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The Regents of Zavetgrad are the key to breaking the Authority’s grip over the city, but the pompous aristocrats keep themselves safely hidden in their sub-oceanic villas. Capturing them will be Finn’s toughest test yet. No-one in history has ever penetrated their underwater domain. Even before that daring mission can begin, Finn and the Metals must work to secure Metalhaven in the face of a vengeful enemy that has fortified its position. The possibility of a counterattack is real, and with a familiar face in charge of the Authority sector, Finn must watch his step–and his back.

Tensions amongst the six realms are running high as the galaxy witnesses the overwhelming might of the Sa’Nerra armada. The Quarr race are facing defeat, and no one wants to be next. Desperate to find a way to unite the realms against the Sa’Nerra, Commander Reeves and his team take the warship Invictus on a quest to learn about the mysterious and ancient Progenitors—the puppet masters manipulating the war. With threats from the Sa’Nerran Imperator and the New Earth Movement looming over him at every turn, Reeves is still struggling to embrace his legacy.

A ruthless alien enemy has returned, but despite overtures of peace, Commander Dalton Reeves doesn’t believe a word that escapes their thin, slug-like lips. War is coming and in order to unite the six realms against a threat bigger than any faced in history, he must recover an ancient and famous warship.

A short novella sized compilation of five mixed short stories. The stories are a hodgepodge of humor, military science fiction, space opera, and fantasy.

In the future, an artist specializing in historical records creates a piece of art based on three separate accounts of the pandemic. What follows is a patchwork tale of survival and horror as two lovers struggle to survive the undying dead and the collapse of an America turned charnel house. Told as memos from Ground Zero, and later in the journal of a dark tower-like quest by train and foot across a nightmare landscape of ruined cities and raving corpses, the three accounts reveal more than just the grim realities of society's collapse.

In this fifth and final book in the series, Dex and Frida dive back into OVERTAKEN ONLINE, after a month out in the real world. They are met by a realm in shambles. Frequent tornadoes plague the planet, leaving destruction in their wake; the daemonorgs are amping up the pressure after the loss of the Colossus; and decisions made by Commander Darius while Dex was away have massively derailed their chances of winning the war.

Despite their best efforts to subdue Goliath, the superpowered alien AI continues to grow stronger and more lethal. Billions already lie dead across the galaxy as the entity works its way toward Earth, and the Star Scavengers are losing faith. All of their hopes now lie in finding another artificial entity–one that fought and defeated Goliath long before humanity was born.

The Union is on the verge of total collapse. Apophis, the Serpent God King of the Aternien Empire, stands ready to complete his mission and consume the remaining Union worlds, starting with Terra Prime - Earth. With no other option, the president declares his intention to surrender. But Apophis craves only destruction and revenge. Yet, deep beneath the desert sands of Egypt, hope sparks. The last Master Officers, led by Carter Rose and Carina Larsen, haven't given up.

The rebellion has suffered a heart-breaking setback, but Finn Brasa remains determined to crush the Authority once and for all. To achieve that, he must reach Nimbus, the space citadel in orbit where President Gideon Alexander Reznikov maintains ultimate power and control. Unfortunately, Spacehaven is still under Authority control, and dozens of titanic rockets are preparing for a mass evacuation, taking the last of Earth’s precious resources into orbit. Once the last rocket has departed, Zavetgrad faces nuclear annihilation.

After the cataclysmic events on Manticore Four, Star Scavengers Hudson and Tory return to Earth to plan their next move. The alien superbeing known as Goliath has returned, and the only way to stop its murderous rampage is to find the crystals of power before it does.

Apophis, the reborn god-king of the Aternien Empire has unleashed the Neural Nexus, demonstrating its terrifying ability to destroy entire planets. General Carter Rose, along with Master Commander Carina Larsen and the crew of the Longsword Ascalon, are still reeling from the weapon’s apocalyptic power. Joining forces with the Old Aterniens is Carter’s best chance of formulating a defense, but Apophis is not his only problem. Any alliance with the Union’s old enemy is certain to draw the ire of Cyrus Duvall and his powerful Humans First movement.

The disaster at Terra Four has plunged the Union into a state of emergency. The government is losing control, powerless to stop the rise of Apophis, re-born God King of the Aternien Empire. Meanwhile, Cyrus Duvall’s Humans First movement continues to gain momentum. Acting decisively in humanity's hour of need, Duvall is seen as a savior. Millions flock to his cause, fracturing the people of the nine worlds in a time when unity is needed most.

Pentagon has been defeated, although Morgan’s fight has not yet reached its end. New and old enemies are converging, threatening the hard-won peace achieved with this latest victory. When he is attacked unexpectedly, Morgan finds himself on his own, forced to pick between two difficult choices. War is on the horizon, World Beasts are rising, and everything Morgan has worked to achieve is crumbling around him. Will he finally reach the very Pinnacle of power, or will he fail and fall before the might of those who wish to see him dead?

In the aftermath of Operation Serpent, Master Commander Carina Larsen must face the consequences of her actions. Relieved of duty and separated from the Longsword Ascalon and her crew, she awaits her fate when disaster strikes. The devious plan masterminded by the Aternien Serpent God, Apophis, is coming to fruition, and the remaining planets of the Union are thrown into chaos and disarray.

From book 1: Paul's been having a bad day, perhaps one of the worst days he's ever had. And now into the middle of all this, his instructor just got drafted by some mystical goddess to help save a world... From book 2: Coyote has a new task for Paul, one that involves him traveling north hundreds of miles over the post-apocalyptic landscape of California, the place that Paul once called home... From book 3: Coyote has one final task for Paul, the one that is the whole reason Coyote shanghaied him here in the first place.

The war for control of Faeland has begun, but the victors may very well have nobody to rule over once the battles come to an end. With the four World Beasts now battling, the land itself is splitting apart, forcing the dwarves and elves from their homelands as they march ever eastward to confront Shedra and the Arcane Kingdom. Sarah’s return doesn’t solve all of Morgan’s problems. On the contrary, he now knows he’s made enemies of all of the agents of Chaos.

Having witnessed the seemingly unconquerable power of the Progenitors first hand, Commander Reeves and Major Kane have an opportunity to tilt the balance of war in their favor. And they intend to take it, no matter the risk or the cost. Despite the setback at the Progenitor world, Reeves is determined to find the "smoking gun" that proves the Sa’Nerra are acting under the influence of an ancient power. Only then can he unite the realms against their enemy. But in order to achieve this, Reeves must pierce the veil of Shadow Space and discover the true scale of the alien armada.

With the unexpected release of the Daemonorg Colossus, Dex and his team face the biggest challenge yet as they tackle the seemingly impossible task of figuring out how to defeat a demon so huge it dwarfs even skyscrapers. With the army’s main operating base transformed into burning, smoking ruins, only one thing is clear: The Colossus must be stopped. Now. Before it destroys every Godmadrigan community on the planet.

The fleet is ready for war. Now we just need some crews.... I am Captain Taylor Ray. Against all odds, my team has outwitted murderous racketeers and evaded the sadistic Hedalt military leader, Provost Adra. But in order to recover the men and women we need to crew the Nimrod Fleet we must infiltrate enemy territory and execute an audacious raid. Success will require all our cunning and guile, pushing each of our unique skills to the limit. It won’t be easy, but what else is new? Worse still, Provost Adra is closing in.

Who the hell is Virgonius Simp? To answer this all-important question, Sam must venture through the world of Somerset one last time. Of course, he isn’t exactly a willing participant, but Grem Lynn, queen of the gremlins, doesn’t really give him much choice. Tasked with destroying a conspiracy to overthrow her Grempire – get it? – Sam sets out with his odd group of people and talking animals.