope has been unleashed in the Chaos infested Sabbat system when a girl claiming to be the reincarnation of Saint Sabbat is revealed. Despite private doubts from the military high command, she proves to be the perfect rallying point for beleaguered Imperial troops...
  • 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 ratings
    Lieutenant 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...
  • The Warmaster by Dan Abnett

    The Warmaster by Dan Abnett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Ballistic by Marko Kloos

    Ballistic by Marko Kloos

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    There 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...
  • 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...
  • Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo

    Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Books 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 ratings
    As 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...
  • 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...
  • Starship's Mage: Episode 5 by Glynn Stewart

    Starship's Mage: Episode 5 by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ship’s Mage Damien Montgomery and the crew of the Blue Jay have run to the edge of the Protectorate, beyond the reach of civilized law.But even at the outlaw station of Darkport, their enemies have sought them out – and now the very leader of the galaxy’s largest crime syndicate pursues them with a stolen warship...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • To End in Fire by David Weber, Flint

    To End in Fire by David Weber, Flint

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    THE CROWN OF SLAVES SAGA CONTINUES. ADVENTURE AND INTRIGUE IN THE STAR KINGDOM FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS DAVID WEBER AND ERIC FLINT.The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson...
  • Mutineers' Moon by David Weber

    Mutineers' Moon by David Weber

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    For Lt. Commander Colin Maclntyre, it began as a routine training flight over the Moon. For Dahak, a self-aware Imperial battleship, it began millennia ago when that powerful artificial intelligence underwent a mutiny in the face of the enemy. The mutiny was never resolved--Dahak was forced to maroon not just the mutineers but the entire crew on prehistoric Earth...
  • Spinward Fringe Broadcast 2: Awakening by Randolph Lalonde

    Spinward Fringe Broadcast 2: Awakening by Randolph Lalonde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The crew of the Samson are caught up in the problems of their Captain as his past begins to catch up with him. Just as new allies start to fall in line old enemies come creeping out of the shadows, putting everyone at risk...
  • Celestia CV-02 by Ryk Brown

    Celestia CV-02 by Ryk Brown

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Episode 8A world divided…A ship under construction…A military scrambling to prepare a defense…A moment that everyone hoped would never come…The Earth Defense Force must find a way to defend their world against invasion by the Jung Empire. More importantly, they must protect their newest ship, the UES Celestia, as she may be their last hope...
  • Trident Fury by Richard Turner

    Trident Fury by Richard Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captain 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...
  • Reprieve by C.R. Daems

    Reprieve by C.R. Daems

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You have glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, and have less than a month to live...
  • The Day of Battle by Doug Dandridge

    The Day of Battle by Doug Dandridge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sean needs a victory, before Parliament returns a no confidence vote and leaves him a figurehead ruler. The Ca'cadasans are almost through with their conquest of Sector IV, and from the there, the heart of the Empire is exposed. The Ca'cadasans continue to roll over the New Terran Empire and the New Terran Republic...
  • Starship's Mage: Episode 4 by Glynn Stewart

    Starship's Mage: Episode 4 by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A world that defies all law and authority should be a safe port from the forces of the Mage-King of Mars. But other powers have learned about the Blue Jay, whose Ship’s Mage has transformed her into a deadly weapon. Bounty hunters trail Damien Montgomery and the crew at every turn, forcing them to seek new allies...
  • 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...
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