Only those who rise to their calling discover why they were chosen.A thousand years ago, an order of twelve magic swords kept the world at peace. Each sword had a personality, a mind, and a memory. Through...

When all else is lost, the bonds of war become a cause all their own.It is the Outworld's darkest hour. Gulchina's betrayal has eliminated the Outworld Confederacy's only strategic advantage in their...

One last battle before the Outworlds are free.Edenia is under attack. The pirate queen Gulchina, together with all her forces, now threaten the main planet with utter destruction. Trapped on the surface,...

Ten optimistic and forward-looking space stories that show how we journey to the stars!This is the third volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:The Scales of the Space WhaleThe...

Two brothers, one starship. A girl frozen in cryostasis. A galaxy on the verge of war.This omnibus edition contains the complete Sons of the Starfarers series, including:BROTHERS IN EXILEIsaac and Aaron...

The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.The war for the Outworlds is on. The Imperials may have lost the first round, but they're back—and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn't going to stop...

From captive slave to star queen.Zlata always yearned to see the stars, but when a raiding party of starfaring nomads carries her off captive, she can't help but wonder if this is more than she bargained...

The ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.When the scientists at Heinlein Station punched a wormhole through the stars, they created a temporal paradox with dire ramifications...

Not long from now, in our own Milky Way…The name's Sam Kletchka. Perhaps you've heard of me: captain of the Star Runner, military contractor for Earthfleet, and interstellar privateer. But before all...

When all he wanted was a cause to die for, he found one to live for instead.In a broken world where money is cursed and men care for nothing but coin, one man seeks to restore his name and sacred honor...

Join Sam Kletchka, freelance gunslinger and interstellar privateer, and Jane Carter, xenolinguist and alien anthropologist, on their intergalactic adventures as they travel the stars, make first (and...

Tradition decrees that he must leave his homeworld forever, but destiny has other plans.From the moment Isaiah Edeni was born, the course of his life was sealed. As the firstborn son of a star wanderer,...

The ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself. The ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence. The ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.This...

This is the first volume of the collected short stories by Joe Vasicek. It contains: The Gettysburg ParadoxThe greatest battle of all time, secretly fought by time travelers.(Gallery of Curiosities, June...

They called him a lone wolf. Now, he has to lead them across the stars.Five years have passed since the Hameji conquered James McCoy's homeworld. The yoke of occupation has grown unbearable, and unless...

There is no escape beyond Star's End.The deadliest pirates in the galaxy have stolen the technology that will transform it. Now, on the edge of known space, they are poised to start an empire of their...

Only those who stand united can bring peace from the chaos of war.The Outworld Confederacy has shattered—but the Gaian Empire is shattering faster. Treasonous elements in both seek to reshape the galaxy...

Without redemption, there is no peace. Without forgiveness, there is no redemption.Reva never asked to be the queen of an alien-human hive mind, but she never shirked from it, either. Now, she and the...

The ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence.Sixteen years ago, Estee's parents abandoned their scientific mission to the planet Icaria and made the new world their home. They thought it...

War brought them together, but only hope can unite them.War has come to the Outworlds. An Imperial expeditionary force has taken the frontier systems and threatens to strike at the heart of the New Pleiades....

The ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself.Michael Anderson never thought he would set foot on an Earthlike world. Born on the farthest edge of the solar system, he studies planets...

Fate has brought them across time and space, but war will drive them farther.For countless ages, Reva Starchild has slept in perfect cryostasis. Frozen in secret to escape a catastrophic death, she awakens...

A tale from the fringes of an interstellar empire that has forgotten its holiest legend: the story of Earth.He was the sole heir to the Najmi camp, a young man raised by tribesmen after falling to the...

They wander the stars in search of a home. Finding it will change them forever.The Outworlds: an endless frontier of uncharted systems and unexplored planets. A vast, unsettled stretch of space where...

Hard times bring out the greatness in men, and those who give all are changed forever.When James got stuck with dockyard duty while his older brother and sister went planetside, he never thought it could...

The only hope for the last free stars now lies on the path of blood and glory.The princess of Shinihon could not have picked a worse time to run away. The largest Hameji battle fleet ever gathered threatens...

My name is Jane Kletchka, and I'm here to set the record straight.Jane Kletchka here. By now, I'm sure you've heard how my dear husband Sam saved the Gorinal star cluster and stopped the Immortals from...

Where were you on the day the Earth disappeared?So there I was, on an awkward first date with my secret crush, when the colonies went into revolt. They nuked the moon and hijacked half of Earthfleet—and...

Eleven short stories and a poem that show us what comes after the end of all we know.This is the fourth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:The Manchurian ParadoxWe have...

Ten stories that show why the freedom of truth is worth the price of loneliness.This is the fifth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:Love and Truth at Universe EndWhere...