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No Retreat by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
When 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...

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Under Siege by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Only 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...

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The Price of Liberty by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
War has been declared. The Indian Star Republic has landed ground troops on the newly discovered colony of Haven as they seek to seize access to the alien worlds of Vestar and Kulthar. The British Star Kingdom has reacted. A battle fleet has been formed with orders to drive off the Indians and retake Haven...

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The Lost Supernova by Vaughn Heppner
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Androids used to mingle among us, pretending to be human. Then an alien puppet-master altered their programming. Unknown to us, androids began leaving human society, burning their clothes and peeling off their skin to reveal the chrome-colored bodies underneath. They gathered in a system were a star had exploded, blowing away the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet...

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Earth Ascendant by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
From 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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Empire's Gambit by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The 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...

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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 ratings
Episode 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...

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Raven's Flag by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
· 7 ratings
In times of peace, alliances wither and are forgotten.In times of war, honor must reforge them in fire and steel!The United Planets Alliance fought the Kenmiri Empire with a hundred allies at their side. Bound in common cause until genocide broke the Kenmiri—and Kenmiri schemes broke the alliance in turn—those one-time allies still left deep debts of blood and friendship behind...

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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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...

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Freelance On The Galactic Tunnel Network by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Can 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...

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Explorations by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Disaster 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...

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Head Case (Starship for Sale Book 2) by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Ben never thought owning a starship would be easy. He didn’t expect it to be quite like this.It was one thing to take a job as a smuggler to pay for basic necessities like maintenance, fuel, and food. Another to have one of the most powerful nobles in the galaxy gunning for him at every turn...

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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The 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...

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Search for the Lost by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From 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...

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A King's Ship by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The war with China is over. But for Captain James Somerville there is a task still unfinished. Former Politburo Intelligence Minister Chang has evaded capture and escaped from Chinese space. Declared a war criminal by the UN and British law courts, James is given the Royal Space Navy’s newest exploration cruiser and sent after Chang...

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Shell Game by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
If 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...

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Lightning Strike by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In 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...

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Ep.#3.11 - "The First Ranger" by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Part 3: Episode 11Sacrifices are made…Training is endured…Wrongs are righted…Heros are born…The Free Fleet’s plans are finally coming together. Now, there is a new force for good in the galaxy, and they’re known as ‘Rangers’."The First Ranger" is the 11th episode in Part 3 of the Frontiers Fringe Worlds...

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Plains of Utopia: Colony Six Mars (Colony Mars Series Book 6) by Gerald M. Kilby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Xenon Hybrid, the Red Planet’s ceremonial head-of-state, has not been seen for many years after withdrawing to an isolated enclave in the far north where he steadily built up a following of citizens seeking out an alternative lifestyle. They bother no one, and no one bothers them...

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Star Force: Temple Wars by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
he bell has been rung, and the Return of the Reignor has come...

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Hell's Reach by David VanDyke, B.V. Larson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
USA 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...

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Fall of the Core by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A freelance reporter struggling to get into the 'big time'...A rookie officer starting her career in public safety...A cargo ship captain trying to outlive a terminal illness that has no cure...A bounty hunter returning a long-hunted fugitive to Earth...A terrible plague that threatens to destroy the human race...The 25th century is not starting off very well...

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Judas Kiss by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The 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...

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Enemies & Allies by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The war is over and Andy Clanton is ready to live happily ever after.Space Force has other ideas.Recruited to follow the last signal of the mysterious Elders to a system halfway across the galaxy, Andy joins the crew of the James Bowie for another adventure into the unknown...

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Zero Friction by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The 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...

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Star Force: Phoenix by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Cal-com's journey is not at an end. In fact, it's just beginning..

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Stardust by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The invaders have arrived. The last battle for humanity is about to begin. STARDUST is the final book in the Rebel Stars series...

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Star Force: The Powers That Be by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
In youth you'd lay awake at night and scheme..

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Jungle World by B. V. Larson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A new threat arrives from the rim of the galaxy. From the colorless depths of space, unknown invaders strike worlds across the Frontier Zone. Rigel is a thousand lightyears farther from the Core Worlds than Earth, so they suffer the first attacks.The mood at Central is jubilant...

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Imperial Command by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
· 11 ratings
Trapped behind enemy lines, the survivors of the raid on Jaranna have been forced to flee deeper into enemy territory. Behind them Karacknid fleets gather to exact revenge. With danger at every turn, Admiral Lightfoot must find a way to get his ships home or Earth will be left defenceless.On Earth the Empire has been formed and is bringing the outlying colonies into its fold...

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Terminus Cut by Rick Partlow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Mercenaries with a mission. Logan Conner has given up the life of a warrior prince to become Jonathan Slaughter, a mercenary captain of a rough-and-ready band of mech-jocks for hire. Already legendary throughout the Periphery, their next job brings them head-to-head with the Jeuta, militant aliens who seek to loot and plunder isolated human colony worlds...

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Star Force: Origin Box Set #93-96 by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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...

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Resurgence by Jerry Aubin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
With the battle for Earth over, our heroes are forced to deal with the repercussions of its outcome. They enlist their closest allies to take back the Ship from enemies both new and old, and along the way they discover a most unexpected source of help...

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Star Force: Origin Series Box Set (85-88) by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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...

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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The 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...

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Inferno Sphere by Anthony James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Inferno 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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The Art of Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back by Deborah Call, Valerie Hoffman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Twenty years after it began, the Star Wars phenomenon is hotter than ever--and about to create another sensation when the trilogy returns to movie theaters, featuring newly restored and never-before-seen footage...

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Jump Point by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Life 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...

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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The 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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Star Force: Origin Series by Aer-ki Jyr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The 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...

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Earth Eternal by Daniel Arenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The 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...

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Rendezvous by Jerry Aubin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Adan is ready to leave Earth behind. He successfully transformed his massive asteroid into an amazing spaceship, but faces an even larger challenge as he tries to negotiate the repercussions of the many deals and compromises that were required along the way...

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The Void War by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
It’s the year 2465, two hundred years since the stars were opened to humanity by the invention of the shift drive. So began the First Interstellar Expansion Era, catapulting humanity into a deadly race for the limited resources of navigable space. Now tensions between the human nations are threatening to boil over into open hostility...

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Retaliation by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Over 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...

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Endgame by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
The Federation is pushing the Hocklyns steadily back, but they still vastly outnumber the Humans and their allies by hundreds to one. Fleet Admiral Hedon Streth has to defeat them before they develop newer and more deadly weapons. In a bold move, Hedon comes up with a daring plan to attack the Hocklyn home worlds...

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Mutineer by D.J. Holmes
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The Flex-aor have returned, putting in motion a chain of events that will thrust humanity into a galactic war, the scale of which no human has seen before. Banished in all but name, James’ political enemies have assigned him to the protection of humanity’s colonial frontier as a ploy to rid themselves of the hero of the Siege of Earth...

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