On the fringe of the Milky Way, a great sun anchors fifteen planets on varying orbits. All but the fifth planet are lifeless and have few distinguishable characteristics. The fifth planet, however, stands forth among all others as a sparkling jewel lying upon the black velvet inter-space of the universe. Hues of blues, shades of green and brown are painted across the equatorial belt, while wisps of white and gray clouds wind and feather over the orb. Three whitish-gray moons whirl about th...

On the fringe of the Milky Way, a great sun anchors fifteen planets on varying orbits. All but the fifth planet are lifeless and have few distinguishable characteristics. The fifth planet, however, stands forth among all others as a sparkling jewel lying upon the black velvet inter-space of the universe. Hues of blues, shades of green and brown are painted across the equatorial belt, while wisps of white and gray clouds wind and feather over the orb. Three whitish-gray moons whirl about th...

Michael First was eighteen years old when he graduated from MIT with a master's degree in computer science and programming, with honors. He had promised his mother he would do so before she died, losing a long battle with cancer. He fulfilled his promise, and she died weeks after his graduation ceremony. Michael blamed his father for her death. People who were able to penetrate his isolation bubble thought he might have Aspergers Syndrome, but those close to him knew he was incredibly bril...

Redemption: 108,000 word high action story of a young Marine’s return home with the effects of heated action and the devastation he endured etched onto his conscience. Before PTSD became a household word, and now treated like a physical injury, veterans returned home to fend for themselves. Imagine you are the All-American boy: Accomplished and awarded high school athlete, a great student, wonderful son, loyal friend. Imagine following your father’s example and joining the Marines, then sp...

With the battle at the capital settled, Hajime's next destination is the empire. Together with Lilliana and Kouki, he takes to the skies with his newly built airship. Kouki still has his misgivings, wondering why it is that Hajime doesn't use his power for the 'right' reasons. However, he doesn't have time to dwell on it long, as in the middle of their journey, Hajime discovers that the Haulia have been fighting against both the empire and the demons, and that Verbergen has been sacked. Su...

Captain Nova Whiteside receives new technology designed to change the course of the Commonwealth wars. Enemy factions conspire and so Nova finds herself aboard a rebel ship where her value as hostage isn't nearly as great as her value as a defector.Also suspected of collaboration, her Delphian Vanguard partner Tychon sets out to track her down. He discovers a puzzling piece of Nova's past when a motley alliance of strangers comes to his aid and their search leads him deep into rebe...

Iara was a Kozue whose talent was peace and tranquility. Her parents sold her as a bodyguard to a royal house when she was just nine years old. Twelve years as a bondservant gave her an education that the Citadel continued when she escaped from a fate worse than death.Partnered with Lock of the Sector Guard, she stifles her urge to scream. There is one man guaranteed to shake the calm she brings to others and she is stuck in a ship with him.Lock admires Iara for her skill, ...

Captain Luta Paixon of the far trader Tane Ikai needs to know why she looks like a woman in her thirties–even though she’s actually eighty-four. She isn’t the only one desperate for that information.The complete Nearspace Trilogy, a space opera about family . . . and secrets.Book 1: One’s Aspect to the Sun -- It’s proving to be no small task to track down Luta’s geneticist mother in the vast, wormhole-ridden expanse of Nearspace. With the ruthless ...

"Russell's new high fantasy series launch is well written with a definite steampunk vibe and sword-and-sorcery appeal." — Library JournalA world consumed by war. An ancient evil resurrected. A millennia-old bargain comes due . . .When two blades clash, the third will fall, and the fate of all will be jeopardized. To save Lozaria, the failures of the past must be atoned for by a new generation of heroes. The time has come for mortals to c...

A Uriel Ventris novelUriel Ventris returns! Newly ascended to the ranks of the Primaris Space Marines, Ventris leads the Ultramarines Fourth Company the famed Swords of Calth to war against the ancient necrons. Old enemies arise, as Ventris' past and present collide in brutal battle.READ IT BECAUSEOne of Black Library's longest-running series continues and the hero's been given a new lease of life as a Primaris Space Marine. Discove...

When man becomes machine, cyborgs are the good guys. And Humans will betray them.Admiral Beijing York volunteers his army of Synthetically-Enhanced soldiers on a mission to settle a new planet. With the promise of freedom and equality, Bei and his cyborgs encounter death and hardship on a one-way trip to nowhere. Bei has two choices: die slowly in space, or return to Earth and make the Humans who betrayed them pay.When Nell Stafford passed out it was 2012. When she wakes up...

Dropping out of subspace into the wrong galactic sector, Sethran Kada wakes with a pounding headache and an extraordinary alien aboard his ship. She claims her people — a newly evolved species emerging from subspace — are being abducted by rebel factions and Commonwealth operatives alike.When contact with her kind leaves pilots dead or mentally shattered, the Governors fear an imminent invasion engineered by their enemies.Pursued by Air Command, Seth heads deep into rebel-c...