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War. It's as inevitable as breathing. Sometimes there are breaths between conflicts, short reprieves, and then those reprieves are shattered as war breaks out. As sons and daughters are sent out to die. As the true evils in the universe are revealed. Matthew Campbell, a young fisherman from a backwater world, finds himself thrown into the combine of war. He's tossed straight to the frontlines without any traditional military training, all he has to fall back on are the lessons from the life he is leaving. Join him as he fights to save a planet he has never been to. Read The Battle for ...

The militia requested help in acquiring a new ship, Matthew's seeing to it that the job is finished. The job has taken Matthew and his team into Thessalonia, and Matthew isn't about to head back home after the job is done after going this far. He's got questions that need answering and he's got Beets to kill. And there's a chance that some of his friends from Crail are in the city too! Read The Battle for Allegra: Acquisition today! Acquisition is the twenty-third book in the sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures into the killing ...

Seemingly unstoppable alien invaders are invading the Milky Way. Archibald Dare's ship, the Huntress is dispatched to defend an uninhabited moon to keep the alien invaders, known as Beets, from getting a foothold in the galaxy. Will they succeed, or is their mission doomed to fail? Read on to find out! *This is a side story to The Invasion of Allegra story, but it can be read as a standalone. This, and the Invasion of Allegra, both take place prior to The Battle for Allegra.* **Note, this is an edited and republished version of the story that was first published on Kindle Vella in 2022.***

There's a hidden army far behind Beet lines. This army, if the stories are correct, is enough to turn the tide of the war against both the Beets and the Coalition. But they've been sidelined for quite some time now. They've been biding their time. All Matthew has to do is find them. ...And convince them to talk to him. ...And convince them to join the war too. Easy. (Or not.) What could possibly go wrong? Read The Battle for Allegra: The Ranch today! The Ranch is the twenty-first book in the sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures ...

The fight for Allegra continues... Matthew Campbell, alongside everyone else in the Bulwark, are faced with a sudden assault from the Beets. Mudders are being killed left and right. Matthew is nowhere to be seen on the front. Will Matthew be able to get to the front in time to lead his soldiers to victory, or are they destined to die? Or will salvation come from somewhere else? Join Matthew as the fight for Allegra kicks into high gear! Read The Battle for Allegra: The Complete Season Two Omnibus today! This is an omnibus of books 11-20 in the series: The Battle for Allegra. All told, this ...

When aliens invade Allegra, those who know what's best for them make a run for it. However, not everyone runs to the safest places. Some end up finding hidden dangers and secrets. Hreve and Horton are two of these unfortunate people. Beneath the Black Forest on Allegra there is a hidden, alien secret. Read The World Beneath today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 6,000 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Francis Reedsburg is a copper miner on a big old nothing of a planet named Raudona Akiratis. The closest thing he's used to when it comes to action is wait for ore pickups to occur--or at least it used to be that way. The miners in the San Sebastian Copper Mine have been finding odd bits and pieces from a race many call the War Makers. And it seems that they've finally awakened something... Read The Pillars today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 2,900 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

War has come to Alai's homeworld and she is powerless to prevent it. All she can do is watch. All she can do is worry. Looking to her husband, Alia hopes beyond all hope that he might be able to deliver her, but she is convinced that it's too late... Read Falling Skies today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 1,000 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Bart Collier was counting the days he had left before he was done with his military service. He thought he was just about done. Then aliens invade Allegra. Now Bart is fighting for his life and to save those who also call Allegra home. Will he be able to make a difference? Read Behind Enemy Lines today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 10,300 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Allegra is under siege and John Jansen doesn't learn this until it's too late. He was escorting a prison ship to Allegra, now it looks like that plan might be out the window. Read Going Down today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 1,600 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Patrick Fahy-Connor wanted the easiest possible mission when he joined the Coalition. He didn't want to see any fighting. He didn't want any sort of action. He wanted to be left alone. But that's never how life works. Instead, he is surrounded by people and will soon be the center of attention for the whole of the Coalition. As it turns out, sounding the alarm about alien invaders from outside of the Milky Way has a way of attracting attention. It doesn't take long before Fahy puts together that those same aliens are heading for his homeworld. However, that isn't his only problem. His space...

It's mere weeks before the Beets arrive on Allegra. Those who know what's coming are getting desperate to do all they can to prepare. Peter Petrova, a smuggler, is unaware of the invasion that's coming, but it won't stay that way. It seems that the Allegrian militia has a need of his particular set of skills. Read Smuggler's Route today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 2,400 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Wars have a way of dragging on, and sometimes you need a safe harbor. A Sanctuary, if you will. Having reclaimed the stolen mech, Firefly, Matthew is now concerned with saving Marie. After all, she saved him. He's bound by honor to do the same in return. With the twins Alois and Louise at his side, Matthew reasons that the odds are stacked in his favor. Problem is, they aren't. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Sanctuary is the sixth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this thrilling story that is filled with all sorts of sci-fi warfare....

Alien worlds have a tendency of being unforgiving. People who take too long to learn that die, those who can adapt survive. Same as anywhere else in the galaxy. But there's also a bit of luck that comes into play for those that stay alive. Matthew's luck is looking up as he searches for the lost seeder ship that may or may not exist. All he has to go off of are old stories. Alas, his luck may just run out. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Seeder is the sixteenth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this tale as new alien species are ...

Things always go wrong when you try to be God. In the case of Reinhardt Base, the Coalition's attempts have now cost them an entire planet. Now the survivors are just trying to get out with their lives. Can they do it? Read Flight From Reinhardt today!

Matthew found Marie, now can he get her to safety? After what seemed like an eternity, Matthew's finally saved Marie. In the time since she saw him last he's been through Hell. Not only that, but he's killed a lot more people than he ever thought he would. He's ready for some reprieve. On the other hand, Marie's been held against her will and has been forced to patch up the same Fulcrum soldiers who kidnapped her. Now two parties stand between them and their sought-after safety. The Fulcrum want to hunt them down and take revenge. The invading alien Beets are just willing to take whatever ...

Matthew is tasked with killing a friend... At the request of space marine Second Lieutenant Seville Wyndover, Matthew is hunting down his friend James. Matthew and Rav'ian rescued Wyndover at the expense of their "glory hunt." Once Wyndover was saved, he returned the favor by giving them with more supplies than a Mudder could have dreamed of. Matthew's greatest dilemma isn't the fact that he is hunting down a friend. Now he himself is being hunted. Will he be able to kill his hunters before they kill him? Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Relegated is the fourth book in the short ...

Matthew Doesn't Like the Idea of Killing People. Killing Beets was one thing, after all, they're the invaders. People, on the other hand, the act left a bad taste in Matthew's mouth. It also felt like it ripped a piece of his soul out of him. But, that's his mission. In fact, it's his first real one from a superior officer. He has to recover the stolen mech and put down those who stole it. Anyone who stood in the way would likely be ready to kill him, so he'd have to act first. Will Matthew and his newfound allies be able to complete the mission? Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! ...

Never take peace for granted. The Beets have fallen silent and Matthew is doing all he can to fortify the Bulwark for their next attack that may or may not come. He's got a lot of work to do and he doesn't know how much time he has to do it. Will Matthew manage to take the Bulwark from a putrid mess of mud and turn it into a respectable front before the Beets strike next? Read The Battle for Allegra: Fortify today! Fortify is the fourteenth book in the alien invasion space opera The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this thrilling story that is filled with all sorts of sci-fi tech, warfare, and...

*This is a piece of flash fiction, it's short!* Ships like the Cambridge served diligently in their day. They won massive victories and saved many lives. However, there comes a time when a ship reaches the end of its life. A time that it must go the way of the ships that it once destroyed. That time has arrived for the Cambridge as it is, at long last, scuttled. Read The Cambridge's Final Voyage today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 1,300 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***