Star Brigade 1: Resurgent 2014 Kindle Version
Star Brigade 2: Maelstrom 2016 Kindle Version
Star Brigade 3: Supremacy 2016 Kindle Version
Star Brigade 4: Ascendant 2017 Kindle Version

An interesting series, but I suggest you don't read Episode 0, as that confused things for me. As the series develops we find out that the humans in these books have been developed by another race, the Nankuani, to be slaves, and are kept in slavery through chemical means. Slowly a number of humans begin to realize the truth through the secret help of the Knights Templar. This series involves reluctant human heroes, who are supposed to clean up the universe (the only ones capable of it??? Give me a break!). There is quite good character development of some of the persons, but the heroes seem kind of dense. Why would they be the saviors of the universe? However, a well-developed story line that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Star Guild Episode 0 2016 Kindle Version
Star Guild Episodes 1-9 2016 Kindle Version
Star Guild Episodes 10-18 2016 Kindle Version

I rarely read alternate history books, but this was interesting. Insectoid type aliens are on earth and one person is chosen by them to communicate with humans. This all supposedly takes place in 2007. The author explains the difficulties of understanding beings that are so very different from each other.

Noumena 1: Axiom's End 2020 Kindle Version, Library

I really like the science and the story is good. However, the editing is awful. Maybe spell check was used, but often the wrong word was chosen (such as boarder instead of border). For me that is very distracting.

Galactic Alliance (Book 1) - Translight! 2009 Kindle Version
Galactic Alliance (Book 2) - Chroniech! 2009 Kindle Version
Galactic Alliance (Book 3) - Honor Thy Enemy 2010 Kindle Version

These books have unreal human relationships (the marriages are really too good to be true, but dream on) and a bit too much tech stuff for me, but I still liked the books.

Boundary 2006 (didn't read this book as it hard to find and is too expensive)
Threshold 2010 Print Version (Library)
Portal 2013 Print Version (Library)
Castaway Planet 2015

These authors are excellent in developing alien mind sets and the struggle of members of these alien cultures to understand each other, always my favorite kind of book. I would love to see follow ups as the exploration team goes out into the galaxy.

The Course of Empire 2005 Kindle Version
Course of Empire Series, Book 2: The Crucible of Empire Kindle Version

EarthCent Ambassador Series: Light reading. Humans are the new species in the galaxy crowd and these books follow the new clueless ambassador Kelly Frank on Union Station. She is helped extensively by the AI controllers of the station.

1: Date Night on Union Station 2014 Kindle Unlimited Version
2: Alien Night on Union Station 2014 Kindle Unlimited Version
3: High Priest on Union Station 2014 Kindle Unlimited Version
4: Spy Night on Union Station 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
5: Carnival on Union Station 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
6: Wanderers on Union Station 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
7: Vacation on Union Station 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
8: Guest Night on Union Station 2015 Kindle Unlimited Version
9: Word Night on Union Station 2016 Kindle Unlimited Version
10: Party Night on Union Station 2016 Kindle Unlimited Version
11: Review Night on Union Station 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
12: Family Night on Union Station 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
13: Book Night on Union Station 2017 Kindle Unlimited Version
14: LARP Night on Union Station 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
15: Career Night on Union Statio 2018 Kindle Unlimited Version
16: Last Night on Union Station 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version
17: Soup Night on Union Station 2019 Kindle Unlimited Version

Dragon's Egg (Del Rey Impact) 2011 Kindle Version

Interesting ideas and great read.

A Larger Universe 2010 Kindle Version

Book 1 Archangel Down 2015 Kindle Version
Book 2: Noah's Arc 2016 Kindle Version
Book 3: Heretic 2017 Kindle Version
Book 4: Starship Waking 2018 Kindle Version
Book 5: Darkness Rising 2019 Kindle Version

Shadows of the Void 1: Generation 2016 Kindle Version

The Forever War 1974 Print Version

Interesting study of time dilation. William Mandella is a soldier fighting the Taurans. Because of time dilation he fights the whole 1000 year war but is still young when it ends. He and his fellow vets are now throwbacks, as humans have changed radically. The second book has the vets isolated on their own planets. William and his wife/partner rebel and take a ship out of the galaxy. Then something really mysterious happens and other non-humans become part of a very interesting resolution that gives food for thought.

Forever Free 1999 Print Version

The vets are isolated on their own planets. William and his wife/partner rebel and take a ship out of the galaxy. Then something really mysterious happens and other non-humans become part of a very interesting resolution that gives food for thought.

Marsbound 2009 Kindle Version (Library)

Well written and plenty of action. Carmen, a teen whose family are Mars colonists, is saved by unknown underground Mars inhabitants, but they also are not native. Working together, both species make some interesting discoveries.

Starbound 2010 Kindle Version (Library)

Carmen and her husband, pilot Paul Collins, go out to find the Others, who placed the Martians on Mars as a conduit to warn the Others that the humans are able to go to another planet. When they return, with an Others avatar, the Others warn humans against agression, but humans never learn.

Earthbound 2011 Print Version (Library)

This book describes the way Earth deteriorates. Earth continues to test the Others, who retaliate further by stopping all electricity from working on Earth. Humans seem not to learn.

Worlds 1981 Kindle Version

Another series about the craziness of humans. The books go into the inhumanity of man against man, but also of the exceptions. The Worlds are 41 satellites orbiting Earth that house half a million people. The main character, Marianne O'Hara, was born on New New York, the largest World. Because of her intelligence she is sent to Earth for a year of study. An anti-World faction on Earth shoots missiles at the Worlds and destroys many of them, but not New New York as it is inside an iron asteroid. O'Hara barely makes it back to New New York leaving behind her great love, Jeff Hawking.

Worlds Apart 1983 Kindle Version

In this book we follow Jeff on Earth, which has been hit by a designer plague that kills people after about age 20. Jeff is immune because a genetic anomaly. There are strange, brutal beliefs that sprout, one based on Charles Manson combined with Christianity that results in crucifixions and cannibalism.

Worlds Enough and Time 1992 Kindle Version

This book chronicles the spaceship leaving for another star system. The ship is hit by a cyber attack from New New, by religious fanatics, but eventually makes it to their new planet, where they meet the sort-of guardians of the galaxy. Thee are hints of many things in the third book, but the series mostly is about the development of the nexus called Marianne O'Hara.

Mindbridge 2014 Kindle Version

Scarab 2011 Kindle Version
Scarab II: Reawakening 2013 Kindle Version

The author writes BIG books, that are very complex. The reader at times has problems keeping the various characters straight, but that eventually solves itself. The story line is huge and quite absorbing. I would read anything of his as he doesn't leave stray loose ends like many authors.

Confederation Universe These books contain many interesting ideas such as the discovery of proof of souls, the multi-universe discovery, why people fear death and why purgatory/hell was invented.

The Reality Dysfunction, Part 1: Emergence 1996 Print Version
The Reality Dysfunction, Part 2: Expansion 1996 Print Version
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 1: Consolidation 1997 Print Version
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 2: Conflict 1997 Print Version
The Naked God 2000

1: Misspent Youth
2: Pandora's Star 2006 Kindle Version
3: Judas Unchained 2006 Print Version
4: Void Trilogy - The Dreaming Void 2007
5: Void Trilogy - The Temporal Void 2008
6: Void Trilogy - The Evolutionary Void 2010
7: Chronicle of the Fallers - The Abyss Beyond Dreams 2014
8: Chronicle of the Fallers - The Night without Stars not yet published.

The Mandel Files, Volume 1: Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder 2011 Kindle Version

Excellent mysteries in the near future. They take place in England after the seas rise and the earth warms.

Infinity Trilogy: Harrison is an excellent writer. Infinity(Finn) is the daughter of the richest man in the world, Richard Blackstone (whom she has never met) and who is very involved in high tech. She is raised by an assortment of servants who turn out to be a lot more. Finn eventually goes to very exclusive secondary school and becomes best friends with a tech nerd called Bit. Bit hacks into the Blackstone computer and manages to arrange a tour of the Blackstone research center for a group of students, including Finn and Bit. That's when things get really interesting. Finn discovers she has a divided brain. One side is the sheltered Finn, but the other side is an assasin called Infinity. Her father has been using her to kill off competitors. The node, disguised as a necklace, that controls which of her brain controls her body is damaged and the two sides of her brain start seeing each other. In the research center both sides try to take over and the powers that be try to eliminate the problem. There are robots, killer spiders and various AIs on various sides. The whole trilogy takes place when Finn/Infinity turns 17. This is not my normal read, but it was so well-written that I really enjoyed it.

1: Infinity Lost 2015 Kindle Version
2: Infinity Rises 2016 Kindle Version
3: Infinity Reborn 2016 Kindle Version

Peace Warrior Trilogy Book 1 2011 Kindle Version

Peace Force: A light scifi adventure (Harriet Walsh Book 1) 2018 Kindle Version

Good read.

In Her Name: Redemption Trilogy (Empire, Confederation, Final Battle) 2009 Kindle Version
Harvest Trilogy: Book 1: Season of the Harvest 2011 Kindle Version

Her Instruments Box Set, Books 1-4: Earthrise, Rose Point, Laisrathera, and A Rose Point Holiday 2017 Kindle Version - Theresa (Reese) Eddings ran away from her restrictive Mars family and became the captain of a rundown ship. She accumulated an eclectic crew of many species and, in order to get out of debt, agreed to rescue an Eldritch from slavers, and so the story begins. I like a story that develops insecure beings into whole beings. It's a happy ending romance, but much more complex than that. Almost all the characters have character flaws to overcome, or at least learn to live with. It has the trappings of palaces, queens and handsome nobles, but then goes behind the scenes to find the suffering and evil that must be overcome.

Argonauts: Books 1-3 2018 Kindle Version

This is a well written trilogy with well-developed characters. An alien ship provides a space elevator in Darwin, Australia, with no explanation. About ten years later the aliens distribute a plague that reduces most humans to subhumans, animals, ruled by emotions. Only a few humans around the space elevator aren't affected because of an "aura" surrounding the elevator. In addition, there is a scattering of people immune to the plague. Most of the main characters are "immunes" (Skylar, Samantha, Vannesa, Ana), but there are others not immune who are key characters (Tania, Prumble, Russell, Grillo). The main characters Skylar (the hero) and Tania are especially well-developed. This series starts slowly but by the third book it becomes very intense and ultimately very satisfying.

The Dire Earth Cycle Book 1: The Darwin Elevator 2013 Kindle Version (Library)
The Dire Earth Cycle Book 2: The Exodus Towers 2013 Kindle Version (Library)
The Dire Earth Cycle Book 3: The Plague Forge 2013 Kindle Version (Library)

I am usually not a post-apocalyptic fan, but these really held my attention. Young people break away from following the rules and discover some very disturbing information. Mr. Howey is a really good writer.

Silo Saga: Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1-5) 2012 Kindle Version
Silo Saga: Shift Omnibus Edition (Shift 1-3) 2013 Kindle Version
Silo Saga: Dust Omnibus 2013 Kindle Version

Half Way Home 2014 Kindle Version - This is another teens on their own type book, but on another planet. Persons are awakened 15 years before they should have been by the computer in charge of them. They were 15 years old. The computer tried to abort the awakening resulting in only one hundred surviving the aborted awakening. The computer's only mission is to contact those who sent them, not to save the young people. Conflict develops and a group reluctantly guided by the narrator, runs away and makes some interesting discoveries. The story develops into an absorbing, well-written saga.

Follow Marine Torin Kerr and her mixed alien crew constantly saving the galaxy against all odds and clueless higher ups. They are well-written and well-paced with nice ironic humor. The Peacekeeper continuation of the series have the same main characters but now they are wardens (not marines), still saving the galaxy.

Valor's Choice 2000
The Better Part of Valor 2002 Kindle version/Library
The Heart of Valor 2007 Print version/Library
Valor's Trial 2008 Print version/Have
The Truth of Valor 2010 Print version/Have
Peacekeeper #1: An Ancient Peace 2015 Kindle version/Library
Peacekeeper #2: A Peace Divided 2017 Print version/Library

Space Janitor Series: The only reason these are classified as science fiction is that they take place in space, but there is nothing scientific about them. The stories, which are fun chick flick types, could take place anywhere.

1: The Vacuum of Space 2018 Kindle Unlimited
2: The Dust of Kaku 2018 Kindle Unlimited
3: Glitter in the Stars 2019 Kindle Unlimited
4: Sweeping S'Ride 2019 Kindle Unlimited
Tales of a Former Space Janitor 1: The Rings of Grissom 2021 Kindle Unlimited

Loralynn Kennakris series: Kind of lightweight, holds the reader's attention. Loralynn, who had been a slaver captain's sex slave for eight years, gets away and after various adventures, makes a life-changing decision to become a fighter pilot, but she still carries considerable baggage from her time as a slave. A bit too much description of military structure, training and ships for my taste, but might be just the thing for some.

Book 1:The Alecto Initiative 2014 Kindle Version
Book 2: The Morning Which Breaks 2014 Kindle Unlimited Version

Space Team,Vol. 1: Space Team 2017 Kindle Version
Space Team, Vol. 1: The Wrath of Vajazzle 2017 Kindle Version
Space Team, Vol. 1: The Search for Splurt 2017 Kindle Version

Interesting series of eight humans settling a planet they call Serendipity in another star system after many years in stasis. In the meantime, Earth is going downhill and another ship is sent out, but these are the powerful. The original settlers of Serendipity try to incorporate the new people, but they want to take over. Of course, the good guys eventually win, but a good read. Liked it a lot. A lot more adventures, including going back to save Earth from itself.

Foothold: The Story of Mankind's First Expedition to the Stars 2014 Kindle Version
Foothold 2: The Seasoning 2014 Kindle Version
Foothold 3: Serendipity 2016 Kindle Version
Foothold 4: Revolution 2017 Kindle Version
Foothold 5: Resurrection 2019 Kindle Version

Ambassador Series Very well written. Confusing at first, but necessary to the plot and character development. Cory Wilson slowly comes to the understanding that things are not as they all seem for Earth or the Condi. The author develops the constant fight of hate and fear as opposed to understanding and acceptance. Very pleased with the tight development. As the series develops Cory grows in stature, marries, becomes Coldi, and has a child. Looking forward to more in the series.

1: Seeing Red 2013 Kindle Version
1A: The Sahara Conspiracy 2013 Kindle Version
2: Raising Hell 2014 Kindle Version
3: Changing Fate 2015 Kindle Version
4: Coming Home 2015 Kindle Version
5: Blue Diamond Sky 2016 Kindle Version
6: The Enemy Within 2017 Kindle Version
7: The Last Frontier 2017 Kindle Version
8: The Alabaster Army 2018 Kindle Version
9: Red Crystal Desert 2019 Kindle Version
10: Lost Forest Secrets 2020 Kindle Version

Aurora Rhapsody 1: Aurora Rising Book 1: Starshine 2014 Kindle Version
Aurora Rhapsody 2: Aurora Rising Book 2: Vertigo 2014 Kindle Version
Aurora Rhapsody 3: Aurora Rising Book 3: Transcendence 2015 Kindle Version

The Widening Gyre 2019 Kindle Version

Pirates of the Outrigger Rift 2013 Kindle Version

Humans had left Earth over 700 years ago on several colony ships. The New Terran, Alex Racine, a brilliant mathemetician who runs a tug ship finds and boards a ship that had been damaged by an unknown alien. He awakens the AI, Julien, who runs the ship and discovers that the ship had been damaged over 70 years ago. Less than 20 Méridien citizens remain alive in stasis. They are from the Confederation, which was settled by a different human colony ship. The two human colonies developed differently on their separate planets, but neither had any military. The alien Silver Ship that had damaged the Méridien ship was devastating one planet after another. The New Terrans repair the Méridien in exchange for technology and Alex goes back as captain of the ship to Confederation space with the lovely Renée. The books document the differences in the colonies, causing much misunderstanding. The politics of New Terra start out good, but by the end of book two we see that it now is in the hands of what we see as an evil man. Never fear, the hero solves all. In the third book we discover the truth about the silver ships and Alex again leads the good against evil. In the fourth book we see the development of Harakan, the planet of the reluctant leader, Alex. The new planet is settled by rebels of all sorts, including the Swei Swee. the enslaved pilots of the silver ships, enslaved by the Nua'll. The fifth book, Sol, has the Harakan citizens going to Sol to try to stop them in their attempt to take over Méridien, New Terra and Harakan. These books have all good or all evil beings, but they are nevertheless really great reads. Starting with Book 8, we start meeting more species on other planets. Of course Alex and friends are helping solve problems on these planets, even while Alex is working on preventing the Nua'll from destroying more planets. The Pyrean books follow the colony ship Honora Belle that has settles at a system with a poor planet for settling. The humans have divided into three groups, the rich downsiders, the poorer stationers and spacers, and the empaths who stayed on the deteriorating colony ships. The spacer Jessie and the Empath Harbour start the changes by discovering a dome on a moon that allows them to travel to different planets and meet other sentient species. Alliance takes place hundreds of years later when the and links the Pyrean books with the Silver Ship books and is as good as all the others. In SADEs Alex continues toward his goal of promoting peace in the galaxy. After a confrontation with House Brixton on Méridien, Alex is off to the Alliance to help the species there fight the Colony insectoids. Alex, with the urging of his team adjusts his belief that a government must approve implants for its citizens. He realized that Captain Jess Cinders, who is trying to clear domes of the Colony, is very handicapped without an implant. In the last two books of the series the SADES along with several sentients discover how to move gates and then eventually construct domes. The books end with mostly peace in this corner of the galaxy. Looking forward to more books by this author.

The Silver Ships: Book 1 2015 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 2 Libre 2015 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 3 Méridien 2015 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 4 Haraken 2016 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 5 Sol 2016 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 6 Espero 2016 Kindle Versionn
The Silver Ships: Book 7 Allora 2017 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 8 Celus-5 2017 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 9 Omnia 2017 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 10 Vinium 2017 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 11 Nua'll 2018 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 12 Artifice 2018 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 13 Sojourn 2019 Kindle Version
Pyreans Book 1: Empaths 2017 Kindle Version
Pyreans Book 2: Messinants 2018 Kindle Version
Pyreans Book 3: Jatouche 2018 Kindle Version
Pyreans Book 4: Veklocks 2019 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 14 Alliance 2019 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 15: SADEs 2020 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 16: Earthers 2020 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 17: Talus 2020 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 18: Elvians 2020 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 19: Q-Gates 2021 Kindle Version
The Silver Ships: Book 20: Conclave 2021 Kindle Version

Since I never read the author's other books, I come to this fresh. I liked all the aliens, especially Jalia, the Junta and the Cres. The one human, who had been in stasis for 16,000 years, is back to save the Galaxy. This book takes place a couple of million years in the future, but sentients are generally no better or worse than we are. I am definitely looking forward to future books in the series. However, I do get weary of having only humans being able to solve the problems. Very unrealistic, but this is science fiction!

Apex 2015 Kindle version