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By Force of Arms
The Confederation of Worlds is a united state of affairs, complete with several allied civilizations and dozens of colonies on several planets. But a 'new' alien race called the Thrakies pops up and requests to be allowed settling in the Confederation's space. Unknown to the Confederation, the Thrakies have been pursued for centuries by a fleet of machines programmed to destroy them. These machines are known as the Sheen, and threaten Confederation. A Ca...
DeathDay
On an average day in the year 2020, the earth is decimated by a race of insect-like aliens called Saurons. These creatures are intent on enslaving the remaining humans and forcing them to build temple-like structures that they deceitfully claim that they must do in accordance with their religious beliefs. After the temples are complete, they claim that they will then leave to continue their journey in space. In reality these structures are birthing ch...
Earthrise
Ace, Sept 03, 2002, 23.95, 432 pp. ISBN 044100971 The planet Earth is in ruins following the Sauron invasion on Feb 28 2020. Whole cities are destroyed and most of the humans that survived are slaves to do the conqueror's bidding. The Saurons have installed Alex Franklin as their puppet president of the USA not knowing that he has joined with the resistance movement to find a way to destroy the invaders and rebuild the planet. The Saurons, ...
For More Than Glory
Ace, Oct 2003, 24.95, 487 pp. ISBN 0515010911 The latest galactic war is over and the Confederacy of Sentient Beings is at peace. However, the Ramanthians, who engineered the war with the Thrakies, plan to take two of their planets in reparation and steal the Sheen space fleet to fly five billion new hatchlings to their new planets. A Hudathan leader works with the Ramanthians to steal some of the fleet for themselves since their navy was tak...

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For Those Who Fell
Ace, Oct 2004, 24.95, 416 pp. ISBN: 0441011985 The Confederacy of Sentient Beings has a new home on Algernon, the only planet that welcomed them after the insectoid Ramanthians destroyed the battleship that housed their infrastructure. Meanwhile the Ramanthian queen on the planet Hive is laying billions of eggs that need transporting to other planets so the species can survive and ultimately expand to rule the galaxy. Counter strategies forged ...