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Earth’s first colony ship finally reaches the target world. The excitement of planetfall is indescribable, but quickly transforms into sick disappointment when they find the atmosphere is a roiling mass of hydrochloric acid, carbon dioxide, and other deadly poisons. They fly onward, seeking better planets. They find them, but none are ideal. The search goes on for a century, then longer still. As they move farther from Earth, aliens discover the intruding ship, and they begin to investigate humanity. They find our species unacceptable.

Kyle Riggs od dawna nie odwiedzał Ziemi. Nie ma pojęcia, co tam się dzieje. Nadchodzące raporty są coraz rzadsze i coraz dziwniejsze. Riggs, odizolowany w systemie Eden ze swoimi marines, zaczyna zdawać sobie sprawę, że przeciwko niemu formuje się sojusz. Dwie ogromne floty wkrótce ruszą, by zniszczyć siły pułkownika. Ostatni obrońcy z Sił Gwiezdnych muszą stawić czoła wrogom. Trzeba zawrzeć przymierze z obcymi biotami. Ale które gatunki są naprawdę godne zaufania?

W "Unicestwieniu", siódmej powieści z serii Star Force, nic nie idzie zgodnie z planem. Trzy niedawno założone ludzkie kolonie w układzie Eden radzą sobie coraz lepiej, lecz liczne siły dążą do ich wyeliminowania. Skorupiaki proszą o pomoc, choć są zaprzysięgłymi wrogami Sił Gwiezdnych. Czy okażą się potencjalnymi sojusznikami, czy też podstępnymi zdrajcami? I dlaczego temperatura oceanów na ich światach rośnie?

Da es in ihrem Territorium nun ein Dutzend Rebellenplaneten gibt, nimmt die Gemeinschaft Dirk Strecher, den als Liberator bezeichneten Emporkömmling, endlich zur Kenntnis und versammelt eine enorme Flotte, um ihn zu vernichten. Strecher bereitet sich auf eine gigantische interstellare Schlacht vor, in der er keine Chance zu haben scheint. Seine kleine Enklave freier Planeten kann es nicht mit der Macht von tausend Welten aufnehmen. Seine Offiziere und Unterstützer erkennen das, und manche sind entmutigt.

Kommodore Strechers Rebellion gewinnt an Stärke, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde wächst noch schneller – einige davon sogar im Inneren. Er, Loco und Engels müssen verzweifelte Risiken eingehen, um immer mehr Planeten zu befreien, angefangen mit dem uralten freien Sonnensystem Sachsen. Wenn sie bei Sachsen besiegt werden, enden die Befreiungskriege, bevor sie richtig begonnen haben, und die Menschheit bleibt versklavt. Kann eine mutige Gruppe von Helden die Flammen der Freiheit durch die Galaxis ausbreiten?

When humanity reaches for the stars, our probes are destroyed. They crash into an incredibly advanced piece of technology: a massive force-field. Unknown beings have placed a barrier around our star and planets, enclosing us within. We’re locked inside a Great Sphere. Was this invisible obstacle built to imprison us - or to protect us? No one knows the truth, but it soon becomes clear the barrier has leaks. Aliens infiltrate and try to sabotage our efforts to escape our cage.

It’s been five years since the end of the Hive Wars. Straker has handed over the burden of governing the Earthan Republic to civil authorities. This should be a happy time, as Straker and his most loyal soldiers retire to a planet and step off the galactic stage. Unfortunately, authoritarian forces within the Earthan Republic are still simmering with rage at his victory. Rumors reach Straker of a growing new Republic Fleet manned by state loyalists. Planets begin to fall under their influence and go dark. Even in retirement, they see Straker’s Breakers as a threat.

Stoßtruppleiter Dirk Strecher ist der führende Mechgrenadier der Hundert Welten. Leutnant Johnny Paloco ist sein bester Freund und ständig witzelnder Kumpel. Die Elitepilotin Leutnant Karla Engels steuert ihren Landefrachter. Zusammen mit dem 1. Mechgrenadier-Regiment haben sie schon Dutzende von Gefechten gegen die Invasion der außerirdischen Hok hinter sich. Aber in der Schlacht um Corinth geraten sie in eine schreckliche Lage. Es gibt keinen Ausweg mehr.

The Republic, the Opters, and a strange Crystalline race of unknown origin all meet in a series of titanic battles. Commodore Straker summons thousands of ships, but he soon learns he’s technologically outclassed by the enemy. With traditional victory impossible, the race is on for each side to destroy the key worlds of the other. Billions die, entire planets are destroyed. Even while the war rages, dark suspicions grow. There are traitors in the midst of the chaos. Straker realizes the worst enemy is the one you believed to be your ally....

The Skaintz Imperium was eradicated from the backwater planet of Garm, but at great cost. The population of the world was decimated within weeks, and Garm will never be the same. At least humanity can breathe easily knowing that the mysterious aliens are all dead.... But are they? Using their natural form of communication, Skaintz radio signals did chirrup and click, however briefly. Transmissions in their ancient language now spread at the speed of light in a growing sphere.

Conquest is the next chapter in the great interstellar war between all living creatures and the machines. Star Force must stop the machine invaders once again - but how?

In the fourth book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has freed Earth from the chains of the Macros - but at what cost? The Macros no longer trust him. He is a mad dog that must be put down - and all Star Force must be stamped out with him. The war expands in this story, and mankind is once again faced with annihilation.

Known as the Primal Jewels, the Black, the Quicksilver, and the Sunstone have long been lost. This is the story of their return to the lands of Cymru. Many old evils stir. Four score marriages between the Fae and the River Folk result in interesting offspring that have not been seen for centuries. King Arawn of the Dead schemes to raise an army to invade the River Haven. The Kindred face a mysterious plague, Myrrdin is nowhere to be found and Oberon is up to something.

In Shadow Magic, the third book of the Haven Series, Herla of the Wild Hunt makes his move to gather all the Jewels of Power. Hunting down and killing those who wield them, the undead king is as relentless as death itself. He is not the only interested party, however, as several armies march to meet Brand and his allies in a desperate battle for control of the River Haven.

The Red Jewel is rediscovered and wielded in this, Book number five of the series. Blood Magic reigns supreme, but who will master the Red Jewel first? The elder races gather, unhappy with the upstart humans and their possession of powerful Jewels. Brand leads an army of the River Folk and the Wee Folk to the Black Mountains to answer the request of the Kindred for aid. Enemy hosts march to face him. Fantastic forces are unleashed upon the world in a new war that will not be soon forgotten.

In Sky Magic, the second book of the Haven Series, the Pact that has kept the peace for centuries between humanity and the Faerie is broken. Oberon, King of the Faerie, lost his Blue Jewel and can no longer command the marching Rainbow to keep the peace. Once again the darkest and most evil of his kind plague human lands. In defense of the Haven, a champion must be chosen to wield the Axe Ambros.

The humans have no magic and are hunted for sport, but that is about to change. War is coming.... The Sun Dragon spawned nine lesser dragons which devoured their parent for the power the elder possessed. These young dragons fought for choice bits of the Sun Dragon, but each only managed to eat a portion, thus giving them specific powers. Over time, these foul dragons were hunted down and slain by heroes of old.

Ignis Glace is a war-torn world of fire and ice. Tidally-locked to its tiny red sun, one side of the planet bakes while the other side is forever frozen. Known as Sunside and Nightside, these two wastelands are bordered by a narrow inhabitable region known as Twilight. Humans and mechs battle for control of their world, even while a third player approaches the game: the Skaintz Imperium. Once the aliens strike, no world is ever the same.

Long awaited, Dream Magic has finally been released and ends the Haven Series. Twice the length of any other story this book includes three appendices that explain and discuss the underlying world. Brand is no longer young, but he still wields a mean Axe. Myrrdin and Oberon resolve their differences as father and son at last. A new power, the most terrifying ever seen, arises and threatens all the rest. In the final war of the Jewels, every power of the Nine plays a key role. Brand’s usual allies turn against him, while former enemies become friends.

Commodore Straker faces new enemies as neighboring interstellar empires decide his New Republic is a growing threat. A two-front war develops, and the Liberator must face both the Mutuality and the Hundred Worlds. Even as the fighting rages, the mysterious Opters are on the move. They make a diplomatic effort to reach out to Straker - but can he trust the Hive Masters? Will they help or stab him in the back?

Sometimes defending those you love means risking everything and attempting the most dangerous task in the universe: making a planetary assault against a heavily entrenched enemy. It's grim and always ugly. But as long as men refuse to bow their heads to conquerors, they will take the fight to the enemy or die trying. Three masters of military science fiction have come together here to tell harrowing tales of high-tech mayhem.