Girl from the Stars Series If you want a female warrior overcoming one after another attempt on her life and mind, this is the series for you. Liora has been raised as a Damaclan, the hated assassins of the known universe, called the Macrocosm. After escaping slavery, she is taken in by a Coalition ship. She survives one attempt to kill her after another. Life becomes complicated when the ship she is on decides to keep a galaxy destroying weapon out of the hands of all parties. Liora's powers increase as she survives each obstacle, adding to an increasing number of scars on her still beautiful body. Despite her upbringing, her goal is to rescue an increasing circle of sentients. I find it hard to get my head around instant travel between galaxies, and even more, instant communication between galaxies. If all this is possible, why not better medical care of the injured, including Liora? The hard science is basically nonexistent, but the adventure is great fun.

1: Daybreak 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
2: Daylight 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
3: Day's End 2016 Kindle Unlimited Version
4: Day's Journey 2016 Kindle Unlimited Version
5: Day's Hunt 2016 Kindle Unlimited Version

The City in the Middle of the Night 2019 Kindle Version: Basically not my kind of book, but very well written. Several characters keep having hope which is consistently crushed by a person who is only using them. The main character, Sophie, takes chances on this unpleasant planet with very unpleasant politics, and discovers a sentient species who reaches out to her. Throughout the book the several "good" characters learn to accept themselves as flawed beings trying to improve the human situation on the planet of January. There is a sliver of hope at the end, but it's a basically depressing view of mankind.

Excellent writer.

Brainwave 1954 Kindle Version
The People of the Wind 1973 Print Version
Starfarers 1998 Print Version
Genesis 2000 Print Version
Harvest of Stars 1993 Print Version
The Stars Are Also Fire (Harvest of Stars) 1994 Print Version
Harvest the Fire (Harvest of Stars) 1995 Print Version
The Fleet of Stars (Harvest of Stars) 1997

Alien Hunters 1: Alien Hunters 2015 Kindle Version
Alien Hunters 2: Alien Sky 2015 Kindle Version
Alien Hunters 3: Alien Shadows 2015 Kindle Version

This author is really good at building strange environments. His plants and animals are so well described that we can envision the environments, and each planet is so very different. I guess these are considered post-cyberpunk as there are governments, but there are plenty of the incredibly bad guys. The whole human augmentation issue is debated, sort of, and AIs are part of the landscape. There are also aliens of various sorts and plenty of action. The characters are well developed. No boring bits. In addition, there are often interesting tongue-in-cheek introductions to each chapter. Some are quite funny.

These books follow the development of Ian Cormac as an agent protector to full protector of humankind. In the first book Ian Cormac decides to no longer be gridlinked, as he is becoming addicted; we go on from there. We meet a number of evil persons with God complexes. One interesting tool of evil is Mr. Crane, a golum, who eventually finds himself. Cormac is ambivilent about who is friend and who is enemy, such as the Dragon and even the Earth Central AI. What is nice is that each book wraps up nicely with strong possibilities left open. Absolutely excellent series.
1: Gridlinked 2001 Print Version
2: The Line of Polity 2003 Print Version (Library)
3: Brass Man 2005 Print Version (Library)
4: Polity Agent 2006 Print Version (Library)
5: Line War 2008 Kindle Version

Polity Universe: Spatterjay Series These are so bloody and full of violence that I couldn't really continue after reading the first one.

1: The Skinner 2002 Print Version
2: The Voyage of the Sable Keech 2006
3: Orbus 2009 Kindle and Print Versions

1: Dark Intelligence 2015

Prador Moon 2006
Hilldiggers 2007 Print Version
The Shadow of the Scorpion 2008 (prequel to Gridlinked)
The Technician 2010

The Departure 2011
Zero Point 2012
Jupiter War 2013

Excellent writer. Have read everything I am aware of.

I, Robot 1950 Print Version
Galactic Empire: Pebble in the Sky - (early Galactic Empire) 1950
Galactic Empire: The Stars Like Dust - (long before the Empire) 1951
Galactic Empire: The Currents of Space - (Republic of Trantor still expanding) 1952
The Caves of Steel - (first Elijah Baley SF-crime novel) 1954
The Naked Sun - (second Elijah Baley SF-crime novel) 1957 Print Version
The Robots of Dawn - (third Elijah Baley SF-crime novel) 1983
Robots and Empire - (sequel to the Elijah Baley trilogy) 1985
Foundation Series 1 - Foundation 1951 Print Version
Foundation Series 2 - Foundation and Empire 1952 Print Version
Foundation Series 3 - Second Foundation 1953 Print Version
Foundation Series 4 - Foundation's Edge 1982 Print Version
Foundation Series 5 - Foundation and Earth 1986 Print Version
Nemesis 1989 Print Version

Humans have colonized another star group and settled two planets called Myran and Alluvia and called their two planets "The Collective." They established colony planets for their resources, but colonists on these planets have few rights. This series shows the development of a rebellion. The character development of the rebel leaders (Fender, Reyne) and the power brokers on the the two Collective planets is interesting and fast-moving. There is interesting play between the idealists and the pragmatists on both sides.

Fringe Series 1: Fringe Runner 2016 Kindle Version
Fringe Series 2: Fringe Station 2016 Kindle Version
Fringe Series 3: Fringe Campaign 2017 Kindle Version
Fringe Series 4: Fringe War 2018 Kindle Version
Fringe Series 5: Fringe Legacy 2018 Kindle Version

Culture Series: Consider Phlebas 1987 Galactic war where all the protagonists die at the end. Not my favorite.

Culture Series: Matter 2008 Print Version
Culture Series: Surface Detail 2010 Print Version

These are well-written but quite dense and take time to absorb.

Manifold: Time 1999 Print Version
Manifold: Space 2000 Print Version
Manifold: Origin 2001 Print Version

The Medusa Chronicles 2016 Kindle Version - This is a sequel the Arthur Clarke novella, A Meeting with Medusa. We follow Howard Falcon, an astronaut survivor of an accident. He is now mostly machine. We follow him over a period of several hundred years during which machines become independent beings. Falcon is called upon as an intermediary with the machines, especially Adam, whom he had brought to sentience. This is a grand tour of the solar system over a period of 1000 years, with interesting science and philosophy.

These involve a lot of interesting science, following Bisesa Dutt. In the first book she goes back in time through an "Eye" from the Firstborn who are removing all other sentient beings becauese they use up energy. In this past there are slices of time from across the time spectrum of human development. They call the planet of time slices Mir. We meet Alexander the Great and others. Chicago is the only place on the western continent with humans on it. The second book is the present world fighting to preserve Earth with some success after warning from Bisesa. The third book involves another attack of Earth by the Firstborn and the human work to stop it. Great back and forth between Mir and Earth through some very interesting science. Also interesting dichotomy between humans on Earth and those living in space.

Time's Eye 2003 Ebook Version (Library)
Sunstorm 2005 Ebook Version (Library)
Firstborn 2007 Kindle Version (Library)

Chill 2010 Print Version
White Space 1: Ancestral Night 2019 Kindle Version

Excellent writer.

The Way - Eon 1985 Kindle Version
The Way - Eternity 1988 Kindle Version
The Way - Legacy 1995 Kindle Version
Forge of God - The Forge of God 1987 Kindle Version
Forge of God - Anvil of Stars 1992 Print Version
Moving Mars 1993 Kindle Version

Infinite Sky Series: This had a really slow start, which is probably good for people who like lots of details for a trip to Titan. The last third of the first book is good, but the second book explains the ending of the first book. More torus are found, one in the Gulf of Mexico. Things happen on both Titan and Earth and no one shoots at aliens, but they don't stay, or is there still a connection? Interesting.

Mission One 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
Deep Black 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version

Joe Laribeau was discharged after fighting for years. He ends up joining the Salvage Merc Corps. There are unexpected plot lines, but there is too much fighting, killing and drinking. Seems really pointless.

Salvage Merc One 2016 Kindle Version

Thrive Space Colony: Humans have left A dying Earth to settle other star systems. The main character, Sass, has just finished a 20 year punishment for being part of a revolution. The urbanites have withheld medical and and other necessities from the settlers who live outside the city. Sass leads another fight for the settlers with the help of an unusual group of co-conspirators. A motley crew goes into space from the colony moon that is their home. They discover the nutritional problems holding all the small colonies back (along with other power play and addiction problems), and in between fight off pirates and other baddies. The Thrive crew helps save thousands of inhabitants and face other problems. They solve all, and end up helping to improve the whole star system. Sass and Clay find out they may live a very long time, and are off for more investigation. A satisfying read although a bit unrealistic. The characters are developed nicely. Solidly written.

1. Skyship Thrive 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
2. Spaceship Thrive 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
3. Interplanetary Thrive 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
4. Starship Thrive 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
5. Ringship Prosper 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
6. Sanctuary Thrive 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version
7. Prosper and Thrive 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version
8. Sylvan Thrive 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version
9. Sentient Thrive 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version

Thrive Space Colony Corps Space Adventures: Off to other solar systems to see if a better place can be found, and to find origins.

1. Thrive Earth Return 2021 Kindle Unlimited Version
2. Thrive Earth Rematch 2021 Kindle Unlimited Version
3. Thrive Luna Regroup 2021 Kindle Unlimited Version
4. Thrive Rayas Dreaming 2022 Kindle Unlimited Version

Bob and Nikki series: Funny, a bit unrealistic, but relaxing read with little violence.

1. Bob's Saucer Repair 2019 Kindle Unlimited
2. Whammo Ranch 2019 Kindle Unlimited
3. Shady Oaks 2019 Kindle Unlimited
4. Starfoot 2019 Kindle Unlimited
5. Charlie's Planet 2019 Kindle Unlimited
6. Lost in Transit 2019 Kindle Unlimited
7. Captain Caveman 2020 Kindle Unlimited
8. Shaved Ape Key 2020 Kindle Unlimited
9. Secret Squirrels 2020 Kindle Unlimited
10. Monkey Business 2020 Kindle Unlimited
11. Let's Make a Deal 2020 Kindle Unlimited
12. Saucer Holler 2020 Kindle Unlimited
13. Roo the Day 2020 Kindle Unlimited
14. Deadbot 2021 Kindle Unlimited
15. Admiral Bob 2021 Kindle Unlimited
16. Hoopee Do 2021 Kindle Unlimited
17. Take Me Home 2021 Kindle Unlimited
18. Home Is Where the Heat Is 2021 Kindle Unlimited
19. Wreckers 2021 Kindle Unlimited
20. Home Again 2021 Kindle Unlimited
21. Baycation 2021 Kindle Unlimited
22. Gene's Regret 2022 Kindle Unlimited
23. Can You Take a Juke? 2022 Kindle Unlimited
24. Don't Give Up the Shop 2022 Kindle Unlimited
25. Hand Jive 2022 Kindle Unlimited
26. Fort Scratchy 2022 Kindle Unlimited

Alice Long Book 1: Perilous Waif 2017 Kindle Version

These have interesting science but not a great deal of depth. However, they are great fun to read.

Helix 2007 Print Version
Weird Space: The Devil's Nebula 2012 Print Version
Weird Space: Satan's Reach 2013 Print Version
The Serene Invasion 2013 Print Version

Good military sci-fi.

The Frontiers Saga Ep.#1 - Aurora: CV-01 2011 Kindle Version
The Frontiers Saga Ep.#2 - The Rings of Haven Kindle Version
The Frontiers Saga Ep.#3 - The Legend of Corinair Kindle Version

The Complete Circuit Trilogy 2017 Kindle Version

Nova is the poor girl clawing to survive. She and her ship Crusader and her trusty robot side-kick Cal are bounty hunters. In the first book, Survivor, she ends up on a desert planet searching for two escaped prisoners. She finds that the Confederacy is digging up some kind of archaeological find. This is where it gets close to fantasy as she manages to save the galaxy through going back and forth in time. Kind of young adult. Unfortunately, the following books go into living dead and other strange stuff I am simply not interested in reading.

The Nova Chronicles Books 1-5 Kindle Version

These are an okay read, but not the greatest.

Shadow Warrior Trilogy: 1 The Wind After Time Kindle Version
Shadow Warrior Trilogy: 2 Hunt the Heaven Kindle Version
Shadow Warrior Trilogy: 3 The Darkness of God Kindle Version

Girl on the Moon 2016 Kindle Version
Girl on Mars (Girl on the Moon 2} 2017 Kindle Version

Star Nomad: Fallen Empire, Book 1 2016 Kindle Version

Star Kingdom Series Casmir, a nerdy roboticist and professor, is attacked by super robots (crushers) and the adventures go on from there. Really well written. As the series continues we get more complicated, with more background of the main characters, who include pirates, a bounty hunter and miscellaneous good and evil royalty. Casmir becomes more enduring and wry as the series continues. Also, we learn more about Rache, Qin, Kim, Sir Asgar, Laser Lopez and the other characters. Each character is really well developed. Of course there is corruption in high places. Lots of adventures for the weird and wonderful characters who are all snarky in different ways. While the various parties in the on-going battle for dominance in their part of the galaxy continues, relationships become better defined. Casmir continues to save everyone he can; Kim and Rache are coming closer, and father Bjarke and son Asgar are getting to an understanding. Great read. In Home Front the characters start taking sides. Many with ambivilence start taking sides, usually with Casmir. The new crushers developed by Casmir start getting personalities, much to the pleasure of Casmir and the confusion of others. The Qin sisters are liberated, with an uncertain future, but never fear. Casmir accumulates followers spanning robots, crushers androids, knights, scientists, kings, pirates, etc. unfortunately, that does not include the leaders of his home planet, whom he is trying to help, but not in the way they want. Really looking forward to the final book in this great series full of humor and tongue in cheek discourse.

1: Shockwave 2019 Kindle Version
2: Ship of Ruin 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
3: Hero Code 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
4: Crossfire 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
5: Gate Quest 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
6: Planet Killer 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
7: Home Front 2020 Kindle Version
8: Layers of Force 2021 Kindle Unlimited Version

The Good Reaper 2015 Kindle Version

Excellent writer. I think I have read all her books.

See Octavia E. Butler’s Science Fiction Books for reviews of the two Parable books
Mind of My Mind 1994 Print Version
Wild Seed 1999 Print Version
Lilith's Brood (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago) 2000 Print Version
Seed to Harvest (Wild Seed, Mind of My Mind, Clay's Ark, Patternmaster) Kindle Version

Interesting view of the future and human/alien military interaction. Well thought out.

The Guardians of Peace - The Sirens of Space 2008 Kindle Version
The Guardians of Peace - The Star Dancers 2008 Kindle Version
The Guardians of Peace - Clouds of Darkness 2011 Kindle Version
The Guardians of Peace 2012 Kindle Version

The Lost Fleet "Black Jack" Geary is discovered after 100 years in suspended animation. He is shocked at the regression in humanity, and the on-going war between the Alliance and the Syndicates. He of course eventually turns things around, not without problems, ending the war.

1. Dauntless 2006 Print Version (Library)
2. Fearless 2007 Kindle Version (Library)
3. Courageous 2007 Print Version (Library)
4. Valient 2008 Kindle Version (Library)
5. Relentless 2009 Kindle Version (Library)
6. Victorious 2010 Kindle Version (Library)

The Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier Jack Geary goes beyond human space to investigate an alien species called the Enigmas that has been attacking human space. He discovers additional species, some friendly and some not.

1. Dreadnaught 2011 Kindle Version
2. Invincible 2012 Kindle Version (Library)
3. Guardian 2013 Kindle Version (Library)
4. Steadfast 2014 Print Version (Library)
5. Leviathan 2015 Print Version (Library)

The Lost Stars These take place on the edges of Syndicate space, specifically in star systems trying to overthrow their Syndicate masters, especially the Security forces, called the snakes. The main characters are the new President Gwen Iceni and General Artur Drakon, who have lived with distrust among Syndicate executives for so long that they struggle to be able to trust each other.

1. Tarnished Knight 2012 Kindle Version (Library)
2. Perilous Shield 2013 Kindle Version (Library)
3. Imperfect Sword 2014 Print Version (Library)
4. Shattered Spear 2016 Print Version (Library)

Interesting science of a colony on Venus.

Children of Occam 1: Containment 2012 Kindle Version
Children of Occam 2: Equinox Kindle Version

The author is a good writer, but he is very mundane in his outlook. His books tend to get quite tedious after the first ones in a series.

Ender Saga - Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet) 1985 Kindle Version
Homecoming Saga - The Memory of Earth 1992 Print Version
Homecoming Saga - The Call of Earth 1992 Print Version
Homecoming Saga - The Ships of Earth 1994 Print Version
Homecoming Saga - Earthfall 1995 Print Version
Homecoming Saga - Earthborn 1995 Print Version

The Frozen series is a fascinating study in human interactions with an alien mind living permanently under ice, and their interaction with the human mind.

Frozen Sky, The 2013 Kindle Version
Frozen Sky 2: Betrayed 2014 Kindle Version
Interrupt 2013 Kindle Version

Drifter's Alliance, Book 1 2015 Kindle Version
Drifter's Alliance, Book 2 2015 Kindle Version
Drifter's Alliance, Book 3 2015 Kindle Version

Wayfarers 1: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet 2015 Kindle Version

We follow Rosemary Harper, who is running away from an unhappy life on Mars. She had a good education as an administrative clerk so the ship, The Wayfarer, an old space tunnel borer, hires her. The story follows this multi-species crew that learns to be a family through good and bad times. We learn about various species and outlier colonies and beings, and how humans such as Rosemary and Captain Ashby learn to tolerate, appreciate and respect each sapient being. The crew is kooky, each with issues, but they learn to get along and totally support each other. A very satisfying read.

Wayfarers 2: A Closed and Common Orbit 2016 Kindle Version

Another marvelous book by the author. We follow two characters from the first book. Pepper, formerly Jane 23, and the AI Sidra in a human kit body (illegal), formerly the ship AI Lovelace. Jane 23 is a slave clone sorting scrap in a factory and has no idea she is on a planet or there is any place outside the factory. We follow her from when she escapes the factory at age 10 to when she finally escapes the scrap yard at age 19 with Laurian, who becomes her partner Blue. The chapters alternate between the development of Sidra in the present and Pepper in the past. We also follow the interaction of Jane 23 and the ship AI Owl, on a scrap shuttle in the scrap yard. Owl teaches Jane about the universe and works at keeping her alive until they can all escape. The development of all the sapient characters, including the AIs, is really well done.

Wayfarers 3: Record of a Spaceborn Few 2018 Kindle Version

Renegade Star Series: Jace Hughes, renegade barely getting by, with debt, takes a job to escort a child (Lex) and a so-called nun (Abigail Pryar) to another planet. This is the beginning a big change in his and the galaxy's future. He becomes the leader a varied group of refugees to find the original Earth, fighting various armies and with the help of various sentient AIs. This is the typical noble rough-edged rogue leading humanity to better things. However, satisfying read.

Renegade Star 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Atlas 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Moon 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Lost 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Fleet 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Earth 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Dawn 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Children 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Union 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Empire 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Descent 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Rising 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Alliance 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
Renegade Evolution 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version

The Galactic Law Series: The upstanding cop-to-be Gage Walker stays true to the mission despite hints of corruption around him on Taurus Station. Although this is sci-fi, that is almost irrelevant. Much more about keeping law and order in the wild frontier. Deputy Walker is just doing his job, fighting the bad guys and rescuing people from slavery. He works with a renegade and I recognize some from the star renegade series. The second book is better than the first book in the series.

Book 1: Galactic Law 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version
Book 2: Galactic Judge 2020 Kindle Unlimited Version

The Rift Saga Book 1: RIFT 2014 Kindle Version

Interesting books with plenty of action (not about the moon).

Lunar Contact Series: 2012 Lunar Contact 2012 Kindle Version
Lunar Contact Series: Enemy Contact 2012 Kindle Version
Lunar Contact Series: Final Contact 2013 Kindle Version

This space opera is well written with great character development. When earth was being overrun by a killer species three colony ships were able to leave, and were never heard from. Earth was taken over by their saviors, who were not so great. This series is from the viewpoint of descendents of one of the colony ships, on the planet Darien. These books investigate the possibility of of universes dying and new ones being created from the debris of the old. The remainders of the old are in an under universe of many tiers, with many battles of various kinds going on down there. There is only one gate (warpwell) remaining to the under universe and that is on Darian, guarded by the local sentient species, the Uvovo and the sentient forest on Darien and its moon. Different species want the power of the warpwell so battles ensue. The author also investigates AIs and implants and various iterations.

Seeds of Earth 2009 Print version
The Orphaned Worlds 2010 Print version
The Ascendant Stars 2011 Print version (Library)
Ancestral Machines 2016 Print version

The Complete Intrepid Saga 2016 Kindle Version
The Warlord Book 1: The Woman without a World 2017 Kindle Version
The Warlord Book 2: The Woman Who Seized an Empire 2017 Kindle Version
The Warlord Book 3: The Woman Who Lost Everything 2018 Kindle Version

Merkiaari Wars - Although these are very military, the character development is excellent. We have human vipers, who are part machine, but kept very few. We have the Shan, a peaceful cat-like species, the Merkiaari, the ultimate evil beings, trying to wipe out all the "vermin," as they call other sentients, and others that we meet throughout the series. This is a far ranging series that I have found very interesting.

1: Hard Duty 2012 Kindle Version
2: What Price Honour 2012 Kindle Version
3: Operation Oracle 2012 Kindle Version
4: Operation Breakout 2013 Kindle Version
5: Incursion 2016 Kindle Version
6: Countermeasures To be published
7: Resurgence To be published
8: No Mercy To be published

The Saiph Series – I am divided on these books. The themes are great but all the endless military equipment, types of ships and number of troops gets boring. In addition, the author really isn't into character development. Sometimes it seems like he will develop some characters, but it then goes on to the next military confrontation. The basic story involves the discovery of a Saiph library which shows that the Saiph had meddled with the DNA of a number of pre-sentient beings in hopes of developing a number that go on to higher sentience. Humans were among those developed. Apparently the sign of meddling was five fingers (kind of simplistic, but it works for the books). There is another group called, "the Others" who consider all who have been meddled with to be half-breeds and that they and any other sentient beings must be wiped from the universe. The battles begin. I am hoping that there will be better continuity in following the characters in future books of the series as the underlying story is quite good.

1: Discovery of the Saiph 2014 Kindle version
2: Search for the Saiph 2015 Kindle version
3: Hunt for the Saiph 2015 Kindle version
4: Legacy of the Saiph 2019 Kindle version

The K'Tai War Series – A well written page turner. This is a take on the hidden hero parents who are obliged to come out when their children (teens) are in trouble. The narrative goes through several sides of the fight, getting into different minds. The characters are well developed and the writing is much tighter than in the Saiph series. Can't wait for the rest of the series.

1: Invasion 2017 Kindle version

This space opera is well written with great character development. This takes place in our solar system. Interesting development of differences between those living on planets (Earth, Moon, Mars) and those living outside the inner planets. The main characters, James Holden, Naomi, Alex and Amos have many adventures with their ship, the Rocinante, saving the solar system. The first four books develop Holden's character, but the fifth book, Nemesis Games, gives a lot of background of the other three characters. In the last two books, James Holden and company work to stop fighting in the solar system. Of course, lots of tense moments.

The Expanse - Leviathan Wakes 2011 Kindle version
The Expanse - Caliban's War 2012 Print version (Library)
The Expanse - Abaddon's Gate 2013 Print version (Library)
The Expanse - Cibola Burn 2014 Print version (Library)
The Expanse - Nemesis Games 2015 Kindle version (Library)
The Expanse - Babylon's Ashes 2016 Kindle version (Library)
The Expanse - Persepolis Rising 2017 Kindle version (Library)

Odyssey One: Into the Black 2012, Kindle Version
Odyssey One: The Heart of the Matter 2012 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Homeworld 2013 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Out of the Black 2013 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Warrior King 2016 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Odyseus Awakening 2018 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Odyseus Ascendant 2018 Kindle Version
Odyssey One: Star Rogue: King of Thieves 2013 Kindle Version

And All The Stars A Grave 2011 Kindle Version. I liked the story line but the dialogue was too long. Also, the relationship between Karen and Daryl is a bit unrealistic. Either the author has a truly unique relationship or no adult relationship and only dreams. In any case the basic story line is good, but the book needs editing.

Omega Force Series: Great multi-alien adventure series; lots of humor. The aliens aren't really all that alien, very human-like in personality.

Omega Force Omnibus (1-Omega Rising, 2-Soldiers of Fortune, 3-Savage Homecoming) 2013 Kindle Version
Omega Force 4: The Enemy Within Kindle Version
Omega Force 5: Return of the Archon Kindle Version
Omega Force 6: Secret of the Phoenix Kindle Version<
Omega Force 7: Redemption Kindle Version
Omega Force 8: The Human Factor 2016 Kindle Version
Omega Force 9: Revolution 2017 Kindle Version
Omega Force 10: Legends Never Die 2018 Kindle Version
Omega Force 11: Rebellion 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version

Black Fleet Series: These aliens are much more alien, but pretty awful. Humans are not at all prepared, not believing anybody who gets into space would be evil. Jackson Wolfe leads the way toward saving mankind, despite the non-backing of the space military leaders.

Black Fleet 1: Warship 2015 Kindle Version
Black Fleet 2: Call to Arms 2015 Kindle Version
Black Fleet 3: Counterstrike 2015 Kindle Version

Expansion Wars Series: Jackson Wolfe retires and takes over a research project, and humans break into two groups, while the star fleet is still very weak. Another enemy shows up and Celesta Wright, Wolfe's former XO, manages to survive an attack. Wolfe is called back to try to save a human planet and manages it against all odds. However, complications continue.

New Frontiers 2016 Kindle Version
Iron and Blood 2017 Kindle Version
Destroyer 2017 Kindle Version

Blueshift 2018 Kindle Version

This is one the endless number of Egyptian based alien intervention books. Not a bad book, but not a subject I am much interested in.

Resurrection Kindle Version

Sentients of Orion: The Complete Series2017 Kindle Version

The story was excellent but I was distracted by the poor spelling and name mix ups. Interestingly, the characters developed within themselves over the four books. The main characters chose the greater good over personal good in the end, which might not be realistic, but is nice. There were nice digs at self-absorbed academics and power absorbed so-called leaders.

These are nice space romances, each with a strong human woman who is abducted by the evil Tecran aliens. The first book follows Rose McKenzie, who eventually frees and is freed by Sazo, the AI imprisoned in the Class 5 space ship that had captured her. She becomes the Watson to him as Sherlock Holmes, using this correlation in order to socialize him. Through many adventures, she works with, and falls in love with (and him with her) the Grih captain, Dav Julian. The attraction all Grih find for humans is their singing voices, which is noted in both books. The second book follows Fiona Russell, the second abductee, who also frees an AI, Eazi. Adventures ensue and she also falls in love with a Grih captain, Hal Vickeri, who also loves her. Both humans and their AI friends save all kinds of people of course. Not realistic, but great fun. The fourth book is less interesting but ties up some loose ends.

Class 5 Series 1: Dark Horse 2015 Kindle Version
Class 5 Series 2: Dark Deeds 2016 Kindle Version
Class 5 Series 3: Dark Minds 2016 Kindle Version
Class 5 Series 4: Dark Matters 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version

The 28th Gate: Volume 12018 Kindle Version

On its surface some very evil persons (Angus Thermopyle and Nick Succorso) who roam space preying on others, are being combated by the good guys, the United Mining Company Police (UMCP) represented by Morn Hyland. Things are not so easy to quantify. There is extensive character development (and angst) which shows that neither "side" is all that it seems. To complicate things, we have the alien species, the Amnion, who can transform humans with a mutagen, that turns them into Amnioni. We also meet the owner of UMC (Holt Fasner) who is a true megalomaniac who is subverting the police who are trying to do their job. Well rounded out ending.

The Gap into Conflict: the Real Story 1991 Kindle Version (Library)
The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge 1991 Kindle Version (Library)
The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises 1993 Kindle Version (Library)
The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order 1994 Kindle Version (Library)
The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die 1996 Kindle Version (Library)

The Gift 2013 Kindle Version

Star Carrier 1: Earth Strike 2010 Print Version

Dark Matters Trilogy Book 1: Dark Matters 2016 Kindle Version

Lt. Leary - With the Lightnings 2000 Kindle Version

The Cadicle Series - Each of these books reveals another layer of deceit in the Taran world of power, and the subjects of deceit who manage to remain decent despite all. These follow the two Sietinen heirs who have decided to develop their telepathic and telekinetic abilities to help humankind despite manipulation and secrets.

1 - Architects of Destiny 2015 Kindle Version

Cris Sietinen, the Sietinen Dynasty of the planet Tararia heir, has telepathic abilities which are frowned upon by the Priesthood of the Cadicle. He runs away from home and reinvents himself as Cris Sights, and works on a freighter. He is found by the Tararian Selective Service (TSS) who are the only organization that use and develop telepathic and telekinetic skills. At TSS headquarters (on the backside of Earth's moon, without the knowledge of Earth) Cris develops his skills and meets and marries Kate, who, he discovers, is from another Tararian Dynasty.

2 - Veil of Reality 2015 Kindle Version

In this book we meet Wil, the son of Cris and Kate, who has incredible abilities. He is captured by the Bakzen, cloned beings, at age 14, but he manages to escape because of his abilities. More is revealed and the origin of the Bakzen is hinted at. Wil begins to realize there is a lot expected of him, and his birth was somehow arranged.

3 - Bonds of Resolve 2015 Kindle Version

Saera Alexander of Earth enters and becomes bonded to Wil. Wil's power is extreme, and the fact that war is going on is revealed by him to all the other TSS agents.

4 - Web of Truth 2016 Kindle Version

Saera discovers her mother is from a Dynasty, another sign of manipulation by the Priesthood. We meet another group of humans called the Aesir who test Wil and agree that he is the Cadicle who will be able to save humankind, but it means killing all the Bakzen. We find out a lot more about the origins of the Bakzen.

5 - Crossroads of Fate 2016 Kindle Version

War ramps up. The Bakzen are destroyed, but Wil can't come to terms with having killed billions of people. He eventually comes to terms with the help of of someone on a water world. We have hints of another person who is alive from a dynasty the Priesthood had tried to destroy. The Priesthood wants to completely control humans and this person could help destroy them.

6 - Path of Justice 2017 Kindle Version

Twenty years later and Wil and Saera have twins, a son, Jason, and daughter, Raena, who have been sheltered from their heritage growing up on Earth. At 16, they are pushed into the Dynasty/TSS situation when Raena comes into her powers unexpectedly. This book takes us to their training and another attempted kidnapping by the Priesthood. We also meet the heir, Ryan, to the seventh dynasty, who has been hidden until now.

7 - Scions of Change 2017 Kindle Version

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