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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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Starman's Saga: The Long, Strange Journey of Leif The Lucky by Colin Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the year 2069, humanity’s last chance for peace is the first ever interstellar mission. A multi-national crew of the most talented scientists and pilots has been chosen based on their expertise and skill. The final spot aboard the craft is assigned as a prize in a global “BerthRight” lottery, and Leif Grettison is the “everyman volunteer” who won. However, Leif isn’t really an “everyman... -
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... -
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Ep.#3.3 - Liberty and Truth, Peace and Prosperity (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEpisode 3.3A new foe arises…An ugly truth emerges…A long lost friend returns…An iconic ship flies into battle…Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora face the reality of a galaxy that is, in many ways, worse off than the one they left behind. But in doing so, they discover a new mission for the Aurora’s namesake, her captain, and her crew... -
Interstellar Justice by Jamie Davis, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOld Villains, New Enemies, Same Squadron of Misfits.Beau and the pilots of Lone Wolf Squadron have settled into their Marshal duties on the Federation Frontier.Now colonies old and new call out for Lone Wolf Squadron to bring justice. On a wing and a prayer is the order of the day as they take on evil at the edges of civilization once again...Categorized as:
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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
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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Freelance On The Galactic Tunnel Network by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a food writer turned investigative journalist uncover financial fraud on a galactic scale?It's been less than a century since ancient alien AI saved us from financial suicide by adding our planet to their interstellar tunnel network... -
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... -
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Renegade Descent by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Celestial War has arrived. Captain Hughes and his team of rebels have created a shaky alliance with the same government that sought to end them, but even that might not be enough. In order to combat the Celestial threat, Jace will need to convince the Sarkonian Emperor to not only join his cause but lend him the resources he needs to overpower the enemy...Categorized as:
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Crusade by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA newborn Alliance, forged to stop the destroyers of worldsA potential ally, with secrets hidden by a thousand liesA long-doomed star, whose ruins hold a vital answer...Categorized as:
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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... -
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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Retaliation by Paul C. Middleton, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThinking that Boris was dead - a mistake. Not making sure was a bigger one. They attacked his town – HUGE mistake. He knows who was responsible - for the attack, for the destruction, for the deaths. What comes next is justice, is RETALIATION! A third of his people have chosen to fight at his side... -
Dead Soul by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree years after the brutal first contact encounter with the alien Kreelan Empire, the Confederation is desperate for a victory. With over a dozen worlds under siege by legions of Kreelan warriors, President McKenna orders her military leaders to deliver a victory, no matter the cost, to give humanity hope...Categorized as:
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The Altreian Enigma by Richard Phillips
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Mark and Heather Smythe saved Earth from the conquest-hungry Kasari Collective, they thought their work was done. But the world’s vast new government continued its quest to make extraterrestrial contact...Categorized as:
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Ep.#1 - "Aurora: EV-01" (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new ship...A new crew...A new crisis...A friend at risk... The Confederated Systems Alliance has spread to dozens of systems, creating the first true interstellar alliance dedicated to bringing peace and prosperity to all inhabited worlds. Unfortunately, some see this new alliance as a threat to their own seats of power, and would do anything to stop it... -
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... -
Endure by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey of the starship Pioneer continues in the fourth thrilling installment of the Forgotten Starship series.The ship is in dire straits, deep behind enemy lines and on the verge of capture. While Tyson fights to prepare a defense, other forces work to ensure his ultimate failure as they seek to claim one of Pioneer’s few remaining secrets...Categorized as:
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Evolve by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeries Finale!The starship Pioneer’s voyage is coming to an end, and it won’t be like anything the passengers or crew could have imagined.If any of them survive to see it.Pioneer needs to reach the Forge, but the Forge is surrounded by the enemy’s massive fleet, which is preparing to launch an assault that could leave the station in ruins... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Corruption by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new evil lurks in the darkness. After an explosion, the crew of a battlecruiser mysteriously disappears.Bailey and Lewis, complete strangers, find themselves suddenly onboard the damaged ship. Lewis hasn’t worked a case in years, not since the final one broke his spirit and his bank account. The last thing Bailey remembers is preparing to take down a fugitive on Onyx Station...Categorized as:
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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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Zero Friction by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bestselling space opera is back! The crew of the Modulus Echo is stuck in service to Brigadier General Alicia Pershing in exchange for their freedom. But while working for the Royal Imperium may have its perks, it is also extremely dangerous. From space battles to rescue missions, Ben and his friends will have to use all their resourcefulness if they hope to survive... -
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...Categorized as:
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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... -
Crimson Sun by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Nyctus don’t like losing, and they’ll go to any lengths to turn the tides of war.When the idyllic planet Nebo is scorched into oblivion, it’s obvious that the Nyctus are moving massive fleets into human space again, and their intention is clear: even if they lose their ships, they will render planets into ash...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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The Lyons' Pride by Chris Kennedy, Marisa Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo other Human is more enigmatic than the LyonOn the African savanna, the male lion is the lord who watches over his family, while the females of the clan do the real work.Joel, “The Lyon” Lyons thought that owning a mercenary company would be similar—he could sit back and allow the Lyoness to run the Pride...Categorized as:
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Justice Earned: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, P.T. Hylton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to fight for justice? Valerie went to space to make a difference, to form alliances for the Etheric Federation, and to kick some major ass. When she's put up against a massive enemy fleet with only the promise of a legendary weapon lost long ago, she has the chance to do all three... -
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...Categorized as:
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Emerge by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter 100 years crossing the expanse, the generation starship Pioneer is nearly halfway to her destination. The horrors of her first few days in space have been erased by time and forgotten by the residents of the city nestled inside.But all good things must come to an end.Deputy Niko Nori finds that out the hard way... -
Jump Point by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife among the stars isn’t always glamorous. The Modulus Echo is a Kestrel class starship, a rare hybrid that can fly in space and in almost any planetary atmosphere. Her crew consists of four very different people who have forged a friendship through trials and triumphs... -
The Alliance by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mission to free a world from the Kleese has gone terribly wrong. Lieutenant Ryan Nelson and his Marines are trapped with no hope of rescue. On the Kleese home world, a division grows between the regular Kleese and the militaristic Zaltule. The war against the Kleese intensifies as the human led Alliance attempts a daring attack against the heart of the Kleese Empire... -
Insurrection by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final battle between the Humans and the Zaltule is drawing near. However, the Arachnids have a secret that will ensure victory and allow them to wipe out the Human race once and for all.In the Strell Empire, former Supreme Overlord Xatul plans his return. He has amassed a fleet to take back control of the Kleese Empire... -
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Earth Eternal by Daniel Arenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe grays, terrors from deep space, overwhelm our fleet. Our starships burn. Our armies shatter. Our cities crumble. Hope is all but lost. Captains Marco Emery and Addy Linden launch a desperate quest. Against all odds, they must reach the grays' world. They must travel deep behind enemy lines. They must find the grays' source of power--and destroy it. The quest seems hopeless... -
Hope Everlasting by J.N. Chaney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJourney down the road to Everlasting. Terry is on the run, having escaped from prison and killed its overseer. He and his friend Ludo need to find a way to get to the northern border. That's where Ludo's wife is being held, but time is of the essence. If they don't hurry, she'll be sacrificed to the gods as part of some barbaric ceremony...Categorized as:
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Retaliation by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver 100,000 copies of the Slaver Wars series were sold in 2013. Operation First Strike is coming to an end. It has succeeded in buying the Human Federation of Worlds valuable time to prepare for the coming invasion. Now Fleet Admiral Streth needs to get his remaining warships back home to aid in the defense of the human worlds... -
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...Categorized as:
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Alabaster Noon by Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe invasion of Earth is a broken dream, a victim of Peepo’s ability to play the long game better than anyone thought possible. With Alexis Cromwell shot in the back by her XO and the fleet in ruins, the Humans have run back to New Warsaw to lick their wounds, but the Merc Guild now knows the location of their hidden base, and they are in hot pursuit...Categorized as:
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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...
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