War doesn't have good guys.War doesn't have bad guys.A slight shift in perspective changes everything.{br}The planet Gemma is under attack.{br}For the people of Gemma, this is an unprovoked and murderous raid by bandits unwilling to earn their way. The defenders will protect their culture with their lives.{br}For the attackers, the wealth of Gemma represents the source of their collective anguish. Desperate humans, aliens, and...

The Astro Alliance is the pinnacle of civilization within the Milky Way. Poverty, hunger, illness, and waste are all banished to the past in part thanks to the intrepid volunteers of the military. The most cherished of protectors is Captain Loryan Kirpicsiskway of the majestic class starship the Crowntrotter. His crew routinely defeats pirate armadas, analyzes space anomalies, welcomes new civilizations into the AA, and travels through time. It's all in a day's work for a ship ful...