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Point of Impact by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAwash with conflict and a building war, the known stars align against Van and his wing of the Guild in a fight for the ultimate control.But Van and his crew suspect there’s more to the Equal Grasp than just a band of thieves, and they begin their campaign at Bopul Station, a lonely outpost where corruption rules and Peacemakers are feared... -
![Stand Alone: Wolfhounds - Book One by John Van Stry]()
Stand Alone: Wolfhounds - Book One by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChase had it all planned out, do a little time in one of the emperor's jails, say a four year stretch for getting rid of some trash that no one would miss, and when he got out, the path to the leadership would be wide open... -
![Hand of Fate by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Hand of Fate by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the first time ever, Van has to deliver the remains of fallen comrades. At the Starsmith, he’s presented with an opportunity to change the face of the war, even as Torina and Van begin planning for the ultimate shift in their Parenthood.But first, the crew must prepare for an unexpected gift-- a new, unknown fleet of ships, uncrewed and hidden deep out in the black.There’s just one problem... -
![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... -
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![Vapor Trails by Joshua Dalzelle]()
Vapor Trails by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHe was a rogue element, disobeying orders and pursuing mission goals of his own. His Scout Team had been burned, disavowed by his chain of command and the owner of the stolen ship he was flying was after them to get it back. To make matters even more complicated, the man Jacob had stolen the ship from is an infamous outlaw and mercenary named Jason Burke… his father... -
![Remnant Faction by Glynn Stewart]()
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... -
![Citadel by Marko Kloos]()
Citadel by Marko Kloos
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAn interplanetary battle is renewed in an epic novel of a warring solar system by the author of Ballistic.The war should have been over. But it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control.It’s been two weeks since a missile with a nuclear warhead tore through the planetary defenses in the most blistering large-scale attack ever committed in the history of the Gaia system... -
![Commander by Richard F. Weyand]()
Commander by Richard F. Weyand
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTHE EMPIRE’S NEW NAVYThe Emperor Trajan is building a powerful new navy for the Sintaran Empire. Remotely piloted warships can accelerate faster than humans can withstand, and ships spend so much time in hyperspace, a single crew can man multiple ships, solving the perennial manpower problem... -
![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... -
![Destroyer: A Military Space Opera by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Destroyer: A Military Space Opera by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity’s greatest export—Justice. Peace can never last.When things are going right, be very afraid. The laws of chance are coming.And they’re bringing an alien destroyer, invisible to systems, sensors, as well as the naked eye. Even Ted is stymied. Kill or be killed.Terry Henry Walton isn’t afraid to do things the hard way, and he shows everyone what that means...Categorized as:
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Operation Medusa by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA battered but undefeated Alliance A war they cannot win by force A plan to turn the tide of history! For two years, the Castle Federation and the Alliance of Free Stars have stood against Marshal James Walkingstick of the Terran Commonwealth and his mission of conquest. Battles have been won and lost, worlds have died, and soldiers like Admiral Kyle Roberts have been forged on the anvil of war... -
![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... -
![Livesuit by James S.A. Corey]()
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHumanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.The first novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's epic Captive's War series... -
![Fires of Oblivion by Anthony James]()
Fires of Oblivion by Anthony James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptain John Duggan rots in his cell, facing execution at the hands of his captors. Having discovered the secret which the Ghasts wished to remain hidden, he is left powerless to find answers to the questions which will determine the future of the Confederation. Elsewhere in the Garon sector, the Dreamers have been putting their own terrible plans into action... -
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![Prodigal by Glynn Stewart]()
Prodigal by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe star system of Apollo has fallen!Her fleets are scattered and her enemies victorious.Apollo’s last an exile mercenary coming home at last!Ace pilot Kira Demirci fled her home system of Apollo five years ago. Betrayed by her own government and one step ahead of enemy assassins, she smuggled a squadron of star fighters into the Outer Rim and forged a mercenary fleet of old friends and new alike... -
![Unbroken Faith by Glynn Stewart]()
Unbroken Faith by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen allies call for help The conquered call for liberty The dead call for vengeance...With whom do you keep faith?After two years, the collapse of the Terran Commonwealth has finally slowed... -
![A Broken Alliance by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee]()
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... -
![The Worst Spies in the Sector by Skyler Ramirez]()
The Worst Spies in the Sector by Skyler Ramirez
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt sucks being dead...... especially when you're broke. Former Captain Brad Mendoza and former Commander Jessica Lin would be two of the most wanted people in the galaxy, except everyone thinks they're dead. Now, they're desperately trying to find a new way to make a living before they run out of fuel, food, and hope.Enter a mysterious stranger with an offer that's too good to be true... -
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Fortitude by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn offer that no one else could matchA mission that no one else could achieveAn enemy only a few know they share…Commodore Kira Demirci is now the commander of a small but powerful mercenary force—one of the most dangerous in the cluster of stars she now calls home. Her own actions have brought peace to the Syntactic Cluster, though, and a mercenary is in limited demand...Categorized as:
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Empire's Gambit by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Karacknid assault on Earth has been turned back at great cost to both sides. Only the intervention of the Kulreans saved Humanity’s homeworld from certain destruction. Yet the Kulrean worldships cannot be used for offensive operations. This means Humanity and her allies have only a few months of respite before the Karacknids can make good their losses... -
![Leviathan Rises by Craig Martelle]()
Leviathan Rises by Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ga’ee escaped, like a wounded animal. The next time they appear, they would be more dangerous than ever.But when?Now. The enemy is back. The first time was only a reconnaissance. This is for real.Invasion.Earth Fleet must rally the seven races.And Declan Payne and his team are at the front of the fight once more as Lev goes to war... -
![Echoes in the Deep by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Echoes in the Deep by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMark Tudor is learning a valuable lesson about being a Peacemaker.With Veteran pay comes veteran problems. And the Guild, more often than not, is the issue.He’s become an effective enforcer of the law, but unfortunately, crime is growing a lot more complicated...Categorized as:
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![Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe road between the stars was paved in platinum ore. But as Mark Tudor is about to learn, the cost of justice is paid in blood.And no one is truly safe.Gyl Mareth’s Rot corrupts the Guild, and Mark means to cut it out at the source. To do that, he’ll have to lobby powerful supporters—spindly, blue aliens, toads infatuated with buearcracy, and maybe even an influential bartender or two...Categorized as:
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![Overwhelming Force by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Overwhelming Force by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe keys to the universe……are hidden on two different planets, both at war. The Bad Company is the only force capable of unlocking destiny.Terry and Char take the Bad Company beyond the frontier, back to Benitus Seven. What they find shocks them to the very core of their beings.Marcie and Kae develop a new force, a land army to win the peace and keep it...Categorized as:
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![No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle]()
No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHumanity is fractured and on the brink of war…The United Terran Federation and the Eastern Star Alliance have been fighting in minor skirmishes along the border region for the last few years, but now it threatens to break out into a full-on war with the victor assuming control of all human space... -
![Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery disaster brings an opportunity. Goth Sullus and his empire have fallen. With the Legion and the rest of the galaxy watching from the still-smoldering galactic core, Carter, a former legionnaire turned private contractor, and Jack Bowie, a Navy spy with nowhere left to turn, sign up to work for an enterprising private contractor looking to make a statement on the planet Kublar... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 11: Revenge by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 11: Revenge by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlice's career moves on to the next phase in Haven Fleet, sending her into real action and real danger. All the while she wonders where her father, Jacob Valent and his ship, the Revenge, have gone. If only she knew her father is busy taking an opportunity to strike the Order of Eden behind the front lines, slowing their journey home while taking a big risk for a big reward along the way... -
![Guns of the Valpian by Anthony James]()
Guns of the Valpian by Anthony James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaptain John Duggan and his crew are stranded deep in hostile terrritory. Their spaceship, the ESS Crimson is damaged beyond repair. Enemy warships hunt them, eager to locate the vessel which has caused so much damage to their military. All seems lost. Duggan is not a man to go down without a fight... -
![Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Excalibur by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Zak'de'ron take note of the Rit'ko'sor joining Star Force, making contact and making their wishes known...but in the process they make a critical mistake that will forever alter their relationship with the trailblazers... -
![The Red Admiral by C.R. Daems]()
The Red Admiral by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna's success as the Eastar NIA station chief has catapulted her into the position of Director of NIA Stations. Anna is uncomfortable with the promotion and bored. She has a master chief secretary, a lieutenant aide-de-camp, and fifteen commanders and their staff to do the work. But she suspects not all of her commanders are happy with their new, very young admiral or are doing their jobs... -
![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. . -
![Discovery by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Discovery by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hero the universe needed and her friends.People who embrace justice as much as she does. Her people. One team, holding villainy at bay, even if they are demons from the past come back to haunt them all.A Queen. Two colonels. A contract that's too easy. A vacation gone awry. Enemies and allies.Terry and Char find themselves trapped.Here comes Bethany Anne. Here comes the Bad Company...Categorized as:
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![Battleground by Joshua Dalzelle]()
Battleground by Joshua Dalzelle
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis war was inevitable.After two brutal, bloody struggles for their very existence against implacable alien foes, humanity is victorious, but not at peace.As distrust and accusations consume the political discourse between the two major factions, the Eastern Star Alliance military has already begun executing small raiding missions into United Terran Federation space... -
![Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart]()
Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA helpless ally calls for aid A ruthless enemy strikes without mercy The fate of empires turns on even the smallest actions When a minor trade partner sends the Castle Federation a desperate call for aid, they have few resources to spare from their all-consuming war against the Terran Commonwealth... -
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![Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr]()
Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.40 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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![The Slab by Karen Traviss]()
The Slab by Karen Traviss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMARCUS FENIX. WAR HERO. LOYAL SON. TRAITOR. Ten years after Emergence Day, as the Locust Horde advances on humanity’s last defended area—Ephyra—in a bloody war that has seen billions die, Marcus Fenix does the unthinkable: he defies orders and abandons his post during a critical battle in a bid to rescue his father, weapons scientist Adam Fenix... -
![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... -
![Unification by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Unification by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Corps has been integrated by imperial decree—but that doesn’t mean everyone accepts the wyntonan Marines. Despite an impressive combat record as a grunt, Corporal Leif Hollow struggles to become an effective NCO and leader of Marines. When then the trumpets of war sound, however, Marines forget about differences and come together to accomplish the mission... -
![Gott Mit Uns by Richard Fox, Scott Moon]()
Gott Mit Uns by Richard Fox, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerran Strike Marines fight for victory. No matter the odds. No matter the cost. The final battle against the Kesaht begins. Lieutenant Hoffman and the exhausted Marines of Valdar's Hammer are called upon to make a desperate assault against the enemy's home world. But the foe is prepared, and their planet is a death trap... -
![Valdar's Hammer by Richard Fox, Scott Moon]()
Valdar's Hammer by Richard Fox, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar has come to Syracuse, and only one team of Terran Strike Marines can save the planet. They are Valdar's Hammer. Admiral Isaac Valdar leads the Breitenfeld, and a fleet of Dotari allies, in a last ditch attempt to break a Kesaht blockade over the human colony. Failure means the death of millions of innocent lives - but the aging carrier, and her commander, have a reputation for miracles... -
![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... -
![Judas Kiss by Rick Partlow]()
Judas Kiss by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe battle for Sparta has begun. Logan Brannigan has taken back his father’s name and now he and Wholesale Slaughter fight to reclaim his father’s throne. But deposing the traitor, Rhianna Hale, without bringing all of Sparta into a bloody and divisive civil war won't be easy. And while the Spartans fight among themselves, vultures circle, waiting for their chance to claim what’s left... -
![Evade by Toby Neighbors]()
Evade by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn mission on a hostile alien worldAnything that can go wrong will go wrongTAC Team Operator Eli Vanhorn is an agent of chaosAnd he’s been let off the leash!The Orrkasi are a violent, savage race who have been humanity’s enemy in a war across the galaxy that spans decades... -
![Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay]()
Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratings“WE REQUIRE A DIFFERENT BATTLEFIELD.” Nobody expected the war to last three hours, let alone three years. The star system of Archangel holds the line against invading corporate fleets, but a quarter of its territory is already lost. The navy can’t hang on much longer. Faced with this grim truth, Archangel’s leaders shift their strategy to diplomacy and espionage... -
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![What Lies Behind (Sentenced to War Book 8) by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee]()
What Lies Behind (Sentenced to War Book 8) by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA new alien threat arises. A Galactic War unlike any before it. A powerful enemy threatens not only humanity, but humankind’s former enemy, the Centaurs. A warrior race, the Naxli, consider themselves the rightful rulers of the galaxy, and all other life should be either enslaved or destroyed. Still, the Naxli are honor bound, only willing to face those who present a worthy challenge... -
![Bonds of Blood (The Last Hunter Book 2) by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon]()
Bonds of Blood (The Last Hunter Book 2) by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.Commodore Jack Romanoff and his merry band of ragtag Navy rejects—skilled yet young war reenactors, a rescued Navy crew, and a Confederation spy—have rescued more than two hundred civilian ships and escaped a massacre in a battleship over two centuries old.Too bad they blew a fusion plant doing it... -
![War's Edge: Blood & Steel by Ryan W. Aslesen]()
War's Edge: Blood & Steel by Ryan W. Aslesen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"Bolder and more action packed than anything Ryan Aslesen has written before, this groin kicker of a book is the furthest thing from a bland, spineless it's a brutal, intense successor to the initial scifi masterpiece." -Nathaniel Timberlake Galactic war... -
![Evasion (Scattered Stars: Evasion Book 1) by Glynn Stewart]()
Evasion (Scattered Stars: Evasion Book 1) by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA captain on the run from the horrors of his pastA girl on the run from the trap of her presentA ship that will bring them togetherCaptain Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a nova fighter pilot for a nation he truly believed in. Betrayal and failure sent him into exile and flight... -
![Terminus Gate by Anthony James]()
Terminus Gate by Anthony James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter their recent victory over an incredibly powerful alien foe, Captain John Duggan and his crew are expecting some downtime while the ESS Crimson is refitted. It is not to be. In a war for survival, the Space Corps’ best officer can’t be permitted to languish on base with his feet up. Soon after landing on planet Atlantis, Duggan gets the call once more... -
![Inferno Sphere by Anthony James]()
Inferno Sphere by Anthony James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInferno Sphere. A bomb to end all bombs. The ruthless species of biomechanical aliens known as Vraxar have been driven away from the Confederation planet Atlantis. They are not defeated and their unprovoked attack has given them the means to locate the rest of the Confederation worlds. However, the Vraxar are not predictable and their next move is completely unforeseen...
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