Space Epic

The man couldn't help himself. His captor was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her powerful eyes held his attention and made him forget that she had him confined in a basement, his hands and feet bound with duct tape. She fed him when he was hungry and kept him alive for the telling of her horrific tale. After getting past the terror and discomfort, he reasoned that there was nothing to worry about for the moment.

Twelve years after his mother's disappearance, Zahn makes his annual hike up to Zikhara Peak to sleep above the clouds - only to be awoken by a monstrous roar. He watches as an extraordinary object thunders down from the sky and impacts onto the silvery beach below, changing the course of his young life forever.

Introducing "Orbit of the Islands" by Jettery B. Ryder, a riveting science fiction novel that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the depths of space. Set in a distant future where humanity has expanded beyond the confines of Earth, this novel explores the endless possibilities of what lies beyond our planet. With masterful storytelling and vivid imagery, Ryder weaves a tale of adventure, danger, and discovery that will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Whether you're a long-time fan of science fiction or a newcomer to the genre, "Orbit of the Islands" is a must-read that ...

Aaron Havenes and the Capitals barely survived the Imperial assault of Vanguard. And now one of their own is held captive. To get her back, Aaron seeks the help of pirate and smuggler Fiona McCorty. Fiona lost her power, her station, and now a friend to Imperial guns. Blinded by revenge, all she wants is a clean shot at the man responsible. Aaron can give that to her, but only if she helps in this foolish rescue mission.

Give me one chance, and I’ll change your mind. What do you say? Sent by Adala to negotiate trade deals with the Rigel Empire, Halwende runs into an old friend from the past and finds out he’s on the emperor’s wanted list. When he returns to his home planet and his destroyed home, his past floods back to him. He must help the people he previously betrayed. Once the emperor discovers Halwende is within his reach, he demands his capture. And someone Halwende trusts betrays him leading to his capture, torture and humiliation by his enemies. But an unlikely ally frees him and gives him ...

Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension explores mankind's place in the Universe, how we ascended to that lofty position, and the horrifying price of that ascension. * * * * * Humanity's struggle to assume a place of dominance within the galaxy is suddenly called into question when a sleek alien vessel arrives unexpectedly at Earth. Admiral Daniel Atgard and the crew of the Apocalypse embark on a mission to find these enigmatic aliens, but the focus of the mission quickly turns from finding answers to exacting revenge. Meanwhile, a belligerent species of reptilian warriors, seeking to avenge ...

Something finally mattered... Kreceno’Tiv was finally in Tertius, and on his way to a promising career. Getting through Tertius mattered. He was also on the path to finding a way to destroying the OSI. The initiative had destroyed equality on his world, and was pushing other citizens, not fortunate enough to have gotten into Tertius, off-world to unknown fates. Destroying the OSI mattered. And most important - he had the opportunity to find out his top level of Nil’Gu’ua, and find out he was capable of. Knowing his own Nil’Gu’ua mattered. Other dreams and aspirations - being mated...

A continuation of the saga begun in Right Ascension, Declination finds us in the year 3050, ten years after the dreadful Lucani Ibron have been driven from Earth. Now, the Confederation's crises are spawned from within, and one brave woman struggles against all odds to keep mankind united amidst a hailstorm of rebellion, war, and moral declination. * * * * * The Lucani Ibron have yet to return, but all is not well within the Alpha Sector. Internal strife, terrorism, and ever-escalating conflicts with several neighboring species have spread the Confederation's resources dangerously thin. ...

The Uran are consolidating their main battle fleet around the moons of Saturn and have reopened the ancient fuel-mining platforms. The stories circulating through the system speak of a growing arsenal of advanced weapons. Amid the rising terror of invasion, the two academics, Qira and Nessum, return to their home city on the moon Ganymede. Together, they attempt to instigate the former union of the Galilean peoples. However, Qira has other, secret plans and Nessum, who can read her better than any other, knows this. Before he can work out Qira’s intentions, he must face up to the dark ...

A hunger for space travel. A perilous journey to another galaxy. A terrorist plot that could turn first contact into last rites. Raya Salian is a bundle of nerves. Humble despite an unsurpassed talent for manipulating the elements, the sixteen-year-old prodigy is both flattered and terrified when she’s tapped for a secret mission – a solo trip to Earth to observe and report. But she barely gets off-world with her life after extremists attack the launch site, potentially leaving her with no way back. Crash-landing near a rural Canadian community, Raya takes cover with a group of locals ...

How much would you sacrifice to regain your integrity? With the prospect of war imminent for Helheim, Adala is less than impressed with Halwende for bringing it to her. And she suspects he’s involved with another woman. Once he smooths things out he impresses on her the inevitability of war with the Rigel Empire. Acting on information he gleaned from the records on Eridu, Halwende discovers old empire warships that still use Flerovium crystals as their power source and believes he now has a fighting chance of overthrowing the emperor. Barak’s fleet of warship in tatters, Halwende’s ...

You can’t escape your past. It always catches up with you in the end. After crash-landing on a planet that shouldn’t exist, Halwende discovers the uninhabited planet isn’t what it seems. What is this uninhabited paradise and will anyone ever rescue him? Or is it inhabited? Fighting his own demons, Halwende believes he's hallucinating as he begins an incredible journey back to his destiny. When an entire society draws him into a struggle for power, he knows he can’t resist their plea for help, a plea echoing from his remote past. But betrayal, capture and torture lies ahead. What is ...

It is difficult, I suppose, for the children of our safe, modern republic to imagine what life had been like in those days, under the Zin occupation. How does one explain the inexplicable? How does one describe the indescribable? How does one get across what it is like to live in a world with no safety, to expect, at any moment, the fatal knock on the door, to know, every waking minute of every waking day, that the very next breath might be one’s last? There are no words for such things. And so, when my grandchildren ask me, I tell them the only thing I can: We lived those days, I tell ...

The supporters of Auguste Saturnine, exiled consul, are silenced and oppressed, driven underground and disenfranchised. Still they cling to hope that one day the wrong will be righted, that the government of the Dominion of Planets will face its reckoning. Yet a dark wind is blowing, and an evil that the humans of Old Terra escaped ten thousand years ago is now spoken of at a whisper. His name? Unknown. His role? The nemesis.

A cold, sterile hospital room had been Matthias home for the early parts of his life, but soon an alien ship arrives in the Sol system bringing a message out to all humans: War is coming, And humanity needs to do their part. Matthias signs up to leave his mortal body behind to become a machine, escaping his shackled body and becoming the only thing capable of slowing down the Futility. But are the aliens his only foes, when humanity had fought each other for generations? Matthias must struggle to weave the complex web of politics and warfare to give humanity a chance of survival in this ...

In the thrilling conclusion to the Auxiliary Hero Corps trilogy, Kai and his fellow Ascendants face their greatest challenge as a new threat emerges from the depths of space. With the universe's fate hanging in the balance, the Auxiliaries must confront not only this mysterious enemy but also the ghosts of their past and the fractures within their own team. As Kai struggles with the weight of leadership and the consequences of his choices, he uncovers a shocking betrayal at the heart of the Ascendants' mission. He must navigate a web of secrets and lies to save the universe from ...

Even in our darkest hour, it must be stated clearly, the Living Goddess did not abandon Her flock. For beneath the alien jackboot, even when very hope itself seemed lost, there arose, by Her Grace, those yet willing to hold high the torch. We were rich. We were poor. We were young. We were old. We sprang from the soil of this planet. We came from far off-world. We were herdeiros. We were minorities. We held advanced degrees. We were illiterate. We’d been born to arms. We had never touched a weapon in our lives. We were as varied as Her Panoply, our paths to Her Truth – as many as the ...

A starship crashes in the land of giants and pits a space-faring race of humanoids against a barbarian race of warrior giants. The Fomorian giants watch in awe as a celestial object streaks across the sky on the eve of Samhain, the bloodiest pagan festival of the year. Druids proclaim that it's the prophesied Destroyer, and that the end of the world is near. One giant has his eye on the blonde-haired Brigit, whose fiancé awaits her in a nearby star system, and the giants attempt to barter for her.

The Exodus of the Nederig from their doomed galaxy has ushered in a new time of prosperity for humanity in an age of coexistence where both species thrive under this newly formed alliance. However, no door that is opened is ever truly shut, as the emergence of a savage and brutal race of beings known as the Einheri push humanity and its allies to the very brink of extinction. In a new age of dimensional warfare and higher understanding of the cosmological structure on which all universes reside, a vergence will emerge to address this imbalance.

To shift the immovable... Esalda must have fighters who are completely loyal to her, and her alone. For the treachery of her own land’s Lords has put her in a position of soon needing to defend her Nation, and possibly without the benefit of its Army. And the ways of the world, mired in thousands of revol-cycles of inertia, need a change, a shift, a push back toward the center of equitability. But where to find such fighters, and how to gain their loyalty, beyond possibility of doubt? Surprisingly, the sources are innumerable. And very, very simple. And she now has the perfect team to ...