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  • Point of Impact by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

    Point of Impact by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Awash with conflict and a building war, the known stars align against Van and his wing of the Guild in a fight for the ultimate control.But Van and his crew suspect there’s more to the Equal Grasp than just a band of thieves, and they begin their campaign at Bopul Station, a lonely outpost where corruption rules and Peacemakers are feared...
  • Critical Mass by Craig Alanson

    Critical Mass by Craig Alanson

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth...
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    ai  aliens  military  space-opera  war  adult  audiobook  book
  • Hand of Fate by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

    Hand of Fate by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For the first time ever, Van has to deliver the remains of fallen comrades. At the Starsmith, he’s presented with an opportunity to change the face of the war, even as Torina and Van begin planning for the ultimate shift in their Parenthood.But first, the crew must prepare for an unexpected gift-- a new, unknown fleet of ships, uncrewed and hidden deep out in the black.There’s just one problem...
  • Operation Medusa by Glynn Stewart

    Operation Medusa by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A battered but undefeated Alliance A war they cannot win by force A plan to turn the tide of history! For two years, the Castle Federation and the Alliance of Free Stars have stood against Marshal James Walkingstick of the Terran Commonwealth and his mission of conquest. Battles have been won and lost, worlds have died, and soldiers like Admiral Kyle Roberts have been forged on the anvil of war...
  • Livesuit by James S.A. Corey

    Livesuit by James S.A. Corey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.The first novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's epic Captive's War series...
  • Fires of Oblivion by Anthony James

    Fires of Oblivion by Anthony James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Captain John Duggan rots in his cell, facing execution at the hands of his captors. Having discovered the secret which the Ghasts wished to remain hidden, he is left powerless to find answers to the questions which will determine the future of the Confederation. Elsewhere in the Garon sector, the Dreamers have been putting their own terrible plans into action...
  • Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Fight to Win. With the galaxy in turmoil, the Legion initiates Article Nineteen, a hard reset designed to halt the corruption and ineptitude that continues to spill forth from the Galactic Core. But when the House of Reason aligns itself with the bloodthirsty zhee extremists, the Legion has no choice but to commit to a savage campaign of Total War...
  • No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle

    No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Humanity is fractured and on the brink of war…The United Terran Federation and the Eastern Star Alliance have been fighting in minor skirmishes along the border region for the last few years, but now it threatens to break out into a full-on war with the victor assuming control of all human space...
  • Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every disaster brings an opportunity. Goth Sullus and his empire have fallen. With the Legion and the rest of the galaxy watching from the still-smoldering galactic core, Carter, a former legionnaire turned private contractor, and Jack Bowie, a Navy spy with nowhere left to turn, sign up to work for an enterprising private contractor looking to make a statement on the planet Kublar...
  • Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr

    Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Zak'de'ron take note of the Rit'ko'sor joining Star Force, making contact and making their wishes known...but in the process they make a critical mistake that will forever alter their relationship with the trailblazers...
  • Warrior King by Evan Currie

    Warrior King by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Battle-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...
  • Fallout by Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray

    Fallout by Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Listening time 22 hours 29 minutesThe Expeditionary Force saga continues with Fallout, the eagerly awaited sequel to number one Audible-ranked and New York Times best-selling Breakaway, from an epic sci-fi writer at the top of his game. Join the millions of listeners who have enjoyed R.C...
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    space-opera  military  aliens  war  ai  sci-fi  audiobook  fiction
  • Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart

    Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A helpless ally calls for aid A ruthless enemy strikes without mercy The fate of empires turns on even the smallest actions When a minor trade partner sends the Castle Federation a desperate call for aid, they have few resources to spare from their all-consuming war against the Terran Commonwealth...
  • Paying the Price by Terry Mixon

    Paying the Price by Terry Mixon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No good deed goes unpunished… Admiral Jared Mertz and Princess Kelsey Bandar saved billions of lives and staved off an invasion of the Terran Empire, but not everyone is cheering their success. Their triumphant return sets off a chain of events that threaten not only their lives, but everyone they hold dear...
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    ai  aliens  military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult
  • Renegades by Craig Alanson

    Renegades by Craig Alanson

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The battle-scarred star carrier Flying Dutchman is finally on her way back to Earth, after an exceptionally successful series of missions that have once again Saved The World. The ship needs a serious refit, and her exhausted crew just wants a break from constant clandestine warfare against a vicious and superior enemy. Wishes come true, right? Not for the Merry Band of Pirates...
  • 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...
  • Earth Defiant by Richard Fox

    Earth Defiant by Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the battle for humanity's future, no one can be trusted. Betrayed by allies. Beset by new foes. Earth faces its darkest hour since the Xaros invasion. The Toth come to the Solar System with a fleet of warships, and they want for the only tool that can rekindle the human race...
  • New Frontiers by Joshua Dalzelle

    New Frontiers by Joshua Dalzelle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Black Fleet story continues... The Phage War had been a devastating conflict for the Terran Confederacy. Even with the destruction of their terrifying, implacable foe, humanity is still reeling. Political alliances are crumbling and their mighty fleet is in tatters. There is nothing to celebrate, even after such a complete victory.They soon learn that there are other stellar neighbors ..
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    ai  aliens  military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult
  • Into the Battle by James Rosone

    Into the Battle by James Rosone

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Mankind has awakened a monster……Humanity must put aside its own animosities……or face extinctionThe origins of human history begin to unravel as Earth learns they are not the only humans in the galaxy. The sudden discovery of humans living on multiple planets beyond Earth has created more questions than it’s answered...
  • Gott Mit Uns by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Gott Mit Uns by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Terran Strike Marines fight for victory. No matter the odds. No matter the cost. The final battle against the Kesaht begins. Lieutenant Hoffman and the exhausted Marines of Valdar's Hammer are called upon to make a desperate assault against the enemy's home world. But the foe is prepared, and their planet is a death trap...
  • Valdar's Hammer by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Valdar's Hammer by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    War has come to Syracuse, and only one team of Terran Strike Marines can save the planet. They are Valdar's Hammer. Admiral Isaac Valdar leads the Breitenfeld, and a fleet of Dotari allies, in a last ditch attempt to break a Kesaht blockade over the human colony. Failure means the death of millions of innocent lives - but the aging carrier, and her commander, have a reputation for miracles...
  • Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay

    Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    “WE REQUIRE A DIFFERENT BATTLEFIELD.” Nobody expected the war to last three hours, let alone three years. The star system of Archangel holds the line against invading corporate fleets, but a quarter of its territory is already lost. The navy can’t hang on much longer. Faced with this grim truth, Archangel’s leaders shift their strategy to diplomacy and espionage...
  • Race to Terra by Terry Mixon

    Race to Terra by Terry Mixon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Separated by an almost unimaginable gulf in space, Princess Kelsey Bandar and Admiral Jared Mertz must fight to stop the diabolical artificial intelligences that destroyed the Old Terran Empire. Though unable to communicate with one another, they must overcome terrible odds and defeat foes determined to kill or enslave them. They cannot allow themselves to fail. Yet time is running out...
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    ai  aliens  military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult
  • Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan

    Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A New Adventure Set in the Crimson Worlds Universe (Over 800,000 Crimson Worlds Book Sold) Red Team Alpha. An elite military unit. Twenty highly-trained veteran warriors, Mars’ best. They are ready to face whatever dangers threaten the Confederation. They are capable, dedicated, armed with the best technology Mars has to offer. And they don’t exist, at least not officially...
  • Stand Against The Storm by Peter Grant

    Stand Against The Storm by Peter Grant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When duty and honor collide... An emergency recall to his ship short-circuits Senior Lieutenant Steve Maxwell’s plan to get rid of a long-standing personal burden. Instead, he finds himself dumped into a war zone on a peacekeeping mission hundreds of light years away. He doesn’t have enough people, equipment or information...
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    military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult  book  fiction
  • Return Fire by Rick Partlow

    Return Fire by Rick Partlow

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Earth is in turmoil.The enemy is bearing down on us with every warship they have, and our only allies are in chaos.Our one hope for survival is Andy Clanton - a hack science fiction writer trying to convince some aliens that humans are worth saving.It’s an uphill battle, because to the aliens, we are the monsters...
  • Behind Enemy Lines by Terry Mixon

    Behind Enemy Lines by Terry Mixon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cut off from home, Princess Kelsey Bandar needs a place to hide from the vengeful Rebel Empire. The secrets she stole give her people a fighting chance in the war that brought down the original Terran Empire. If she gets them home. If her prisoners cooperate. Should that prove impossible, she must then convince a long-hidden people to help her. After she finds them, of course...
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    ai  aliens  military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult
  • Hidden Enemies by Terry Mixon

    Hidden Enemies by Terry Mixon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trapped between murderous xenophobes and calculating artificial intelligences, an interstellar war threatens to wash Princess Kelsey Bandar away in a tide of blood. With her most powerful ship crippled, only a desperate mission to steal what she needs right out from under the noses of her enemies offers a way to get her people safely home...
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    ai  aliens  military  soldiers  space-fleet  space-opera  war  adult
  • Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall

    Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Commonwealth has won a great victory, smashing Wolfbane’s attempt to take Corinthian and driving Admiral Singh’s forces back into enemy space. Now, as the Wolves reel under the impact of their defeat - and powerful factions plot to take control of the government and military - Edward Stalker plans a final offensive to bring the Wolves to their knees...
  • Lt. Reilly and the Black Bird Offensive by Matthew .O Duncan

    Lt. Reilly and the Black Bird Offensive by Matthew .O Duncan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sci-fi / Military Sci-fi - Fans of old school sci-fi will enjoy this book. It is full of action, space battles, star-ship and fighter combat, mysteries, conspiracies, and even little romantic complications. Told in the first person, Lt. Jack Reilly takes the reader along with him as he uncovers a plot to pull the Alliance into a new war and his life becomes even more complicated...
  • Reconnaissance in Force by Terry Mixon

    Reconnaissance in Force by Terry Mixon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When going to war, it pays to know your enemy. Particularly when they can crush you like a bug.Princess Kelsey Bandar has one slim chance to steal the tech her people needs to survive. Only a bold strike deep into enemy space keeps the New Terran Empire alive.Success gives them a chance. Failure dooms them to death and worse.Kelsey and her friends once again risk everything for their people...
  • Admiral's Oath by Glynn Stewart

    Admiral's Oath by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CASTLE FEDERATION RETURNSAn empire broken by hubrisAn officer raised by chanceOaths that must be honoredOaths that must be betrayedRear Admiral James Tecumseh barely survived his last mission against the Alliance of Free Stars with his reputation and life intact...
  • The Crucible by Richard Fox

    The Crucible by Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Xaros broke against Earth's defenses, but the war may be lost.The alien ships of former allies rule Earth's skies, threatening to obliterate cities and turn the planet into a barren wasteland if humanity refuses their demands. With their backs to the wall, the scattered crew of the Breitenfeld must work together to foil the enemy's plan before time runs out...
  • Qalea Drop by Joel Shepherd

    Qalea Drop by Joel Shepherd

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The UFS Phoenix embarks on a dangerous quest for the AI Ceephay Queen who rules at the heart of the Reeh Empire. For cover, Phoenix will use the enormous war being launched by the new rulers of the croma, Croma'Dokran, into reeh space...
  • The Siege of Earth by Richard Fox

    The Siege of Earth by Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Only an ember of humanity survived the first Xaros invasion. Now, the Xaros return to deliver the final blow to Earth and her defenders. A moon carrying an armada of Xaros drones unleashes its deadly cargo on the solar system. Fortress Mars stands between the enemy and an ill-defended Earth...
  • For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger

    For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In 2315, the Earth Union is losing a thirty-year-long war with the Krag Hegemony.Having encountered the Krag before, Space Commander Max Robicheaux now faces daunting challenges aboard the USS Cumberland: the dangers from the enemy without… and clashes with crew and superiors within...
  • Privateer Tales The Beginning: Boxed Set by Jamie McFarlane

    Privateer Tales The Beginning: Boxed Set by Jamie McFarlane

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a galaxy filled with space pirates, three heroes must risk everything to fly free… 5 books. 500+ five-star reviews. Over 900 pages of rollicking adventures through the cosmos! Liam Hoffen would give anything to leave his hometown mining colony in a blaze of rocket fuel. But his dreams of navigating the stars are impossible… until a pirate attack forces him to reveal the hero within...
  • Stellar Fox by Glynn Stewart

    Stellar Fox by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    LEGENDARY … AND UNTESTED Captain Kyle Roberts delivered one of the Castle Federation’s few victories in the early days of the war. Even losing his ship in the process didn’t prevent him being elevated as the hero – the “Stellar Fox” – his country desperately needed...
  • The Battle of the Void by Richard Fox

    The Battle of the Void by Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Xaros drove humanity to the edge of extinction. Now, an immense alien fleet is on the way to Earth to end the human race. Earth's defenses are in shambles. The planet needs time to ready for the next invasion, time it doesn't have. The Xaros are en route to Earth, and it will take a daring mission to buy Earth the chance it needs to survive the next attack...
  • Ferrum Corde by Richard Fox

    Ferrum Corde by Richard Fox

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The war against the Kesaht Alliance enters its final days, and Earth is losing. The Terran Union must launch one last desperate assault to save itself, but the enemy is legion and ready to crush the battle-weary human forces. Earth needs the Ibarra Nation to join the fight, but Stacey Ibarra has other plans...
  • Q-Ship Chameleon by Glynn Stewart

    Q-Ship Chameleon by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A heroic Captain denied commandA battered but relentless enemyA covert operation to strike at the heart of an unstoppable foe!Captain Kyle Roberts has commanded the carrier Avalon through the most vicious battles of the war against the Terran Commonwealth--but with Avalon in for repair, his political enemies deny him a new ship...
  • Esther's Story: Recon Marine by Jonathan P. Brazee

    Esther's Story: Recon Marine by Jonathan P. Brazee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Esther Lysander, the driven, professional Marine ever conscious of the heavy weight of her father’s legacy, is selected to become an officer. She has high goals for her career—very high goals—and she believes the best method to achieve success is to be a complete hard-ass, keeping emotions at bay...
  • The Beast of Eridu by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    The Beast of Eridu by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An ancient Beast awakens, and only Lieutenant Hoffman and his Strike Marines can put it down. On the sweltering jungle world of Eridu, hidden in an ancient vault is an artefact which will change the course of the war against the ever-encroaching Kesaht armada. But guarding it is a deadly creature, a Beast with the ability to destroy any technology it encounters...
  • Rage of Winter by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Rage of Winter by Richard Fox, Scott Moon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Shot. One Kill. One sniper to strike fear in the heart of alien invaders. Hoffman’s Strike Marines pursue enemy agents across a wintry world, desperate to stop an insidious threat festering in the heart of the Terran Union. Their hunt is disrupted when the fanatical Kesaht invade and the team is split across the snow and ice of a harsh planet...
  • The Lion and the Unicorn by Christopher G. Nuttall

    The Lion and the Unicorn by Christopher G. Nuttall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The war isn’t going well.In five years of heavy fighting, humanity and its alien allies have steadily been pushed back towards Earth, towards the very heart of humanity itself. The virus is steadily wearing the defences down, mounting campaign after campaign to infect and enslave every other alien race...
  • XD-317 by S.J. MacDonald

    XD-317 by S.J. MacDonald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The committee has planned a task series for you, Alex..." With an alien aristocrat joining the crew, the Fourth Fleet Irregulars embark on a mission that will take them beyond the League's borders - and beyond their wildest dreams...
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    aliens  military  space-fleet  space-opera  adult  book  fiction  space
  • Star Force: Clash of the Demigods by Aer-ki Jyr

    Star Force: Clash of the Demigods by Aer-ki Jyr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    War has come to Alpha Temple, and with two trailblazers added to the mix, it's only getting worse...
  • Stoke The Flames Higher by Peter Grant

    Stoke The Flames Higher by Peter Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two planets, torn apart by the same fanatics - and Lancastrian forces are caught in the middle! Major Brooks Shelby must keep the peace, on a world where radical terrorists want submission or death. Lieutenant-Commander Steve Maxwell must trace the source of their fighters and funding, deal with diplomats, and fend off a nosy journalist...
  • Marine Raiders: Strike Back by Rod Carstens

    Marine Raiders: Strike Back by Rod Carstens

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was supposed to be a simple raid. Smash an alien outpost, grab vital intelligence and get out. Instead everything that could go wrong does. From the center of political and military power on Earth, to the desolate Von Fleet mining planet this epic space opera will sweep you up in a spectacle that crosses light years. The ongoing conflict between humanity and the alien Xotoli is riveting...
  • 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...
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