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Left to die on a volcanic world by the Skrull, McGill and his mercenaries face waves of missile attacks with nowhere to hide. When the Skrull seal themselves inside an impenetrable energy dome, McGill knows he has to get creative. Even if that means sabotaging alien power plants, blackmailing his superior officers, and using his own troops as bait in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Earth's XCU sends special forces operative Dane Tanner to the isolated swampy water world of Tamil. Tanner is tasked with a simple mission: prevent the colony's self-destruction. Tamil, shrouded in dense mists and sprawling underwater forests, harbors secrets deeper than its murky waters. A rogue faction of genetic scientists has defied ethical norms, transforming themselves into the Riptili—genetically modified human-amphibians better adapted to Tamil's harsh marine environment.

Acheron Colony was supposed to be humanity's greatest windfall. Using long-range sensors, the planet tested out as a super-Earth—but the reality is frightening. Instead of a green world bursting with life, the colonists find a dead rock covered in ash. Something has dismantled every organic molecule on Acheron—and no one knows how or why. When a mysterious signal that defies explanation begins to pulse from an alien ruin, the colonists panic. Something ancient was here long before them, and the signal, like a heartbeat, won't let them forget it.

Things have gone bad among the colonies. Insurgents are building alien-hybrid armies and planet-killing weapons, threatening to upend the fragile balance of power in Province 921. There's not only trouble in the province—the Core Worlds are igniting as well. The Mogwa have asserted claims upon the Imperial Throne, causing their rivals to move against them. Earth's Hegemony and the rebels are pulled into a conflict that could tear the galaxy apart.

A barrage of ice meteors streaks through the void, targeting every colony and even Earth herself. The devastating force of these nearly invisible projectiles is sudden and catastrophic. Devin Starn's Red Company and the seasoned crew aboard the Borag are called upon to assist. Initially tasked with providing emergency services, they soon find themselves on a perilous mission to join forces with the Earth Navy in hunting down the source of these deadly attacks.

The colony on Haven-7 has gone rogue. The colonists have split into two factions: the Techborn and the Dusters. The Techborn have always ruled the planet. They control the remnants of the crashed starship that brought humanity to this new world. The Dusters… they eat Techborn dust. Now, the Techborn strength is waning. Their weapons are getting old, and radiation leaks from the aging reactors have created mutations. Some of these, like their brutish troops known as Tuskers, have proven useful—but others are abominations.

The machine races demand a turn at the job, but the organics refuse to allow it. For more than a century, the Galactics have battled for supreme power. War and instability reign in place of peace, with every species spread over a hundred billion stars suffering as the Empire decays. James McGill discovers a scheme is underway. A new power is rising, determined to snatch the Throne from all the rest. Will this unite the Galactic Empire, or destroy it utterly?

The Earth Cruiser Agamemnon is destroyed in combat, and the search for answers begins. The veteran crew of Borag gets the assignment, and the race is on. Sgt. Starn of Red Company must visit the disaster site, perform a search and rescue mission, and return to Mars alive. What kind of technology could destroy an Earth warship so easily? Why is a single life-pod found floating, transponder pinging away—with no one aboard? Most important of all, what is the prowling alien super-ship going to do next?

Everyone wants a piece of the newly discovered alien tech, and they're willing to fight over it. As tensions rise between Earth's various factions, the mining vessel Borag is refitted for war. She becomes a key player in a brewing conflict that threatens to shatter the fragile balance of power in the Solar System.

Scouts have located a forward base of the freakish creatures, who plot to annihilate all meat-based lifeforms. Earth assembles a joint task force with legions of Rigellian bears, Mogwa battlecruisers, and Saurian troops. Together, they strike as one against Crystal World. After annoying every superior in his chain of command, James McGill is the first to be deployed on the unexplored planet. His mission: to establish a beachhead on this strange, hostile ground. Surrounded and cut off, his troops fight to the bitter end against creatures made of earth, stone, and jewels.

There's a land rush on exploiting alien tech. Pirates, claim-jumpers, cyborgs, and bureaucrats all must be defeated to keep Borag flying. Corporal Devin Starn is working his way up through the ranks of Red Company. Aboard Borag, a mining ship based out of Mars City, Starn discovers more about the aliens who preceded us. Their ruins and strange technologies deepen the mystery of their ancient downfall.

Trwa wielka miedzygwiezdna wojna miedzy istotami zywymi i maszynami. Sily Gwiezdne znalazly sie po stronie maszyn - ale na jak dlugo? Trzeci tom serii przynosi punkt zwrotny dla Kyle Riggsa i jego gwiezdnych marines. Jasne staje sie, w jaki rodzaj wojny wplatala sie Ziemia. Na lasce makrosów, ludzie musza walczyc przeciwko nowym, najrózniejszym rasom obcych, zarówno takim, które zasluguja na zaglade, jak i takim, które bronia sie przed najezdzca.

Kapitanowi Leo Blake’owi ludzkość zawdzięcza zarówno swoje przetrwanie, jak i obecne kłopoty. Gdy nad Ziemią ze świetlistych wyrw w czasoprzestrzeni wyłaniają się tajemnicze okręty, sławny dowódca zostaje ponownie wezwany do czynnej służby. Nowo przybyła flota nie jest jednak tym, czym się wydaje, a Blake nie ma pewności, czy dotychczasowi sojusznicy ludzkości są godni zaufania. Każdy błąd może zaś oznaczać potencjalną zagładę życia na naszej planecie.

Da die Opters und die Kristalle ihre Invasion der Republik unbarmherzig fortsetzen, steigt die Zahl der vernichteten Schiffe und gefallenen Soldaten weiter an. Die Kristalle wurden durch einen Sieg der Republik momentan aufgehalten, obwohl der Blutzoll enorm war, während die Opters weiterhin in einem erschreckenden Tempo schwach verteidigte Systeme erobern. Strecher und Engels müssen neue Technologien entwickeln und verzweifelte Maßnahmen ergreifen, um die außerirdische Bedrohung aufzuhalten.

The Breakers find a new home among the stars: Utopia. An engineered planet that is vast beyond comprehension with plenty of room to grow. They set up trade routes and work as mercenaries for their supplies...but trouble lurks. Pirates strike their merchant lanes. Key personnel are captured and enslaved. Straker is called upon to do something, and thus a new conflict is set in motion.

Polują na nas. Dla treningu bombardują nasze światy. Gromada gwiazd w konstelacji Oriona co tysiąc lat wykonuje pełny obrót. Rządzący hołdują pradawnej tradycji: na koniec każdego cyklu wysyłają floty na ćwiczenia, podczas których przelewana jest krew pośledniejszych istot. Wrogie floty znów nadciągają. W tej sytuacji Światy Rebeliantów gromadzą okręty wojenne, by stawić czoła przerażającemu zagrożeniu. Tym razem ludzkość jest proszona o wsparcie.

Kyle Riggs zasiada na tronie Imperium Ziemskiego, ale nie może zaznać spokoju. Wyzwolił swoją ojczystą planetę od tyrana tylko po to, by go zastąpić. W "Martwym słońcu", dziewiątej powieści z serii Star Force, zaczyna się ostatni rozdział wielkiej wojny między żywymi istotami a maszynami. Obie strony rozwinęły nowe technologie i przemysł zbrojeniowy. Siły Gwiezdne i makrosy próbują nawzajem wyeliminować się z gry w walce na śmierć i życie całych gatunków. Zanim zniszczy maszyny, Riggs musi się jednak dowiedzieć także, kto jest zdrajcą w jego własnych szeregach.

Die Republik, die Opters und eine seltsame kristallartige Rasse unbekannten Ursprungs treffen in einer Reihe titanischer Schlachten aufeinander. Strecher setzt Tausende von Schiffen der Republik ein, erkennt aber bald, dass er technologisch unterlegen ist. Da ein konventioneller Sieg unmöglich ist, versuchen alle Seiten die wichtigsten Welten der anderen zu zerstören. In dieser chaotischen Lage gibt es Verräter. Strecher erkennt, dass der schlimmste Feind der ist, den man als Verbündeten betrachtet hatte...

Earth builds her first war fleet! The greatest warships ever constructed in known space rise up one by one, soon dominating our skies. They strike fear into the hearts of every citizen and rebel colonist alike.

Strecher und Engels sehen sich neuen Feinden gegenüber, da benachbarte interstellare Imperien ihre Neue Erdische Republik als zunehmende Bedrohung betrachten. Die Hundert Welten wollen ihre momentane Überlegenheit unbedingt ausnutzen und bereiten einen Gegenangriff vor. Während dieser Kampfhandlungen versuchen die mysteriösen Opters, aus dem titanischen Ringen zwischen den Imperien der Menschen einen Vorteil zu ziehen.