Phantom Flux

Gold Medal Marine, Book 5

By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

The Haiksos War wages on. The galaxy is in a state of flux, and defeat seems inevitable.

The Unity Alliance military forces scramble, Shining League militias run rampant, and a rogue Hardshell remnant unleashes nihilistic carnage across the stars. The Vuan'at remain an unknown in the equation. But Cullen Bright will not accept defeat. He has built an elite team of ex-marine operators that rivals the capability of conventional forces. The Haiksos are ruthless, and Cullen knows what he is up against, but he will not accept defeat.

An opportunity arises to obtain Haiksos technology that may turn the tide of the war.

When Cullen leads his Condors to salvage exotic Haiksos technology, he discovers the Shining League is making an attempt to claim the prize for themselves. Amidst the brutal fighting, Cullen has an epiphany; when humans turn their weapons on each other, no one wins.

The Unity Alliance reaches the same conclusion. Their answer: a multi-species Joint Task Force.

As the Haiksos prepare for their final surge toward Earth, desperation presents opportunities. Faced with the extinction of all life in the galaxy, old enemies suddenly consider desperate alliances… and Cullen Bright is the axis around which the forces of the galaxy unite.

Standing against the Haiksos will require combining all of the galactic forces into the first multi-species Joint Task Force. Unity Alliance beside Hardshell. Vuan'at beside Shining League. One galaxy defending itself against the invasion of another.

But can all species truly be persuaded to set aside their grudges?

The answer to that question will determine the fate of the galaxy. Cullen Bright leads Operation Phantom Flux against the Haiksos knowing that if the operation fails, the galaxy will fall.

©2026 Jeff Chaney and Terry Maggert (P)2026 Audible, Inc.

pissed!

how dare you leave me hanging like that????? grrrrr...you better get that next book out soon!!!! LoL

Too much detailed violence

Great action, not boring at all, has good elements of world building and integration of Scientific innovations into the good guys arsenal. I really enjoy this writing team for a lot of books. This will not be a favorite because it takes gory detail a little too long. I get it, the bad guys are evil, merciless, and cruel. But I do not want to hear how they tear apart someone atom by atom. Even when it is one of their own rotten kind. Or, overly belaboring those kind of details. That is when I make use of the 30 second fast forward, saves getting me depressed. Do not want it. Do not like the cliffhanger. Now you will have to wait months to find out next.