Honorable Mention (Science Fiction) at the 2011 New England Book FestivalHonorable mention (Wild Card)at the 2011 London Book Festival."The next best thing to winning is giving the other guy such a bloody nose, he wonders if beating you was worth it."When the Earth became overcrowded, the Company terra-formed the planets and the moons of the Three Systems into fifty Earths for humanity to call home. The worlds all prospered, and life was good. Until the Company decid...

They've escaped The Company's sights, but not its reach. Now Ryan and his crew are on their toughest mission yet!As the fourth chapter of the Vindicators series begins, life in the aftermath of the crew's escape from Treos is more complicated than before.After their desperate and brilliant deception at Treos, President Aarla and the newly-commissioned Admiral Straker are convinced that Jace Ryan and his friends are dead. This has bought them some much-needed breathing room. ...

After the events of The Augustine Agenda, both sides are licking their wounds and gathering resources.On the heels of Commander Straker's failure to capture Ryan and his crew at Beauregard, President Aarla has entrusted a new man, Commander Crim, with the task of bringing them to justice.Ryan tries to address his crew's needs with a salvage run to the mining asteroid XK-7. When their shuttle breaks down and almost costs them the mission, Ryan realizes that his crew needs a me...

"This doesn't end for me until Jade Ryan is here. On this ship. With us."In the third chapter of the Vindicator series, Jace Ryan and his crew are drawn further into the Company's long game, and Ryan's sister Jade has become the latest pawn on the board.After six months of chasing the elusive Ryan and his crew, Commander Straker and President Aarla are now desperate to capture them. Straker devises a new plan to not only stop Ryan, but give Aarla deniability in the process....

Earth has fallen. And the men, women, and cyborgs of the Confederacy must dig deep within their warrior hearts to make one final stand against an alien aggressor... On a rim world, Captain Antonio Santana and Christine Vanderveen will risk everything to save the Confederacy, billions of lives - and their future together.

Captured by the alien Ramanthians, diplomat Christine Vanderveen must protect the Confederacy’s President from both their captors and fellow prisoners. But rescue is on the way, led by Lieutenant Tonio Sanchez, Vanderveen?s former lover, who must try to set aside his personal feelings for the sake of the mission.

“Imaginative and intuitive . . . [Josh] Conviser mines and mints a nonstop stream of visual images.”—Chris Carter, creator of The X-FilesIn the time it takes to read this sentence, Echelon will intercept more than 70,000 phone calls, e-mails, and faxes.Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.Imagine wh...

ORDERS ARE ORDERS...Angela Bekker is a rising star in the Ghost Bear Clan. Devoted to duty and honor, relentless in the pursuit of flawless victory—a prime example of Clan excellence in both mind and body. So when she receives orders to form a new Trinary from scratch, she jumps at the chance to have her own command. Especially since they are to be stationed on the planet Toffen, at the leading edge of Ghost Bear space. But what is an honor for some is an opportunity to strike for ...

Embark on Voyages of Imagination and Wonder. Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future—celebrating 25 years of showcasing the best new talent. Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before published first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories selected by top names in the field.“Some o...

The incredible second part of Shift, the follow up to bestseller Wool.Donald wasn't supposed to remember. In fact, he was punished for doing just that. But the information he should have forgotten may end up saving his future.Mission Jones is a young man who wants to change the world around him. The rules, the secrets, the lies. Putting his own life on the line, he fights to build a resistance and save those who have hope. But is he trying...

The crew of the Triton find themselves marooned in the Rega Gain solar system. Refusing to abandon the refugees and liberated slaves who joined them along the way, Ayan Rice and her friends negotiate a deal with the Carthan Government to establish a home on a terraformed moon.Meanwhile, the fugitive, Jacob Valance and the former Samson crew work to restore their ship and continue their fight against the Order Of Eden in earnest. Little do they know, the fight will resume well befor...

The starliner Pollyanna has experienced a catastrophic nav failure and is marooned in the far reaches of space. On board is Lucieus Estarion, powerfully talented member of the Psi-Corps, that was on his way home. Now, he is the only asset the stranded passengers and crew have as they experience humanity's First Contact.