Apotheosis Series by S. Andrew Swann

It’s been nearly 200 years since the collapse of the Confederacy, the last government to claim humanity’s colonies. The void has been filed by many different powers, ranging from the Eridani Caliphate to the Roman Catholic Church. When strange transmissions are received from beyond the fringes of human space, they reveal the existence of human settlements lost since the demise of the Confederacy, colonies that could shift the balance of power should they be claimed by the Caliphate... moreIt’s been nearly 200 years since the collapse of the Confederacy, the last government to claim humanity’s colonies. The void has been filed by many different powers, ranging from the Eridani Caliphate to the Roman Catholic Church. When strange transmissions are received from beyond the fringes of human space, they reveal the existence of human settlements lost since the demise of the Confederacy, colonies that could shift the balance of power should they be claimed by the Caliphate. Thus begins a race between the most advanced ships in the Caliphate fleet and an expedition of mercenaries and scientists recruited by an AI who has a long history with the Confederacy. But when they reach the source of the transmission, Xi Virginis, they will uncover a threat far beyond the scope of anyone one human government . . . less

Nearly two hundred years after the collapse of the Confederacy--the last government to claim sovereignty over all of humanity's far-flung interstellar colonies--forces ranging from the Eridani Caliphate to the Roman Catholic Church to the alien-created AI named Mosasa are jockeying for control. So when strange transmissions are received from beyond the fringes of human space, the race is on to get there first.As Heretics opens, all hell is about to break loose... moreNearly two hundred years after the collapse of the Confederacy--the last government to claim sovereignty over all of humanity's far-flung interstellar colonies--forces ranging from the Eridani Caliphate to the Roman Catholic Church to the alien-created AI named Mosasa are jockeying for control. So when strange transmissions are received from beyond the fringes of human space, the race is on to get there first.As Heretics opens, all hell is about to break loose. Mosasa has been destroyed by Adam--another of the surviving alien AIs. And Adam is about to launch a plan of conquest that has been centuries in the making. If he succeeds, he will rule all human kind--all sentient life-forms--as a God.Only a few know the truth about Adam's plans and how deeply he has stretched his forces across the galaxy. And even with the aid of some unexpected allies, does the human race have any hope of defeating this seemingly omnipresent and omniscient entity . . . ? less

The last stand against the self-proclaimed God, Adam, has retreated to the anarchic planet Bakunin-a world besieged by civil war. Humanity's last hope lies with Nickolai Rajasthan, a Moreau who believes that the human race that created his kind is already damned beyond redemption.