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Sentinel: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone sent three fully armed ships to High Tortuga to back the slave-owners running the mines, and Barnabas and Shinigami are determined to find out who. And take them down. As they look deeper, however, they’ll find traces of an organization that controls whole mercenary syndicates, industries, and even governments: the Yennai Corporation... -
![His Name was Wren by Rob Winters]()
His Name was Wren by Rob Winters
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring the blackout of 1944, in the small English town of Hurstwick, something mysterious obliterates the church spire and slices through the nearby woods. Was it a secret Nazi weapon, as some locals suggest? Or just a downed plane? Evacuee George Moss finds an otherworldly explanation, then tries to keep it hidden.Years later, Max Cannon moves to town...Categorized as:
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![Paladin: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Paladin: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarnabas has traced the influence of the Yennai Corporation from High Tortuga to their secret base, which he has destroyed, killing both heirs to the company. Who hasn’t he killed? Koel Yennai, the patriarch and founder…who has sworn vengeance on Barnabas for killing his children and destroying his legacy... -
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Elvians by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo crises challenge the Omnians. Alex Racine’s fleet draws a first-contact conflict, which faces the Ollassa, a symbiotic flora race. The Omnian fleet sails from alliance space in an effort to interdict an alien ship that arrives at the Worlds of Lights, the Ollassa system. Soon after arriving, the alien ship deploys machines to scour asteroids for resources in the system’s far belt... -
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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... -
![The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"This series just keeps getting better and better!" - PRBC, Amazon The galaxy is at war, and Space Team just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Following one close-call too many, the team hides out on a tiny backwater moon, hoping the hostilities between Zertex and the Symmorium will all just blow over... -
![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... -
![Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd]()
Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan Bob handle his biggest challenge yet, a couple days off? Will John ever find true love? What's aboard the colony ship Bob and Nikki found? The answers to these and other burning questions can be found in 'Lost in... -
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Protector by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarnabas has destroyed the Committee’s research facility, but his victory came at a his friend Jeltor remains captive and brainwashed.He isn’t going to stand for that. He is going to find and rescue his friend, no matter what it takes... -
![Warden: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Warden: Age of Expansion by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarnabas has uncovered one of the biggest players in this sector, the Yennai Corporation. Now he’s in for a surprise - it turns out that the alien who’s been pulling the strings against him is none other than Uleq, the Torcellan who escaped Bethany Anne’s clutches. Barnabas isn’t taking any chances now. He’s going to find the Yennai Corporation’s main base and bring them down... -
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The Fallen Ship 2 by Mark Wayne McGinnis, Kim McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Stayed up all night reading - Love this series!" Carl Manding The epic battle for AI supremacy in the universe between the Geo-Mind and Gia continues. Beneath the isolation zone, 300 alien troops have been dispatched, and if that’s not discouraging enough, the 23rd Silarian Fleet has initiated terra displacement operations outside the energy dome... -
![Charlie's Planet by Jerry Boyd]()
Charlie's Planet by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and Nikki decide to take a honeymoon, to celebrate Nikki’s pregnancy... -
![Shady Oaks by Jerry Boyd]()
Shady Oaks by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and the boys continue their crusade against the scourge of pedestrianism. John is taken hostage by desperate deserters. Can Dee save him with the power of sideways?The residents of Shady Oaks need exercise. Can Snitz get the whole place on their feet?Get the answers to these and other burning questions on the next episode of 'As the Frisbee Turns'... -
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Sol by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSol’s warships paid the ultimate price for threatening the Haraken and New Terran worlds. Now, Haraken President Alex Racine and his Méridien partner, Renée de Guirnon, are engaged in a desperate gamble to stop a war between their worlds and United Earth’s (UE) massive forces before it starts... -
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![Hell's Rejects, Books 1-4 Box Set by M.R. Forbes]()
Hell's Rejects, Books 1-4 Box Set by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMillion-copy bestseller M.R. Forbes presents the first four books in the best-selling Chaos of the Covenant series...When the Earth Republic is savagely attacked, they recruit the universe’s most dangerous minds to retrieve their stolen warships... -
![The Deadliest of Intentions by Marc Stevens]()
The Deadliest of Intentions by Marc Stevens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Principal Investigator of the Chaalt people, has covertly enlisted the aid of Nathan Myers and the crew of the Legacy. They desperately need help gaining access to their secret Prule research station. The facility has gone dark, and the automated defenses activated... -
![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... -
![Infiltration by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle]()
Infiltration by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis time, Kaiden's friend needs a little support… Chiyo's father's company is being targeted, and she considers her options. Should she help him? The only problem? There is a dark enemy on the other side who wants her dad's company and wouldn't mind taking a bite out of Kaiden, either. Chief is more integrated than he was before and far more fragile due to his neural link with Kaiden... -
![Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha]()
Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sisterhood’s dangerous militarist sect finds a foothold in a broad swath of space inhabited by the descendants of Earth’s fourth colony ship, Destiny. They’re welcomed by the mining corporations, whose leaders see unbridled opportunity in the sisters’ advanced tech.Five powerful corporations own six mining planets... -
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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... -
![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... -
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The Last Revocater by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Last Revocater is book five of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and adventure of Indiana Jones. With Goliath continuing its rampage through the network of portal worlds, Hudson Powell and Tory Bellona go on with their search for Logan Griff and the crystal. But first they must embark on a final, dangerous relic hunt inside a crashed alien wreck... -
![Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecades of groundwork. Countless civilians abducted, experimented on, and killed. The perfect plan has taken shape, and soon, the entire sector will be under the control of the shadowy Committee. That was the plan, anyway. But some human has decided to blow the whole thing up. What do you do when one of those pathetic little newcomers tries to ruin your plans? Make him pay... -
![Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter taking down the Yennai Corporation, Barnabas has earned a little break. On the way back to High Tortuga, however, he stops to answer a distress call. How long could it take, after all? Barnabas is about to find out... -
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![Halo: Renegades by Kelly Gay]()
Halo: Renegades by Kelly Gay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-Covenant War galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto—and Rion Forge certainly made her mark on the trade... -
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Heretic by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third volume in Philip C. Quaintrell's Terran Cycle continues to span the galaxy, exploring the origins of mankind. Now a man with nothing to lose, Kalian Gaines has chosen to travel through the Conclave’s new Starforge and explore what remains of the Terran Empire... -
![Wanderers On Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Wanderers On Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Six of EarthCent Ambassador. Start the series with the free Book One - Date Night on Union Station. Three years have passed, and the children are growing like weeds as Aisha grows into a new career. A mob of alien party animals has settled near Union Station like a plague, but nobody seems willing to see them off... -
![Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRed has a price on his head. Rivka is determined to find those who put it there. Criminals commit crimes. Career criminals do it in secret. They are good at hiding.Rivka’s latest case has her hunting fugitives. Red is on a mission to find them and make them pay for what they’ve done.Her search leads her through dark warrens of political intrigue and ecological disasters... -
![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... -
![Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron]()
Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDisaster strikes in orbit around Mars. A Chinese spacecraft is disabled, stranded near Phobos. Well over a hundred million miles from Earth, their only hope for rescue comes from the American base on the edge of the Vallis Marineris on the surface of Mars... -
![Lost to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra, #1) by Ella Blake]()
Lost to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra, #1) by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Sci-Fi Alien Romance I signed up for a research mission with five other women. Instead, we crashed on an alien planet with too many dangers to count. Separated from the other women, I'm on my own until a huge alien with color-changing skin and a massive sword gets me out of a bad spot. I don't understand Savair's language, but I think he's under the impression that I'm his.I am NOT his... -
![Pushing Daisy by Scott Baron]()
Pushing Daisy by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscaping from deranged cyborgs and a malcontent artificial intelligence had been the run of Daisy’s life, but one from which she had miraculously come out the other side, and in one piece, no less. Unfortunately for her, she had survived that ordeal only to find herself in a far deeper mess... -
![Master by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle]()
Master by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything can’t be about School…The third-year students are about to take on those who know them best.Each other.Using a variation of the classic game of Capture the Flag, Kaiden and his friends must join teams and battle each other.It is time for Kaiden to learn what it means to lead.Then, when they are out on the town an opportunity is handed to the students on a silver platter... -
![Glitch by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle]()
Glitch by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGIN SONNY IS COMING. It's personal. It's the end game. No one sees Gin's plans, which is what has made him one of the most successful killers Earth has conceived. Now Kaiden will find out if his friends, teachers, and the support staff are capable of stopping the killer from leaving him braindead. Sometimes you don’t come out of the Animus alive... -
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![Daisy's Gambit by Scott Baron]()
Daisy's Gambit by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer moment of triumph was finally at hand. Or at least that’s what Daisy thought before everything flipped on its axis and went to straight to hell. But that was par for the course in Daisy’s life, and she was becoming somewhat accustomed to expecting the unexpected. This, however, took it to a whole different level. One far worse than she would ever have thought possible... -
![Ronin by Edward W. Robertson]()
Ronin by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hive has survived their first fleet action against FinnTech. But in the process, they've lost the Hive itself. With their manufacturing base in Finn's hands, it's only a matter of time before they're outnumbered and destroyed. As Rada searches for a path to victory, she stumbles on a horrifying secret: the aliens who've kept humanity confined to the Solar System are about to make their move... -
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Orion Rises by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrion Rises is book two of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and action of Indiana Jones. Kicked out of the Relic Guardian Force, Hudson Powell has started down the path to becoming a relic hunter. Fortune awaits inside the mysterious, alien hulks found on every planet throughout the vast network of portal worlds... -
![Goliath Emerges by G.J. Ogden]()
Goliath Emerges by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoliath Emerges is book three of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and action of Indiana Jones. News has spread of Hudson and Liberty’s unique ability to discover new portals; now every relic hunter wants a slice of the action.Starting out from Deimos Station near Mars, Hudson and Liberty take the Orion to a new portal world... -
![Nkarri by Annabelle Rex]()
Nkarri by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was as if his focus narrowed, the rest of the people in the room fading out as he took her in...Jas has spent years regrowing her confidence after getting burned by her ex. Now she has great friends, a beautiful home and a successful career - everything she thought she needed... -
![Raith by Annabelle Rex]()
Raith by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf he suggested it, she was absolutely going to unwrap him like a Christmas present.Mia made a promise to always attend her family’s Christmas ‘gathering’. Hard to call it a party when they’re about as much fun as a funeral. It’s the same thing every year... -
![Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's not the warrior I wanted. But now we're stranded together, and I can't quit thinking about him.I made it all the way through the Alien Bride Games without being chosen by a Khanavai male, even though I'm certain it's the only way I'll ever find anything resembling love... -
![Cheating in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Cheating in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have no desire to join the Alien Bride Lottery.But even more than that, I don't want my parents to choose a husband for me. And that's what will happen if I stay on Earth.So I make a deal with them: if I go to Station 21 and don't get chosen by a Khanavai male, I will come home and allow them to plan the rest of my life... -
![The Hall of Heroes by John Jackson Miller]()
The Hall of Heroes by John Jackson Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContinuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation!The Klingon Empire stands on the precipice. In the wake of violence from the cult known as the Unsung, paranoia threatens to break Chancellor Martok’s regime... -
![Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack]()
Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE NEEDS OF THE MANYDespite heroic efforts by Thirishar ch’Thane, the Andorian species is headed for extinction. Its slow march toward oblivion has reached a tipping point, one from which there will be no hope of return.THE NEEDS OF THE FEWWith countless lives at stake, the leaders of Andor, the Federation, and the Typhon Pact all scheme to twist the crisis to their political gain—at any price... -
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![Word Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Word Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Book Nine of the EarthCent Ambassador Series - Start with the free Book One, Date Night on Union Station Over half of Earth's population has left the planet, mainly as contract workers for aliens, and the homeworld is losing relevance to the emigrants... -
![Architects of Infinity by Kirsten Beyer]()
Architects of Infinity by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager, from the New York Times bestselling author!As the Federation Starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims... -
![The Poisoned Chalice by James Swallow]()
The Poisoned Chalice by James Swallow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne simple act, and the troubles of the United Federation of Planets have grown darker overnight. The mystery behind the heinous terrorist attack that has rocked the Federation to its core grows ever deeper, and William Riker finds himself beset by rumors and half-truths as the U.S.S. Titan is ordered back to Earth on emergency orders from the admiralty... -
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Atonement by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAdmiral Kathryn Janeway faces a tribunal determined to execute her for supposed crimes committed during Voyager’s maiden trek through the Delta Quadrant. Captain Chakotay knows that the Kinara, several species now allied against the Full Circle fleet, are not all they appear to be... -
![Revelation: Ascendancy: Book 1 by D. Ward Cornell]()
Revelation: Ascendancy: Book 1 by D. Ward Cornell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst Contact, told from the alien's perspective. Newly edited and released. Michael Baker is a 35 year old, natural born, American citizen from Texas, a successful entrepreneur and amateur astronomer. The scientific community mocks him when he publishes the time and coordinates where a supernova will occur. When it occurs, people start wondering who Michael is... -
![The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer]()
The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the U.S.S. Galen and U.S.S...Categorized as:
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