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The Fireworks Begin in the War Maker Bunker The Dawn force opens fire on the War Maker robots that were left patrolling the bunker for an untold number of years. These robots have killed before, so it's obvious that they're dangerous. Matthew and his team are in charge of capturing one of them alive. The robots are only about ten meters tall, what's is there to worry about? Matthew has a lot of struggles in the book ahead. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Fireworks is the eighteenth book in the military science fiction series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this tale as alien ...

Clive Ranger was born into a war that has raged on for generations. Across the galaxy, families have been torn apart and cities have been razed. But Clive may be the one who shifts the tide of the rebellion that has risen up against the evil Coalition.  The Coalition has locked away countless men and women utilizing them as slave labor across the galaxy. Clive is one of these unfortunate souls. However, he isn’t alone. Most everyone in the prison has their own scores to settle against the Coalition. After all, it was the Coalition that killed their families, friends, and everyone they ...

Rude awakenings and hard truths. That's war. Matthew's thrown one curveball after another as he learns that just about nothing is sacred in war. Nothing is guaranteed. No one is untouchable. Now he's afraid that he might just lose it. Problem is, he doesn't have the time to lose it or to even fear that he might go crazy when the war is over. Instead, he's got one task after another. One mission always has yet to be completed when no one else seems to be doing any of the fighting. Now Matthew has to venture into no-man's-land at midnight to recover his lost mechanized infantry unit, Firefly....

There's a quirk about war, That quirk is that there are lulls in the action. Times where it becomes easy to forget that your life is on the line. And that kind of thinking is exactly what gets people killed. That kind of thinking seems to invite the enemy to pull a stunt they wouldn't have dreamt of trying before. For Matthew and his team in the Bulwark, they find out the hard way that no lull in the fighting on the front should be taken for granted. Buy The Battle for Allegra: Awakening today! Awakening is the eleventh book in the alien invasion sci-fi novelette series The Battle for ...

The War Makers Are On Allegra Matthew is in for a very rude awakening. The Beets he has been fighting are not the only threat on Allegra. It seems the War Makers are on Allegra and they're proving themselves to be capable killers. Now Matthew has to deal with them. The War Makers are such fearsome foes that the Dawn Expeditionary Force leader, Legate Hamilton, has volunteered the service of his best men. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Warpath is the seventeenth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this tale as new alien species are ...

Doraan was bombed into oblivion by the Coalition when Joseph Orwell was just a kid. Since then, he made a name for himself alongside his father. Hop into this short story as he returns home after all the fighting and after the Coalition is gone. Read Aftermath today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 1,900 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

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 ...

They made it back in one piece... Now what? On the frontlines, Matthew's brain is always occupied with survival. War doesn't give soldiers a chance to plan their futures out. Unfortunately for Matthew, however, his team depends on him to plot out their courses of action. Before Matthew can get the chance to settle into to Sanctuary, his little slice of bunker-paradise on the front, he's heading out again. This time he's heading into what will be the bloodiest engagement that he's been in to date. Read The Battle for Allegra: Revelations today! Revelations is the ninth book in the alien ...

Honor the Dead …Even if You’re the One that killed them. Matthew killed a Toa warrior, and now he has been invited to take part in a “glory hunt” to honor the dead Toaz. Rav’ian, Matthew’s Toaz companion has opted to lead the way again, and she already has a target in mind. She wants to hit a hive of the alien invaders with just her and Matthew. In the process of this Matthew and Rav’ian have to rescue some Coalition space marines, and even encounter some interesting space marine mechs. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! The Hunt is the third book in the short story ...

Matthew's on a mission. Yet again, it isn't one of his choosing. This time around, he has to go deep behind enemy lines. However, this is his deepest incursion yet. He is joining a raid on the fallen city of Thessalonia. Of course, he's promised some great things in return for his help, but the risks may just be great enough that he questions the reward... Read The Battle for Allegra: More Harm Than Good today! More Harm Than Good is the twenty-second book in the sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures into the killing fields. If you...

Avel Barbas had a trick to staying alive: being the 'grey man'. All he did was try to stick to the shadows and avoid being noticed. It served him well. Until it didn't. Avel is part of a contingent sent out to some odd ranch. They aren't told why, but Avel will quickly find out that there is a rebel faction that is assaulting the location. However, these rebels aren't about to go down without a fight. Will Avel and the rest of the Coalition soldiers beat back the rebellious militia, or will they die trying? Read Settler's Ranch today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around ...

Carus Salvaggi is an 18-year-old in high school. He daydreams about graduating and marrying his lifelong love. But alien invasions have the propensity to ruin people's plans. Carus is now destined to a life far different from what he planned. Join him as the first of the alien ships touch down and the invasion begins! Read Barracudas today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 6,500 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Most see Bláan Tullius as a hero. Many see him as their savior. He sees himself as a man who isn't doing nearly enough to save the lives that he knows need saving. However, he isn't always allowed to do everything that he thinks he needs to do in order to stop slavers from trafficking people through his home, Amidst Station. There are just too many rules for him to save everyone. What drives him? Well, the slavers got his wife years ago and he still hasn't forgiven them for it. As he sees it, nothing can stop him. They'll have to kill him to make him stop. But that's just what he thought.....

Life as a captain of a merchant ship was seldom exciting, but that didn't phase Ben Moriarty, a war veteran who was happy for the change of pace. But sometimes excitement finds you. For Ben Moriarty, that excitement is in the form of an alien invasion on a world he is making a delivery to. And that excitement will cost him dearly. Read Navigator today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 3,200 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

The Coalition is threatening to withdraw its fleet from Allegra as the threat of alien invasion becomes real. The people of Allegra, including those who built those ships, aren't about to let that happen without putting up a fight. Join Franz Zimmerman as the people of Allegra take to the skies in an effort to show the Coalition that they are not a people who won't go down without a fight! Read Resist today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 7,300 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Can a twenty-year-old mount a rescue op against hardened veterans? After finding a place to call home in the dreary frontline trenches on Allegra, Matthew has just one mission in mind: Rescue. Marie, the front's stand-in medic was taken captive by a rival faction that was supposed to be on Matthew's side. However, in war, "supposed to be" is anything but a guarantee. Now Matthew has to turn his rifle on those who fought beside him. Problem is, those he's declaring a personal war on are hardened soldiers and Matthew is still a newbie. But, he's got a secret weapon. His guardian angels, the ...

Nowhere is ever truly safe. The year is 2284 and wars are endemic across Coalition Space. Matthew Campbell was a fisherman before the Coalition arrived. All he had to worry about was bringing in the day’s catch. Now he is in the middle of a war that has already killed tens of thousands. Matthew makes all the wrong people angry and he finds himself in a "prime" spot on the frontlines. ...Without any traditional military training. It seems that everything he learned in his tiny fishing village and from his time on a fishing boat will have to be enough to keep him alive. The question is, ...

Neil Hunt is a salvor. Some folks see him as a scavenger, some see him as a thief. The events of the salvage that you're about to read change all of that--he'll be seen as a hero. Provided he can survive betrayal, bounty hunters, and a seemingly impassable cloud of asteroids. What could possibly go wrong? Read Unlucky Ones today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 35,000 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Dawn. With the dawn comes the rising of a new day. New possibilities, new opportunities, new life. With the arrival of the Dawn Clan's Expeditionary Force of highly-trained commandos, it seems a metaphorical dawn has arrived at the Bulwark. Is this the beginning of easy living for Matthew and his Mudders, or are the Dawns arriving just in time for things to take a turn for the worse? Buy The Battle for Allegra: Dawn today! Dawn is the thirteenth book in the alien invasion sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures into the killing ...

There's a lost world in the mountains. West of the Bulwark, a valley lies almost untouched by humanity, despite Allegra's long history of being colonized. There are stories of horrible beasts and other terrifying things in this forested valley. These stories became the basis of the name for the area: the Black Forest. Just like the tales of the Black Forest on Earth, this Black forest is supposed to have creatures that can kill man, woman, and child. And Matthew is about to check it all out. Read The Battle for Allegra: Fortify today! Black Forest is the fifteenth book in the alien invasion...