Dirigent Mercenary Corps Series by Rick Shelley

"Congratulations!" You've just joined the Dirigent Mercenary Corps! Which Means you just signed your life away. National Bestselling author Rick Shelley has thrilled a legion of fans with his tales of future warfare among the stars... more"Congratulations!" You've just joined the Dirigent Mercenary Corps! Which Means you just signed your life away. National Bestselling author Rick Shelley has thrilled a legion of fans with his tales of future warfare among the stars. In Shelley's newest novel, Lon Nolan, a young soldier expelled from Earth's prestigious North American Military Academy on trumped-up charges, is seeking to prove his worthiness in the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, where the bloody craft of battle had been refined into an art... less

The year is 2804 AD. Humanity has colonized the universe. But the authority of the Confederation of Human Worlds is spread thin. Where the Army of planet Earth cannot reach, mercenaries must keep the peace--and the Dirigent Mercenary Corps are the best of the best.Kicked out of the prestigious North American Military Academy, Lon Nolan had only a few choices left to him... moreThe year is 2804 AD. Humanity has colonized the universe. But the authority of the Confederation of Human Worlds is spread thin. Where the Army of planet Earth cannot reach, mercenaries must keep the peace--and the Dirigent Mercenary Corps are the best of the best.Kicked out of the prestigious North American Military Academy, Lon Nolan had only a few choices left to him. He chose the hardest one: serving with the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, an elite fighting squad where respect is earned not in the classroom but on the battlefield.Nolan proved himself on the battlefield on Norbank. But now he’s commanding men of his own, and the stakes are higher. He’s going to learn sooner or later that leadership always comes with a cost ... less

On Aldrin, where a fierce civil war has broken out, Lon Nolan and his men are caught between two warring colonies, only to learn that the side that hired the DMC has deceived them. With casualties mounting, Lon must lead like never before, or his men may not make it out alive...

The latest assignment of Lon Nolan, hero of Lieutenant and Captain, takes him to the remote mining planet of Bancroft, where his platoon comes face to face with an enemy army who is mercilessly raiding the outlying settlements -- and anyone who gets in their way...

Lon Nolan, the newly appointed Lieutenant Colonel, prepares to lead the Corps into a savage war on a frontier mining planet. But once he plunges into the heart of combat, can he bring his men out alive?

The adventures of the Dirigent Mercenary Corps continue... Colonel Lon Nolan can command legions of men in combat, but can he put his own son in the front lines?