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- Trader Vyx (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 4)
by Thomas De Prima - the DEVIL’S RUSE
by Ruth Welburn - A Galaxy Unknown (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 1)
by Thomas De Prima - Semper Fi Christmas
by Kent Faus - Valor At Vauzlee (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 2)
by Thomas De Prima - The Clones of Mawcett (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 3)
by Thomas De Prima - Hellpath 1859
by Chuck Fair - White, Red, Black & Blue
by Chuck Fair - Milor! (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 5)
by Thomas De Prima - Ami Writes a Letter
by Rosalinda Vargas
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- DSNG CHRONICLES 1 (THE PRINCE'S PRIDE)
- by Chidi Okonkwo
Within the vibrant Beta sector at the heart of the Makuran Galaxy lies planet Avera; a monarchy led neo-roman society of humanoids that is close to the outstanding pinnacle of ultra-modernization. The tangible products of nanotechnology tied to applied quantum physics and radical biomedical advancements have produced a world that constantly adapts to the needs of its sentient inhabitants.
Like his cousin the King, the protagonist Prince Azzar Omenus is also a superhuman being and he holds the rank of Senior Commanding Officer within the Centura, the notarized military force of planet Avera. Gravity defiance, energy shield generation, and the projection of a variety of blazing fireballs from his epidermal layers are amongst the amazing feats that he can flawlessly accomplish, per his uniquely inherited genetics. He is a strong-willed mortal man of few words, and he possesses an immense ego, tied to his distinguished pedigree and his phenomenal abilities. He is not without flaws, but he is definitely without fear. And he is always more than ready to rise to a challenge.
Often silently viewed as eccentric and defiant, Azzar constantly strives to balance his formal responsibilities and intimate relationships, while he battles the condescending voices in his head that belittle his existence. But as a trained Alpha Senturi Black-Ops operative, he knows how to filter his thoughts and focus on the eye of the storm—and this process keeps him ready to resiliently combat the unknown.
While the unified nation of Avera rejoices after the recent victory in the conflict tagged as the War of Marvus, a dark cloud looms over the horizon. The infamous interplanetary terrorist faction known as the Gorilla Rebel Militia have set a diabolical scheme in motion, which commences off world upon one of the satellites of planet Macur, located in the Gamma sector. A bloody covert attack upon a Starline cruiser by a masked, 7-foot tall, eldritch, Scalatan male triggers a stark chain of events, as a man linked to the Averan Ministries Executive Board is viciously apprehended.
That clandestine event marks the birth of Operation Black Rain, a diabolical scheme to eclipse the seven major planets of the Makuran Galaxy in an explosive welter of endless violence and chaos. And the Overlord, the secretive supreme leader of the Gorillas, has sworn to rain down death upon all who dare to oppose his sadistic will. The Overlord has militant cells on every planet of the Makuran Galaxy, and he supplies them with the intel and armaments to execute his vehement objectives. He is far more ruthless than a space pirate commanding a near-infinite bloodthirsty horde. And his influence is as limitless as the bands of cyberspace. He is a man that many believe to be a fable, while others have tagged him as a reactive conglomerate of evolving heuristic algorithms birthed from a sentient mind that went mad eons ago, before fusing with a gullible life-form that served as his submissive host. But regardless of the mysterious web of lies that engulf his near-intangible persona, even the Centura are aware of the Overlord’s dark existence.More destructive events soon unfold on a festive night within the capital mega state of Avera, when Prince Azzar’s best friend, Commander Vince, is almost assassinated by a peculiar stealth hunter. And in response to the attack, the brave hearted Prince abandons his beautiful date and rockets like a missile into the night in order to confront the mysterious invader. Yet Azzar has no idea of what truly awaits him, and neither is he aware of the price that many will pay in the days to come on account of his pride…
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- Castle Vroman (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 6)
- by Thomas De Prima
From inside a giant asteroid, hundreds of light years from Earth, Admiral Jenetta Carver is beginning to look forward to a trip home, and finally receiving command of her own ship. Her five-year tour of duty as the Base Commander of the Stewart SC Base is nearing an end, and the ship carrying her replacement has been underway for more than a year.
However, when the GSC destroyer carrying Admiral Vroman is attacked just a few light years from the base, her plans are quickly forgotten. Rescue ships arriving at the site the next day find only corpses aboard the Lisbon, while a severely damaged freighter with a dead Tsgardi crew floats nearby. There's no sign of the admiral, and most of the SC crew is missing.
The Milori Military Forces, unsuccessful in their first attempt to defeat the Galactic Alliance and annex its territory, are preparing for a second assault. Emperor Maxxiloth has decided he won't be embarrassed a second time and sends every ship available in his empire as part of the new invasion force.
Months later, a shuttle touches down on a primeval world far inside the Frontier Zone, where Admiral Vroman and the senior officers from the GSC destroyer Lisbon are to be marooned by their Milori captors. As the rest of the crew is being shuttled down to the surface, the officers quickly draw up a plan of survival. Left with only the most basic of supplies and equipment, the spaceship crew must learn how to exist in a hostile, planetary environment.
While the forces at Stewart are preparing for an imminent attack by the Milori, the crew of the Lisbon is learning that they have some rather large and particularly nasty neighbors with voracious appetites and predacious habits.
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- Roots of Life
- by Sidney Decker
Roots of Life combines a sweeping historical epic with a hunt for a wonder drug lost for over a century. From Boston Harbor in 1838, to the Amazon, and Civil War battlefields the adventures and romances, victories and defeats of a brilliant southern surgeon unfold. The auction of a Civil War era chest leads a young man on an adventure of a lifetime as he follows the surgeon’s trail to find a medicine that could change the world. At every step he is met with intrigue and deception. This novel marries fiction with the actual historic events of a turbulent time.
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- Ami Writes a Letter
- by Rosalinda Vargas
A kindergarten girl writes a letter to her mother serving in Iraq.
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- Milor! (A Galaxy Unknown, Book 5)
- by Thomas De Prima
Terrorists are creating a climate of fear on the planet Arrosa, and although no demands have been made, nor claims of credit taken for the attacks, the Prime Minister believes that the government of their neighboring planet, Selax, is solely responsible. As commander of the only Space Command base in that part of space, Captain Jenetta Carver is responsible for maintaining the peace, and the task of preventing a system-wide war falls squarely upon her shoulders. Since the dispatched diplomatic corps hasn't yet arrived at the base, she must resolve the disputes without their assistance. The people of the two planets share a common genus and ancestry, and Captain Carver manages to convince the two planetary governments to accept binding arbitration, but one party ingeniously stalls the talks for their own purposes.
Meanwhile, several Milora have been discovered in the company of an arms merchant's Tsgardi henchmen. The Milori, an ugly warlike race often compared more to cockroaches then humanoid life forms, come from a home planet well outside Galactic Alliance borders. There's an old saying in Space Command that, like cockroaches, if you see one Milora, there're probably a thousand more concealed nearby. And Jenetta knows that a thousand hostile warriors in GA space can only mean serious trouble is brewing. She immediately dispatches a ship to investigate an Intelligence Section report of Milori sightings near a planet in the GA's Frontier Zone.
The GSC destroyer Ottawa, following up on the lead, locates a task force of Milori warships exactly where reported, and the captain demands an explanation of their presence in GA space. The Milori respond with action rather than words, leaving little doubt about their intentions, and events begin spiraling out of control.
