The Northern Star Series by Mike Gullickson

The oil is gone. That way of life, ended. An invention frees the mind. A cyber-world becomes salvation. A boy, a weapon. A soldier, a titan. While nations thrash into antiquity and a CEO becomes Queen, a man - brilliant and cunning - plots to rule it all.

In the first novel, John Raimey, a crippled soldier, sacrificed himself for duty and family and became the first Tank Major, a bionic soldier powerful enough to level buildings. His sacrifice was in vain. Ten years later, mentally ill, estranged from his daughter, and stationed in Africa to protect the mines needed to keep cyberspace alive, he airdrops into a town where the adults are murdered and the children abducted... moreIn the first novel, John Raimey, a crippled soldier, sacrificed himself for duty and family and became the first Tank Major, a bionic soldier powerful enough to level buildings. His sacrifice was in vain. Ten years later, mentally ill, estranged from his daughter, and stationed in Africa to protect the mines needed to keep cyberspace alive, he airdrops into a town where the adults are murdered and the children abducted. What Raimey uncovers sets him on a new mission: save his daughter, no matter the cost. less

The final novel wraps up the journey of John Raimey, who, thirty-five years before, became the first bionic soldier ever deployed in war. He is a giant, a Tank Major, fourteen feet tall and with enough power in his fists to level buildings. He is a legend of war, cursed with a fate where everyone he touches - even in love - dies.Evan Lindo, the father of bionics, now rules the world through his most ingenious creation, The Northern Star... moreThe final novel wraps up the journey of John Raimey, who, thirty-five years before, became the first bionic soldier ever deployed in war. He is a giant, a Tank Major, fourteen feet tall and with enough power in his fists to level buildings. He is a legend of war, cursed with a fate where everyone he touches - even in love - dies.Evan Lindo, the father of bionics, now rules the world through his most ingenious creation, The Northern Star. But a war in the Middle East has triggered events that lead to Raimey. And a secret has been unveiled that sets Raimey on one last mission before he finds his place in Hell. The ancient giant hopes to die. His existence festers like a plague. The love he's lost, And the debt's he's paid. The death he's dealt, And the waste he's laid. But one last chance to right one wrong. One last march into the fray. Together, they can kill the god. And set his daughter free. less

The Omnibus Edition of The Northern Star science fiction saga includes The Beginning, which Examiner hailed as "One of The Top 5 Indie-Published Books You Haven't Read, But Should," Civil War, which the Midwest Book Review stated was "military sci-fi and futuristic cyber-reality at its best," and the just released final novel, The End, which Portland Book Review said was "extremely well-written . . . a fantastic book to read." 2058... moreThe Omnibus Edition of The Northern Star science fiction saga includes The Beginning, which Examiner hailed as "One of The Top 5 Indie-Published Books You Haven't Read, But Should," Civil War, which the Midwest Book Review stated was "military sci-fi and futuristic cyber-reality at its best," and the just released final novel, The End, which Portland Book Review said was "extremely well-written . . . a fantastic book to read." 2058. As superpowers squabble over the remaining oil, and civilization limps on in a virtual universe, a cunning and ruthless genius uses the digital connectivity of our world to manipulate governments, subliminally sway the masses - and even kill - in his quest for immortality.The first bionic soldier­ - now mentally broken, a prodigy hacker abused as a weapon, a psychopath seeking redemption, and the CEO who created the cyber universe - and unwittingly - the means to rule both, are all that stands in his way. less