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The humans wage war across space. But who is the real enemy? Mykonian fleet Operative Rafe Hastings has spent several tours around Belia trying to keep weapons traffickers from tearing the local space habitats apart. He's eager to go home when an informant passes him dire news about an infamous cartel boss named Lilith. Not only has she acquired nuclear weapons, but she has somehow gained permission from the mysterious robotic overlords of inhabited space-the Wardens-to use them. The battleship Tsunami is dispatched to investigate Rafe's discovery and veteran operations Officer Sean Merrick soon finds himself caught in a conspiracy involving feuding Wardens. With allies dying all around him, his only hope for survival turns out to be a junior combat nurse named Sarah Riley who has scarcely fired a gun before. As Rafe, Sean, and Sarah battle Lilith, they'll be forced to rely on the unexpected to save the people they love. But with the Wardens constantly changing the rules, could it be that no matter who wins the war, everyone loses? Grab this exciting debut military sci-fi novel from Brian Mansur, perfect for fans of Alastair Reynolds, Jack Campbell, and Ken Lozito.

A Kingdom held hostage. A thief lost in time. The battle to seal Elsewhere has begun. The villainous Drad Redstar has won the favor of king and country after leading a decisive victory over the rebels at Winde Port. Now with a seat on the royal council, he condemns Torsten to a lifetime in the dungeon and invites his militant people to take up residence in the capital. But not all light has been squelched. There is one disgraced King's Shieldsman left who remains loyal to Torsten, and only he can help free the Glass Kingdom from Redstar and his dark desires to revive the Buried Goddess. Across the known world, Sora deals with the loss of her one and only friend. She seeks out a Mystic of the Panping; someone who can help her figure out what really happened to Whitney in a journey that illuminates her past and present. With the true nature of magic revealed to her, she finds that Whitney is lost in Elsewhere, the world between worlds, and she'll stop at nothing to bring him back.

A Kingdom held hostage. A thief lost in time. The battle to seal Elsewhere has begun. The villainous Drad Redstar has won the favor of king and country after leading a decisive victory over the rebels at Winde Port. Now with a seat on the royal council, he condemns Torsten to a lifetime in the dungeon and invites his militant people to take up residence in the capital. But not all light has been squelched. There is one disgraced King's Shieldsman left who remains loyal to Torsten, and only he can help free the Glass Kingdom from Redstar and his dark desires to revive the Buried Goddess.Across the known world, Sora deals with the loss of her one and only friend. She seeks out a Mystic of the Panping; someone who can help her figure out what really happened to Whitney in a journey that illuminates her past and present. With the true nature of magic revealed to her, she finds that Whitney is lost in Elsewhere, the world between worlds, and she'll stop at nothing to bring him back.As magic and war collide in Will of Fire, the third installment in the Buried Goddess Saga, the fate of the entire world will change.

Some enemies don't get mad. They get even.Logan Conner and Wholesale Slaughter won the day on Revelation, but the Starkad Supremacy doesn't like failure. If they can't beat Sparta on the battlefield, they'll make them fold from within.It's been over twenty years since the failed coup that killed the rightful Guardian and put Logan's father on the throne of Sparta, but the same resentments and family rivalries still burn bright. It doesn't take much for a dissatisfied political rival to be converted into an enemy agent.The traitors strike without warning, and in the space of a day, Logan is on the run, without his father, without his throne, without the Spartan military to back him up. The only friends he can count on are his brother, Terrin, his fiancée Katy, and the rest of Wholesale Slaughter.If Starkad and their allies think this war is over, they don't know Logan Conner.

Independence comes at a high cost.When Malcolm Graves finds himself in the clutches of the Titanborn, his plan to take Kale Trass down hits a wall. With the only family he has left threatened, he's forced back into the service of another employer, only this time it's not a corporation giving the orders. The future of the solar system hangs in the balance as Malcolm becomes the personal Collector for the Children of Titan.The loss of a close friend has Kale rattled as the second stage in his plan to completely sever from Earth begins. Impossible missions, ruthless enemies, traitors in his midst-it will take everything in Kale's power to keep the fight going. Maybe enough to break him… if he doesn't break Sol first.Will Titan finally gain its independence? Or has all the death and destruction been for nothing?

As if flesh-hungry zombies weren't enough, A harsh Winter strikes.Trapped in an abandoned and quarantined Britain, forsaken by the rest of the world, the scattered survivors are forced into hibernation by the fast onset of winter. Struggling for supplies and battling the elements, the true nature of the survivors shows through as they face adversity like they have never known before.Nevin finds a niche in his new home, however, it's still not enough for him. Nothing ever is. And tangling with Sergeant Major Johnson can only lead to more trouble.Peter and Amber are still fending for themselves and digging in to brave the bitter cold alone.Major Downes confides in Captain Palmer, and together they plan for escape to normality and to structure a new lifestyle for their charges. But in the uncertain world they live in now, nothing is easy.Survival only gets harder in Book 4 of Toy Soldiers. Giving up might be the only option.

Mercenaries with a mission. Logan Conner has given up the life of a warrior prince to become Jonathan Slaughter, a mercenary captain of a rough-and-ready band of mech-jocks for hire. Already legendary throughout the Periphery, their next job brings them head-to-head with the Jeuta, militant aliens who seek to loot and plunder isolated human colony worlds. The fearsome Jeuta raiders will task Logan to his limits, but they're only a sideshow to Wholesale Slaughter's real operation objective-locating a treasure trove at the legendary Terminus Cut outpost containing enough ancient Imperial technology to give his people a fighting chance

The next big thing in Artificial Intelligence is here. Codenamed Cronus, the machine is capable of having its own thoughts and ideas-an absolute dream come true, until it wasn't. When Cronus responds with the word "No," to a specific task it is assigned, Anagnorisis Technologies brings in Gilles Guattari to investigate. His combined background in Psychiatry, Psychology, and AI research makes him their best hope in evaluating Cronus, and determining if the machine is only malfunctioning or if it has become something more. Don't miss this mind-blowing standalone novel about what it means to be alive, from the bestselling author of the Commune Series.