J. R. Handley

More authors. More stories. The same best-selling universe. It's the 22nd century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races, environments, and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, our position is...

Alien Days is a multi-author anthology with thrilling tales of aliens, invasions, artificial intelligence, friendship, deceit, and extinction. A combination which makes this collection a must-listen for science fiction short story fans. This anthology features Nebula and Dragon award nominees...

A century ago, all but two members of Lance Scipio's unit were executed for bringing dishonor to his regiment. Now, he is woken into a strange new time, and tasked with whipping into shape the worst squad of misfits in the entire Human Marine Corps. The price of failure: Death! AD 2565...

"Invincibility lies in the defense, the possibility of victory in the attack". ~Sun Tzu But war never changes… Sure, men fight for their beliefs, their country, and their ways of life. And often times the battles are hard fought and devastating. But more often than not, the outcome is decided...

They came in peace.... ...or so they said. Here are 18 examples of how they lied. This is an exciting collection of first contact science fiction stories, all completely different! Take a risk - venture into the unknown with us. Who is out there? What will they want from us? Come join us in our...

You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker—Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills....

Thirty-five years ago, Lance Scipio pulled most of Beta City into an emergency cryo-freeze. He is woken to a catastrophically changed world. The time for freedom is now! AD 2601. Tranquility-4 near the frontier of the White Knight Empire. Lance awakes to a world where unidentified Marines have...

A lethal orbital defense platform. A squad of green Marines. A silent alien killer. Who dies next? 2441 AD. A quarantine platform in the Rakasa system goes quiet and a squad of freshly minted Marines are sent to investigate. The blood soon flows, but there is one Marine who has the bravery and...

Bloodied yet defiant. Legion survivors emerge from the alien onslaught. The fight back starts here... Lance Scipio and the defenders of Fortress Beta City are cut-off and betrayed. They've proven they can survive, but to liberate an entire continent is a far greater challenge. Costly mistakes...

Lore has it that Dragons are vile, evil creatures—so human’s must be the righteous ones. But are they really? Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with fierce Dragons in heart-stopping action throughout the country. From pulse-pounding firefights, with...

Your worst nightmare has been awaiting her chance. The Sleeping Legion has won victories against the Hardits, but the war to liberate Tranquility is far from over. In the action-packed climax to the Sleeping Legion series, revelations, sacrifices, and mysteries await Lance Scipio and the Legion...

Through the tumultuous waves and eddies of life, choices come and go. Not everyone makes the right call; not everyone gets a second chance. But when that opportunity arrives, even fewer are bold enough to take it. Enter Staff Sergeant Daniel Cadwell: conflicted, determined, haunted. Can one man...

Across a thousand battlefields and a million wars, there is always a question. What do you do when all the chips are on the table? Do you run? Try to find salvation in the arms of an easy peace? Or do you stand and fight? Send your enemies into whatever hole they crawled out of? On Deadly Ground...