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Eric Thomson
Two small star nations separated by thousands of light years are all that remains of the First Empire. Yet both are growing again, each racing to reclaim former human worlds…
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The Shrehari War ended over twenty years ago, but a new threat is looming over the Commonwealth, this time from within. Centralists, whose dream is to concentrate power on Earth…
Major Decker and Commander Talyn face their most dangerous mission ever - stopping murderous terrorists before they trigger a civil war.
Humanity’s interstellar empire died in fire and blood, leaving wrecked star systems to face the long night of barbarism. But one survives: Lyonesse. Will it join the rest of humanity…
The outcome of the long war between humans and the invading Shrehari may rest on the boldness of a single officer leading one last daring strike. An officer by the…
The murder of an alien trade representative on a Commonwealth outpost far from Earth threatens to end seventy years of interstellar peace after the sole suspect is found to be…
Missions are failing and operatives are dying. Treason has penetrated the heart of humanity’s interstellar fleet. With no other way to flush out those who have betrayed their oath, Marine…
Not one but two human civilizations survived the collapse of humanity’s interstellar empire. For centuries, they remained unaware of each other until a twist of fate brought them into contact…
When an officer of humanity’s interstellar police vanishes after uncovering a massive slavery ring, the Marines of Ghost Squadron go into action.
What is the value of one life in an interstellar war that has already claimed millions? And if that single life doesn’t matter, are any others worth saving?
Murder and mayhem on a distant human colony call for the best investigator in the business, Chief Superintendent Caelin Morrow. But will this case prove to be her undoing?
Kidnapping a Marine’s daughter is never a good idea, especially when the Marine in question is Major Zack Decker, naval intelligence operative and one of the deadliest fighters in humanity’s…
Duty, honour, loyalty. What meaning did those words still hold in the midst of a stalemated interstellar war where the difference between the enemy and one's own leadership was sometimes…
One last mission. One mysterious passenger. One baffling destination. After centuries of travel, an ancient log buoy finally reaches human-controlled space. In the midst of a stalemated interstellar war, the…
Kidnapped by pirates and sold into alien slavery at the behest of his enemies, former Marine Pathfinder Zack Decker will return from the depths of the Coalsack Sector and take…
Someone is stirring up revolt on Earth’s far away colonies and unless they can be stopped, blood will flow in copious quantities. That sounds like a job for Zack Decker.
Zack Decker lives the Marine motto, No One Left Behind, and when a ghost from his past resurfaces, he is determined to succeed where he failed years earlier, even if…
Political instability is shaking the foundations of humanity’s interstellar Commonwealth. The age of empire is fast approaching, but whose vision will prevail?
History has a habit of reaching out from the grave and reminding us of our species’ greatest failings.
Humanity’s Migration Wars which birthed the Commonwealth of Sovereign Star Systems were…
The past never rests easy, as Captain Siobhan Dunmoore is about to discover when she takes her Q-ship, a battlecruiser disguised as a merchant vessel, to a star system that…
Forced into retirement by his beloved Marine Corps for insubordination toward an incompetent officer, Zack Decker becomes embroiled in a conspiracy to remake the human Commonwealth into a sinister interstellar…
A jinxed starship, a demoralized crew, and an implacable alien foe. It’s all in a day’s work for Siobhan Dunmoore. However, after years of interstellar war she would rather do…
The most powerful empire in human history is rushing headlong toward destruction, ending our species’ supremacy in the known galaxy. But two men with widely divergent visions are on a…
When humanity’s interstellar empire comes crashing down in a murderous civil war, one man fights to save his civilization’s most precious treasure of all from the long night of barbarism…
Caught between an implacable alien enemy and scheming admirals ready to bring down humanity’s own government, Siobhan Dunmoore must find the true path of duty to save her ship and…
After centuries of travel, an ancient log buoy finally reaches human-controlled space. In the midst of a stalemated interstellar war, the Admiralty has no interest in wasting resources on what…
Humanity’s first empire collapsed centuries ago, but two tiny shards kept the ability to travel across the stars at faster than light speeds: the Wyvern Hegemony and the Republic of…