Books like 'Battlestar Galactica, Volume 2: Cylon Apocalypse'
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Mosaic by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world is losing hope. Political and social infighting threaten to destroy the world. Rancor and hatred only grow stronger, engulfing entire nations. And each day moral and economic strife brings embroiled countries ever closer to war. But hope is not dead. Everywhere, pockets of honor and compassion continue to persevere. Where human lives are cherished and valor endures... -
![Dead Eagles by Phil Ward]()
Dead Eagles by Phil Ward
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn this sequel to Those Who Dare, U.S.Major John Randal, Commander of Strategic Raiding Forces is back, leading a crew of British Commandos, Royal Marines and Royal Navy raiders on bigger and bolder missions to foil Hitler's Third Reich. Off the Gold Coast colony in Africa, the Germans are operating a naval intelligence ring that gathers information about British convoys in the southern sea-lane... -
![Kobani: This is the Future of War by F.X. Holden]()
Kobani: This is the Future of War by F.X. Holden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"With compelling characters, cleverly written dialogue, and a riveting narrative that freezes your blood at times, Kobani is a blockbuster of a novel" - Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars."Kobani is a high octane drama of land and air combat fought with the best in futuristic weaponry.. -
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Hostile Negotiations by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes one must face one’s fears to get something accomplished. Even if death would be preferred.Poaching is a crime. Poaching when a person is using the ZOO to help make it happen is a crime against humanity.That’s when McFadden and Banks get involved.Unfortunately, the trail heads off in multiple directions and one of those arrows goes straight back to the ZOO... -
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![Uncompromising Honor by David Weber]()
Uncompromising Honor by David Weber
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsUncompromising Courage. Uncompromising Vengeance. Uncompromising Honor. The Solarian League—for hundreds of years they have borne the banner of human civilization. But the bureaucratic Mandarins who rule today’s League are corrupt and looking for scapegoats. They’ve decided the upstart Star Kingdom of Manticore must be annihilated... -
![A Line in the Sand by Ryk Brown]()
A Line in the Sand by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPart 2: Episode 14An enemy lashing out in desperation…An alliance poised to expand…A new fleet of ships to help them…A covert mission to get answers…The Dusahn Empire has been contained for the moment. But there is much work to be done in order to keep them from reasserting their dominance over the Pentaurus sector... -
![We Few by David Weber, John Ringo]()
We Few by David Weber, John Ringo
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPrince Roger MacClintock was an heir to the galaxy's Throne of Man-and a self-obsessed spoiled young brat . . . until he and the Royal Marines sent to protect him were stranded on Marduk with only their feet to get them half way around the entire planet. So far, they've traversed a continent, crossed a sea full of ship-eating monsters, taken over an enemy spaceport, and hijacked a starship... -
![Ghost Country by J.K. Franks]()
Ghost Country by J.K. Franks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA major release in the bestselling Catalyst series, as America struggles after a global blackout, this is JK Franks, Ghost Country. Since the Solar superstorm and CME almost two years ago, the Gulf Coast town of Harris Springs, Mississippi has suffered from gang attacks, famine, hurricanes and battled a crusading army of religious zealots. Now, they face their greatest challenge... -
![Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber]()
Mamelukes by Jerry Pournelle, David Weber
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLENO REST FOR THE WEARYRick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his... -
![Days of Burning, Days of Wrath by Tom Kratman]()
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath by Tom Kratman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA NEW NOVEL IN TOM KRATMAN'S HARD-HITTING MILITARY SF CARRERA SERIESWhen Patricio Carrera’s family was murdered by Salafist terrorists aided and abetted by the fleet of alien Earth, the only restraint on his ruthlessness and ambition was also removed... -
![Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman]()
Star Fox: Book One by Rob Buckman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a future not far from our own, Christopher Knight, a sergeant in the Royal Marines is transported to an alien world where the technology is so far advanced from his own it seems like magic. Chris tries to find a way home, but the beautiful alien woman responsible for dragging him into this situation, and the dreaded Tal-Shial agents chasing her make it impossible... -
![It All Falls Down by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
It All Falls Down by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLieutenant Gregor Popov is on trial for his efforts along with Heavy Metal to save the Russian Scientists. Will they go after Sal, Madigan and Courtney next? Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… Will Popov get a light sentence, or something worse?Savage has been tasked with an operation, hidden from everyone... -
![Get Out Of Our Way by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Get Out Of Our Way by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSal needs to work on something that has bugged him from the beginning. His dissertation. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… There is a group engaging four new mercenaries, prepping them with simulated operations in the ZOO. How come? Courtney has approved a new member of her team in California and Sal isn't sure it was a good idea... -
![Backstabbing Little Assets by Michael Anderle, Michael Todd]()
Backstabbing Little Assets by Michael Anderle, Michael Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot every creature in the ZOO is out to eat you. Some are humans who intend to stab you in the back. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… Sal is hard at work trying to figure out if he can keep his crazy little company afloat, and now he wants to add more headcount? Kennedy isn’t sure what is going on inside his young and not-all-that-wise head... -
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![Commandant by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Commandant by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the conclusion to Ryck Lysander’s saga as a United Federation Marine.Major General Lysander has spent 38 years of his life dedicated to the Corps and sworn to perform the duties assigned to him by the Federation. In the process, he has become the most decorated Marine in its history... -
![Agony Of The World by Boyd Craven]()
Agony Of The World by Boyd Craven
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the destruction of Laughlin Air Force Base, John Norton leads a group of American Patriots against the forces of the New Caliphate. Unable to stop their relentless march alone, they harass the troops as more of the military check in and the militia do all they can to prevent genocide... -
![The Never Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack]()
The Never Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinuing the post-television Deep Space Nine saga, this original novel shows the fall of the Cardassian empire as seen through the eyes of a young man with a foot in two worlds. Rugal is an orphaned Cardassian who has been raised by the people his race once conquered, the Bajorans... -
![Ravenor Rogue by Dan Abnett]()
Ravenor Rogue by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the third book of the series, Inquisitor Ravenor's pursuit of his arch-nemesis Molotch takes him and his team to places dark and dangerous. Unknown to Ravenor, one of his team hides a deadly secret that could doom them all... -
![March to the Stars by David Weber, John Ringo]()
March to the Stars by David Weber, John Ringo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStranded on Marduk with his Royal Marine protectors, spoiled prince Roger MacClintock experiences a change in attitude during a long journey back to civilization across a sea filled with dangerous monsters and well-armed enemies... -
![Tree of Liberty by Terry Mixon]()
Tree of Liberty by Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarry Rogers and his friends found alien tech scattered across the solar system and the government of the United States wants it. Them and everyone else. His diabolical family also managed to steal an alien spaceship and flee the system. How long until they bring trouble back? As the revelations set the world on fire, Harry must stop shadowy enemies from enslaving humanity. If he can... -
![Sniper by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Sniper by Jonathan P. Brazee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a successful initial tour as a Marine rifleman, Lance Corporal Gracie Medicine Crow volunteers to become a scout-sniper, one of the deadliest—and most dangerous—military specialties in the United Federation Marine Corps. Gracie comes from the Apsáalooke Nation, a people with a long history of military tradition... -
![Causes of Separation by Travis J.I. Corcoran]()
Causes of Separation by Travis J.I. Corcoran
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEarth in 2064 is politically corrupt and in economic decline. The Long Depression has dragged on for 56 years, and the Bureau of Sustainable Research is hard at work making sure that no new technologies disrupt the planned economy... -
![Guard at the Gates of Hell (Gladius Book 1) by George Olney]()
Guard at the Gates of Hell (Gladius Book 1) by George Olney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHuman civilization is crumbling. The Empire, the structure that held civilization together for a thousand years, is collapsing. Trying to hold things together is the Corps of Imperial Gladius, one of the pillars originally created to support and protect the Empire throughout its long life. A Gladius is a genetically bred ultimate soldier, the best soldier that ever existed... -
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Control by David Mack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes an original, thrilling Section 31 novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe!No law…no conscience…no mercy. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, and answering to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group pledged to defend the Federation at any cost... -
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![Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius]()
Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature.David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space... -
![Tasmanian SFG: Book III, Of One Mind by C.R. Daems]()
Tasmanian SFG: Book III, Of One Mind by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Tasmanian's unofficial motto is et anima una, Of One Mind, and somehow the elite special forces group performs like they have one mind. Jolie understands on a subconscious level but not on an intellectual level. An important level for Jolie as she has a platoon and no stated objectives while on assignments and, therefore, easy to lose her connection with the main force... -
![Angles of Attack by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach]()
Angles of Attack by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe galaxy follows a logical structure.Legion Dark Operator Kel Turner believed that.To know the order of battle and how an enemy unit was organized was to know its purpose and how to destroy it. That logic existed down to the smallest scale, down to what made up life itself. To know a molecule’s structure was to know its function—they were one and the same. It was no different for Kel... -
![Ambition by Yoshiki Tanaka]()
Ambition by Yoshiki Tanaka
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the thirty-sixth century humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines, and the democratic Free Planets Alliance are at war, and the fate of every human being in the universe hangs in the balance. This classic Japanese space opera, adapted into a legendary anime, is finally available in English for the first time... -
![Grant Comes East by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen]()
Grant Comes East by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn their runaway bestseller Gettysburg, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen answered the Civil War's ultimate hypothetical question: What if Lee's army had won the victory within its grasp at Gettysburg in 1863? Now, through the same extraordinary research and brilliant character studies, we take the next step of a provocative journey: The Army of Northern Virginia is poised to invade...Categorized as:
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![The Shadow of Saganami by David Weber]()
The Shadow of Saganami by David Weber
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected... -
![American Exodus by J.K. Franks]()
American Exodus by J.K. Franks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man’s desperate journey home in a post-apocalyptic world. Steven Porter had a mostly charmed life, one that most people would envy, that is, until it all vanished. He was away from home on that day when the world changed forever. Millions of people are fleeing the cities trying to find safety. Many more are missing or dead... -
![The Mechanics by Bobby Akart]()
The Mechanics by Bobby Akart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow do the weak vanquish the powerful?America has been crippled by a false flag, cyber attack event and martial law has been implemented across the nation. A President, desperate to hold onto power, works in conjunction with the United Nations and uses the collapse event as a way to abolish the constitutional rights of Americans... -
![Freedom Express by Terry Mixon]()
Freedom Express by Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarry Rogers made it onto the first manned mission to Mars. Well, the first one since the unknown others hid their ship under that Mayan pyramid. He hopes to find priceless relics of an ancient civilization. Too bad his diabolical family wants them, too. The revelations threaten to set the world ablaze. Those who unlock the long-buried secrets first inherit the galaxy... -
![Fernix by Michael Chatfield]()
Fernix by Michael Chatfield
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMark and Tyler Victor have fought Harmony from Masoul to Osdal. They've lost friends, shed blood and tears and now they're headed for one of Harmony's strongholds-Fernix. Osdal left Mark a changed man, a man not just looking to keep his people alive, but a man looking to avenge the only woman that cared for him... -
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![Blackcoat by Steve McHugh]()
Blackcoat by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Celine Moro took a job as a Blackcoat, an elite agency tasked with investigating crimes throughout Union space, she thought she had finally put her past to rest.Now, betrayed by her allies, her world is falling apart. Running from the corrupt politicians that she had sworn to bring to justice, Celine is dusting off the skills of her old trade in order to bring truth to light... -
![Brother, Frankenstein by Michael Bunker]()
Brother, Frankenstein by Michael Bunker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Chris Alexander, a borderline sociopath and technological genius, has designed an advanced cybernetic life form from prototype decommissioned military drones and top-secret experimental DARPA technology... -
![Shroud of Night by Andy Clark]()
Shroud of Night by Andy Clark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn band of elite Chaos Space Marines from the Alpha Legion undertake a deadly stealth mission to infiltrate a heavily defended Imperial world.Upon the oceanic hive world of Tsadrekha, the darkness of the Noctis Aeterna is held at bay by the golden light of a unique beacon... -
![Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight]()
Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGreat Space Marine action as the Space Wolves return in hardbackThe feral warrior-kings of Fenris, the Space Wolves are the sons of Leman Russ. Savage heroes, few can match their ferocity in battle. After half a century apart, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited... -
![New Frontier by D.L. Harrison]()
New Frontier by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlicia Jones has a life that just keeps getting more complicated and ever more dangerous. Toward the Rim of the Orion arm lies the unknown. She’s tasked to start exploring it, and Earth’s leaders don’t want to wait a couple of years to build the fleets first. Then there are the Seltan, a race that lives in the core, they could attack at any time... -
![Changing Fate by Patty Jansen]()
Changing Fate by Patty Jansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00S4RHB2Q.Fifty thousand years ago, a meteorite hit the planet Asto, giving its Aghyrian inhabitants mere days of notice. Three ships escaped the Armageddon. Two went to the neighbouring planet. The third, a massive generation ship, refused to take on refugees, and then vanished without a trace.It’s coming back... -
![A Hole in Time (Time Loop Book 2) by Clark Graham]()
A Hole in Time (Time Loop Book 2) by Clark Graham
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMajor Robert Dalton swallowed involuntarily. After his crash, he vowed he would never fly again. Now he would be flying into the past in a new plane was designed travel to travel through time. The mission was going to fail. He knew that. It was more than a premonition. His assignment: Kill Hitler. Stop the Holocaust before it starts. No one knew what the consequences of changing the time-line... -
![Liberty Station by Terry Mixon]()
Liberty Station by Terry Mixon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumanity will be free, no matter the cost! Deep in the Guatemalan jungle, buried beneath a forgotten Mayan pyramid, an earth-shattering secret sits waiting. Its discovery will rip apart the illusion that humanity is alone in the universe... -
![The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack]()
The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne man can shape the future...but at what cost? "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have... -
![The Cost of Honor by Sally Malcolm]()
The Cost of Honor by Sally Malcolm
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sequel to A Matter of Honor - the team attempt to rescue Major Henry Boyd and the SG-10 team from the black hole planet. But the rescue attempt has unforeseen consequences which force them to confront a monstrous secret on the homeworld of the Kinahhi... -
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![Interstellar Incident by D.L. Harrison]()
Interstellar Incident by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlicia Jones has been through a lot since the invention of FTL, and she was ready to get on with her life as a scientist and put what happened behind her. She was done with the military, except perhaps a planned invention or two. She was also set to complete her dissertation defense, and has plans to buy a house and start a business with her best friend Kristi... -
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Deathwatch by Steve Parker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen they first came together, Talon Squad were a disparate group of Space Marines from various Chapters. Under the auspice of the Deathwatch, trained in an ironclad Watch Fortress, they become a kill-team. Alien hunters, experts in xenos extermination, their first mission under the mysterious Inquisitor Sigma is a deadly one... -
![299 Days: The Community by Glen Tate]()
299 Days: The Community by Glen Tate
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the secure confines of the relocated state capitol building, to a rural self-sustaining farm, to the developing community of Pierce Point, 299 Days: The Community explores the mental, emotional, and physical changes everyone must make to adapt to a collapsed society... -
![The Dark Veil by James Swallow]()
The Dark Veil by James Swallow
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling untold adventure based on the acclaimed Star Trek: Picard TV series!The Alpha Quadrant is mired in crisis.Within the United Federation of Planets, a terrorist strike on the shipyards of Mars has led to the shutdown of all relief efforts for millions of Romulans facing certain doom from an impending supernova... -
![The Warrior by David Drake]()
The Warrior by David Drake
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey were the best.Colonel Alois Hammer: He welded five thousand individual killers into a weapon more deadly than any other in the human universe.Luke Broglie: His brilliant mind could have succeeded in any business; but war was the business he chose.Tess Kuykendall: She knew what her job was, but she also knew what was survivable... -
![Shadow Hunters by Christie Golden]()
Shadow Hunters by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original tale of space warfare based on the bestselling computer game series from Blizzard Entertainment. Driven by the living memories of a long-dead protoss mystic and hounded by the Queen of Blades' ravenous zerg, archaeologist Jake Ramsey embarks on a perilous journey to reach the fabled protoss homeworld of Aiur...
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