The Ragnarok Saga Series by Kevin O. McLaughlin

War over energy resources devastated the Earth and her colony on the moon. A new agreement was reached between the nations of the world: The Lunar Accord. Designed to end the possibility of war in space for all time, it bars nations or individuals from arming ships in space. Twenty peaceful years have passed since the Accord was signed. But someone has broken the rules, and now armed ships are attacking freighters and kidnapping their crews... moreWar over energy resources devastated the Earth and her colony on the moon. A new agreement was reached between the nations of the world: The Lunar Accord. Designed to end the possibility of war in space for all time, it bars nations or individuals from arming ships in space. Twenty peaceful years have passed since the Accord was signed. But someone has broken the rules, and now armed ships are attacking freighters and kidnapping their crews. One man saw the danger, all those years ago - Admiral Nicholas Stein, hero and villain of the last war. He argued against the Accord and was ridiculed for it. Now he and his son Thomas are all that stands between humanity and a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing to control space - and from there, enslave us all. less

Mars won her freedom from the hegemony of the United Nations of Earth, but can the planet survive the victory? The ruthless president of the UN will stop at nothing to bring all of humanity under his control. He’s ordered a fleet be built - supposedly to protect Earth against future attacks. But Nicholas Stein and his son Thomas know better. That fleet is a knife held at the throat of a free Mars. Sooner or later, Earth will be coming to reclaim their colony... moreMars won her freedom from the hegemony of the United Nations of Earth, but can the planet survive the victory? The ruthless president of the UN will stop at nothing to bring all of humanity under his control. He’s ordered a fleet be built - supposedly to protect Earth against future attacks. But Nicholas Stein and his son Thomas know better. That fleet is a knife held at the throat of a free Mars. Sooner or later, Earth will be coming to reclaim their colony. A sudden series of attacks convince father and son that their enemies are stepping up the timetable for their attack. But the truth is even worse. Earth has a powerful new ship, bigger and more deadly than any weapon humanity has ever constructed. And it’s heading to Mars. less

The final battle between Mars and Earth approaches. Forces array themselves for a showdown, and humanity’s fate lies in the balance. Thomas leads a new force of the most powerful infantry humans have ever fielded, but even that may not be enough to prevail against Earth's newest plot.The stakes are higher than anyone knows. The secrets deeper than anyone has guessed. And the truth could free or enslave humanity forever... moreThe final battle between Mars and Earth approaches. Forces array themselves for a showdown, and humanity’s fate lies in the balance. Thomas leads a new force of the most powerful infantry humans have ever fielded, but even that may not be enough to prevail against Earth's newest plot.The stakes are higher than anyone knows. The secrets deeper than anyone has guessed. And the truth could free or enslave humanity forever. Sample from the story: “Lucas, what’s going on up there?” I asked over the radio.”“Picking up some weird shit on thermal, sir. You’d better come have a look at this.””I grumbled under my breath, but made my way up to the front of the column of men. He was right. When I turned on thermal imaging the whole area looked hot. Small pockets of even higher temperatures were scattered about, but even the cool spots were still much hotter than the terrain we’d seen so far.”“Natural formation?” I said aloud.”“Seems to be. It looks like it extends for a couple kilometers in every direction,” Lucas said. “Not sure what it is, though. You want us to go around it?””I really didn’t want to go through it. The whole thing gave me a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. But on the other hand we couldn’t afford to go that far out of our way, either. “Irons, you hearing this?””“I am. What’s your call, sir?” he replied.”“I was asking what you thought.””“I think we might be screwed either way..." less