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All in Good Time by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiving by bad neighbors is hard. Especially when there is a whole mob of them. Needing to do business with them makes it harder. Imagine nine billion noisy disrespectful neighbors who can’t keep their word and would be just as happy to see you dead... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 8: Renegades by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been months since the Siege of Port Rush. The Warlord, under the command of Jacob Valent, has been travelling to ports across the sector to gather intelligence, capturing ships and cargo as they go. Manpower and funds are still in short supply, but the Captain is winning the support of the British Alliance, and his crew suspects he has a long term plan that will lead to bigger prizes... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 6: Fragments by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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![Shadows of Olympus by Christian Kallias]()
Shadows of Olympus by Christian Kallias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the arrival of a powerful new threat in orbit around Earth, the Alliance is forced to vacate Earth space while a small group stays behind to ensure humanity isn’t enslaved or worse, wiped out. Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet splits into separate missions, each of them vital in rebuilding the Earth Alliance forces and strengthening what’s left of the fleet... -
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![Bound By Law by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon]()
Bound By Law by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn uneasy peace broken by an old enemy An old ally owed debts and obligations A new mission to bring light into darkness In the aftermath of the destruction of the Cadre’s main base, there was a period of quiet in the Solar System. Now, however, pirate attacks are on the rise again... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 9: Warpath by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war is on! Conflict grips the Iron Head Nebula and the star system that Jake, Ayan, Minh-Chu and their loved ones call home. The Order of Eden, British Alliance and other organisations creeping in the shadows enter into an all-or-nothing conflict that will change the political shape of the galaxy for centuries while Freeground is forced to leave its home space in search of help and safety... -
![Oath of Vengeance by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon]()
Oath of Vengeance by Glynn Stewart, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mercenary with a secret past A pirate leader with a secret mission A clash that will shake planets Mercenary Captain Brad Madrid has spent years building the resources to go after the man who murdered his family. His new career has benefits—but also duties and responsibilities he cannot lightly brush aside... -
![Legend of the Sword by Michael R. Hicks]()
Legend of the Sword by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSix months after the alien Kreelan Empire launched its invasion of human space, the Confederation of Humanity is rapidly growing. The planet of Saint Petersburg, however, would rather see the Confederation destroyed. With a secretly built navy, they have lured the Confederation fleet into a trap, even as the Kreelans prepare another devastating attack... -
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Boundless by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAdmiral John "Black Jack" Geary may have saved the Alliance only to destroy it, in this thrilling and eagerly awaited continuation of the New York Times bestselling series.Geary believed in the Alliance. Even when he uncovered overwhelming evidence that the highest echelons of the government and fleet command were involved in secret programs and prison camps, he believed it was worth saving...Categorized as:
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Boundless by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAdmiral John "Black Jack" Geary may have saved the Alliance only to destroy it, in this thrilling and eagerly awaited continuation of the New York Times bestselling series.Geary believed in the Alliance. Even when he uncovered overwhelming evidence that the highest echelons of the government and fleet command were involved in secret programs and prison camps, he believed it was worth saving...Categorized as:
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![Privateers in Exile by Jamie McFarlane]()
Privateers in Exile by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA scouting mission gone bad. A life-changing loss of time. Can a privateer team navigate a bloody revolution to find their way home? Liam Hoffen is used to straightforward missions going off the rails. But when he emerges from a crash-landing, one look tells him he’ll need more than a simple repair job...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Lost Destiny by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Lost Destiny by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Humans are the hunted...Two siblings are abandoned on an alien world as children when their father is killed, then taken in by one of his business associates and sheltered on their remote farm. Kept isolated from everyone else on the cruel, primitive world, their adoptive Calavari parents ensure that Esna and Teren obey their father's dying wish..Categorized as:
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![Tanis Richards: Operative by M.D. Cooper]()
Tanis Richards: Operative by M.D. Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone just killed Tanis Richards and replaced her with an Infiltrator Chameleon.While finally getting some much-needed shore leave on Mars, Tanis gets a message from Harm Ellis with instructions to go to Ceres and hunt for a missing operative . . . except she never makes it.At least, that’s what she’d like her would-be killers to think... -
![The Halls of Montezuma by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
The Halls of Montezuma by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new story of The Empire’s Corps!Earth has fallen. The Core Worlds have collapsed into chaos. War is breaking out everywhere as planetary governments declare independence, entire sectors slip out of contact and warlords battle for power. The remnants of the once-great Empire are tearing themselves apart...Categorized as:
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![Valor's Child by Kal Spriggs]()
Valor's Child by Kal Spriggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.Jiden's parents barely scrape out a living on the dry, dusty world of Century. Jiden wants more for herself and she is ready to step into a bright future, one which may lead her far from the frontier world of her birth...Categorized as:
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![Childers by Richard F. Weyand]()
Childers by Richard F. Weyand
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first volume of the Childers Trilogy: Jan Childers grew up orphaned in the slums of decaying post-diaspora Earth. She was raped, beaten, and starved. Yet she survived. She escaped to become a citizen of the Commonwealth of Free Planets, and joined the Commonwealth Space Force... -
![The Silent Warrior by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
The Silent Warrior by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited only by a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts... -
![AL:ICE: Space War by Charles W. Lamb, Charles W. Lamb]()
AL:ICE: Space War by Charles W. Lamb, Charles W. Lamb
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColonel Jake Thomas has found himself at the edge of disaster once more and managed to pull back from the brink. Defeating the alien armada with the help of AL:ICE (Artificial Life: Intelligent Computing Environment) and without the use of a recreated doomsday device was a great victory...Categorized as:
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![Bold by Mike Shepherd]()
Bold by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite her role as a fleet Admiral and protector of a planetary system, Kris is still beholden to her great grandfather King Raymond’s commands. She has been personally selected for a mission that, should she succeed, will save millions of lives. The Peterwald Empire is in the midst of civil war...Categorized as:
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![Earth Force by Shemer Kuznits]()
Earth Force by Shemer Kuznits
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn the first day, a mist descended from the heavens blanketing earth. On the second day, a cryptic message, ‘Infusion commencing’, appeared in the corner of everyone’s eyes. On the third day, the sick were healed and the crippled walked again. On the fourth day, celebration and joy spread across the globe. And on the fifth day, the warping began… There was no warning...Categorized as:
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![Jacinto's Remnant by Karen Traviss]()
Jacinto's Remnant by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBased on the blockbuster Xbox game, this is the stunning story of the men and women who stood between a planet and total destruction–and now have to face the consequences of their actions.After a brutal fifteen-year war for survival, the Coalition of Ordered Governments is forced to destroy mankind’s last city in a final bid to stop the Locust Horde...Categorized as:
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![Favour the Bold by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Favour the Bold by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn all-new story of The Empire’s Corps! Earth has fallen. The Core Worlds have collapsed into chaos. War is breaking out everywhere as planetary governments declare independence, entire sectors slip out of contact and warlords battle for power. The remnants of the once-great Empire are tearing themselves apart... -
![Empire's Ashes by Jay Allan]()
Empire's Ashes by Jay Allan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTyler Barron is about to lead his fleet into a trap. He is sure the enemy is laying in wait, but he has no choice. After four years of unexpected calm along the front line, the Senate and the Hegemonic Council are demanding action, and the Pact’s commanding admiral has no choice but to set out on a mission to liberate the enemy-held regions of the Hegemony...Categorized as:
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![Vorpal Blade by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor]()
Vorpal Blade by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe sequel to Into the Looking Glass. William Weaver, PhD. and SEAL Chief Adams are back and Bill got himself a ship! The former SSBN Nebraska has been converted, using mostly garage mechanics and baling wire, into a warp ship ready to go "out there...Categorized as:
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![Aliens by Alan Dean Foster]()
Aliens by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHaving survived one encounter with an alien, Ripley is persuaded to return to the planet where her crew found the alien ship. A colony has been established there, but suddenly all contact with the settlers has been lost. Accompanied by marines, Ripley is going to find out why... -
![A Fighting Chance by William C. Dietz]()
A Fighting Chance by William C. Dietz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe all-new, thrilling conclusion to the Legion of the Damned series from the national bestselling author of When Duty Calls. Earth has fallen. And the men, women, and cyborgs of the Confederacy must dig deep within their warrior hearts to make one final stand against an alien aggressor..Categorized as:
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![The Ballad of Bad Jack by Anthony Ryan]()
The Ballad of Bad Jack by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Asteroid Belt, home to mining corporations and those who prefer to live beyond the heavily policed habitats of Earth orbit - the perfect hunting ground for Bad Jack, captain of the Dead Reckoning and the most feared pirate in the solar system... -
![Titan's Fury by Rhett C. Bruno]()
Titan's Fury by Rhett C. Bruno
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndependence comes at a high cost.When Malcolm Graves finds himself in the clutches of the Titanborn, his plan to take Kale Trass down hits a wall. With the only family he has left threatened, he’s forced back into the service of another employer, only this time it’s not a corporation giving the orders...Categorized as:
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![Pike's Potential by John Spearman]()
Pike's Potential by John Spearman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of the Halberd series comes the first of a new, unrelated series. Alexander ‘Sandy’ Pike is an officer in the navy of the Planetary Alliance. Pike demonstrates his initiative, boldness and resolve as he begins to make a name for himself in the Alliance Navy...Categorized as:
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![Snow in the Desert by Neal Asher]()
Snow in the Desert by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the parched, arid wastes of this far-flung Polity world, Snow is being hunted. With a prize on his head and his life in danger, trust is a luxury he can't afford. Hirald, pale and deadly in the blistering heat, is an ambiguous presence. But who is she? What does she want from him? Mankind has sought Snow's secret for thousands of years, and blood will flow in the desert before it's revealed...Categorized as:
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![The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack]()
The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man can shape the future...but at what cost? "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have... -
![Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey]()
Drifters' Alliance, Book 3 by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 of DRIFTERS' ALLIANCE, an ongoing Science Fiction Space Opera series.Captain Cass and the crew of the DS Anarchy have been accepted into the Alliance, and plans are in the works to move forward as independent yet allied drifters... -
![Intrepid by Nate Johnson]()
Intrepid by Nate Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscovering new worlds. What could be better. What was supposed to be a six month cruise of discovery had turned into a gloried baby sitting adventure for a bunch of civilians. Leave it to the Imperial Navy to ruin a good thing. Petty Officer Tanner just wanted to finish the patrol and get back to normal. That, and as far away from the enticing Miss Nora Johnson as possible... -
![In Endless Twilight by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
In Endless Twilight by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsL.E. Modesitt, Jr.s first major work was a trilogy of SF adventure novels published as paperback originals in the 1980s: Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, and In Endless Twilight. Together they form The Forever Hero. Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers primitive remnants of humanity... -
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![Boneyard Dog: War Dog by Andrew Beery]()
Boneyard Dog: War Dog by Andrew Beery
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid you ever wake up wondering where you were… and perhaps equally important, how you got there? Yeah, me too. The only the thing is, it usually happens when I’ve been drinking… and I’d been dry for the better part of two years. I’m Commodore Jeremy David Riker… my friends call me JD or just plain “Dog.” I have the dubious honor of running a starship boneyard in the middle of nowhere...Categorized as:
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![Deathstalker Coda by Simon R. Green]()
Deathstalker Coda by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMore than two centuries ago, angry and grief-stricken after losing Owen Deathstalker, Hazel d'Ark entered the Madness Maze-- which fed off her raw emotions and transformed her into the Terror, a force capable of devouring galaxies... -
![Zero Point by Neal Asher]()
Zero Point by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEarth's Zero Asset citizens no longer face extermination from orbit. Thanks to Alan Saul, the Committee's network of control is a smoking ruin and its robotic enforcers lie dormant. But power abhors a vacuum and, scrambling from the wreckage, comes the ruthless Serene Galahad... -
![Perilous Shield by Jack Campbell]()
Perilous Shield by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell returns with the next chapter in the overthrow of the Syndicate Worlds’ oppression… Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough to secure power... -
![Defender by Mike Shepherd]()
Defender by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKris Longknife is back in the good graces of the brass—and to demonstrate that, they've promoted her to Admiral. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy.But no mission is ever simple when your name is Longknife...Categorized as:
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![Star Force: Earth Evacuation by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Earth Evacuation by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEarth's naivety has come to an end. The peace that they thought was their birthright is shattered when their true birthright returns in the form of an alien invasion bent on their total destruction...and from the Dinosaurs no less... -
![Furious by Mike Shepherd]()
Furious by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHaving used unorthodox methods to save a world—and every sentient being on it—Lieutenant Commander Kris Longknife is wanted across the galaxy for crimes against humanity. For her own safety, she’s been assigned to a backwater planet where her Fast Patrol Squadron 127 enforces immigration control and smuggler interdiction...Categorized as:
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![Lucky Thirteen by Marko Kloos]()
Lucky Thirteen by Marko Kloos
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRookie pilot Halley's first drop ship command.A short story in the Terms of Enlistment universe... -
![Undaunted by Mike Shepherd]()
Undaunted by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKris Longknife encounters some peaceful aliens who have come to warn humanity of an unidentifiable force that is roaming the galaxy, obliterating everything in its path-a path now leading directly toward the human worlds...Categorized as:
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![Star Trek: Der Erste Kontakt by J.M. Dillard]()
Star Trek: Der Erste Kontakt by J.M. Dillard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the deepest, darkest reaches of space came the greatest threat the federation had ever faced: the Borg. Half organic/half mechanical, the Borg were relentless and bent on conquering and "assimilating" all intelligent life; a single Borg vessel destroyed 39 Federation starships, decimating Starfleet... -
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![Stark's Crusade by John G. Hemry, Jack Campbell]()
Stark's Crusade by John G. Hemry, Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble ReviewStark's Crusade is the concluding volume of a popular military science fiction trilogy written by former U.S. Navy officer John G. Hemry. The first two books, Stark's War and Stark's Command, began chronicling the life of Sergeant Ethan Stark, a living military legend who is sent to the moon to take back control of what America believes is its property...Categorized as:
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![Audacious by Mike Shepherd]()
Audacious by Mike Shepherd
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsYou can't keep a good woman down-Kris Longknife returns. Once again Kris finds herself caught in the crosshairs of unknown enemies who want her dead. Factions, both legitimate and underground, vie for control of the planet New Eden. And someone is taking advantage of the chaos to unleash a personal vendetta against Kris...Categorized as:
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![To Trade the Stars by Julie E. Czerneda]()
To Trade the Stars by Julie E. Czerneda
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulie E. Czerneda's 1997 debut, A Thousand Words for Stranger, was the first novel of the Trade Pact Universe-an instant best-seller, Science Fiction Book Club Editor's Choice and Locus Recommended First Novel. Book two, Ties of Power, further established the author's reputation as a master of vivid alien worlds-and had fans clamoring for the third book in the trilogy... -
![The Solar War by John French]()
The Solar War by John French
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSiege of Terra Book 1After years of devastating war, Horus and his forces have arrived at Terra. But before they can set foot on the Throneworld, they must first break the defences of the Sol System...Categorized as:
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![Forgotten History by Christopher L. Bennett]()
Forgotten History by Christopher L. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe agents of the Department of Temporal Investigations are assigned to look into an anomaly that has appeared deep in Federation territory. It's difficult to get clear readings, but a mysterious inactive vessel lies at the heart of the anomaly, one outfitted with some sort of temporal drive disrupting space-time and subspace...Categorized as:
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![Reborn Inception by Alex Kozlowski]()
Reborn Inception by Alex Kozlowski
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEric Peters has been reborn. Sent back in time to change humanity's fate.After experiencing a future where all of humanity’s planets and colonies had been purged, Eric refused to fall. And so, the Entity chose him to be humanity's last hope—to be Reborn...The Reborn are galactic boogiemen. Myths and legends used to terrify children and curb the aggression of advanced alien civilizations...Categorized as:
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