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 ...

Please Note: This story is also part of book 10 of The Hunter Legacy series, The Long Road to Gaia. Thirteen doesn't like humans. The last thing he wants is to be assigned a mission to babysit them. Given a choice, he'd happily let them blow themselves up, after he saved all the cats first. Exactly how humans could ever have anything to do with galaxy wide consequences is completely beyond his ability to understand. When asked to perform an intervention, there was always freewill to choose not to. But in this case, does he really have a choice? This is a 5000 word short story, set in The ...

What's in your genes? Baker doesn't know...but he's about to find out! Baker Holden is just trying to get things together. Things have been getting a little strange. Unbeknownst to him, he's been visited by aliens and been indoctrinated into their breeding program. Their goal; the offspring that will carry his rare genetic make-up. Join Baker's complete adventures; where he faces his daughter's BFF, the Summer Interns, His Ex-Wife, and more! Is he prepared for what the aliens' manipulative breeding plan will do to the hearts and minds of all the fertile, unprotected ladies in his life? Find...

They were only supposed to tour the rocket. Then the countdown started. Now they’re stranded on the Moon—fighting to survive. Zeke Stanton thought his dream job at NASA would be routine. Instead, he and a small group of new hires are suddenly trapped aboard a rocket as it launches—no warning, no explanation, and only seconds to react. Disbelief turns to panic when the ship crash-lands on the lunar surface. Oxygen is limited. Communications are dead. No one knows they’re alive…or so they believe. While searching for a way home, the crew uncovers something buried in a crater—an ...

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 ...

Alan Dean Foster is the acclaimed author of movie tie-ins for Star Wars, Alien and Transformers. He was awarded the IAMTW Grand Master Scribe Award in 2008. He is also a best-selling science fiction and fantasy author in his own right, including the popular Pip & Flinx novels and the Founding of the Commonwealth series.

Cut-throat bosses, local mobsters, an influencer girlfriend, and evil corporations, that’s who. A fun and smart near future thriller crammed with mind-expanding concepts, science being explored today, fast paced action, and unexpected twists. All driven by expertly presented emotions, desires, and childhood issues in life or death situations.

Hugh McDaniel lives in Queens, New York. He's a genius, and he has been struggling to pick one area to focus his life’s work on. His brother and best friend, Travis, is a marine officer. They get along very well, despite their differences. When aliens suddenly invade and destroy their entire culture, they are forced to struggle together in the ruins. At first they just tried to survive; to collect food, medicine, weapons, and to find other survivors. But now, they've set their sights higher: on resistance and reclaiming their planet from invaders.

On the long space flight back to earth, a space pilot must take mandatory virtual reality programs to keep from going insane. The VR was switched and the pilot must endure the dead copilot's VR simulations of him and his wife on earth. Soon a virtual relationship builds as the space pilot draws ever closer to earth.

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.

Uncovering a deep-space alien conspiracy targeting the most powerful leaders of the Galactic Federation has launched bounty hunter Lisa’s career into orbit. Known across the outer colonies as a brutal and fearless enforcer, Lisa’s reputation for handling covert retrieval missions with precision—and discretion—has made her a go-to agent for planetary elites. From the high-tech genius zones of New Athens to the post-human biotech cities of Furcadia, Lisa’s newest contracts send her hurtling into worlds packed with interstellar danger, diplomatic nightmares, and awkward romantic ...

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.

The Imperator's Companion is the second companion book in the Hunter Imperium Universe. This is a reference book containing: an updated Dramatis Personae to the end of Destiny's Spacemage in both galaxies, all the maps used through 5 series, ship designs and some of the design process involved in their creation, other useful things used to make the writing process easier, fan art, and additional writing not seen in any of the novels.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 ...

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.

Two leaders, two fleets, two wars. The Rawtenuga war is effectively over, although dealing with the remaining fleets will take time. On the other hand, the Trixone war keeps getting bigger. Jon's problem is how to wield the growing Thorn's Cluster Militia among all the other problems of a growing Imperium. But even with a Grand Master Mage coming into his power, the sheer scale of the war seems to nullify any advantages they have. For Jon, it comes back to one repeating question. What the hell do I do next? Bud’s problem is dealing with people thinking a Grand Master Mage can do anything....

Private eye Charlie Meiklejohn is called in by insurance companies to investigate a suspected serial arsonist. The arsonist, Carson Danvers, has been on a fanatical crusade since the loss of his wife and son, burning down a series of old, shut-up wooden buildings in which random outbreaks of madness and murder have been occurring. Meiklejohn begins to follow the criminal's trail, but finds himself teaming up with his quarry to face the source of these strange outbreaks: a malfunctioning alien space probe.

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 ...

Unite, Fight, Survive: A High-Stakes Mission to Rescue Loved Ones, Stop an Alien Invasion and Take Down an Evil Corporation Elliot: Trained from birth to be a killer, he's the best in the business. But when his only two friends are kidnapped by a shadowy corporation, he'll have to use his deadly skills to bring them home. Arthur: Life as a D-list celebrity has left him wanting more. But when Hellinix kidnaps his wife and daughter, he'll stop at nothing to get them back. When these two men with nothing to lose cross paths, they'll have to rely on each other to take down the evil corporation ...

Scott thought he had enough trouble with the hurricane... ...but the aliens orbiting high above Earth want him to be the father of their race! In just a matter of days, Scott has gone from being a night-school flunkie to being the ultimate alpha-male! He's hit it off with his crush, but what about the mothership full of gorgeous, desperate, alien women that are still searching for the key to unlock their genetic future? Someone has to deal with the gorgeous, gender-bending Captain Sher! Will Alyssa and Callista's mutiny take control of the Isadora's crew of insatiable hotties, or will Scott...

Bestseller in Hard Science Fiction! Bestseller in Science Fiction Adventure! In the dark heart of an ancient city, an even darker secret is waiting. On a rugged frontier world, ex-soldier Booker takes a job providing security for a high-stakes archaeological dig. The goal: to decode the inscriptions of a long-dead civilization. The problem: giant scorpions lurking in the caverns, and they're far more deadly than anyone realized. When a savage attack on a brilliant young linguist forces Booker to confront the horrors of the underground ruins, he uncovers a chilling truth: the city hides a ...