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In this World War One alternate history novel by Jason Lambright, Private Bill Strohmeier, a light machine gunner in the 7th King’s Ohio Rifles Battalion, fights to save himself and his friends in the muck and blood of the deadly trenches of France and Belgium. Every day could be his last. Each bullet could have his name on it. As the heavens roar and the ground heaves with high explosives, can Bill and others in the 7th Ohio Rifles live and hold out against the Kaiser’s best? Does Bill survive this walk in hell?

Joe Johnstone wrote science fiction until he grew too old to hold a pen. He never did make it to space. He had to die to do that. In 2092, the line has blurred between the living and the dead. Between organic intelligence and manufactured. Humanity’s first interstellar ships soar into the cosmos for exploration and colonization, leaving a tired and battered Earth behind. They are crewed by artificial intelligences and ghosts like Joe. Will the mission of one such ship, the Excelsior, succeed?

EARTH-LIKE DOESN’T MEAN EARTH At last, the battered interstellar ship Excelsior finally reaches its destination. The ghosts aboard have another shot at life, some to breathe once more and others for the first time. But this doesn’t mean anything will come easy for the “lucky” settlers on the rocky, sub-optimum ball of ice and rock orbiting Trappist Prime. Can our space travelers overcome the obstacles lurking on the planet below? Can the war-weary among them find peace at last? These are good questions; an even better question is if they can meet their basic needs. After all, the ...

In this continuation novel in Jason Lambright’s “Ohio Rifles” trilogy, Bill Strohmeier, a corporal in His Majesty’s American Colonial forces, struggles for his life during a brutal fight in the Hürtgen Forest in an alternate World War One. With little hope of surviving, Bill and his friends struggle against the terrible conditions and a ruthless enemy determined to defend every inch of German soil. Does Bill prevail? Can he hold it together?

In this concluding novel in Jason Lambright’s “Ohio Rifles” trilogy, Bill Strohmeier, a sergeant in His Majesty’s American Colonial forces, serves in Düsseldorf, Germany, in an alternate World War One. His patrician commander isn’t making anything easy for him, and Bill never imagines he will save the man’s life, let alone his own. Although succeeding at both would be nice, Bill isn’t seeing it happen. How long will Bill’s luck hold out? How far can he stretch out his skill? With random death as his constant companion, Bill knows too well that it’s a matter of time. Can ...

Paul Thompson’s third combat rotation is a real ballbuster. Hundreds of light-years from Earth, he’s with an advisor team attached to an infantry battalion fighting a vicious dissident movement among Pashtun settlers. Between the untrustworthy allies, the nihilistic terrorists, and the constant chaos, this counterinsurgency operation has him near the breaking point. A masterwork of military science fiction, In the Valley takes an unvarnished look at military life through the eyes of a soldier reflecting back on how he ended up among the carnage in Pashto Khel, a village in the Baradna ...

There's nothing glorious about war—despite what movies and books often show. Military veteran and author Jason Lambright shares its ugly side in the sci-fi novel The Captain's Cauldron. Captain Paul Thompson can't just shake off the rigors of war after his combat on Juneau 3, and his injuries are severe enough that his military career may be over. But the trauma runs even deeper—impacting not only him, but also those he loves. Paul finds his way back thanks to his family and treatment at a veterans hospital. He marries his high school sweetheart, and life is good. But the happiness is ...

Jason Lambright’s trilogy of military thrillers shows the mental scars inflicted by the true horrors of war. The last book in the trilogy, Immolation, is no exception. Lambright tells the very human tale of one soldier’s exhaustion and cynicism after countless battles against a race of cruel and hostile aliens nicknamed the “Harpies.” The battle on Brasilia has nearly broken Lieutenant Colonel Paul Thompson. Over two thousand soldiers in his regiment lost their lives in the campaign, and every medal and accolade Paul is given for his service feels empty in the face of his friends’...