Military Engineering

Can a space pirate be a good guy? Captain Gore: The outerworld shipping lanes are slim picking lately for pirate Captain Gore. He takes an Operator assignment that puts his broken-down ship, The Black Pearl, and hid degenerate crew in the path of the Mechanurge drones and quite possibly a hideous death on their Harvester ship. Operator Throd: Despite being betrayed by Gore, Throd-an infamous Operator who is half cybernetics-sets up a scenario using the pirates to help him get his assignment completed with the goal of leveling up. But this assignment could mean a gruesome death for the lot ...

The latest novel in the War Fleet series. A new weapon puts old alliances to the test. War Fleet: Conspiracy is a non-stop thrill ride that will leave military science fiction fans hungry for more!

Things always go wrong when you try to be God. In the case of Reinhardt Base, the Coalition's attempts have now cost them an entire planet. Now the survivors are just trying to get out with their lives. Can they do it? Read Flight From Reinhardt today!

Few diseases are more gruesome than typhus. Transmitted by body lice, it afflicts the dispossessed - refugees, soldiers, and ghettoized peoples - causing hallucinations, terrible headaches, boiling fever, and often death. The disease plagued the German army on the Eastern Front and left the Reich desperate for a vaccine. For this they turned to the brilliant and eccentric Polish zoologist Rudolf Weigl.

Rick Walker, an armed forces exploration engineer under the Armitage Corporation, travels to an array of amazing worlds for research and military purposes. His job entails many dangers, and he has been involved in many harsh battles during his service, but nothing would prepare him for what was to come next. Upon visiting Sable during one of his missions, a barren wasteland world covered in thick sand and desert rock, he stumbles upon an entire army of the disgusting Grameen.

Dr. Ernst Gräfenberg was among the most sought-after gynecologists in pre-World War II Germany. The creator of the first IUD, known as the Gräfenberg ring, he was posthumously credited with identifying the eponymous "Gräfenberg spot" or G-spot. He was also a Jew in Nazi Germany, and by 1938 he had been stripped of his practice, his possessions, and his freedom and was languishing in a Nazi prison.

ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN. OR MAKE ONE UP REALLY QUICKLY. Slim Taggart has stolen plenty of things in his short life. That's what happens when you come from a family of planet-hopping thieves. But when he somehow finds himself in possession of a shard from an ancient alien tech known as the Emberling, things start getting hotter than he likes. Before Taggart knows it, a half-dozen criminal syndicates are on his tail, desperate for the powerful payload. And that's before he manages to take aboard a motley crew of characters who each openly admit they'd kill for it, too. Luckily, Taggart has a plan....

Alien Parley is the fourth book in the Thunderstrike series, which chronicles the continuing adventures of a ragtag group of aliens on the run in a dangerous universe. If you like aliens of all shapes and sizes, playful banter and dark humor, plus endless space battles, you'll love it! -- Note: This series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed adventures on strange worlds with even stranger aliens, this series is for you.

En el año 2080, la Tierra era solo una sombra de lo que fue. Las Guerras de la IA de la década de 2030 devastaron el planeta. La Inteligencia Artificial General, que en su día prometía ayudar a la humanidad, solo intensificó su obsesión por la destrucción. Las consecuencias de las Guerras de la IA tuvieron un enorme impacto ambiental, y la humanidad quedó en ruinas, luchando por sobrevivir. Viendo la oportunidad de afirmar su dominio, las corporaciones privadas utilizaron su tecnología avanzada para tomar el control. Joe Walker y sus amigos se propusieron exponer la verdad y ...

In the brutal final months of World War II, Captain James Tanner and his men of the 10th Mountain Division face their greatest challenge yet: securing the vital bridges of Italy's Po Valley. As the Allies push north, one crossing becomes the key to victory—the ancient bridge at Bomporto. But the Germans are determined to hold this strategic point at all costs. With a powerful Tiger tank commanding the approach and elite Wehrmacht forces dug in deep, Tanner's men find themselves in a desperate battle against overwhelming odds. Supporting him are the steady hands of Major Tom Garrett's ...

Since he was a young boy, Joe Balzer dreamed of flying. He pursued his goal with passion and earned his pilot licenses, piling up hours of flight time with a wide variety of planes and jets with one overarching goal: to one day fly for a major airline. But Joe had a problem. He was an alcoholic and refused to admit to himself that he had a problem. His alcoholism caught up with him in March 1990, when Joe was arrested with two other pilots for flying a commercial airliner while under the influence of alcohol.

As the story of the REVs continue, the forces at work - either to destroy these enhanced super-warriors or to promote them - come together in a fight for the destiny of human evolution. And while the powers-that-be are tearing themselves apart with this internal struggle, mankind also faces the continuing threat of the alien Antaere...plus something new from outside the Grid. Just when the Humans thought they had the war won, this new threat appears on the scene and messes up everything.

July 1967: At the Moscow Air Show, the Soviets unveiled six new state-of-the-art aircraft. From among this lineup of new fighters and interceptors stood the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 - purportedly capable of outrunning and outmaneuvering any aircraft in NATO’s inventory. Yet even before its public appearance in Moscow, the MiG-25 had been a grave concern for Western analysts.

The compelling story of the effect of Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species on a diverse group of American writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bronson Alcott, in 1860.

When it comes to motley crews, the Blackout has most starships beat. But as a ruthless force swarms over the quadrant, crushing and enslaving all civilizations in its path, it falls to this unlikely band of non-heroes to turn the tide. If they don't kill each other first. Escape, the second book in the Blackout series, is old-fashioned space opera at its best, perfect for fans of action-packed drama and fun! Note: The Blackout series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed ...

The ongoing adventures of the Marathon, a gunship with a crew long on exotic creatures and short on common sense. They (almost) always get the job done. Eventually. Lost Star is the fourth book in the Marathon series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.

Nouveau Franconia is gone, torn into splinters by two unimaginable neutron darts. Three billion people are dead. Home Fleet has been destroyed. only the research ship, Witch, remains. So does Princess Rochelle. and she is one very pissed royal. Soon the aliens will discover the wrath of the Witch’s brew.

A thrilling tale of mecha warfare in the outer reaches of space. Where only the strongest will survive. Glory, a disgraced young mecha pilot from Phaeton dreams of returning to the military. One mistake ruined her career, leaving her with nothing but mining operations in the distant regions of the Enclave. Memories of piloting state of the art mechs seem far from reach. Everything changes the day she finds a robotic warrior long thought lost, only to be attacked by a group of armored warriors keen to retrieve it.

In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and as an individual. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler.

The Darkness is coming. When it strikes, Volka, Carl, 6T9, and Sundancer will have to join forces with an unlikely ally to learn the key to defeating it. An ally who is cold, cunning, and despises all of them - Alexis, Captain Darmadi's wife. If Volka and Carl can manage not to kill her, 6T9 can refrain from sleeping with her, and Sundancer can keep them all from being blown up, humanity may have some hope. Strap in! It's bound to be a bumpy ride.