One commander chose to disobey. When a catastrophic chain reaction threatens civilization, a battle-hardened commander leads his rogue battalion and their families into exile. Cities go dark. Order collapses. On the first night, it becomes clear the old stories were never myths, but warnings. Epic military science fiction where ancient gods reclaim the battlefield and humanity must decide what it believes in to survive. "A masterful blend of mythology and futuristic warfare, packed with vi...

"Epic, exciting, and highly recommended." — Midwest Book Review "A detailed, vivid, and often sobering history of life at sea." — Independent Book Review In the Wake of Empire, the Black Flag Was Born. Black Meridian: Piracy & Empire is a sweeping narrative history of piracy, revealing how pirates, privateers, and imperial powers shaped and destroyed one another across four centuries of global conflict. From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the end of piracy in the industrial age, Sea...

Sean Patrick Sayers peels away the veneer of society in this chilling account of a world in crisis and without order as the reader meets characters adeptly forged from years of hardship and a never ending winter. Follow Conrad Scott as he emerges from a tragic accident to discover that the modern age has ended and the survivors have succumbed to savage acts of brutality. Conrad must survive the winter to search for his daughter while overcoming the worst of humanity. But, it is through the...

This cyborg believes he's in control.Power is the self-appointed leader of the cyborg council. Other members might debate situations. He makes the ultimate decisions.When a threat to Homeland is revealed, he takes command of a fleet and ventures to the edge of cyborg-controlled space to investigate. He finds a rebellion led by a mysterious upstart he calls Cadet.The plan Power derives is simple—he'll quickly quash the uprising and teach its leader a lesson the warri...

Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their b...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.The Bands of Mourning are the...

A Deranged Human Who Lives to Deal DeathStalks an Alien Who Cannot Bear to Kill,with the Galaxy's Future in the Balance.Science Fiction Adventure in the Posleen War Universe from a New York Times Best-Selling Author and a New Star of Military Science Fiction.It's a matter of trust.For thousands of years the Darhel, a warrior species conditioned to be incapable of killing, manipulated and controlled the human race. Then the humans threw off the...

While the Avengers are in space opposing a massive alien threat, Thanos and the Black Order launch an attack against the Earth.The Avengers journey to deep space to unite the Kree, the Shi'ar, the Skrulls, and countless other intergalactic races against the Builders—technologically advanced aliens with an armada large enough to destroy the known galaxy. While the heroes are absent, Thanos the Mad Titan sets his sights on Earth, sending the Black Order to launch the...

The superhuman, time-traveling Orion leads interstellar warriors in a galactic war among the gods themselves.Praise for the Orion Saga"Nonstop action and mind-bending concepts combine to make Orion absolutely unforgettable. . . . Bova brings it to life on a canvas spread over time and space."—Isaac Asimov"Slambang SF adventure mingles with speculative theology in this gripping story of an immortal's hatred, a mortal's love, and a death-struggle that spans a m...

"Martinez pokes at big-picture questions, like the nature of the universe and the meaning of life, with abundant, zany humor in this charming tale." — Publishers WeeklyMeet Monster. Meet Judy. Two humans who don't like each other much, but together must fight dragons, fire-breathing felines, trolls, Inuit walrus dogs, and a crazy cat lady—for the future of the universe.Monster runs a pest control agency. He's overworked and has dom...

He’s not bull-rushing into love.An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, but no one will listen to Circe; they claim her data and theory are wrong. Only Taurus takes her seriously, but she has her doubts a man—even one who calls himself a Zodiac Warrior—can do anything to prevent the disaster. She becomes even more skeptical when he claims they must go on a quest to recreate an ancient artifact.However, with time running out, what other cho...

World War III is now a bloody page in American history. With nuclear holocaust killing more than a quarter-billion people worldwide and the United States just a memory, John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Cover Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is enduring the ultimate test. Soviet Occupation Forces have landed and must begin the "pacification" of America. They will start by liquidating any prominent Americans who could become a rallying point for armed resistance. The firs...