Time to rendezvous: seven weeks. Failure imminent.Lyndsey Collins is in a big damn hurry, she's on the wrong side of the galaxy—and running out of time.Her primary mission—find Kyle Ranz—has been delayed and jeopardized by another equally important one: to capture a prototype mech that's guaranteed to wreak havoc in the Messa system.On board the battleship Abyssinian, Lyndsey's loyalties to unexpectedfriends will be brutally tested against her resolve to get to Kyle...

Cybernetics, mounting debt, and a flight for survival.In the sprawling city of Artem, Rus dreams of soaring the skies, while Pim, a tiny hybrid of walrus and rat, faces a world of cruelty. Both are thrust into situations they never imagined, their fates bound by the unforgiving tides of destiny.Rus, a fearless runner by day and racer by night, stands at the brink of eviction, with his family's home hanging in the balance. After a catastrophic accident, he's...

A handbook for what to expect the first year of beekeeping and beyond.The path to becoming a successful beekeeper begins with a deep understanding of the bees themselves. Taking an approach that is both holistic and practical, Tara Chapman, founder and operator of Austin's beloved Two Hives Honey, begins with a primer on honey bee biology and nutrition as well as beehive architecture. (Did you ever wonder why honey combs are composed of tiny hexagons?) A little sci...

A handbook for what to expect the first year of beekeeping and beyond.The path to becoming a successful beekeeper begins with a deep understanding of the bees themselves. Taking an approach that is both holistic and practical, Tara Chapman, founder and operator of Austin’s beloved Two Hives Honey, begins with a primer on honey bee biology and nutrition as well as beehive architecture. (Did you ever wonder why honey combs are composed of tiny hexagons?) A little sci...

Earth and her colonies are not alone.Politics, discussions, and alliances. Mark doesn't care about any of it. What does it matter when the artillery falls and blood is spilled?All that matters is who stands beside you when blood is spilled and hell lies all around you."Centurion Victor" has a nice ring to it. Major Victor, Corporal Victor, Private Victor; his path has not been a short one. Brothers and sisters have fallen beside him, casualties of war. He thought Ty...

The game never changes, only the players do.Others might call it rebellion, call it cowardice. The vanguard will not forgive, nor will they forget. Their trust lays with one another, in those that have shed blood with them and joined the net.Empires, government, leaders, alliances, planets, corporations—many have fallen in humanities past.Now a new Empire will stand on the shoulders of the vanguard, the troopers, the people of Tricticus, and the Vic...

Michael Chatfield and Dawn Chapman present Book 5 of the Maraukian War series.

Monsters, saviors and weapons—the Vanguard don't care what they're called. All that matters is that they answer the call when people cry out in need.The core worlds of the Roma Union are in the line of fire. Untouched by war for hundreds of years, they've become used to peace.The Maurakians, bearing new technology, can go wherever they want; with little warning, the blanket of safety that humanity has created is ripped away.Once again the Vanguard are called upon to...