Shrapnel Series by Nick Sagan, Mark Long, Clinnette Minnis, M. Zachary Sherman

Enter the planet Venus, year 2250. After five years of war, the last free colony in the solar system is about to fall. Unknown to the attacking intergalactic Marines or even the colonists themselves, the war’s most infamous heroine has gone into hiding in exile on their planet.The exiled Marine, Vijaya “Sam” Narayan, is faced with a difficult decision after realzing she has committed genocide in the galaxy for the Solar Alliance... moreEnter the planet Venus, year 2250. After five years of war, the last free colony in the solar system is about to fall. Unknown to the attacking intergalactic Marines or even the colonists themselves, the war’s most infamous heroine has gone into hiding in exile on their planet.The exiled Marine, Vijaya “Sam” Narayan, is faced with a difficult decision after realzing she has committed genocide in the galaxy for the Solar Alliance. Sam must find a way to organize a revolt against the very army she once fought alongside to save the last free planet in the universe. less

After the Solar Alliance enacts a plan to starve Venus of vital resources, ex-Marine Vijaya “Sam” Narayan and her besieged rebel army take a deadly risk and land a strike force on Earth’s moon. From there, they create a partnership with one of the unscrupulous fusion magnates who keep a stranglehold on the System’s energy supply. Sam and Colonel Rossi’s forces deal a crippling blow to the Solar Alliance by destroying their primary Helium-3 source... moreAfter the Solar Alliance enacts a plan to starve Venus of vital resources, ex-Marine Vijaya “Sam” Narayan and her besieged rebel army take a deadly risk and land a strike force on Earth’s moon. From there, they create a partnership with one of the unscrupulous fusion magnates who keep a stranglehold on the System’s energy supply. Sam and Colonel Rossi’s forces deal a crippling blow to the Solar Alliance by destroying their primary Helium-3 source. The Alliance is finally learning not to underestimate Sam’s military and tactical expertise. They have given all their resources and support to the one man whose hatred for Sam burns brighter than a thousand suns... Colonel Bellgrave. less