Space Epic

When worlds collide, you either get crushed between them, or learn to be far more than anyone ever thought possible. Yarrow Ull, convicted murderer, prisoner and former elite soldier must make a new life for himself, and those who came with him, in a very different, very magical, reality. He has lessons to learn, but also valuable ideas to share. That is, if he lives that long. Because another reality is planning something which might be very bad for his new world. That's a thing that Yarrow Ull will not allow at all, if he can help it. If he has a choice.

He had survived a spaceship crash, alien slave traders, space pirates, and fierce gladiatorial combat. Hell, he’d even faced an actual fire-breathing dragon and lived, but now, he was presented with an even greater challenge. Domestic living, captive on a strange world. Charlie almost had to laugh at his changing circumstances, having seen it all since a wormhole spat him out in a distant galaxy. He learned to fight, he learned to use magic, he even learned to kill - to survive at all costs.

Within the Great Sphere, Captain Aventurine Bana finds herself the centerpoint in a vast conspiracy. A struggling transporter on the edges of society, ‘Gem’ Bana is given a fantastic opportunity: take the estranged son of a powerful businessman around the Sphere, and receive a beautiful new ship in exchange. Quickly caught in a tangle of intrigue, danger, and the looming threat of some outside puppeteer, Bana must navigate the Great Sphere with dry wit, abject terror, and a cool head. Dodging bounties, assassins, and the reach of a Sphere-wide corporation, all she wanted was a good book...

THE LAST STARSHIP Before her sentencing for a murder she did not commit, River Langstrom had been an external station repair technician aboard the space station Danbury. Hovering in a geostationary orbit above what had once been the North American continent, Danbury, a massive spoked wheel, was home for ten thousand colonials, refugees from Earth. Two hundred years earlier, Earth’s atmosphere was rendered toxic in a catastrophic conflict now long forgotten. Despite its many dangers, River found working in the vacuum of space both challenging and exciting, or at least she did before her ...

Kelver is leading a revolution to bring about the end of the twenty-thousand-year hegemony of the godlike Inquestors, who have presided over the million-planet Dispersal of Man in a reign of staggering cruelty and stunning beauty. Conflicted in their love for him are the two young Inquestors who trained with him — Siriss, the White Inquestrix, who has joined his army and yet is compelled to betray him, and violet-eyed Arryk, who was his lover and is now his nemesis. War is inevitable and no world will be left unscathed. The revolution comes to the planet Essondras, where Zalo, author of ...

New Continent is an action-packed military Sci-Fi thriller. This real-time futuristic adventure is both a space opera and a hard science fiction novel. Join the crew of the New Continent as they race against time that is waged in this annihilated world where microbiological investigations, encrypted messages, and space battles intertwine with the epic fast action scenes of a marine platoon. Follow the trail of deadly bacteria and alien attacks of the past. The New Continent, the only remaining starship in the fleet, was somehow lost in the galaxy for over five centuries. Approaching the ...

Ariock, a superhuman among men, destroyed the Torth Homeworld. Since then, the massive throng of survivors—refugees, freed slaves, and cave dwellers—have been docked in orbit in an undefended starship, one small war behind them. But when the telepathic Torth, thirty trillion strong, catch a whisper of their location, the greatest of all wars will descend.

The third-year students are about to take on those who know them best. Each other. Using a variation of the classic game of Capture the Flag, Kaiden and his friends must join teams and battle each other. It is time for Kaiden to learn what it means to lead. Then, when they are out on the town, an opportunity is handed to the students on a silver platter. Kaiden has a job offer to help protect a business in San Diego, but he needs more members. Will the students join him?

In Conquest Born is the monumental science fiction epic that received unprecedented acclaim - and launched C.S. Friedman's phenomenal career. A sweeping story of two interstellar civilizations locked in endless war, it was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award.

He was the system's most ruthless agent. Now, he's its only hope for revolution. Konrad Adler is a Reclaimer, the most feared and efficient auditor in the InterStellar Monetary Union (IMU). He is a ghost in the machine, a man who balances the galaxy's ledgers by foreclosing on failed colonies and repossessing starships, all to pay down an impossible debt that has enslaved his own family. His authority isn't a weapon; it's the fine print of a contract, and his conscience has been surgically excised. Empathy is a currency he cannot afford. His final assignment is his ticket to freedom: the ...

Deicide is one-part public service, one-part revenge . . . or at least that's why Lilith does it. An operative of the multiverse-spanning Eifni Organization, she travels to new worlds to clear out the local deities before they can eat everyone's souls. It's a tricky process, requiring advanced sociological science and an arsenal of tools weaponizing meaning itself. But a god once tried to eat her, and she's not one to easily forgive. When Lilith deploys to pre-industrial Theria, she finds their gods aren't willing to go quietly.

Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female apprentices, Nonala and Kelsa are the butt of jokes and easy targets for the bully Vaxoram and his cronies. But when Kindan springs to Kelsa's defense, he winds up in a fight for his life against the older, bigger Vaxoram - a fight that will lead to a surprising friendship. Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast-spreading as it is deadly.

Readers embark on an enlightening journey through the vast cosmos of Space-Opera storytelling in "How to Write a Short Space-Opera Story: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Compact Cosmic Epics." This comprehensive guidebook demystifies the process of writing riveting interstellar narratives in compact form, making it an invaluable resource for both new and experienced writers. The book serves as a reliable navigational aid in your storytelling voyage, from understanding the genre's essence to devising thrilling plots, crafting relatable characters, constructing fascinating alien worlds, and...

They told him he was finished! That he’d never again command a starship. Because, while he’d been languishing as a POW, things had moved on. Now, the key word was diplomacy. So, when a new threat appears from the depths of space…everything changes. And suddenly, Faulkner’s unique skill set is very much in demand. R.L Giddings’ Silver Fleet series is a masterclass of action and suspense, sure to please Military Sci-Fi readers everywhere. A must read if you love Old Man’s War and Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series. Grab your copy of Eve of War and read the book that launched a ...

Aseera 1 Retribution Assera is a young girl, almost a child, and belongs to the warrior community of the Tengiji. Aseera serves the House of Zimaroo until it is betrayed by the Emperor of Asgaroon to the hostile Gulduri. She has no choice but to escape into a faraway star system to save her life and await an opportunity to avenge her master. As a homeless person, her paths will soon cross with those of the Scavengers, who may be useful to her plans....

The continued adventures of Jake. Jake, along with his forever-increasing alien family. They run a busy family business that transports food and goods between alliance worlds, encountering various situations in the process. The human race would not have been considered ready for first contact if it were not for one overriding reason. The most deadly alien foe known to the alliance has its sights on Earth and is set on a path to invade, not to conquer but to annihilate all the planet’s human inhabitants. Earth’s primitive weapons will not save them; this is where Jake can help. Jake has ...

Behind the Throne begins K. B. Wagers's action-packed science fiction adventure, with a heroine as rebellious as Han Solo, as savvy as Leia, and as skilled as Rey. Hail Bristol has made a name for herself as one of the most fearsome gunrunners in the galaxy. But she can't escape her past forever: Twenty years ago, she was a runaway princess of the Indranan Empire. Now, her mother's people have finally come to bring her home.

An ancient power grows. An empire makes a desperate gamble. One man sells his soul to rescue the woman he loves. All paths intersect in the saga’s thrilling final chapter … Many months after a stunning turn of events reshaped the Collectorate, Michael Cooper has become a killing machine ready to do anything to find his beloved Samantha, who endures her own struggle 465 light-years away. Michael puts his hope in a staggering new technology with the potential to alter humanity forever. Across the galaxy, James and Valentin Bouchet have led their people to a new home world, but their ...

What if the galaxy’s deadliest weapon isn’t a blade or a beam, but the note your heart chooses to sing? Sixteen-year-old Jameus Aldren has never left the monastery-station of D’cairn. The night his father battles illness, rival ground forces from Orsina and Thaya land on the hidden moon of Oratorio—each convinced an ancient relic called the Uninstrument can win their war. Into the chaos strides the ex-monk–turned–warlord Malkeos, intent on forging the relic into a symphony of domination. With only a flame-etched token, his father’s notebook, and unlikely allies—renegade ...

Unity. Deceit. War. Katrice Wylde has been many things in her life, but an ambassador who uses her body as a bargaining chip never made her bucket list. But, here she is anyway, as head Stewardess and sister-in-law Tia come asking for a favor. Kat is the only one with the strength, skill, want, and of course access to an AI that Tia can ask for this dangerous task ahead. Being a Stewardess grants Kat access to the prestigious Earth Empire’s Unity Day celebration where conquered treasures will be put on display. One of which being Tia’s lost Key. Kat now has to follow down a path she ...