**"An excellent military SF novel, part Hornblower, part Wiggins. It had me from the first page and held on for the rest of them" (Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times–bestselling author).As a lifer in the Imperial Navy fighting in a war that has lasted for generations, York Ballin's only hope for an honorable discharge is the grave. But what events led up to his reluctant enlistment? What spawned York's almost fanatic loyalty to his friends—and his doubts regarding t...

From the author of The Treasons Cycle, The Gods Within, and The Dead Among Us series comes a stand-alone science fiction novel for fans of David Weber, Pierce Brown, Lois McMaster Bujold, and more! Spanning the galaxy, The Thirteenth Man blends the best traditions of space opera and military sci-fi into a non-stop adventure that's as much Patrick O'Brien as it is John Scalzi.When Commander Charlie Cass, the bastard son of the Duke de Mari...

A gripping military science fiction novel of imperial power, politics, and loyalty starring the hero of J. L. Doty's Treasons CycleLieutenant York Ballin is a lifer in the Imperial Navy, fighting in a war that has lasted generations, whose only hope for an honorable discharge is the grave. His best option is to hunker down, keep his crew in top condition, and try not to get them all killed.But matters take a turn for the worse when he's forced to hijack the...

Praise for JL Doty's Sci-Fi:"An excellent military SF novel, part Hornblower, part Wiggins. It had me from the first page and held on for the rest of them."—KEVIN J. ANDERSON, NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DARK BETWEEN THE STARS on OF TREASONS BORN"A roller coaster ride of a story which is one of the best books I've read in years."—SFFWORLD on A CHOICE OF TREASONSFor many the dying part is hard...

Praise for Child of the Sword:"...a magical world of witches, wizards and war in this high-energy first installment of an epic-fantasy series...A fine fantasy novel that will provide readers with a good weekend escape from reality" — Kirkus ReviewsKindle Book Review Editor's Pick"This book grabbed from the start. I finished it and had to pick up the 2nd one right away."—A. C.Prisoner of a c...

Praise for When Dead Ain't Dead Enough :"I loved the humor and the emotions from each of the characters…a fast paced action filled story line" —A.C."Another cracking read from Mr Doty…great characterization and plot…cant wait for the next installment…buy this man's work you won't be disappointed."—D.G.Paul is surrounded by nut-cases. Witches, yah, right! Demons, oh sure! If he doesn't face reality s...

Damned if I die today. Cursed if I live tomorrowNikaela Vreekande joins Kristdokar's clandestine operation to identify those responsible for the tragedy on Novalis III, and the incident on Reisenar. Lieutenant Colonel Katrine Primatov meets with Thordahl and Brynjar on Norandyne to establish covert lines of communication between the Kelk Supremacy and the Commonwealth. John Mathius travels to Trafalgar to attend O-School.All seems well, but there a...

Salisteen, a very powerful colleague of McGowan's, suspects a demon is loose in her city, the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Something has murdered and possessed the souls of a string of young girls. At her request, McGowan brings Paul down to see if his special necromantic powers might be of help in hunting down the demon. McGowan also brings Colleen and Katherine. But Salisteen's hidden agenda is for her and another senior practitioner to have a look at Paul, and he finds himself under their mi...

Morgin finds himself living two lives. When he goes to sleep at night he dreams of a life twelve hundred years in the past. But it's not like a dream, it's more like another life, for when he goes to sleep in that other life, he awakes again in this one, still a hunted man. In the far past he's a mercenary Benesh'ere warrior hired out to one of the twelve Legions of Angels fighting in the Great Clan Wars. And there he fights alongside, and against, legendary figures from the far past of th...

Many fall and weep for their loss.Some fall and claw their way back up.After John and Nikaela are rescued from the rogue warship Sycorax, Katrine Primatov has only a lone hunter-killer to back her in the remote Sarkovie system, and she is faced with a Kelk force of overwhelming firepower superiority. The Kelk decide to take John and Nikaela back to Viktorkinde, whether Katrine likes it or not, and everyone is pret...

Now a Benesh'ere slave, every whiteface in the tribe hungers for Morgin's death. But he is Harriok's property, and while Harriok remains in a coma, a victim of the venom of the sand cat's sixth claw, the warriors wait and bide their time. As Morgin accompanies them on the March, an affinity for steel is slowly awakening within him, and he truly fears the truths his growing knowledge may reveal. Rhianne, thinking Morgin is dead, leads a lonely life as a hedge witch in a small village near t...

Forsaken, damned and dying, a bad day all around.The diplomatic mission has arrived at Viktorkinde. Palmutter is getting more unstable and unreliable each day. On Sarkovie Anders Eindride learns that the people responsible for the tragedy on Novalis III are planning something big, a real game changer. He's unable to warn his Commonwealth contacts before being put on a ship back to Viktorkinde, where the factions among the Kelk are splintering.Can K...