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Antecedents' Legacy by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZander Greaves grew up in Compton, California— violence, pain, and strife were his life for his first eighteen years. His personality was forged by his childhood, and he was determined to find a way to make his past work for him.As soon as he could, Zander decided to find work as a military contractor. The company he’d badgered for a job eventually hired him, earning him the nickname “Badger... -
![Nua'll by S.H. Jucha]()
Nua'll by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Omnian expeditionary fleet sails for the faraway place they call “the wall.” The worlds of humankind have consolidated their resources to create a powerful armada to confront the alien federation.During the Omnians’ previous encounter with an alien fleet at the wall, the Nua’ll comm sphere spoke to them in multiple languages... -
![USS Hamilton: Miasma Burn by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
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... -
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Artifice by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe great spheres and probes of Artifice, humankind’s enemy, haunt every inhabited world near and far. The Omnians’ long and arduous search for Artifice has ended. They’ve located Artifice’s lair in the Talus system. The sentient digital entity rules a vast swath of worlds, known as the federacy, through ruthless intimidation... -
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![Delphi Alliance by Bob Blanton]()
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]()
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]()
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... -
![Obliteration by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
Obliteration by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new evil lurks in the darkness. The crew is relieved by Dejoure’s perplexing ability to soothe the monster, but that won’t keep them safe for long.Precious Galaxy Coffee Company is under constant attack. Someone wants to take out the biggest giant in the galaxy. The team goes after the other databases only to learn something that changes everything. Vance is always one step ahead of them...Categorized as:
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![Determination by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
Determination by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new evil lurks in the darkness Bailey and Lewis are more determined than ever to find Ricky Bobby’s missing crew.Monstre Corp knows they are on the hunt, and Solomon Vance isn’t letting them get close. The monster is still out there, a threat they can’t stop. Jack decides the only way to win is to fake their own deaths. If Vance believes they’re dead, he’ll let down his guard...Categorized as:
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![Federation Marine: Recruit by Jonathan P. Brazee, Jonathan P. Brazee]()
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. . -
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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... -
![Into the War by James Rosone]()
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... -
![USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"McGinnis has pulled another rip-roaring page-turner out of his hat," Ben StratAfter the recent near-destruction of the USS Hamilton, Captain Galvin Quintos has been lying low, getting the USS Jefferson ready for service. In the midst of refurbishing the vessel, he gets a call for help from his former XO, new starship captain Gail Pristy... -
![Into the Battle by James Rosone]()
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... -
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![Crystals by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
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... -
![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... -
![Clad in Steel by Kevin McLaughlin]()
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... -
![The Line of Duty by Rick Partlow]()
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]()
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... -
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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... -
![Ace by Jonathan Brazee]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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... -
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![Judgment Day by Rick Partlow]()
Judgment Day by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe’ve won a battle…but we’re losing the war.Travis Miller, his image reformed from the moron who screwed up our first contact with aliens to one of the heroes of the Battle for Eden, is given a new assignment: retake the occupied colony of Brigantia. Losing it would be a glancing blow to the Tahni Imperium, but it would Earth’s first solid strike against them, a chance to go on the offensive... -
![War Eternal, Books 1-3 by M.R. Forbes]()
War Eternal, Books 1-3 by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3 books. 1000+ pages. Over 100,000 unbundled copies sold. Book 1: Starship Eternal A lost starship... A dire warning from futures past... A desperate search for salvation… Captain Mitchell “Ares” Williams is a Space Marine and the hero of the Battle for Liberty, whose Shot Heard ‘Round the Universe saved the planet from a nearly unstoppable war machine... -
![Colonel by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Colonel by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyck has proven himself as a warrior, a fighter, and sometimes, in a peacetime Corps, that can get a Marine into trouble. Ryck’s temper gets the best of him, and because of that and with a heavy heart, he resigns his commission. As an old enemy comes a-calling, a new threat surfaces, and Ryck’s services are once again needed. Given a second chance, Ryck answers the call, determined to make good... -
![The Contingency Four Book Boxed Set by G.J. Ogden]()
The Contingency Four Book Boxed Set by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet all four books in The Contingency War Series for one low price. More than 1,100 pages of epic space opera action and adventure with unique heroes and twists that you won’t see coming. Over 1.5 Million Page Reads and counting! From book one: No-one comes in peace. Every being in the galaxy wants something, and is willing to take it by force. The Hedalt were no different... -
![Lucky Revenge by Joshua James]()
Lucky Revenge by Joshua James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe universe if FUBAR. Just when things couldn't get any worse, humanity finds a way. The invasion force is in shambles. The universe is on fire. An ancient enemy is about to end mankind for good. Sgt. Lucky Lee Savage saw it all coming. He warned all the right people. He took all the right steps. Look what that got him... -
![Lucky Empire by Joshua James]()
Lucky Empire by Joshua James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMankind's luck has run out... As humanity rushes toward universal slaughter, the last Marine standing in the way of extinction is the least qualified one around — just ask him. With the conspiracy now fully in power, Lucky & Co. have turned into fugitives within the Empire... -
![Ashes of War by Kevin O. McLaughlin]()
Ashes of War by Kevin O. McLaughlin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe alien Naga tried to destroy all life on Earth, but what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Six months ago we fought a short but devastating war against the invaders. Our ships burned, and whole cities were annihilated, but we defeated them. Now out of the ashes rises a new Space Force, led by the heroes from that final terrible battle... -
![Delphi Envoy by Bob Blanton]()
Delphi Envoy by Bob Blanton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCatie finally gets to go visit all the other civilizations known to the Paraxians. She is supposed to get them to join the Delphi League. But things don't go as smoothly as she expects. For some reason, there's resistance to anything she does. Come along and help Catie uncover the secrets on Aperanje... -
![Return Fire by Rick Partlow]()
Return Fire by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEarth 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... -
![Adventures of the Starship Satori: Book 1-6 Complete Library by Kevin McLaughlin]()
Adventures of the Starship Satori: Book 1-6 Complete Library by Kevin McLaughlin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCollected together for the first time, read the opening six-book arc of USA Today Bestseller Kevin McLaughlin's epic starship Satori series! Dan Wynn thought he was grounded forever, but was given one last shot at the stars. Beth Wynn figured she'd never see her ex-husband again, until the adventure of a lifetime brought them back together... -
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![Cascade by Joshua James]()
Cascade by Joshua James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOPERATION CASCADE IS UNDERWAY.The changes on Enceladus are causing ripples throughout the solar system — and beyond. But the Artifact isn't done yet.The end is only the beginning...Cascade, the second book in the Saturn's Legacy series, is a sci-fi thriller full of mystery, intrigue, and epic action from the depths of the ocean to the edge of outer space... -
![Halo: Silent Storm: A Master Chief Story by Troy Denning]()
Halo: Silent Storm: A Master Chief Story by Troy Denning
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series.2526. It has been almost a year since humanity engaged in its destructive first contact with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant... -
![First Strike by Raymond L. Weil]()
First Strike by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe cryosleep chambers are beginning to fail. Surveillance of Hocklyn space has revealed that the Hocklyns are thirty years ahead of their projected schedule and will soon reach human occupied space. War could break out any day if something isn't done... -
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Artifact by Joshua James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, SATURN HID AN ALIEN SECRET.IN 2065, HUMANITY WILL FIND IT.Lowell Carpenter is a disgraced Marine assigned to a remote US research station on Saturn's moon Enceladus, where scientists have made an extraordinary discovery in the ocean below.A special forces team, led by Lowell’s murderous former commanding officer, shows up to investigate... -
![Gravity Flux by Toby Neighbors]()
Gravity Flux by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Modulus Echo is the most wanted ship in the galaxy. When Ben rebuilt the Echo from salvaged parts on the junk world of Torrent Four, he never imagined that he would become a wanted man, or that he would ever return to his home planet. Yet somehow, that is exactly what happened... -
![Delphi Embassy by Bob Blanton]()
Delphi Embassy by Bob Blanton
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter the Delphi League defeats the Fazullan invasion of Onisiwo, Catie is tasked with managing the Onisiwoen transition to the Delphi League as well as the repatriation of all the slaves from the Fazullan fleet. She has to navigate the complex diplomatic circles as different interests complete for advantage in the new age of interstellar trade...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Phantom Deadfall by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney]()
Phantom Deadfall by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gods have been angered.Hell will rain down.After Wic and the Phantom’s successful operation on Karkin Four, the team learns of the enemy’s plans for a swift retaliation: an all-out assault on New York City.Together, Wic must rally the team’s resources to plan an emergency counterassault that will push the Phantoms to their limits... -
![Modulus Echo by Toby Neighbors]()
Modulus Echo by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou don’t know what’s coming… Humanity is in danger… The Krah have found our weaknesses, and nothing will ever be the same. An experimental device was used in a last ditch effort to save the crew of the Modulus Echo. The result was more deadly than anyone anticipated. A portal has opened to a new galaxy, a tunnel connecting two distant points of space... -
![The Acheron: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Rick Partlow]()
The Acheron: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSandi and Ash never set out to be heroes.She joined the Fleet to please her mother, the Admiral. He signed up to escape the grinding poverty of the Housing Blocks. And the unlikely friends envisioned boring, peacetime careers as shuttle pilots. The Tahni Imperium had other ideas.. -
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![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 ratingsThe 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... -
![Any Port in a War by Tim Marquitz, Michael Anderle]()
Any Port in a War by Tim Marquitz, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA battle. A spaceship crashes on an alien planet. Its combat troops deploy. The aliens run for their lives. Until they can run no more. Then they fight back. Against a superior enemy, technology is key. But the aliens don’t have better tech. They have grit and catlike reflexes. And tails. Taj fights to unite a determined populace against a professional military vying for the planet’s future... -
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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... -
![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... -
![Marine Raiders: Strike Back by Rod Carstens]()
Marine Raiders: Strike Back by Rod Carstens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt 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... -
![No Plan Survives Contact by Kevin O. McLaughlin]()
No Plan Survives Contact by Kevin O. McLaughlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe crew races against time to learn more about the deadly Naga, an enigmatic race of alien predators who will stop at nothing to find the starship Satori. A risky mission is put together: a return to the dead world where they first encountered the Naga...
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