Alien Space Thriller

Imperator Hunter trusted Bonko when no-one else did. But with a reputation for being a pirate, why would anyone trust him? With an exemplary multi-war record, he should be trusted, but largely isn’t. I trust him. He’s my hero. He and his crew are heroes. When I needed someone, anyone, he was there. They were there. And here’s the thing: There’s a secret. One I’m not supposed to tell. And at the center of it, is Bonko’s Club. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail ...

Commodore Raptor Warwyk receives command of his own starship…and orders for a mission to cross vast swaths of space and rescue a beleaguered ally of Starfire Kingdom from mysterious alien invaders. Nestorian Republic faces attacks from powerful alien spaceships on its exploration and mining vessels and the aliens are abducting the survivors. Commodore Raptor is on his way with his Starship Conquistador. Armed to the teeth, built to conquer and carrying secret weapons even its crew doesn’t know about, he will have to dare the aliens all alone. The journey is long and treacherous, forces ...

Even an AI needs a day off once in a while. The Trixone and Rawtenuga wars continue to keep getting bigger, and as the Imperator’s primary AI, Jane is always in the thick of things. But comments of late have started her thinking about how even an AI can get stressed. Today is Halloween. And Jane’s having a day off. What could possibly go wrong? [This is a short story set on the last day of the events of Lieutenant Commander Spacemage.] The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail...

George Murdock has always been the tech go to guy. So when the prototype jump drive is ready for testing, it’s only right his ship is where it’s fitted. It’s the first test of merging tech and magic. What could possibly go wrong? George knows when the chips are down, he’s still part of the alpha team, and they always go in at the shit end. But this time, nothing he’s done prepares him for what’s coming for him now. This time he’s alone, and to survive, he must become, the Imperium Knight. Grace Tapping was the girl who ran away from the Imperator. When she became a fighter ...

James Bigglesworth is not a young man anymore. He’s risen as high as he can go, and achieved more than all his ambitions, and even dreams, had him striving for. But his early life as an ace pilot caused damage to his body, and he’s known for a long time he’ll die younger than most. Being the Marshall in charge of carriers and fighters, in a military where the carriers are also dreadnaughts, has allowed him to scale back his role in things, and keep his failing health a secret. His protégé Lacey’s rejection of the top CAG position has been a constant thorn in his side, and being ...

In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The planet’s refugees flock to Darwin, where a space elevator—created by the architects of this apocalypse, the Builders—emits a plague-suppressing aura.

They came from space. We don’t know who they are. We don’t know what they want. We don’t know why they keep coming back. We thought we could stand against all enemies. We were wrong. We thought the enemies we had were as bad as it was possible to be. We were wrong. But we do know one thing. We will adapt. One day we will be ready for them. And on that day, as with all days, There will be, the Dawn Patrol. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer ...

"No-one’s dead until I say they’re dead!" Being told you're a legend is not the same as knowing it, or being it. Bud's been told he's the real Merlin. He knows it to be true. But being the legend is a whole different thing. Up until now, he's been Bud, doing what's necessary. Now he must really be - Merlin. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer Hire a Hero Jane's Christmas Hero to the Rescue Hero at the Gates The Long Road to Gaia Home is Where ...

Extraterrestrials finally show their faces. Can one investigator use their technology to stop WWIII from destroying humanity? Dallas, 2072. Jack Slater has been piecing together evidence of alien visits for years. So as the head of a fully funded UFO research team, he’s excited to give an interview to a cute journalist about his unusual job. But when a real-life spaceship appears outside his window and beams in a powerful probe, only his split-second action saves them from an unknown threat. Believing the vessel may have been trying to issue a warning, Jack searches for more clues to the ...

Finding the Dragon Homeworld wasn’t the momentous event they thought it would be. What isn’t yet known is the cost to the Imperium. And others. The tigers are not happy. Some dragons are not happy. And Bud isn’t happy. Is one planet really worth so much trouble? Was enabling the Dragon Host really a good idea after all? Do the highers have their own agenda here? Do the Keerah? Some of the past is now known, but why is this one planet so important to the galaxy? It seems like only Bud is asking the questions, and even he doesn’t know if they should be answered or not. But everything ...

“The Imperium thinks the Ruam home world is dead. Boy, are they wrong.” The clock is ticking. The Imps, the most powerful military force in the Rex Cloud, are returning with literally everything they have, including a massive space fleet filled with battle-tested marines and every weapon of devastation in the known galaxy. Everything. After the destruction of the Ghost Star, all Galen has left is a single fighter craft, a captured troop carrier, and the undeniable courage of his people. He knows that’s not enough, but there’s no way he’ll ever bend a knee to the malevolent ...

The rebellion is over. The militia that fought and won is now the Primacy, and must learn to rule in place of the defeated Ascendency. And the Fateful Four, heroes of the rebellion, must learn to live in a galaxy without war, including Voxx Kabbah Vor, the now exiled Paladin. Then something new is discovered on the edge of the galaxy, in the Outer Reach. A deeply placed operative finds something unusual out where few have ventured. These discoveries bring the Fateful Four (five if anyone asks Exeter, the robot) together again. But the galaxy has changed, and so have the threats.

What if villains had a support hotline? What if they were calling about the Imperium? Villain Support is going to have to up their threat level. We’re back in Crossover territory, and this is very short humor parody to laugh at. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer Hire a Hero Jane's Christmas Hero to the Rescue Hero at the Gates The Long Road to Gaia Home is Where the Hero Is Hero in Darkness Hero to the End A.I. Destiny Admiral of Gaia Kingdom ...

Quentin Arnbury is a Creator. He’s also the author of the popular Contest of Sovereignty series of fantasy novels. Like most true creators, his characters are real and exist in a parallel world designed and constructed by Arnbury himself. But when something dark appears in his fantasy land, a darkness not of his creation, Quentin is powerless to stop it. That is, until he remembers Samantha Moon... the daring vampire detective who saved him and other creators from the villainous Elizabeth and her horde of dark masters. Now Quentin Arnbury needs only to write Samantha Moon and her friends ...

🌌 In the dark, we whispered. In the silence, we were judged. The universe is a graveyard — ancient, watchful, and merciless. When humanity made its presence known to the stars, it broke the sacred law of survival: stay silent, or perish. Silent Requiem marks the beginning of the saga: Dr. Nia Raine and Commander Ellis Vorn lead the Artemis Ascendant into the mythic Orion Expanse, awakening an ancient intelligence within the Dark Forest. A fragile peace is forged... but at a terrible cost. In War Without Stars, centuries later, new explorers stumble upon the forest once again — and ...

In this fast-paced science fiction interplanetary mystery thriller, FBI Special Agent Sharpe is one of the best in his field at tracking down outlaws. In pursuit of a female bank robber on the run, what should have been a simple arrest turns Sharpe’s world upside down when he realizes she has lured him through a space portal – and he’s not on Earth anymore.

“So many twists and turns...I literally could not put it down.” “A real page-turner—suspenseful, exciting, a must-read.” “Can’t wait for the sequel!” Zeke Stanton is stranded on the moon with no food, no training, and no communication with Earth. His chances for survival are virtually zero. But just when Zeke thinks getting home is his biggest challenge, he makes a discovery that could change the course of human history. He’s now faced with an impossible choice: save humanity or save himself. As Zeke seeks a way to disclose his mind-numbing find, he becomes the target of a...

Archeologists in Spaaaace!!! Terraformed planets. Ancient, primitive cultures. And an old stone talisman with surprisingly high-tech innards. Is the talisman a star map? Does it, as the ruthless Velkaryans think, point to a cache of alien weapons? Homeworld Security thinks it might, and wants to send the archeologist who found it, Hannibal Carson, to go look. Too bad the only ship available is piloted by his ex-girlfriend.... With a thriving black market in alien artifacts, Carson is used to dealing with tomb raiders -- but they’re nothing compared to what he faces this time. Set fifty ...

Merlin is now Emperor of the Sparta Empire. Which is exactly what he set out to do. And also is exactly what he’s always said should never happen. He had to be the challenger to get there doing it right, but acceptance is a fickle thing anyway. When he started the empire was but a trigger event away from a civil war. But has he become that trigger? Or will he be able to get society to step back from the brink? Now he must be the Unifier. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail...

With the fate of the world in their hands, will they make the right choice? The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the world is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of the aliens. With governments struggling to decide whether to cooperate with the alien offers of salvation, the team must race against time to convince the world to support the aliens in defending Earth from the Musmahu, snakelike offspring of the Old Gods. As they fight to protect the planet, the team must also confront a new enemy, an unknown force with the power to control the Musmahu and potentially unlock the secrets ...