I have burnt the Book of Laws, to serve the Deadman's cause, as a soldier of the LegionA rough truce divides the known galaxy between the System — the despotic slave empire that rules the inner systems — and the Confederation of Free Worlds, claiming the awesome infinity of the Outvac frontier.Fresh out of basic training, the young troopers of ConFree Legion's Squad Beta are dropped onto the primitive world of Andrion 2 to counter a mysterious System incurs...

Welcome to the Kitchen of the Gods — a forbidding volcanic cauldron guarded by merciless, invulnerable Omni aliens, and giant primitive ExosegsOn a hostile planet, ConFree Legion trooper Thinker (Beta 3) and his Squad Beta comrades approach the Omni swarm. As they fight their way into the Camp of the O, they find themselves helpless and terrified in the grip of the aliens' awesome psypower.The battlefield soon becomes littered with the pitted, smoking A-sui...

The Mound rises up against the skyline — an imposing, brooding presence, dark and silentIt appears to be completely deserted. A layer of brilliant white snow dusts the top of the massive circular structure, glittering in the sunlight. Vents on the roof spew faint plumes of smoke that drift off slowly in a light breeze.I know we're going to die — all of us. But it's all right.We had seen the Omnis' crucified victims, up on metal stakes, on our way to...

What do you owe the future, and what do you owe the past?With the hated totalitarian System on the verge of collapse and the dreaded alien Omnis observing an unexpected truce, veteran soldier of the Legion Thinker has finally found happiness with his wife Priestess.He raises his children in a cozy home and instructs new Legion recruits in basic training. It is a dream he never thought possible — a haven of peace and comfort.However, it is short-live...

His past is haunting him — and she won't take no for an answerOnce a proud soldier and fearless immortal, Thinker is now a dishwasher trapped on a dismal collective System world without even his own memories to comfort him. Tortured by dreams of people he has never met, he will be returned to the clinic if he fails to adjust to life on the outside — and his adjustment is not going well.Although required to submit, he had just killed a thief trying to rob hi...

One squad one roadNine tales to tellOne squad tac modeNine souls to Hell.An ancient enemy threatens the galaxy. Squad Delta of the ConFree Legion stands in the way:A terrified recruit who does not belong in the LegionA hostile squad leader who just wants to be left aloneA shy young trooper who responds to insults with a front face kickTwo man-hating girls, one black, one white, daring anyone to say a wordA trained killer from...

An ancient killer is coming for everyone — human and Omni alike — and the only chance to stop it was lost more than 2,000 years ago"Read your own heart, then walk your own road."All I wanted was a little reassurance — a glimpse of the future. I shouldn't have asked."I speak from the Realm of the Dead," the sorceress Moontouch said. "You will abandon me, and your son, again, leaving us to face our enemies alone. I see a White Death, invincible, wasti...

Apply cyber behavioral science methods to??network??analysis??and??digital investigationsDigital investigations require specialized cyberpsychological expertise to interpret network behavior and identify meaningful patterns. Advanced Network Forensics provides forensic professionals with rigorous analytical frameworks for examining digital evidence through a cyberpsychological lens. Marshall S. Rich of Rich on Cyber presents cyber behavioral science method...

Immortality and Death on the Pathways of the GodsIn a dark future the Confederation of Free Worlds is over-run by enemies both foreign and domestic. The ship of state is adrift, riding stormy seas, guided by subversives who hate the people of ConFree and seek the total destruction of the Confederation. National suicide is government policy. The NewFam invaders have seized control of much of society. The people are weak, helpless and leaderless, stunned by close to a hundred years o...

Understand how digital technology reshapes cognition, behavior, and psychological experienceDigital technologies now mediate nearly every aspect of human experience, from social connection to decision-making. The Digital Mind: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modern Challenges examines how screens, algorithms, and virtual environments fundamentally alter psychological processes. Marshall S. Rich, PhD Forensic Cyberpsychology, provides a rigorous framework f...

See the future, and see the past, and see the truth. Read the mind of man. Follow the road of faith and protect the innocent and fight all evil.A desperate telepathic plea floats aimlessly through Dimension X – Any thinking being, help. The Dead are coming. As a huge asteroid abruptly leaves its orbit, heading for a cataclysmic collision with Earth, the young prophets of Delta Research strive to determine who altered the course.Delta is soon on a perilous peacemaking missio...

The Deadman's CauseCan the Gods read the future? Maybe not, but Delta Research can. We are nine young immortals, recently returned from the dead - with a little help from Dimension X. We struggle with the awesome, alien powers of the Eye to foresee the fate of the galaxy.The orders are to safeguard the future of the people of the Confederation of Free Worlds. Our attempts to crack the secrets of the Eye consume us, day and night, revealing chilling insights as ConFree's ene...