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Critical Mass by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe 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... -
![Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn]()
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. For thousands of years The Chiss Ascendancy has been an island of calm, a center of power, and a beacon of integrity. Led by the Nine Ruling Families, their leadership stands as a bulwark of stability against the Chaos of the Unknown Regions... -
![Forged in Flame by Michael R. Hicks]()
Forged in Flame by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the second book of the First Empress saga, following From Chaos Born.Keel-Tath, the child who would unite her people as foretold by an ancient prophecy, has grown to be a young warrior in the confines of the Desh-Ka temple, where she has been sheltered by her old friend and mentor Ayan-Dar from the clutches of Syr-Nagath, the Dark Queen... -
![Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Turning Point by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFight 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... -
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![Balance by Ryk Brown]()
Balance by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPart 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... -
![Indomitable by Jonathan Brazee]()
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... -
![Madame Guillotine by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Madame Guillotine by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeave no man behind. On Detron, a simmering protest boils over and turns deadly when militants hiding among the demonstrators deliberately shoot down a group of legionnaires, executing one survivor and taking two for ransom. The only Republic asset the captured leejes can rely on is a lone marine sniper who defies orders in a desperate attempt to save them... -
![Star Force: Rift by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Rift by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe temporary truce between Star Force and the V'kit'no'sat sends shockwaves throughout the galaxy. No one has ever defied the V'kit'no'sat and lived, but now Star Force has and many races are taking notice...including one that no one expects, on either side... -
![Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox]()
Governor by David Weber, Richard Fox
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA 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... -
![Border Wars by Evan Currie]()
Border Wars by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
![Order of the Centurion by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Order of the Centurion by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA PRICE PAID IN BLOOD “The Order of the Centurion is the highest award that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in, or with, the Legion... -
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Freefall by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Alien Legion has a new mission, and this time, they are working for the enemy. Also against the enemy. Like every operation that Emily Perkins plans, it’s complicated... -
![Deathtrap by Craig Alanson]()
Deathtrap by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe human soldiers stranded on the planet Paradise have been recruited into an Alien Legion, to do the dirty jobs that the high-tech species won't do. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. It's a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap... -
![Drake's Drum by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Drake's Drum by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHumanity is on the ropes. Despite military victories, the sheer grinding power of the alien virus is taking its toll. The space navies are pushed to the limit, the colony worlds are fighting a desperate war against the infected, the economy is on the brink of utter collapse and Earth herself has come under attack. But there is one ray of hope... -
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![Twilight of the Gods by Christian Kallias]()
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... -
![Star Force: Dawn of the Apocalypse by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Dawn of the Apocalypse by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe onslaught has begun and the galaxy must cope with a very slow moving certainty of its eventual destruction... -
![Invasion Force by T.R. Harris]()
Invasion Force by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo planet is safe from the invading horde.From international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris, here is the 21st volume in his Epic 29-book-long saga of Human Superiority throughout the galaxy, and the foolish aliens who get in our way: The Human Chronicles Saga - Invasion ForceAdam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude...This time it's serious ....The Klin... -
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Scorched Earth by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when the Adam Cain—the Alien with an Attitude—gets really pissed off?Hint: It ain’t pretty.The scorched earth in the title doesn’t refer to the Human’s homeworld... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo]()
Throne of Stars by David Weber, John Ringo
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBooks 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 ratingsAs 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...Categorized as:
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![Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan]()
Red Team Alpha by Jay Allan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
![Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 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...Categorized as:
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![Order 66: by Karen Traviss]()
Order 66: by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter the fierce combat of Hard Contact, Triple Zero, and True Colors comes the spectacular culmination of New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss's gripping Republic Commando series. As a battle-scarred era nears its end, a shattering power play is about to stun the entire galaxy . . . and set in motion events that will alter destinies and resound throughout history...Categorized as:
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![To Stand or Fall by John Scalzi]()
To Stand or Fall by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPart four of four parts of the full-length novel, The End of All Things.Back on Earth, the beginning and end of all things. The nations of humanity's home planet have parted ways with the starfaring Colonial Union, the human interstellar empire originally established to keep the home planet free. The Union needs to regain Earth's trust... -
![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.. -
![Hard Contact by Karen Traviss]()
Hard Contact by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs the Clone Wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads that take on the toughest assignments in the galaxy–stone-cold soldiers who go where no one else would, to do what no one else could. . . . On a mission to sabotage a chemical weapon research facility on a Separatist-held planet, four clone troopers operate under the very noses of their enemies... -
![For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger]()
For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn 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... -
![Triple Zero by Karen Traviss]()
Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFollowing the eruption of the bloody Clone Wars at the battle of Geonosis, both sides remain deadlocked in a stalemate that can be broken only by elite warrior teams like Omega Squad, clone commandos with terrifying combat skills and a lethal arsenal. . . .For Omega Squad, deployed deep behind enemy lines, it's the same old special ops grind: sabotage, espionage, ambush, and assassination... -
![Battlelines by T.R. Harris]()
Battlelines by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris ... here is the14th BOOK in his Epic Saga of Human Superiority throughout the galaxy:The Human Chronicles Saga - Battlelines Adam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude...His Adventures Continue... -
![Star Force: Essence by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Essence by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ever-growing peace and order in the galaxy has nearly run its course as a new series of events begin to take shape. Buckle your seat belt, Dorothy, because Kansas is going bye bye.. -
![Star Legions: The Ten Thousand Complete Series Box Set (Books 1 - 7) by Michael G. Thomas]()
Star Legions: The Ten Thousand Complete Series Box Set (Books 1 - 7) by Michael G. Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** RELEASE DISCOUNT 50% OFF *** They are an unstoppable force of mercenaries from every known Terran planet in the Galaxy. They have little in common, other than their love of wealth and adventure, and a bitter hatred for each other. Known simply as the Black Legion, they will blaze a trail of death and destruction that will be remembered for generations... -
![Last Species Standing by T.R. Harris]()
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... -
![The Copernicus Deception by T.R. Harris]()
The Copernicus Deception by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude… His Adventures Continue. When Adam and Riyad journey to the planet Visidor to help free their alien friends Kaylor and Jym from vindictive local law enforcement, they thought all it would take would be wowing the locals with their celebrity. After all, they’d just saved the galaxy from the evil Sol-Kor menace... -
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![Prelude to War by T.R. Harris]()
Prelude to War by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gang is back, and this time pitted against the most-dangerous enemy the galaxy has ever faced. Among the challenges our heroic trio encounters are a five-thousand-year-old mutant genius and a one-trillion-strong race of ravenous trans-dimensional invaders... -
![Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 by Christopher Ruocchio]()
Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 by Christopher Ruocchio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSEVEN MORE STORIES FROM THE SUN EATER UNIVERSE WRITTEN BY INTERNATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER RUOCCHIO AND COLLECTED HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.At the Battle of Akterumu, a captain makes her valiant last stand against a vicious inhuman horde. On the pirate planet of Vorgossos, a machine rebels against her creator... -
![501st by Karen Traviss]()
501st by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun. . . .The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos–the galaxy’s finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett–find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor...Categorized as:
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![Refusing Excalibur by Zachary Jones]()
Refusing Excalibur by Zachary Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe First Civilization collapsed without cause and without warning a thousand years ago, leaving behind a galaxy at war as would-be galactic empires attempt to rebuild the First Civilization in their own image. Victor Selan fought one of those empires and lost... -
![Imperial Sunset by Eric Thomson]()
Imperial Sunset by Eric Thomson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity’s thousand-year-old interstellar empire has been rotting from the inside for over a century, thanks to venal, corrupt, and power-hungry sovereigns from a dynasty many consider illegitimate. The latest in that lineage, an increasingly psychotic empress, is pushing her realm toward catastrophic collapse as admirals and generals rebel against her rule... -
![We Lead by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
We Lead by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe conclusion to the third Ark Royal trilogy! The Second Interstellar War - pitting humans and their Tadpole allies against an enigmatic alien empire - appears to have stalemated. Neither side can push through to the other’s core systems without risking substantial losses, neither side can gain a decisive advantage... -
![Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor]()
Manxome Foe by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship "Vorpal Blade" are suddenly scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an unidentified alien assault... -
![Lost Destiny by Michael A. Stackpole, William H. Keith Jr.]()
Lost Destiny by Michael A. Stackpole, William H. Keith Jr.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith secret aid from ComStar - the Terran-based sect that serves as the keeper of the Inner Sphere's technological secrets and controls interstellar communication the Clans' BattleMech warriors have been incredibly successful in their campaign of invasion... -
![Iron Dragoons by Richard Fox]()
Iron Dragoons by Richard Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI am Armor. I am Fury. I Will not Fail. Soldiers of the Terran Armor Corps wage war across the stars. Wired into mechanized battle suits, they fight the terrifying battles which must be won, no matter the cost. Their deeds are legend, their reputation feared by the enemies of Earth and her allies, but how the Corps forges young men and women into mighty warriors is shrouded by mystery... -
![Brothers in Valor by H. Paul Honsinger]()
Brothers in Valor by H. Paul Honsinger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIt is the year 2315, the 33rd year of the Krag Wars. The tide has been running against humankind and its allies. One small destroyer, the USS Cumberland, under the command of its young Cajun skipper, Max Robichaux, fights along with the rest of the Union and Allied navies to preserve the very existence of the human race... -
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![Star Force: Uriti Strike by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Uriti Strike by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChanges with the Uriti alter the dynamics of the war against the V'kit'no'sat...and send shockwaves from the galactic rim to Itaru... -
![Knife Edge by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Knife Edge by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
![Claws That Catch by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor]()
Claws That Catch by John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt's Not Over Til The Skinny Lady Sings . . . Working off of a piece of intelligence from the alien Hexosehr, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to investigate rumors of an ancient and powerful civilization that may have been the creators of the “black box” that drives humanity's only space ship... -
![Without Mercy by Eric Thomson]()
Without Mercy by Eric Thomson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is the value of one life in an interstellar war that has already claimed millions? And if that single life doesn't matter, are any others worth saving?A distress signal draws Siobhan Dunmoore's Q-ship Iolanthe, a battlecruiser disguised as a bulk freighter, away from her devastatingly successful hunt through Shrehari occupied space and plunges Dunmoore into a dark, merciless universe of... -
![Stalwart by Mike Shepherd, Lee Moyer]()
Stalwart by Mike Shepherd, Lee Moyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe foolish Iteeche clans that hauled Grand Admiral Kris Longknife back to the Iteeche Capital and interrupted her campaign against the rebels, are dead. Very dead. Their clans are disgraced and their palaces in ruin. However, while Kris was handling that noise, the rebels took back one of the planets she had recently captured, Arteccia, and are planning to take more... -
![The Mercenaries by Bill Baldwin]()
The Mercenaries by Bill Baldwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the ravaged postwar Imperial Fleet stands helpless, nearby worlds fall to the League of Dark Stars. Commanding a squadron of Starfuries, Wilf Brim sets course to save the star kingdom of Fluvanna. If he fails, the Empire is doomed...
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