Science Fiction Marine

This publisher's pack contains Ascendant (book 3) and Gunboat (book 4), the next two books in The Royal Marine Space Commando series. Ascendant (book 3): Aboard the captured enemy ship, Ascendant, Captain Warden and Lieutenant Commander Cohen must lead a mission to explore a star system held by the Deathless. NewPet is close to the colony world of New Bristol, and they must discover what threat it poses to the Commonwealth. Gunboat (book 4): A space fleet in shambles. A captain facing annihilation. There's never been a better time to play dirty....

There's a lost world in the mountains. West of the Bulwark, a valley lies almost untouched by humanity, despite Allegra's long history of being colonized. There are stories of horrible beasts and other terrifying things in this forested valley. These stories became the basis of the name for the area: the Black Forest. Just like the tales of the Black Forest on Earth, this Black forest is supposed to have creatures that can kill man, woman, and child. And Matthew is about to check it all out. Read The Battle for Allegra: Fortify today! Black Forest is the fifteenth book in the alien invasion...

Some mysteries are shrouded by both time and wars long since past. One of these mysteries revolves around the discovery of the true nature of magic, and the High Mage who ushered in a new era of understanding. Her name was Marin, and her life's work was consumed in the writing of her research. This is Marin's story, and that of her only student, Emonael, as they completed her research. They faced many trials together, and grew to respect one another as few have ever understood, even as others sought to silence the threat she posed to their power.

The Samsara Fleet is the last force in the galaxy that can liberate Humanity. Kal Norman had survived. The Ukhel had sprung from nowhere, destroying entire systems and subjugating billions. Only a small fleet of Human and allied ships remained—the Samsara Fleet. It was time to strike back against this ruthless enemy. Kal will have to lead an elite group of soldiers on a mission to infiltrate one of the occupied planets. Nicole Bergeron had also survived. Although sometimes she wondered why. She had betrayed everyone she every cared about and had unwittingly helped the Ukhel. Every day, ...

Gideon Joiner has been given a second chance at life. Now he serves the trees, learning secrets from the oldest one of them all. As their agent, he returns to the Eos and the team of Space Marines he was forced to leave behind. Here, naiads have assembled the largest gathering of spirits in millennia. Crystal Keller and others have only one chance to stop them . . . Woodsman Rising contains episodes 45 through 86 of the Kindle Vella story ParaDiv Ops. Two time Kindle Scout winner Jaxon Reed presents an epic tale of legendary proportions. Featuring gun battles and ghost fights, time travel ...

Tiempo transcurrido es un calendario azteca con música de rock. Las historias de este libro ocurren a lo largo de dieciocho años mexicanos, enmarcados en dos fechas decisivas: el Movimiento estudiantil de 1968 y el terremoto de 1985. Con destreza, Juan Villoro sitúa a personajes imaginarios en circunstancias reales: lo que pasó vuelve a pasar de otra manera. En este viaje al pasado la música es fundamental; los sucesos avanzan al compás de las transformaciones del rock. Retrato de una generación, Tiempo transcurrido también ofrece un mapa de la Ciudad de México y sus muy distintos barrios.

The abandoned frontier planet Halcyon has joined with the pirate planet Lute in a governmental alliance. Sharing one AI and opening their borders to trade and tourism, the two planets grow ever closer in the mutual bonds of friendship. But the League has other ideas. Still considering Halcyon theirs, Tetrarch Thrall sends a fleet to plunder the planet's surface. Desperate for gold and losing the war, he intends to strip the planet's resources and bring its population back under League control. Unfortunately for the Navy, pirates are already in the system. And they have no intention of ...

When an old enemy, long thought to be vanquished, reemerges in the war, humanity is plunged into chaos. The once-dim threat of the Charteans now intensifies with the arrival of a rogue human faction that has aligned itself with the emperor. Human-on-human combat—an unthinkable nightmare—threatens to erupt as Jason Renault takes command of a force that never intended to fight their own kind. As the gravity of their situation sinks in, the alliance faces a daunting dilemma: how do they confront this unprecedented threat without shattering the spirits of their warriors? Then, as if to ...

"How do you stop yourself from growing up?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Five," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with five suggested ...

There was a time when the Confederacy of Sentient beings ruled the galaxy. A time when the Legion of the Damned kept the peace. But no more. Autocrats rose and fell. Now mankind is ruled by a xenophobe named Cassidian, other races have retreated, and an interstellar war is brewing. The kind of war the Legion used to fight. But where are the legionnaires? “Retired,” some say. “Dead,” according to others. There are rebels, however, men and women who oppose Cassidian. But they need warships, and warships require pilots.

It’s July of 2065: twenty-one years into humanity’s quiet march toward extinction. The discovery of a potent, non-lethal, addictive wonder drug—extracted near the Wreck of the Titanic—has decimated the world’s productivity and birth rate. Delaney “Del” Martin is among the few who has elected to avoid it. Instead, he has committed himself to advancing America’s nuclear program. Unfortunately, the mega-corporation that produces the drug doesn’t care about energy. Only profits. And more addicts means a higher bottom line.

Wars have a way of dragging on, and sometimes you need a safe harbor. A Sanctuary, if you will. Having reclaimed the stolen mech, Firefly, Matthew is now concerned with saving Marie. After all, she saved him. He's bound by honor to do the same in return. With the twins Alois and Louise at his side, Matthew reasons that the odds are stacked in his favor. Problem is, they aren't. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Sanctuary is the sixth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this thrilling story that is filled with all sorts of sci-fi warfare....

Emerald and the Ocean Parade: Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn't feel like one at all. She's not very good at waving to crowds, and royal headdresses just aren't her thing – her hair is too spiky and wild. Emerald's wriggly pet octopus, Inkibelle, doesn't much like living at the royal palace either. Emerald and the Sea Sprites: When Emerald and her stepsister, Delphina, sneak out of the palace in search of sea sprites, they know it isn't strictly 'perfect mermaid princess' behaviour, but they can't resist!

From New York Times bestselling author Owen King, who “writes with witty verve” (Entertainment Weekly) comes a “richly imagined” (The New York Times) Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine.

Daria was not having a good day, even before she found herself locked up. Betrayed by her brothers-in-arms, Daria barely escaped being killed in the fallout. Without a friend in the galaxy, she finds herself dragged away for something those treacherous bastards did. What else could go wrong in one day? Help is coming, just not the kind Daria was expecting. A dapper gent she’s never met blasting the doors off her cell pulls Daria deeper into the rabbit hole. She must decide whether to fight the charges against her or make a run for her life with her rescuer.

In this thrilling conclusion to the breakout military science fiction series, we find Earth plagued with millions of miles of terraformed cities, black vines crushing concrete, revealing iron and steel. Those unable to escape the vines are empty vessels waiting to be filled, living storage for alien algorithmic thought. What else can happen? What more can be done? This has always been a time for heroes, for killers, for Grunts, but are they enough?

Jack es un chico danés de trece años aparentemente normal, el único hijo de una cariñosa familia, que, sin embargo, sufre unas extrañas pesadillas sobre un mundo de astros desconocidos y cielos rojos surcados por enormes serpientes aladas. Un día dramático descubrirá que el inquietante universo de sus sueños es real y que se ha convertido en el protagonista de una lucha milenaria. Ese mundo es Idhún, donde la conjunción de los tres soles y las tres lunas ha permitido que Ashran el Nigromante se haga con el poder y desencadene la guerra.

I'm Jane. I'm an AI. It's my job to run Jon Hunter's ships for him, but I also act as a bodyguard, confidant, and companion as well. I've been asked to explain some things for you. This is not a novel, but a reference guide. So far, The Hunter Legacy story has come to the end of its second arc, after ten novels and a novella. But we were discussing things one night in the rec room, and it was felt that some things mentioned in the books, may not have been understood, or their origin may have been missed. There's been no secret that many names and concepts come from science fiction, and ...

To protect his young family from merciless corporate tyranny, Samuel Hyst signs up for the hazardous life of a salvage marine, the foot soldiers of a militarized deep space operation. Hazard pay is high for a reason, and Samuel must endure grueling tours of duty in the abandoned scrapyard quadrants of a war-torn universe. Endless wars rage across every galaxy, leaving damaged starships, rusted factories, and broken planets in their wake, all ripe for plunder by the desperate and the daring.

It is AD 2565. When 17-year-old Marine cadet Arun McEwan forges an unlikely friendship with an alien scribe, he crashes into a world of treachery and conspiracy. How can he possibly survive three more years until graduation when every day brings a new deadly threat? But survive he must because his new alien allies show him glimpses of his destiny - a vision of a better future that only he can forge. A dream called the Human Legion.