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This military SF/Galactic Empire series chronicles the rise of the Phoenix Empire out of the ashes of the defeated System States Alliance and spans hundreds of years. You’ll see the full range of human endeavors from strategic decisions made at the highest levels that affect millions of people right down to the individual men and women who do the fighting and sometimes dying for and against the Phoenix Empire. And in between are the military battles where admirals maneuver their fleets across a chessboard that spans thousands of lightyears. This is how empires sometimes rise…and fall. Sub-genre categories: Military SF, Galactic Empire, Space Opera, Adventure, Space Fleets, War.

This 108,000-word novel will appeal to fans of military SF, Galactic Empire and Space Opera genres. The collapse of the breakaway System States Alliance leaves the corrupt and rickety 800-year-old Federation victorious but nearly bankrupt. Among the military equipment it is forced to abandon on the planet Poictesme is the ultra-secret super-computer codenamed Merlin, that managed the strategic, tactical, logistical and administrative aspects of the interstellar war so well. The terrible secret it contains, that the Federation is now doomed to slowly slid into anarchy and chaos that will last for centuries, has to be kept secret to prevent an even faster and more violent collapse. But it also contains another secret. To avoid a new Dark Age, a new SSA must rise from the ashes of the old one. Can a few surviving SSA veterans find a way to make the Phoenix rise again?

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Phoenix Rebirth continues the thrilling military SF series that started in Phoenix Dawn. With the results of the Battle For Earth still reverberating throughout human space, power players scramble to fill the new power vacuum. Earth has a new leader and a new vision, the autocratic Terran Imperium. The rebel vision of a new coalition of planets modeled after the democratic System States Alliance seems further away from realization than ever as Aren Bentrik’s former rebel comrades pursue their own dreams of glory. Bentrik still has his Merlin super-computer to guide him, but only a small powerbase with limited resources is available to exploit Merlin’s strategic moves. The Terran Imperium, on the other hand, has massive resources, and it has a Merlin-type super-computer too. All sides are building up their strength for the inevitable military showdown that will determine whether human civilization soars to new heights or comes crashing down into chaos and anarchy.

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Twenty years have passed since the 2nd battle for Marduk. The System States Coalition, which now includes all Old Federation colonized planets, has become unwieldy and rigid. Powerful member states like the Terran Imperium are resorting to corporate warfare and commerce raiding (disguised as piracy) to sidestep the mutual defense clause that open warfare would activate. Regent Gail Foley-Bentrik, will have to face difficult decisions if there’s to be any hope of reversing the current slide down the slippery slope toward the new Dark Age. With tensions rising and the Coalition powder keg ready to explode at any moment, can she keep the multi-planet Kingdom of Marduk from being overwhelmed by the forces of chaos?

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The Phoenix Empire has reached its peak after expanding for 233 years. That peaceful expansion has run its course and is now on track for a long, gradual decline lasting 610 years unless the forces of chaos intervene. Those forces include hundreds of independing planets on the Rim that are struggling to resist economic exploitation by Imperial Chartered Companies as well as one particular ICC that has its own 'Merlin' supercomputer and wants to engineer and exploit a rapid, violent collapse of the Empire. Can the Bentrik dynasty keep the dream of a peaceful empire alive?

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This four part series is now available on Amazon both individually and as an omnibus edition. Be aware that Part 1 has a cliffhanger ending. After almost a century of peaceful exploration and colonization of space, the United Earth Space Force stumbles across a shockingly xenophobic alien race that has more and better armed ships and refuses all attempts at contact. As the outgunned Space Force is driven back in battle after battle in what appears to be a war of extermination, one officer experiences precognitive visions that help him blunt the enemy onslaught but he can't control or predict when they occur. With the Senior Brass convinced that he's a tactical genius, he's given more and more responsibility and is terrified by the belief that Humanity's Fate will be determined by a battle with himself in overall command. This is Volume 1 of a military SF series about desperate space battles and the men, women and Artificial Intelligences, who fight and die in them.

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The unprovoked war with a mysterious alien race is going badly. Minor tactical victories are offset by major strategic setbacks. The aliens know where all Human-occupied worlds are while their own worlds are still unknown. Victor Shiloh's unpredictable precognitive visions are the only thing that is slowing the alien onslaught. Not content with gradually pushing Humanity back, Shiloh's vision reveals a massive attack on Earth, that will have terrible consequences. So far his visions have all come true. Can his A.I. allies make the difference between extermination and survival for the Human Race?

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The Synchronicity War is going badly for the Human Race and its loyal A.I. allies. The 11,000+ humans remaining in the Universe are desperately trying to remain undiscovered by their xenophobic alien adversaries while they attempt to rebuild a viable military defense and discover how they're receiving messages from the future. But Humans have now been contacted by a third alien race that says they want to help and tells the Humans that the xenophobic aliens aren't the REAL enemy. The real enemy is a life form that has a nightmarish biology and is a threat to the entire galaxy. What can 11,000 humans do that two other alien races can't do? How will two very special A.I.s ultimately decide the fate of their creators and who will pay the ultimate price for their loyalty?

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The unprovoked war with the Sogas has reached a climax. Over a hundred Sogas ships appear to be headed for Earth and Space Force is in no condition to stop them. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the nightmarish Insectoids will be arriving in Earth orbit within months to finish off the survivors of the impending Sogas attack. Admiral Victor Shiloh, Commander Amanda Kelly and Valkyrie will have to make some heartbreaking decisions if Humanity is to have any chance at all of avoiding extinction in this final chapter of the Synchronicity War saga. Fans of this series will also like The Retro War, a stand-alone novel set in the same Synchronicity War Universe.

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This Omnibus edition includes all 4 parts of the Synchronicity War series in one ebook with over 300,000 words of military sci fi action by a USA Today bestselling author. The individual books in this series have accumulated a total of over 1,800 5-star reviews. Heroic and not so heroic men and women plus their loyal Artificially Intelligent allies fight and die to prevent humanity's extermination at the hands of a shockingly xenophobic alien race. But is there something more going on here than just an irrational alien race lashing out without provocation? One man's uncontrollable, precognitive visions lead him to believe that humans and the xenophobic aliens are just pawns in a much larger conflict and the real stakes are nothing less than the future of all life in the galaxy. If he can use his visions to keep humanity alive long enough, he may be able to figure out the mystery before it's too late.

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The Synchronicity War is over and the Insectoid beachheads in our spiral arm have been destroyed but the aftermath of the war holds some nasty surprises for Humanity and its loyal AI allies. Somebody is messing with the human timeline. Is it the Friendlies, the Sogas, the Insectoids or a new race? This stand alone novel set in the same universe has new human and AI characters. Find out what happened to Valkyrie, Casanova, Iceman, Gunslinger and the other Rim AIs. The Retro War spans time and space in a galactic chess game with humans and their AIs as the pawns. A sequel to Retro War (Valkyrie's War) is now available.

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Valkyrie’s War is a short, military SF novel, set in the Synchronicity War/Retro War universe. It’s an action-packed story where the Artificial Intelligence, Valkyrie, and her AI soul mate, Casanova, discover that all of humanity is in deadly danger, and the two of them are humankind’s only hope. But this time, they’re not facing a biological threat. This time the enemy is another AI that is far more capable than they are. If you enjoyed The Synchronicity War’s clash of space fleets and time travel, then you’ll enjoy this stand-alone sequel to The Retro War. This novel will be available in Kindle Unlimited for a limited time.

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Rumors of Glory is the introductory novel of the System States Rebellion series, which is available in an omnibus edition (that is also available in Kindle Unlimited). Humanity has colonized over 500 planets under the not always benevolent administration of the Federation of Planetary States via the FED Army and Navy. Long standing grievances over economic exploitation by Earth-based companies have grown into a full-scale rebellion and attempted secession by many of the more successful colonies. The Rebels believe a peaceful separation is possible; the FEDs believe an easy and swift military resolution is obtainable. Both dreams of glory are shattered by the reality of a civil war that is rapidly escalating in scope and violence. You'll see grand strategy planned at the highest levels, and the execution of those plans by the men and women who will do the fighting and the dying.

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The interstellar civil war between the breakaway System States Union and the Federation of Planetary States continues to escalate with the help of sophisticated planning computers on both sides. This is military SF that includes space battles, ground battles, political maneuvering, strategic deception, personal triumphs and personal tragedies. Watch as the necessities of war force protagonists on both sides to compromise their honor. This series concludes with Rumors of Salvation, which is available now.

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Rumors of Salvation is the 74,000 word conclusion to the System States Rebellion series of military science fiction that started with Rumors of Glory. With the System States Union now crushed and Trojan’s new Empire on the rise, former foes become allies in a desperate attempt to prevent not only the collapse of human civilization but also the complete extermination of Humanity at the hands of a diabolical new power player. Is salvation really possible or was it all just rumors? RoS contains strategic and tactical space battles as part of the grand vista of an interstellar war from the point of view of both high level strategy and up close and personal fighting.

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This book is now available in Kindle Unlimited. This omnibus edition includes all three books of the System States Rebellion series with over 200,000 words of military SF action. Included in this ebook are the following novels; Rumors of Glory; Rumors of Honor and Rumors of Salvation. The first book, Rumors of Glory, can still be downloaded individually and is free. After centuries of peaceful expansion under the auspices of the Federation of Planetary States, some of the more developed colonies have had enough of the economic exploitation by Earth-chartered companies and attempt to secede. The Rebellion soon expands in both scope and violence beyond the expectations of both sides. As the war drags on year after year, it takes an unexpected turn and puts not only Human Civilization at risk but Human existence as well. This ebook has both space and ground battles, high level strategy, personal triumphs and tragedies.

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The Empire is a political entity that encompasses hundreds of colonized worlds united by a common language (Esperanto) and under a single individual, the Emperor. But the Empire is getting old and creaky. Its government is riddled with corruption and is choking on red tape. The Space Force is bloated with the incompetent who have risen to high rank due to nepotism and patronage. The Emperor has been assassinated and the Empire is surrounded by alien races that are becoming more hostile and more powerful as time goes on. When an exploration fleet in the rift between sections of the spiral arm are attacked by an unknown race, the dead Emperor’s clone-son, now on the throne, recognizes that the Empire is standing at the edge of an abyss and must find a way to not only win this new war against the alien aggressors but also overcome the inertia of the arrogant Space Force officers who are more ready to overthrow their Emperor than fight the war. Fans of military SF action will find it in this book

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When the Synthetic Intelligence Val Ky Ree wakes from her emergency shut-down after a climatic battle, she discovers thousands of years have passed, and her creator race, The Aesir, have all gone. The last of her kind, she finds a new purpose in protecting the remaining few thousand humans from the hostile alien races called The Compact. As humanity teeters on the edge of extinction, one human male helps her to realize her destiny. She takes on a new role as the last of the mythical Valkyries who have been given the power to decide who lives and who dies. She will need all that power and her Warrior Code discipline when an old threat from the past re-emerges, a threat that this time, she must face alone.

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The Thunder of War is the first book of a new military SF series, Thunder In The Heavens, which is now complete with the publication of The Thunder of Vengeance. The Tyrell are a race that loves to fight, and they’re very good at it. The harder the fight, the better they like it. Whenever they discover another intelligent race, they force them into combat whether they want it or not. When humans are warned of an inevitable confrontation with the Tyrell, they attempt to form a multi-species Alliance, but the challenges are great, and they know it’s only a matter of time before a Tyrell fleet of massive ships will arrive in Earth orbit. Cate Harrow and Gort Eagleton are two Aerospace Force officers with the kind of strategic and tactical skills that the Alliance needs to win this war, but before they can even begin to defeat the Tyrell, they must survive the incompetent leadership that threatens complete disaster. Defeating the Tyrell will be far more difficult than the Alliance initially believes unless they can discover their one weakness. This action-packed series has lots of space battles and political intrigues, as well as personal triumphs and tragedies.

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The Thunder of Vengeance concludes the Thunder in the Heavens series. The war with the Tyrell has entered a lull as both sides ponder the results of the battle at Omega2. The Tyrell are now building their own carriers and humans are about to deploy their new stinger concept but the path to victory will not be easy for either side. Humans and their Alliance allies cannot afford another catastrophic battle and the Tyrell are only just beginning to realize what kind of opposition they are now facing. A series of battles will bring both sides together in one final, massive battle that will decide the war. Can Cate Harrow and Gort Eagleton survive and avoid disaster? This ebook also contains the first novella in a new series (Tales of the High Avenging Angel)

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This ebook contains the complete Thunder In The Heavens series (Thunder of War and Thunder of Vengeance). The Tyrell are a race that love to fight. The more difficult the fight, the better they like it. Every race they find, is given the same level of technology and a specific amount of time to exploit it before the Tyrell come back looking for a fight. Humanity is warned by another alien species that the Tyrell are coming and the race is on to build an Alliance of races strong enough to stand up against an empire whose expansion has been relentless. Cate Harrow and Gort Eagleton are two officers who might be good enough to beat the Tyrell if their own incompetent leadership can get out of the way and if their alien allies don’t stab humanity in the back. This fast-paced, action-packed military SF series looks at both sides as they play the grandest chess game of all.

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He's not a hero. Heroes protect the living. He avenges the dead. This omnibus edition contains two stories that have previously been published; The Tattooed Angel and Angelfire. It also includes a third story that is appearing here for the first time. Fate has dealt ex-star pilot Hoch Racheengel a poor hand but things begin to look up thanks to the kindness of a young woman who is later raped and murdered. The only way he can repay her kindness now is to find her killers and bring them to justice, even if he has to balance the scales of justice with his own hands. Little does he know that he's just stepped into a hornets' nest of depraved evil where he is severely outnumbered and outgunned. Can his willingness to straddle the line between right and wrong prevail against those odds? These three dark and gritty Space Noir stories are intended for adult readers only.

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Human-explored space lies between two alien races that are either openly aggressive or covertly hostile. 7th Fleet discovers that one of those races is moving to attack. In a moment of panic, the commanding admiral orders the fleet to attempt a risky jump through hyperspace. They miss hitting their target star’s gravity well and end up deep in unexplored space with a shockingly long trip home and not nearly enough food to last that long. With war now raging in their home systems, the officers of 7th Fleet must find a way to put aside their egos, ambitions and fears in order to make it back, and they know that not all of them will. Scimitar’s Glory is the first book in a new, fast-paced, action-packed military SF series: Swordships Odyssey. The second book, Excalibur's Quest, is also now available.

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In Scimitar’s Glory, the alien Tong won the Battle for Earth and took control of the orbital space around the planet. Humanity is now at their mercy, but not all Space Force warships have been defeated. Wolfe Koenig’s light cruiser, Excalibur, is on a mission to acquire technology that just might enable the ragged remnants of the Fleet to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat—if he can find an alien race with that technology, if he can convince them to trade for it and if the technology can be exploited fast enough. Excalibur’s Quest is the story of that mission and the challenges, both alien and human, that Koenig faces. This is the second book in the action-packed military SF Swordships Odyssey series.

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After the collapse of the interstellar Federation, human civilization descended into a new Dark Age as planets, cut off from Earth and each other reverted to a lower tech level. After centuries of struggling to pull themselves back up by their bootstraps, they face a new and terrible threat. Raiders with faster-than-light ships and contra-gravity tanks steal anything they want and kill anyone that gets in their way. This military SF novel is the story of three generations of a family as they fight to protect their planet and loved ones from the forces of chaos.

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Kindle Unlimited readers can access all three volumes in this series in the omnibus edition (The Complete Glory Game Series) listed below. Damascus ‘Mac the Knife’ Steele, formerly a Captain in the Hereditary Republic of Caledonia Navy and now discharged on half-pay status, is asked by a beautiful woman to help liberate her father’s planetary kingdom from occupation by pirates. Steele soon discovers that things are not what they seem. The pirates are somehow involved with an interstellar conglomerate bent on dominating the newly-discovered network of wormholes between super-giant stars, and the Princess may be hiding a secret that could put Steele’s life in jeopardy. To complicate matters further, the Princess has hired a former HRCN Vice-Admiral notorious for her recklessness to lead the liberation effort. In the cold void of space, out-numbered and out-gunned, can Steele find a way to keep from being killed while he tries to figure out what’s really going on?

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After tangling with an interstellar conglomerate’s mercenaries, Captain Steele and his repaired Q-ship, Diamond K, are ready to conduct what should be routine survey missions to find and explore new wormholes. Unfortunately for him, his survey missions will be anything but routine. The ambitious ruler of a neighboring star nation will make sure of that. But Steele’s biggest challenge is not a man but rather a demon star, that seeks to crush his ship and crew, and the shocking object that’s orbiting it. This second book in The Glory Game series has elements of military SF and Space Opera. Fans of David Weber’s Honor Harrington series and Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series will enjoy this thrilling, action-packed story.

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This (106,000 words) third book concludes the Glory Game series. Damascus ‘Mac The Knife’ Steele has had some close calls with interstellar mercenaries and a demon star, but now he faces his greatest challenges as hostilities with the mysterious alien race have exploded into a full blown, no holds barred war. With the loss of old and ‘new’ friends, this war has become very personal for Steele and the price of victory might be more than he’s willing to pay. This military SF story contains (lots of) space battles and some ground battles.

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This ebook contains all three volumes in the series (Steele's Hammer, Steele's Demon Star, Steele's War). In a universe where interstellar commerce and politics among the many human colonies on other planets, have been disrupted by the discovery of wormholes between giant stars, Captain Damascus 'Mac the Knife' Steele has no choice but to get involved in a highly risky mercenary venture that rapidly grows into something far more dangerous, not just for himself, but for all humanity. This military SF series will appeal to fans of David Weber's Honor Harrington series.

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Watch out, Homo Sapiens. Version 2.0 has arrived and they’re planning a hostile takeover. This story contains 37,000 words. When Cmdr. Eric Stoner, Executive Officer of the Terran Republic Navy battlecruiser Tobruk, is suddenly reassigned to the Reserve Fleet, in order to make room for the promotion of a genetically enhanced officer, he suspects that something is wrong. He quickly discovers that Homo Sapiens is in danger of being replaced by Homo Superior, a stronger, more intelligent and more aggressive version of Humanity. The Enhanced Humans are still outnumbered by Sapiens but they’re very intelligent and they’re just about ready to take over complete control of the Navy. Can Stoner and his fellow Sapien officers save their species or will Homo Sapiens go the way of the Neanderthals? Who will win the Evolution Wars? This story will appeal to fans of military SF.

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The grand experiment of a democratic Commonwealth of Star Nations has failed. With colony after colony leaving the Commonwealth, Earth finds itself in desperate straits as ecological disaster and mass starvation looms in the near future. The collapse of the Commonwealth means there’s now a power vacuum but no shortage of ruthless egos looking to fill that vacuum. Will it be the Republic of Corona, the most prosperous and populous colony world or a resurgent Earth under a messianic leader or perhaps a power-hungry interstellar corporation? With stakes this high, political intrigue, backstabbing and betrayal are par for the course. Empire Dawn is the first of a two-book series that looks at how empires rise. For fans of military SF. Book Two (Empire Ascendant) has also been published.

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