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When Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins HMS Reliant in 1943, he knows he may be her last Captain. Sister battleships have been destroyed, and Sherbrooke cannot alter the bitter truth that there will be no half measures for HMS Reliant.

One starship will either save Earth or destroy her. A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth's wormhole network and closing off trade with her colonized planets. After being out of contact with the younger worlds for so many years, humanity is shocked when a huge ship appears at the edge of the solar system. Our outdated navy investigates, both curious and fearful. What they learn from the massive vessel shocks the planet.

An aggressive alien race bent on conquest. A colony world targeted for its deeply buried secret. And the aging spaceship with an unprepared crew that stands in the way. Jay steals aboard the luxury warfare cruise confident he won’t get caught. But he’s not there for the fun and games.

In the underground world of crime, Jet Rusco clashes with gangsters and space thugs. He’s a man who lives on the edge, turned to hustling to survive. A heist gone bad centering on alien tech leads him on a dodgy adventure, forces him to find allies. Who can he trust? Rough-boy Marty, headstrong Deidra, the tech-savvy TK, the kickbutt Wren? Wracked with self doubts and with bounty hunters on his tail, Rusco finds his choices bringing him face to face with a mystical despot who if left unchecked, will subjugate the human-populated free colonies. The question is, can Rusco outwit his enemies...

Ein Raumschiff, das die Erde entweder retten oder zerstören wird. Vor einem Jahrhundert wurde das Wurmlochnetz der Erde zerstört und beendete den Handel mit ihren kolonisierten Planeten. Als plötzlich, nach Jahren ohne Kontakt zu den jüngeren Welten, ein riesiges Schiff am Rande des Sonnensystems auftaucht, ist die Menschheit schockiert. Neugierig aber auch vorsichtig startet die veraltete Raumflotte der Erde ihre Untersuchungen. Was sie von dem riesigen Schiff lernen, schockiert den Planeten. Die verlorenen Kolonien haben überlebt - aber das Wiedersehen wird kein glückliches.

As the last starfighter, only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion. In an era of genetic engineering, Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets' fleet. With the space fleet on the verge of annihilation from the alien invasion, analyzing the captured computer in Gallant's possession is critical to stopping them. He can expect no help as he navigates through threatening aliens on his way to Mars, and his shipmates doubt he is up to the challenge. But as the last starfighter in Squadron 111, the lives of his shipmates, as well as a good many others, depend on Henry ...

Earth Stands on the precipice of an alien invasion. With fourteen mysterious crafts looming, the world plunges into chaos. Governments around the globe are on high alert and have activated their missile defense systems. People panic. Looting and burning spread through cities around the globe. All efforts to de-escalate the situation have failed. Amidst this turmoil, Luke and Louise, united by a shared fascination with the ancient alien race known as the Guardians, embark on a quest to uncover truths that could alter humanity's fate. Armed with historical evidence and ancestral tales, Luke ...

Sometimes, the right man in the wrong uniform can make all the difference. Ethan Hawk is nobody. A third-class petty officer from a dirt-poor colony world, he has spent his short military career cleaning equipment and collecting disappointments. When an accident in a sealed compartment ruins his uniform, he pulls on the only clothes available: a captain's jacket bearing the insignia of the feared Special Operations Service. Before he can strip it off, the starship launches. The crew believes an elite SOS captain has arrived to take command, and Ethan has seconds to decide: confess and face ...

What had seemed like just the latest border war with New England’s neighbours in the South West has broadened into a continental conflict with implications far beyond the cloistered enclave of the First Thirteen colonies. As the machinations of great men play out in the British Isles, New England, Mexico City and back in Europe, the Fielding brothers, Melody Danson, George Washington and the Governor of New England find themselves moving through a world so changed in recent times that sometimes, they hardly recognise their own country any more. Unsurprisingly, things are about to get more...

For fifteen days during 1912, Imperial Germanys newest battlecruiser, SMS Moltke was to pay an official visit to the East Coast of the United States. It was to be the only time a capital ship of either Kaiser Wilhelm II's or Adolf Hitler’s navies were to visit America during a time of peace. During those fifteen days, the cream of Washington DC and New York were to wine, dine and entertain the German Kontreadmiral and his officers. The crew were to be offered the freedom of Coney Island and to also savour the sights of the two cities. They were even to rescue mother and the baby in her ...

Robert hates school, so he sends a robot—Robokid—to school in his place and unwittingly helps to defend Earth from invasion by the Xargians. But the school bully, Barry, is in league with the Xargians who send him a robot battledroid to exterminate Robokid—and the entire population of Earth. Can Robokid defeat Battledroid? Can Robert save Earth from the Xargians?

Space rebel Jet Rusco has his hands full trying to deliver experimental tech to the rebels on Nebara. He has a job to do, but is unsure of the far-reaching implications of his services—is he one of the good guys or the bad guys? The knot of the Collective tightens. With the help of a dodgy android, a rogue lieutenant and a vagabond thug, he faces off against impossible odds as military forces pile up on him. Can he win this fight on a faraway frontier world? Other books in the series STAR RUNAWAY STAR WANDERER STAR REAPER STARHUSTLER STARVENGER Starship Rogue Box Set: innersky.ca/starship

Far future technology allows scope for a tactical ship to VR-merge with its pilot. A routine mission goes awry in space and a pilot discovers an unexpected menace, far worse than any nightmare . . . for fans of 'Alien' and 'Predator'... Other books in the Alien Alliance series: FRONTIER: Space Derelict THE DIM ZONE : Mechno Wars XARES : Final Countdown THE TIMELOST : Ring Station Alien Alliance Box Set: innersky.ca/alliance

A desperate free-for-all in the bowels of a dead ship… How far is too far? Mercenary Yul Vrean and his black op team are hired by billionaire CEO Mathias of Cybercore to bring back alien samples from a remote planet...a region of space rife with murderous space pirates and slavers, the warlike Zikri and Mentera. With no designated leader, things degrade as rough boy Regers challenges Yul's authority. The expedition, shrouded in mystery, is further jeopardized by competitive corporate interests and freakish alien attacks. Yul and his space mercs suspect Mathias is not on the up-and-up as ...

Jet Rusco, black market arms dealer and hustler, faces off against the Star Lord: warlord, magician, psychopath. With each new conquest, the Star Lord uses ruthless force to terrorize colonized planets with his fleet of hi-tech warships. He sends bounty hunters after Jet Rusco who has stolen an alien device critical to his operation. A dark secret lies at the back of the Star Lord’s plans. But more than just tainted with the threat of galactic dominion, lies the 400 year old evil of the last alien war, that left humankind stumbling in the dark, forgetting their bio-mechanical heritage, ...

Somebody shafted Regers. Nobody shafts Regers. Now he is on a mission to hunt down his crewmate...who abandoned him on an alien world during a mission collecting plant samples. Along the way, a handful of mercenaries are caught in the middle of an alien conspiracy to enslave the human-populated planets on the frontier. Regers, in his hijacked ship hunting down his crewmate, Yul. Miko, a burnt-out ex-recon man with powers of invisibility, stalked by an alien Zikri with lustful intentions. Cloye, a sexy, martial-artist spy. Star, a young street hustler and crew member. Fenli, an ace dogfight-...

Scarface meets Mad Max A heist of beryl crystal for hyperdrive engines lands hustler Jet Rusco and his accomplice Marty in a heap of trouble...also in the crossfires of a thug entrepreneur peddling black market beryl to a brood of warlords. Rusco is stuck with a sexy player along the way whose loyalty he cannot trust. Can he and his buddy Marty escape with their skins and make a difference in the fight for freedom against galactic oppression? A gritty space thriller full of cons, twists and danger… Other books in the Starship Rogue series: STARHUSTLER STARVENGER STAR RUNAWAY STAR WANDERER...

A man who lives on the edge. A man turned to hustling to survive. Jet Rusco lives in a far future of colonized worlds ruled by space thugs and warlords. A heist gone bad leaves him with a stash of alien tech and ruthless gangsters on his tail who’ll do anything to get it back. Rusco must up his game, build a team of able recruits if he is to defeat the despot who plans to use the tech for more sinister reasons than obvious gain. He must decide whether he is to remain a scavenger all his life, or an avenger. The stakes are high when worlds are at great risk and the choice of doom or ...

In the far future, a band of unlikely heroes fight against an alien invasion. Miko, a NAVO pilot, is waylaid by Zikri pirates. Space mercenaries Yul and Regers are contracted by Cyber Corp to secure alien plant samples from a faraway world. Star, a young street hustler, is taken under the wing of Miko. All are embroiled in an alien war. For fans of Alien and Predator… Other books in the series FRONTIER THE DIM ZONE AUDRA THE TIMELOST XARES

Teen stowaway. Ship battles. Treachery. Carnival musician Kip Rees gets mixed up in a caper over his head...A mysterious figure has offered him riches to deliver a package to a faraway world. Yet powerful people would as soon see Kip and his new friends dead than fulfill his mission. Can he stay alive long enough to unlock the mystery of why he was chosen as delivery boy? From the grimy holds of space freighters to the majestic Temple of the Moon, Kip goes from young dreamer to hardened defender. An epic ride through far future worlds... Other books in the Starship Rogue series: Star ...