Rika's Marauders Series by M.D. Cooper

A Novella of the Orion War (Aeon 14)Rika is a scout mech, once human, now she is the property of the Genevian military.Rika's crime was small, stealing food. But when faced with a five-year prison term, or conscription in the Genevian military, she chose war.She had no idea what that conscription would entail.Now little of Rika's human body remains, and she serves as an SMI-2 scout mech, the meat inside a cyborg body... moreA Novella of the Orion War (Aeon 14)Rika is a scout mech, once human, now she is the property of the Genevian military.Rika's crime was small, stealing food. But when faced with a five-year prison term, or conscription in the Genevian military, she chose war.She had no idea what that conscription would entail.Now little of Rika's human body remains, and she serves as an SMI-2 scout mech, the meat inside a cyborg body. She, and others like her, are sent in ahead of the human soldiers to tip the scales of war.But the enemy has upped the ante and the mechs of Rika's fireteam will have to go up against unimaginable odds if they want to serve their time and become human again.An Aeon 14 seriesThe events of the Rika's Marauders series occur during the New Canaan time span in The Orion War series. This series may be read at any time after reading Destiny Lost, New Canaan, or Orion Rising. less

Begin Rika's journey in Rika Mechanized, a novella prequel leading up to the events of Rika Outcast.Rika is mech-meat, a cyborg killing machine, created by the Genevian military and cast aside when the war was lost.Now she slings cargo on Dekar Station, falling deeper in debt as she struggles to make enough money to keep her cybernetic body functioning... moreBegin Rika's journey in Rika Mechanized, a novella prequel leading up to the events of Rika Outcast.Rika is mech-meat, a cyborg killing machine, created by the Genevian military and cast aside when the war was lost.Now she slings cargo on Dekar Station, falling deeper in debt as she struggles to make enough money to keep her cybernetic body functioning. The local gangs would love to have her join their ranks, and the takings would pay her bills, but the only thing Rika hates more than what she's become, is killing for others.But morals don't buy repairs and she's at the point of utter desperation when her loan holder cashes in her debt and sells her to the highest bidder.When Rika wakes, she's in a warehouse on a planet she's never heard of, and a trio of mercenaries are reassembling her body. Their mission is to kill the world's president, and her mods and abilities are just what they need to get the job done.Whether she likes it or not, Rika is in the business of killing once more as she joins the ranks of the Marauders.An Aeon 14 seriesThe events of the Rika's Marauders series occur during the New Canaan timespan in The Orion War series. This series may be read at any time after reading Destiny Lost, New Canaan, or Orion Rising. less

Rika is a Marauder. After years of drifting aimlessly after the war with the Nietzscheans, she has finally found a home with the Marauders—a mercenary outfit comprised of Genevian veterans. Back in the war, Rika hated her government, but always fought for the woman next to her. Now she fights for her teammates in Basilisk, an elite spec-ops team that takes on the toughest missions... moreRika is a Marauder. After years of drifting aimlessly after the war with the Nietzscheans, she has finally found a home with the Marauders—a mercenary outfit comprised of Genevian veterans. Back in the war, Rika hated her government, but always fought for the woman next to her. Now she fights for her teammates in Basilisk, an elite spec-ops team that takes on the toughest missions. When General Mill, CO of the Marauders comes to Rika with a top-secret solo operation, she wants to turn it down. But the mission comes with a chance to save Silva, her old team leader from the Nietzschean war. Without team Basilisk, without the Marauders, Rika must stand on her own against all odds and save the woman who once saved her. less

With her own company of mechs, Rika is now responsible for the defense of Thebes, the alliance she had a hand in destroying.

Rika returns to the Albany System, to defend it from Nietzschea once more.

Rika's Marauders continue their inexorable advance on the Nietzschean Empire.

Rika's date with destiny draws nigh.

With Iberia behind them, the Marauders are united. Now Rika looks toward the center of the former Genevian Alliance.