Space Opera Artificial Intelligence

Dennis Block is reinventing his life. Again. Magic was not something he ever expected, but now he has it, it’s just something new to make a living at. At least now it’s stable, even if sometimes whimsical in what happens. The League of Worlds is slowly adapting to mages being among them, and mage services augmenting traditional ones. Out in Ralnor space, where a civil war still rages, they know the value of a good mage being there. And colonization is expanding rapidly in the Orion Cluster Protectorate, various places in Ralnor space, and on the two Terran colonies. It seems to be a ...

Smugglers. Thieves. Pirates. The Sea Rover's crew embodies these defining qualities. Immerse yourself in a Science Fiction Adventure box set written by author C.P. MacDonald. Witness Captain Calin Aku's evolution from the most wanted outlaw on the Moon to an unexpected if reluctant hero. Job by job, paycheck by paycheck, he keeps flying. However, with a new client comes a cascade of adventure, forging unusual alliances and unraveling amazing mysteries. These revelations don't just alter the lives of Calin and his crew but also reshape humanity's future. Join Calin Aku and his crew as they ...

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence...

"No-one’s dead until I say they’re dead!" Being told you're a legend is not the same as knowing it, or being it. Bud's been told he's the real Merlin. He knows it to be true. But being the legend is a whole different thing. Up until now, he's been Bud, doing what's necessary. Now he must really be - Merlin. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer Hire a Hero Jane's Christmas Hero to the Rescue Hero at the Gates The Long Road to Gaia Home is Where ...

In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their...

Xai’andra has been summoned by the Oracle to return to Messim, the planet of her ancestors. Her family would rather see her dead. One of the last surviving members of the noble families exiled from her home planet, Xai has been imprisoned, along with the remains of the Ke’i-ze clan, in a Prima star base since she was a child. But Xai holds a contentious and extremely lonely place in her family. Her uncles allow her to live, but only as a subservient, as a symbol of their moral superiority over the rebellion and as a reminder of her mother’s treachery. Meanwhile, for the emancipated ...

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 ...

Christopher Ecclestone has lived in the dark for a long time. As a fighter pilot on the old Ark Royal, on the very day all his wishes came true, fate took them away again. Seven years later, all he can do is listen, as a galactic core wide war begins. Only the brand new Imperium had space fighters, and they were a liability, not an asset. Now the Trixone have them, they've swept their frontier clean, and invaded Ralnor and Keerah space. The Ralnor asked the fledgling Imperium for help. But the Imperium only has a small number of fighter pilots, with nearly half being rookies without a ...

The UFS Phoenix returns to Homeworld, after more than three years of searching the galaxy for a way to save humanity from the looming AI threat. Many Fleet captains are unhappy with their own command, following the massive casualties of Nia's first strike. Some say that Captain Erik Debogande is the war leader humanity truly needs. Others warn of civil war. But on Homeworld lurks an even older threat, a secret kept by Fleet Command since Homeworld's first conquest by humans. A secret that could tear Fleet, and Erik's powerful family, apart.

“It takes just the right narrator to weave a story of the world ending. Eunice Wong proves up to the task in this fascinating audiobook.”—Locus Magazine “Audie Award Winner Eunice Wong is back with another compelling Nayler narration…an impressive feat.”—Booklist All systems fail...

A crew of outcasts tries to find a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of those who would use it as a weapon in this science fiction adventure series for fans of The Expanse and Firefly. A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race...

The UFS Phoenix is finally homeward bound. On the way is Tuki Station, in barabo space, hit just now by a force of sard ships, working in concert with a larger invasion from alo space. An alo and deepynine fleet has attacked, and humanity's forces are in turmoil despite all of Phoenix's efforts over the past three years to prepare them. Nia leads the assault, Styx's old AI queen nemesis from the Drysine/Deepynine War, the greatest armed conflict in Spiral history, 25,000 years ago. But what does Nia seek?

Chris Ecclestone has had a full on day. And it isn't over yet! He’s done the impossible, been promoted, called a legend, and now he’s alone with his girlfriend and about to get the reward he really wants. Tomorrow is another day, and a badly needed boring one at that. But there’s a war on, and romance has to wait when allies call for help, and boring is what happens between battles and exhaustion. Combat awaits, and this time, he’s a senior officer contemplating how fast he’s failing upwards. The Imperium is spread too thin, and the Trixone are attacking in too many places. When ...

The Owl war is over, but for Snark, normal isn’t what it used to be. He's on his way home from seeing Jane crowned Queen, and the Kingdom of Hunter's Run come into being. The war might be over, and the trade deal he made at the end of it might finally be enough for this wayward cat to be allowed back into cat society. The only thing faster than human ships, is the stories about their entry into sector ten, which ripple into the adjacent sectors. On the Cat Homeworld in sector eight, this triggers long awaited, and long stifled change. For a Warlord in sector nine, human tech would allow ...

The long awaited sequel to Hero to the End. A new beginning. Tech and Magic must come together to survive! Jon Hunter thinks he's done enough. But since when did he get any say in the matter? 15,000 people, 4 main stations, and 15 large ships, somewhere in the galaxy, unexpectedly looking for a new start. Jon sees himself as their protector, at least until his people build their own new society, without him in charge. Thorn has been waiting for Jon Hunter for 82 years. 3100 years ago, Thorn had to save humanity. One week ago, Jon did save humanity. Just different groups. Both have done the ...

Karen Drayson didn’t celebrate. She knows that fixing the main problem is always a beginning, not an ending. The enemy is still at their gates. The cluster is still a dangerous place. And other species still hate them. So what of the Alliance that Terra first helped be forged? There’s plenty to do at home, but what is going on out there? Just how bad is this Fragile Alliance? The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage Tomorrow's Spacemage The Hunter Legacy Prequels 1969 Was That You? One Last Battle NPC PHQ ...

Testing the limits of a mage can be a very bad idea. Bud’s been mainly sitting the Keerah War out so far. He once sent billions home across two galaxies for a day with a single errant angry thought. So he’s kept his focus on supervising the trainers of new mages. However, the war keeps drawing him in. A bit of magic here, a bit more magic there. And then they found enslaved mages, but it was a dragon thing, and not his responsibility. But genocide is another matter, and he can’t let that stand. But others can, and have, and they’re blocking him from doing what he feels is right. The...

"The only one enjoying himself in there is the grim reaper." The Crossroad system is a battleground. The Keerah only want to conquer. The Ralnor want control. The Trixone want new eating grounds. All of them want what they think Jon Hunter has. Jon is fighting a war on seven fronts, while trying to stay out of politics and diplomacy at home. As the death toll mounts, Jon is confronted with options, all of which carry an unacceptable body count. And in the midst of it all, old choices suddenly have consequences. In the middle of everything, lies the Reaper's Crossroad. The Hunter Legacy ...

According to Jane, Jon’s been ‘phoning it in’ for a long time now. And as they say, you should let sleeping dogs lie, and never poke the bear. So there’s one thing you don’t want to do to a bona fide hero like Jon Hunter. Wake him up, and force him to go to war. Because it won’t be your war anymore. It’ll be Jon’s War. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer Hire a Hero Jane's Christmas Hero to the Rescue Hero at the Gates The Long Road...

Karen Drayson has had time to adjust. Things are getting done, and there is now hope. But that rug under her keeps shifting. Only now she’s the one who keeps putting it back under her own feet. They’ve had time for repairs, but their enemies have had the same time to build. Things out in the cluster keep getting worse, but Terra, for now, is protected. At home, the calls for a return to civilian government seem to have been heeded. But when it all comes to a head, what can you expect from a Total Eclipse? The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle ...