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In the spring of 1809 the British Army, spearheaded by Sir Arthur Wellesley, pushes north to drive the French out of Portugal. Captain James Craven, a prize fighter and rogue recruited to teach the use of cold steel is along for the ride, seeking riches and wine. As quick with his mouth as he is with a blade, Craven is caught in a forbidden duel by Wellesley himself on the eve of battle. The outcome is not what he expected. Craven’s life is about to take a major turn and descend into a whirlwind adventure beyond his wildest imagination.

A distress transmission from Mars research colony warns of an advanced and unknown enemy approaching the heavily populated lunar colony. An elite marine unit commanded by Major Mitch Taylor is dispatched to protect the beleaguered civilians. However, the attack is merely a prelude to a massive invasion of Earth.

As Napoleon turns his attentions back to Spain, a desperate race against time is all that can stop him. The Battle of the Nations is won, and Napoleon has suffered his greatest defeat. Delivering this news to London is now of the utmost importance, and when Craven volunteers to help deliver it, he embarks on a dangerous and daring race against time. Meanwhile, Captain Paget assumes command of the Salford Rifles to return to Spain and help Wellington drive the French back in to France. The timing and success of both is of the absolute highest importance, for the threat of Napoleon rallying ...

A mercenary captain and his legendary swordsmen battle an unstoppable enemy! Gustav von Altenburg and his elite mercenaries, the Greatswords, are called to defend a town in the shadow of the Harz Mountains. But upon arrival they find the town ravaged by disease and fear, with neighboring villages crumbling under relentless bandit raids launched from a nearby ruined castle. But a greater threat looms. A ruthless army of Landsknecht mercenaries is sweeping through the region, looting and burning everything in their path—and now they march toward the town. Gustav must rally every man able to...

It is day one in the Wasteland for Zed - the first day in a nightmarish existence he could never have imagined. In every direction he faces hostile and feral survivors. Savage gangs rule the ruined cities and shantytowns, and their brutal leaders rule like feudal lords. Zed has almost nothing left in the world, yet everyone wants what little remains. He must fight for survival but also try to find answers, to seek an explanation for the catastrophic world he inhabits.

A single battle will decide the future of Portugal. A lone French garrison holds out in Portugal at the fortress of Almeida. Marshal Messena has regrouped in Spain and now leads a reinvigorated army of fifty thousand troops to relieve the encircled French troops. Craven is tasked with disrupting enemy movements and resources to weaken their force to give Wellington’s army some hope as they march out to meet the larger French force, knowing if they cannot win the next battle the war will be lost. ‘Unbreakable’ is the eighth novel in the ‘Craven’s War’ series, telling the exciting...

The counterattack into enemy territory proved the aliens were far stronger than the humans thought. Whilst many got on with their lives in the hope the aliens would not return, Colonel Mitch Taylor knew better. No longer seeking to occupy Earth, the enemy Lord Demiran wants revenge. This time he means to obliterate Earth with a terrifying new weapon of mass destruction that will mean extinction for the human race.

As French armies throughout Spain march to combine into a terrifying force, will Wellington have enough soldiers to resist them? Madrid, the French seat of power in Spain, is now within reach. Wellington’s army marches for the capitol, but news of several French armies on the move is a great cause of concern. If the enemy armies to the North, South and East can combine, they will form a force twice as strong as Wellington’s. Craven must do everything in his power to stop the French from combining into a horde so destructive that it could drive Wellington all the way back into Portugal. ...

The fifth installment of an epic science-fiction series that tells of humanity's desperate struggle to survive against an overwhelming alien invasion.

After halting the enemy advance across Europe, the war continues to rage in Paris. International armies have converged on the French city to make a stand. When Taylor investigates a mysterious sighting in their northern perimeter, he sees that enemy forces are encircling the city. The humans are quickly running out of ways to flee from the death trap.

The day has come to face Napoleon in open battle to decide the fate of all of Europe. When Major Craven learns of a spy who may have information which can reveal Napoleon’s plans, he sets out on a dangerous path into enemy territory to retrieve it at any cost. The Coalition armies now gather to march against Napoleon to fight a battle of such vast scale the likes of which Europe has never seen before. Can Major Craven turn the tide in a battle of half a million soldiers? ‘Battle of the Nations’ is the eighteenth novel in the ‘Craven’s War’ series, telling the exciting adventure ...

The French have captured the Spanish fortified city of Ciudad Rodrigo and the third invasion of Portugal has begun. The only barrier between Wellington’s army and the huge French invasion force is the fortress of Almeida, but a spy inside the city threatens to force the garrisons surrender before the British army is strong enough to meet the French in battle, with half of Wellington’s force consisting of untested Portuguese troops. Craven and Ferreira are sent to hunt the spy, but soon enough the army must stand and fight.

Colonel Taylor’s mission to rescue POWs had been a resounding success, but it had revealed horrors beyond his imagining. Worst of all, he could not rescue the one he cared most for - Alita. Bolormaa, the terrifying enemy queen that he could never hope to defeat, is coming. And Taylor knows he must face her once again. Yet, the genius Milo Rivers has provided a new hope. Hope in the form of technology far surpassing anything humanity could have dreamed to possess in the next few hundred years.

The time to advance into Spain has come, and disrupting the French lines of communication is essential to covering Wellesley’s advance and preventing the French armies from combining into an unstoppable force. Craven must join the Bandidos as they wreak havoc on the French. Their task is to destroy vital supplies and capture enemy messengers. But Craven and his comrades soon go from the hunter to the hunted as the ruthless Major Claveria is sent to bring their exploits to an end. Craven must fight on without hope of reinforcement.

War has broken out and Jack Morgan will do anything to join in the swashbuckling adventure! The year is 1620 and war is brewing in Europe, where battles are fought with the musket and cannon, But Jack is no common soldier. Jack is a Targeteer, a sword and shield man, yet the age of the Targeteers is now a distant and fading memory of a bygone era. An army of Englishmen is being recruited to campaign on the Continent, and Jack must find a way to prove to those in command that he is worthy of their company so that he might show the greatness of the Targeteers one last time. ‘Morgan’s ...

Lisbon is safe and now it’s time to chase the French out of Portugal The French suffered a bitter defeat at the Lines of Torres Vedras and had to wait out a horrendous winter with few supplies. But Marshal Masséna is not finished and means to build a bridge across the river Tagus and bypass Lisbon entirely as he attempts to combine with French forces to the South and flood the country with French troops. Captain Craven is soon despatched on a daring and dangerous mission to sabotage French plans, but it soon becomes clear the enemy look to bolster their forces further with new alliances ...

Two great fortresses stand between Wellington’s army and France, but can they be taken? The French now make their stand at the heavily fortified port town of San Sebastian and the equally well defended city of Pamplona. The sieges promise to be almost impossible, and to make matters worse a rejuvenated French army now marches to the relief of the besieged. Everything now hangs in the balance. Craven must march into the Pyrenees to stop them in their tracks, or everything that has gained will be lost. ‘A Rising Storm’ is the sixteenth novel in the ‘Craven’s War’ series, telling ...

The first novel in the exciting Zombie Dawn series that follows the outbreak of a deadly Zombie plague and the people that are left, fighting to survive. Follow the story of six individuals around the world in their fight to survive in the first few days of the Zombie Outbreak.

The alien invaders were driven from Earth, but isolated pockets continue to hold out and hinder the recovery effort. Major Mitch Taylor's Inter-Allied Company is re-organized into a rapid response task force to seek out and destroy all remaining threats. However, when Ramstein is obliterated in an aerial attack, they know that the battle for Earth is not over. With enemy forces remaining in the solar system, the armies of Earth have no choice but to rally together and make an assault against the Moon to secure the safety of their planet. They must take the fight to the aliens.

Colonel Mitch Taylor is living on borrowed time, and so is the Alliance. Counting the days down until Bolormaa could return and kill him herself. The sole reason she had saved him from her ally Cakir. The Alliance needs to buy time until that final showdown. But Taylor is needed to do what he does best. They decide on a deception, and find a double who can pass as a wounded Taylor.