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Remnant Faction by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt is the first and final duty of any warship to put herself between the innocent... and the enemy.Henry Wong and Sylvia Todorovich have gathered the interstellar powers of the Ra Sector into a tentative alliance—an alliance that is tested by the return of the Sector’s former rulers: the Kenmiri Remnant... -
No Retreat by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen things are going to plan, check to see what you’re missing.Admiral Jack Romanoff and his crew are trapped inside the Confederation proper and facing an unknown number of alien attack ships. They’d thought the Tardan military was defeated, but they’d been wrong. Now they were trapped in a fight they couldn’t lose.When everything seems exactly as you’d hoped, figure out what you’ve missed... -
Under Siege by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnly one world in the cluster remains in enemy hands.Admiral Jack Romanoff and his crew have one remaining nut to crack before they can turn their attention to the people that overthrew the Confederation. The Vesuvius system has become a fortress, so it won’t be an easy fight, but it is one they cannot lose and survive.When force alone won’t do the trick, add guile... -
Command Authority by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVictory snatched from the jaws of defeat.Commodore Jack Romanoff and his ragtag crew have repaired their ancient battleship, scatteredtheir adversaries at New Copenhagen, and discovered what was really behind the invasion. Nowthey must make the enemy bleed and start liberating the cluster.Betrayal from the shadows... -
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The Enemy Revealed by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVictory, but at what cost?Commodore Jack Romanoff and his crew won the battle for New Copenhagen but lost their quantum drive in the fight. Now they must free the human prisoners and strengthen their defenses before the Locusts trap them.If it’s not already too late.Only the alien hyperdrive they recovered offers a chance to get a new quantum drive and more missiles before time runs out... -
Empire by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final fight for control of humanity begins now.The United Terran Federation is on the brink of collapse after a devastating attack by the Eastern Star Alliance that has left four planets depopulated and uninhabitable. Terrified member worlds are fleeing from the Federation and the remnant of their once-mighty fleet has retreated to the last place they are welcome: Earth... -
Acheron Inheritance by Ken Lozito
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst, the Federation Wars toppled the galactic order.On a dying world along the galactic fringe, Quinton Aldren awakens in the body of an archaic android that’s barely operational. He has only vague memories of who he was and no idea what has happened...Categorized as:
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A Broken Alliance by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith the war against the Centaurs won, is a lasting peace finally at hand?Staff Sergeant Reverent Pelletier has been attached to the Congress of Humanity’s Home Guard, tasked with keeping the home system safe.Old rivalries and new enemies threaten the alliance, despite the counsel general’s mission to ensure humanity doesn’t fall into their old ways of conflict and war... -
Earth Ascendant by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Raymond L. Weil comes the second book in a new military science fiction series.The war between the seven alien races of the Confederation and Earth heats up as the two come into direct conflict over the former Human Empire. The people or Earth are determined to free it, and the Confederation is determined to keep it under their strict control... -
USS Hamilton: Miasma Burn by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptain Galvin Quintos had returned home to Earth soon after liberating Ironhold Station from a ruthless band of Pylorian pirates. But the Grish had been waiting for his transport ship—an attack he barely survived. Now, three months later, he’s still recuperating within the walls of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center... -
Ships of the Line by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVictory belongs to the strong and cunning warrior.Admiral Jack Romanoff and his crew have turned two enemies against one another via misdirection and timing. That gives them the breathing room to get back to their feet, but as any savvy commander knows, the footing on any battlefield is treacherous. One misstep could cost a warrior everything.Blood is the only coin that can buy victory... -
Delphi Alliance by Bob Blanton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe McCormacks have their floating city growing in the South Pacific, and their space station well underway. As they continue their quest to unite Earth and bring her into the modern age of space travel and repair her environment before it’s too late, they have to fight with the major powers that aren’t too sure they want to change the status quo... -
Race Rivalry by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sisters’ leader, Miriamal, and three mining chairpersons investigate an unexplored wormhole for possible economic expansion. Aboard the Dominance, they exit the wormhole and are stunned to find the nearby system inhabited. More troubling, technologically advanced warships hold station above the system’s exoplanet... -
Indomitable by Jonathan Brazee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeth “Fire Ant” Dalisay is the Navy’s top ace. But the alien Crystals really don’t care. They intend on wiping out humanity no matter who stands in their way. Pulled from her Wasp fighter, the Navy assigns Beth as a scout pilot with a mission to find the Crystal’s home world... -
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Star Force: Origin Series Box Set (97-100) by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Origin Series is empire building at its finest, with 100 episodes and over 2.5 million words in the military science fiction serial detailing the rise of Star Force from corporate entity into an interstellar empire over the course of more than a millennium... -
Explorations by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDisaster has struck the Human Federation of Worlds. The Eternals have finally found Earth and are preparing to destroy it and the rest of the Federation. They begin gathering a massive fleet to overwhelm and destroy all of the Human worlds... -
Destiny's Cradle by Paul Crawford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTeenagers Ben Canterbury and Tessa Nyera are harvesting cotton on a warm afternoon when a hole opens up in a nearby meadow—like the doorway to another dimension. The hole disgorges a naked man, barely conscious and clutching a human leg bone, and then vanishes... -
Prince Peacemaker by Fred Huges
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHazard survived the war… but can he survive the peace?The empire defeated the Swarm at the Battle of Iris, but it came at a great cost. To win, Hazard King needed to reveal he was Crown Prince Henry and take command of the Imperial Fleet as War Leader. Now their enemy is suing for peace, something many in the empire don’t want to give... -
Prince Commander by Fred Hughes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHazard King was ready to get back to a normal life…Well, as normal a life as the next emperor of the Brittania Empire could expect, anyway. Hazard wanted to continue his naval career—to grow and take on positions of higher responsibility—because he knew the Swarm would be back, and he intended to be there to fight them when they returned... -
Federation Marine: Recruit by Jonathan P. Brazee, Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreviously published as “United Federation Marine Corps”, now updated and re-edited. What would you do to change your life? How far would you go? How hard would you fight?Rather than work his bones into dust toiling away on a barren world, Ryck Lysander chooses to enlist in the Federation Marine Corps.But as he quickly finds out, this path isn't just a job. . . it's a calling. . -
Junkyard Veterans by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWith a price on their heads, grumpy old vets will risk everything to bring alien assassins to justice.Someone is killing off the old team of vets who repelled Earth’s first Korgul invasion. With the end of a war precious few even knew was happening, life’s been peaceful... -
Family Law by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople love easily. Look at most of your relatives or coworkers. How lovable are they? Really? Yet most have mates and children. The vast majority are still invited to family gatherings and their relatives will speak to them. Many have pets to which they are devoted. Some even call them their fur-babies... -
Search for the Lost by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Raymond L. Weil comes the second book in the Originator Wars series. The Eternals have decided to conquer Originator space. All that stands between them are the Originator AIs and the Humans, or at least that is what the Eternals believe. In preparation for the invasion, they begin gathering their massive warfleet... -
My Hero by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe race to find the most valuable resource in the galaxy is on.No, it isn’t unobtainium, vibranium, adamantium, or eternium. And it isn’t a zouchem crystal, either (though that WOULD be a nice pickup).If Ben wants to prevent Duke Sedaya from gaining an iron grip on the Hegemony, his only hope lies in locating the missing Prince Hiro. Of course, it won’t be easy... -
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Shell Game by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you can't hide the game, conceal the pieces. Admiral Jack Romanoff and his people have located the system the Tardans are using as their command post for the invasion of the Confederation. Only they can't simply attack militarily because of the stellar terrain, so they need to improvise. When the stakes are high, leave no option unexplored... -
Lightning Strike by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn combat, speed is life.Admiral Jack Romanoff and his people have seized control of Faust and now have a base of operations, though the people of that world aren't completely pleased by his presence or actions. That's okay because he doesn't have time to worry about them. He needs to strike the Locusts before they spread even more than they already have in the wreck everything humanity has built... -
Into the War by James Rosone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHumanity stumbles into a galactic war……a war of survival, a conflict with no endEarth has united under the banner of the Republic. Humanities brightest minds have deciphered the secrets to the alien technology and begin to reverse engineer it. An elder race takes notice of humanities strides and intervenes... -
Vigilance by Ken Lozito
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey’ve spent years exploring this world, but they were living on borrowed time. Only they didn’t know it. Six months ago, Connor learned what the alien race that populated New Earth feared—a mysterious enemy who nearly brought about the collapse of an entire civilization. To help the colony prepare for this new threat, Connor rejoins the Colonial Defense Force... -
Into the Battle by James Rosone
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMankind 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... -
Conquest by Ivan Kal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe conquest of the Erasi has begun and fleets clash over Erasi worlds. But while the alliance of the Shara Daim, Empire, and Krashinar has an advantage, the war is far from won. The Erasi industrial capacity as well as their population and size make it hard to conquer and harder to hold... -
Crystals by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar with the aliens has broken out, and they seem to have all the advantages. Engineers and scientists are scrambling to develop weapons to stand up to the threat, but when all is said and done, it is the Navy fighter pilots who have to take the fight to the enemy... -
When the Axe Falls by Jon R. Osborne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe clouds of war continue to build…and not everyone is blind… Bjorn Tovesson III, the owner of Bjorn’s Berserkers, is a man tied to the past, but who’s not afraid to innovate. Whether it is new tactics or new equipment, Bjorn is willing to try anything, once, in an effort to grow his company into the status of the fabled Four Horsemen...Categorized as:
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Dirty Deeds by Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOld mercs don't die, you do. Abraham Murdock left his home of Sheridan Arkansas at seventeen to start a merc career that spanned almost 50 years, working for dozens of companies, killing aliens and getting paid across the galaxy. Near the end of his career, he landed a gig with Cartwright’s Cavaliers...Categorized as:
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Hell's Reach by David VanDyke, B.V. Larson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today bestseller B.V. Larson and Dragon award finalist David VanDyke have released book six in their epic military space opera! The Breakers find a new home among the stars: Utopia. An engineered planet that is vast beyond comprehension with plenty of room to grow. They set up trade routes and work as mercenaries for their supplies… but trouble lurks. Pirates strike their merchant lanes... -
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Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommander Vepal is a Hero. He is also the Yxtrang ambassador to the greater universe. These two facts do not make Vepal's life easy. But they do make it interesting... -
Clad in Steel by Kevin McLaughlin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the alien Naga attacked Earth, they took everything from Owen McInness. His home was destroyed, his parents killed in front of him. He hated the invaders with every fiber of his being and dedicated his life to making them pay for what they'd done. But that anger was burning him up from the inside. Soon his Academy career was in tatters... -
A Pale Dawn by Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe tides of war have shifted, and humanity has the Galactic Union on the run. After a stunning victory at the Merc Guild shipyard of Golara, the leaders of the Four Horsemen mercenary units of Earth have decided it’s time to take back the colonies the Merc Guild has captured, and the Horsemen split up to liberate them...Categorized as:
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Storm Clouds by Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Omega War ended, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The Peacemaker-enforced ceasefire brought an end to the hostilities, but not a resolution, and now it’s up to the Four Horsemen to forge a lasting peace...Categorized as:
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Do No Harm by Robert E. Hampson, Chris Kennedy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Todd’s critically damaged ship dropped out of hyperspace near the Human colony world of Azure, he had no memory of his past. He didn’t know who he was, or even what he was, and the Humans didn’t either. That didn’t stop the colonists of Azure—they took him in, anyway…even though they didn’t understand how he could do some of the things he could do...Categorized as:
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Planet Fall by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion to the Kestrel Class Saga is here.The crew of the Modulus Echo are trapped on the planet Gershwin. The Krah Empire has returned with overwhelming force, and the Royal Imperium fleet is divided by petty rivalries and opposing political views. The path to victory is clear - close the worm hole, defeat the aliens, and retake what has been lost... -
The Line of Duty by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger stalks the Republic once again. Raiders hijack their starships, biological weapons slaughter their colonists, and terrorists kill thousands of innocents in their mega-cities…and as the head of Fleet Intelligence, it’s Jason McKay’s job to track down the enemy, whether they’re on a world at the edge of known space or in the midst of a corrupt government... -
The Dragonback Series Books 4–6: Dragon and Herdsman, Dragon and Judge, Dragon and Liberator by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final three novels in the Dragonback sci-fi saga from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn—“Enthralling” (Science Fiction Chronicle). Young fugitive Jack Morgan and alien K’da warrior Draycos are inseparable—quite literally. They’ve been together since a desperate Draycos was forced to bond with Jack as his host in order to survive... -
Sector Seventeen by S.J. MacDonald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor centuries, there have been glimpses of something very strange and very fast in the turbulent space beyond Telathor, known to spacers as the Space Monster of Sector Seventeen. Now the Fourth is sent to investigate the Phenomenon under orders never to use the M word – nobody, after all, wants to be on record as the person who sent warships to hunt for a space monster... -
Lucky Justice: Lucky's Marines | Book Seven by Joshua James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA simple mission gone impossibly wrong. Ambushed by an enemy that shouldn't exist, Lucky and his Marines must overcome powerful forces with limitless resources – and a princess with limitless ego. But Sergeant Lucky Savage has a powerful weapon of his own. Whether he can manage to control it is an open question...Categorized as:
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Ace by Jonathan Brazee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlien Crystals don't recognize human boundaries. The Navy of Humankind has to hold them back. Small fighters in the vastness of space. Joint Task Force Iron Shield stands ready. Too small to defend everywhere, they need intel so they can go on the attack. Maximize their firepower. Maximize their impact. The Crystals do not know fear. They are coming for what they want... -
Fortitude by Jonathan Brazee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe aliens arrived… …they weren’t looking to make friends. Can Beth fight back the invasion? She has spent her career building a reputation. No one wants to mess with Beth when she’s behind the stick of her fighter, but this time, she’s not flying it. Can the Navy’s biggest badass ace get the job done without her tech? Now, three years into the struggle, the aliens have made a statement... -
Twilight of the Gods by Christian Kallias
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChase tries to convince Thor and the Asgardians to reconsider Kvasir's fate as well as membership in the Earth Alliance. Oryn believes she knows a way to convince the Asgardians to join them in their fight against the Furies, but Thor is not easily manipulated. The Furies move en masse to Droxia to finish what they started earlier as Sarah is tested in unexpected ways... -
Acheron Redemption by Ken Lozito
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSentinel warships were the answer to the Federation Wars. They brought peace and stability....or so they thought.The Sentinels are a menace, terrorizing spacers across the galaxy in their hunt. But change is coming, and spacers across the galaxy will have to choose whether to fight for their future or not...Categorized as:
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Star Force: Reclaimers by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes Star Force have enough races in it yet? No...not even close... -
The Pike Chronicles Books 1-8 - A Space Opera Adventure by G.P. Hudson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver 3,000 pages of military science fiction action adventure. "An epic space opera adventure" The 1st 8 hit space operas from The Pike Chronicles. Book 1: Sol Shall Rise The Sol System was conquered and humans lived as slaves for 500 long years. Now, after years of brutal warfare, humanity has been liberated...
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