Rook's Song Series by Chad Huskins

Ten years after mankind has been wiped out from the universe by a techno-organic race known as the Cerebrals, a lone pilot, call sign “Rook,” stands alone in an asteroid field in a distant part of a spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. As they close in around his home, ready to extinguish humanity once and for all, Rook stumbles upon a possible weakness in the Cerebs. One that humanity never discovered in time... moreTen years after mankind has been wiped out from the universe by a techno-organic race known as the Cerebrals, a lone pilot, call sign “Rook,” stands alone in an asteroid field in a distant part of a spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. As they close in around his home, ready to extinguish humanity once and for all, Rook stumbles upon a possible weakness in the Cerebs. One that humanity never discovered in time. Using strategies garnered from the Academy, as well as from his days as a Chess champion, he plans to make a last stand worthy enough to demonstrate the imaginative power of Man. less

Humanity is gone. The last man continues to struggle for survival against the hostile alien race that annihilated the rest of humanity as they track him to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. An uneasy alliance against a common enemy may be Rook's only hope of staying ahead of the Cerebral forces. Two minds made for meddling pit themselves against the cold, calculating Cerebrals in a desperate bid for survival in the greatest game ever played!