Jared and Kelsey have worked hard to build a coalition. They have a strong alliance in the unknown territories. The time has come to take a freighter filled with desperately needed technology. Just before it is time for the attack, Captain Breckenridge comes through the one way wormhole. Jared is no longer the senior fleet officer in this sector of space, and the new commander has his own way of doing things.

As the disasters pile up, Kelsey and Jared fight desperately to get on the same page with Breckenridge. The consequences are more dire than the Captain’s fragile ego. An error here could spell disaster for their new found allies. If their new allies fall, it will only be a matter of time before the Rebel Empire finds their home.

Terry Mixon dazzles us with his continuing Empire of Bones saga. More secrets of the Old Empire are revealed, and more hints about how it fell come to light. A wonderful story for space opera fans.

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Jared and Kelsey have made new friends and enemies. Their friends are helping them come to grips with all of the new technology the Old Empire left behind. A lot of that technology is now inside Princess Kelsey. She’s learning to deal with it, but it’s a struggle. An expensive struggle, since she keeps breaking things. Their new enemies are plotting against their new friends.

A mission to a nearby star system may be just what they need. They control the skies, but until they control the planet, the Rebel Empire can still hurt them. Things come apart when their new enemies make their move. It will be up to Kelsey and Jared to stop them before their new found friends come to an untimely end.

Terry Mixon delivers the next episode in his Empire of Bones series. Jared and Kelsey grow and change in this book as they come to grips with their new reality. The galaxy will need them at their best, because the enemy isn’t idle.

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The old Empire is dead. In a far distant corner of the galaxy, a small remnant remains. They’re doing okay, slowly building up, but they are only a shadow of their former selves.

Jared joined the navy to make something to himself. He had no idea that he was the illegitimate son of the Emperor, but the required genetic test proved that was the case. Now, instead of concentrating on being a good officer, he has to deal with palace politics. It has also slowed his career, because no one wants to show him favoritism.

Kelsey, Princess of the Empire, has been shut in the palace all of her life. Anxious to do something useful, she signs on to be a diplomatic aid on an exploration mission. The mission leader is her half-brother Jared. Awkward, doesn’t begin to cover it.

The royal bastard and royal scion will have to learn to work together, because their mission is about to get complicated. An unstable wormhole will strand them many light years from home, and new enemies will be found. They will have to rely on each other if they are to have any chance at survival.

Terry Mixon weaves a tale of interstellar drama and danger. Engaging characters and complex relationships make this a story worth reading. A must for any sci fi enthusiast.

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James wants revenge. A freighter just crash landed on top of him. That’s fine for him. It’s not the first or last time he’ll die, but his parents were there. For them, death is permanent. Now he’s at the end of known space, fighting an enemy unlike any other: plants.

Things go from bad to worse when they’re forced to abandon ship. He’s stuck on a planet where every tree, flower, and grass wants him dead. They are more than able to do it, too. James will have to use all his wits to survive.

BV Larson serves up another salad of death and destruction in this wonderful sci fi series. From beginning to end, he’ll keep you guessing. Are the plants the real enemy, or is someone pulling their vines. It will all come down to a desperate gamble to survive: a Kale Mary pass to win or lose it all.

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Captain Ishmael Wong is on a mission. He’s out to find the man who murdered the love of his life. To do that he’ll have to go into the world of thieves and outlaws: Toe Hold Space. It isn’t anything like he expected. The space station and people who operate outside the law are much like the people on the right side of the law.

There are some differences though. Might is right, and there are fiefdoms everywhere. Not everyone tells the truth, including some of his oldest and dearest friends. When he finds some of those friends in danger, he doesn’t give it a second thought. Helping each other is what friends do, even if it could cost him his life.

Nathan Lowell brings another book to the golden age series. There are lots of old faces and many new ones. Like many of his books, it about the journey, not the destination. A fun read for sci fi fans everywhere.

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Thrawn, legendary tactician of the Empire, had humble beginnings. He was found on a far off planet. This is the story of how he grew into the most feared admiral of the fleet. In a culture as xenophobic as the Empire is portrayed to be, how did this blue skinned, red eyed man become so powerful? At last the story is told. How did he navigate the corridors of power? What military campaigns did he cut his teeth on? What enemies did he make along the way, and what friends helped him? Perhaps most importantly, what were his motives?

Timothy Zahn brings to life one of the Star Wars franchise’s most intriguing villains. It is a wonderfully written tale full of twists and turns. It was fun being inside Thrawn’s head as he navigated each threat and overcame each obstacle.

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Torin Kerr is a hero, so of course the top brass want to trot her out in front of every civie they can. Gotta keep the public happy. It makes Gunny Kerr miserable. When new tech is used to re-grow Major Svenson, he and his doctor are being sent to a marine training camp. When he offers to make Torin his aid, she jumps at the chance to get away from the monotony.

Something goes wrong. Suddenly, their training mission turns into a desperate battle for survival. Someone has turned all the training sims into deadly reality. Tanks firing live rounds. Artillery firing more than smoke rounds. It will be up to Gunny Kerr and a bunch of raw recruits to keep everyone alive.

Tanya Huff brings the next installment in the Valor’s Choice series. An excellent universe filled with interesting aliens and political intrigue. Each one has their own agenda and quirks. A very engaging story.

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In the battle against the alien virus, there have been many casualties. The alien probe has been destroyed, so the threat is gone, right? The US sends its finest to unearth the probe from Lake Michigan, but they aren’t the only ones. Other countries want the secrets of the alien technology, and will stop at nothing to get it. Enter our team: Margaret Montoya, Clarence Otto, and Tim Feely.

Against their expressed wishes to destroy anything they find, the President has spoken. Recover anything you can. Cooper Mitchell and genius Chinese sleeper spy Steve Stanton have other ideas. They’ll try to steal the alien probes secrets right from under their noses. Unfortunately, they’ve all underestimated the alien probe. It has one final deadly gift for humanity.

Scott Sigler delivers the final episode in the Infected series. If you thought nuking Detroit was the worst that could happen, you’re dead wrong. The alien probe has learned from each failure. Even it death, it will complete its mission. Destroy the human race. In true Sigler fashion, any character you thought was safe is on the chopping block. Our hero’s worst fears are realized, one of them will join the enemy.

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Still reeling from the mysterious disease that nearly wiped everyone out, Margaret Montoya, Dew Phillips, and Perry Dawsey can’t catch a break. They’ve been wandering around the country putting out outbreaks of the alien virus. The probe that controls it is learning. Time to send in a new strain. Something much more insidious. Something contagious.

It’s a race against time as the disease seeks out leaders, military and civilian. It will convert them. Make them use their own intelligence and cunning to serve it. The aliens are ready to invade and Earth is ripe for the taking. The team must discover who is controlling the virus and stop them. The converted are spreading fast and they only have one goal: the end of humanity.

Scott Sigler serves up another helping of suspense. The virus takes another whack at Armageddon on a biological scale. Scott gives us a plate full of heroes who are humanities only hope. They might stand a chance, if they can stop fighting each other. Another win for the literary prince of darkness.

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A disease unlike any other has broken out. The infected develop cists in the form of little blue triangles and try to kill everyone around them.  Epidemiologist Margaret Montoya must find a way to stop it before millions of people die. Former football star Perry Dawsey is infected. The disease is telling him to do bad things. Awful things to good people. Will he be able to shut out the voices in his head, or will they take over and send him on a killing spree. Unknown to both of them, the disease has an ulterior motive. It’s the advanced vanguard of an alien race. It’s too hard to find habitable planets in the galaxy. It’s much easier to find a good world, and kill everything on it. One of their stealthy probes has found earth.

Thriller writer Scott Sigler weaves a tale of unstoppable diseases, alien menace, and an infection so insidious, that it makes the hosts its willing slaves. Masterfully written, Scott keeps the suspense going from page one until the thrilling conclusion. An excellent read.

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