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Home Front by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCasmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear... -
![Diplomatic Agent by S.E. Weir, Michael Anderle]()
Diplomatic Agent by S.E. Weir, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow far would you go to discover the truth?Seraphina Waters embarks on her latest mission just as she’s on the verge of graduation.Armed with hard-earned skills, talent, and a mouthy companion, Phina pursues the identity of a traitor among the ranks of SpyCorps. Even if the answer could be a stab to the heart.Following shadows and rumors, Phina races time to discover the truth... -
![Omega Force: Unleashed by Joshua Dalzelle]()
Omega Force: Unleashed by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe ConFed has ruled the galactic quadrant for nearly two thousand years. During that time a relative peace has been kept by threat of force from their mighty fleet. But as with all things, their dominance must come to an end.Now that the ConFed is crumbling and their fleet is withdrawing back to the Core Worlds, the strong are once again preying on the weak... -
![Sentienced to Death by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Sentienced to Death by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAccidental space adventurer Cal Carver has had a rough few months. He's fought spider-dragons, battled space clowns, and been repeatedly tortured by the galaxy's oldest assassin. And don't even get him started on the squirrel-tits. Now all that's behind him, Cal just wants to kick back and relax. The universe, however, has other ideas... -
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![Con Living by E.M. Foner]()
Con Living by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn space, nobody can tell the aliens from the cosplayers.Science fiction meets the future as Flower, the sentient Dollnick colony ship working under contract for EarthCent, decides to host a con to bolster her anime business... -
![Paladin: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Paladin: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarnabas has traced the influence of the Yennai Corporation from High Tortuga to their secret base, which he has destroyed, killing both heirs to the company. Who hasn’t he killed? Koel Yennai, the patriarch and founder…who has sworn vengeance on Barnabas for killing his children and destroying his legacy...Categorized as:
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![Empire by Joshua Dalzelle]()
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... -
![Dispute by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Dispute by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo races. One war. Perpetual hatred. And the Magistrate crash lands right in the middle of it.Rivka and her crew take a much-deserved vacation, but find themselves on a jungle planet, cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Part by design, but mostly not. Isn’t that what a good vacation is supposed to be, disconnected from the rigors of everyday life? Until no one can hear your calls for help... -
![To Hell and Back by Joshua Dalzelle]()
To Hell and Back by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new killer is cutting a bloody swath through the frontier worlds.Rumors of its exploits are spreading and, like a ghost, nobody even knows what it looks like.Captain Jason Burke and his crew watch this growing menace with a mix of unease… and guilt. They know who this killer is. He used to be one of them.Seven, as he now called himself, is their former crewmate... -
![SADEs by S.H. Jucha]()
SADEs by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDangerous forces are at work across galactic space that the Omnians are attempting to stabilize, but their resources are severely strained. The SADEs, self-aware digital entities, express to Alex Racine and Renée de Guirnon their desire to know the method of their creation. Alex and Renée, the Omnian co-leaders, want to obtain the knowledge for the SADEs, who are humans’ closest allies... -
![Checkmate by Michael Anderle]()
Checkmate by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe end is nigh for either humanity or the ascensionists. Who will be left to pick up the pieces?Gödel has made her final move and the future of Irth hangs in the balance... -
![Captain Caveman by Jerry Boyd]()
Captain Caveman by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and the crew are off to deliver a shipload of lost property to its rightful owners. What dangers, seen and unseen, will they find at this lost colony? Will there be new crew members, waiting to be found? Find out in Bob and Nikki’s latest adventure... -
![Return of the Dead Guy by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Return of the Dead Guy by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey may have recently averted a full-scale galactic war, but Cal Carver and Space Team just can't stay out of trouble. When a 'Weird Space Thing™' threatens to destroy planet Earth, Cal is determined to stop it. But when they get there, they find the place is still swarming with parasitic extra-terrestrial bugs, and that there isn't a whole lot left to save... -
![The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"This series just keeps getting better and better!" - PRBC, Amazon The galaxy is at war, and Space Team just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Following one close-call too many, the team hides out on a tiny backwater moon, hoping the hostilities between Zertex and the Symmorium will all just blow over... -
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![Lunar Crisis: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle]()
Lunar Crisis: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Shadows have been blooded and survived. There was no time for celebration as their next mission came upon them like a gangster in the night. Or missiles out of the blue.Captain Jack Marber, the Yollin Tc’aarlat, and Adina Choudhury take the ICS Fortitude to the moons of Taglen... -
![Protector by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Protector by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarnabas has destroyed the Committee’s research facility, but his victory came at a his friend Jeltor remains captive and brainwashed.He isn’t going to stand for that. He is going to find and rescue his friend, no matter what it takes... -
![Old Dogs, Older Tricks by Jamie McFarlane]()
Old Dogs, Older Tricks by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe’s a Vietnam vet, with a new lease on life. To fight an out-of-this-world invasion, he’ll need a little help from his friends…Albert Jenkins never cared much for bureaucrats and politicians. So when the Galactic Congress refuses to act on the illegal invasion of Earth by parasitic aliens, he does what any self-respecting vet would do – he steals a spaceship... -
![Soup Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Soup Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #17 of the EarthCent Ambassador series. Start series with the three book bundle, Union Station 1, 2, 3. EarthCent bids to take over editorship of the All Species Cookbook, an exercise in galactic togetherness that has somehow gone off mission over the last couple million years. Samuel and Vivian struggle to find a balance between their co-op jobs for aliens and their personal lives... -
![Book Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Book Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStart series with first book, Date Night on Union Station The Stryx offer EarthCent help in reaching out to the wide-spread human communities, but as usual, it comes with a catch or two. Kelly see an opportunity to increase her book hoard, just as publishing on Union Station begins to take off and Donna's daughters enter a friendly competition... -
![Among Enemies by Evan Currie]()
Among Enemies by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor 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... -
![The Wrath of Vajazzle by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Wrath of Vajazzle by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSuicide Squad meets Galaxy Quest, in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud novel from the author the Independent calls, "the new Terry Pratchett." After saving an alien race and its god from a sentient zombie virus, Cal Carver and the crew of the Dread Ship Shatner are feeling pretty pleased with themselves... -
![Knight Protector by Lindsay Buroker]()
Knight Protector by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA sci-fi romance set in the Star Kingdom universe.The characters from this book will be introduced in book 6 of the series. An arranged marriage she can’t escape. A sexy bodyguard who will protect her at all cost... -
![Wherever Seeds May Fall by Peter Cawdron]()
Wherever Seeds May Fall by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAstronomers from around the world watch in awe as an extrasolar comet approaches Saturn, being drawn in by its immense gravity. When the comet grazes the planet rather than plunging beneath the clouds, speculation is rife... -
![Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Clan Korval knows your name. . . Abandoned on a strange port by a scam gone bad, his license to pilot rescinded, and his pockets very much to let, Fer Gun pen'Uldra was teetering between trouble, more trouble, and bad trouble. Cornered in a cheap bar by a too-knowledgeable stranger with an unlikely offer, Fer Gun realized having no money and no license might be the least of his troubles... -
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![Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
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... -
![Superdreadnought 3 by C.H. Gideon, Craig Martelle]()
Superdreadnought 3 by C.H. Gideon, Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Military AI Space Opera The superdreadnought gates into the middle of a battle. Whose side do they take? Krokus 4. The system’s nexus of intelligent life. Who are the Krokans? Who are the Orau? Are there any good guys to protect?It’s a dog’s breakfast from the word go. Reynolds is positioned to keep the sides from killing each other while he and the crew try to figure out what is going on... -
![Sector Seventeen by S.J. MacDonald]()
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... -
![Daisy's War by Scott Baron]()
Daisy's War by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith powerful forces working behind the scenes, Daisy seemed to be on the path to what may very well be a rousing victory. Or a glorious death, should she fail. For obvious reasons, she hoped for the former rather than the latter.She and her friends had persevered and come out on the other side time and again. Now they just had to pull together one last time to stand against their greatest foe... -
![Empire Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Empire Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Eighteen of EarthCent Ambassador. Start series with Book One, Date Night on Union Station.The population of the Conference of Sovereign Human Communities hits a billion, triggering a previously unnoticed clause in the Tunnel Network Treaty... -
![Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecades of groundwork. Countless civilians abducted, experimented on, and killed. The perfect plan has taken shape, and soon, the entire sector will be under the control of the shadowy Committee. That was the plan, anyway. But some human has decided to blow the whole thing up. What do you do when one of those pathetic little newcomers tries to ruin your plans? Make him pay... -
![Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter taking down the Yennai Corporation, Barnabas has earned a little break. On the way back to High Tortuga, however, he stops to answer a distress call. How long could it take, after all? Barnabas is about to find out... -
![Heretic by Philip C. Quaintrell]()
Heretic by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third volume in Philip C. Quaintrell's Terran Cycle continues to span the galaxy, exploring the origins of mankind. Now a man with nothing to lose, Kalian Gaines has chosen to travel through the Conclave’s new Starforge and explore what remains of the Terran Empire... -
![Assisted Living by E.M. Foner]()
Assisted Living by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn space, you can never have too much fresh fruit. Or can you? Flower, the sentient alien colony ship on loan to EarthCent has a problem. Operating at just five percent of her capacity, she needs to attract more humans and give them a reason to stay. Join Harry, Irene, Julie and Bill for the fun in this sequel to Independent Living that shows you’re never too old to teach an alien AI a new trick... -
![Career Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Career Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStart the EarthCent Ambassador series with the three book bundle, Union Station 1, 2, 3. Kelly returns from sabbatical and finally has the opportunity to expand her embassy with a conference room, providing she can find a contractor willing to take the job... -
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![Wanderers On Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Wanderers On Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Six of EarthCent Ambassador. Start the series with the free Book One - Date Night on Union Station. Three years have passed, and the children are growing like weeds as Aisha grows into a new career. A mob of alien party animals has settled near Union Station like a plague, but nobody seems willing to see them off... -
![From Chaos Born by Michael R. Hicks]()
From Chaos Born by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor long ages, the Kreelan race has been ruled by war. Only the priests and priestesses of the ancient martial orders have prevented the utter destruction of their kind. But a newly arisen ruler, the Dark Queen, seeks to destroy the ages-old equilibrium. All that stands before her is a child of prophecy, a child destined to unite their race. A child the Dark Queen must kill at any cost.. -
![William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge by Ian Doescher]()
William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge by Ian Doescher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo thine own Sith be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars Episode III! A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. The Jedi suffer slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. The Republic falls, an Empire rises, and so begins the long wait for a New Hope... -
![Junkyard Pirate by Jamie McFarlane]()
Junkyard Pirate by Jamie McFarlane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKnocking at death’s door. Bargaining for a second chance. Seems like a heck of a way to find out about an alien invasion… Vietnam vet Albert Jenkins is battling a bulging waistline and a passion for drink. So when a towering pile of scrap rocket parts falls and crushes the stubborn curmudgeon, he thinks it’s finally the end... -
![Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda]()
Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis reference book, designed for Star Trek fans, brings together all three incarnations of the Star Trek phenomenon: the original Star Trek, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. It contains over 5,000 entries on alien races, planets and stars, weapons and tools and private jokes... -
![Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw]()
Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does best. Which is - what again, exactly?With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe... -
![Destroy The Corrupt by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Destroy The Corrupt by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one runs a racket and gets away with it. Not in the Federation and not when it steals business from The Bad Company. Punish the interlopers! But justice must be served. Is it a racket? Or are they just better at business?Send in the Magistrate to investigate and apply the law. What will Rivka uncover? What justice will she deliver?Keep pulling the threads. See what unravels... -
![Star Fall by M.R. Forbes]()
Star Fall by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSERIES FINALE!!!The enemy marches on.While hope is fading, all is not lost. Grayson has information that could change the outcome of the war. He's beaten but not broken and ready to rejoin the fight.Except his failing starship is weeks away from the nearest port.Except slowing the aliens means convincing sworn enemies to join forces in a fight they cannot win... -
![Gravity Storm: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle]()
Gravity Storm: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t dump the cargo - I paid for it fair and square with money I stole! And so begins the saga of Jack Marber, former Special Assault Marine and his alien band of traders as they cross the galaxy doing the only job that doesn’t leave them homeless. “I need eyes and ears in every system that would benefit the Federation... -
![Embracing Oblivion by Toby Neighbors]()
Embracing Oblivion by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHumanity has a new enemy The threat is no longer in doubt Three questions remain: When will they come? How will they attack us? Can we survive? The Kroll are real, but very little is known about humanity’s strange new enemy...Categorized as:
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![Temporal Contingency by Joseph R. Lallo]()
Temporal Contingency by Joseph R. Lallo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTemporal Contingency is the fourth book in the Big Sigma Series. Trevor “Lex” Alexander’s life has been less than blessed. In the past year he’s had to battle corrupt corporations, deranged techno-terrorists, and a robotic scourge. Now he’s received the opportunity to finally return to the racing career that had been cut short by some poor decisions... -
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Space Rogues 2: Big Ship, Lots of Guns by John Wilker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously, on Space Rogues...Thanks to an intergalactic crime boss and all around horrible being, Xarrix, there's a price on the crews' heads, no good deed goes unpunished, as they say.What do you do to keep food on the table and fuel in the tank? Take jobs as privateers of course.This page-turning adventure kicks off with Zephyr answering a call from an old friend... -
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Tempest Rising by Eric Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaspian Robeaux thought his troubles were over when the people who had betrayed him found themselves behind bars. But life is rarely so simple. The Coalition has a new mission for him, one that takes him right back into the heart of the enemy who helped cost him his freedom... -
![Ronin by Edward W. Robertson]()
Ronin by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hive has survived their first fleet action against FinnTech. But in the process, they've lost the Hive itself. With their manufacturing base in Finn's hands, it's only a matter of time before they're outnumbered and destroyed. As Rada searches for a path to victory, she stumbles on a horrifying secret: the aliens who've kept humanity confined to the Solar System are about to make their move... -
![Space Rogues 3: The Behemoth Job by John Wilker]()
Space Rogues 3: The Behemoth Job by John Wilker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the crew of the Ghost, it's never just a job The last one nearly cost them a member of the crew.Well, they fight spider-bears, meet Bennie’s family and learn more than anyone wants to about Wil’s digestive tract, and Wil reveals what he’s been hiding under his bed all this time... -
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Last Species Standing by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris, here is the 20th volume in his Epic saga of Human Superiority throughout the galaxy: The Human Chronicles Saga - Last Species StandingAdam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude...It's amazing how quickly things can change, as Adam and his team go from heroes to hunted prey overnight...
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