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She disappeared more than eighty years ago. Lost forever to myth and legend like Excalibur tossed into the waters. When The Science Officer leads the crew to the last flagship of the Neu Berne fleet, they must risk awakening a Sentient warship if they want to go after the man who destroyed...

A nav anomaly on RAN Mendocino’s journey home turns into the greatest archaeological find of the modern age. Or their worst nightmare cast in steel and anger. Worse, the ancient warship awakens and invites them aboard. Can Yan Bedrov outwit one of the ancient Skymasters that nearly...

Jessica faces her most intimidating, most intriguing invitation: Dinner with the president of the Republic of Aquitaine. The Presidential Palace lives up to its name, along with the stellar company invited for private dinner. All women of the highest rank. Of course the Frieberg Empire...

The Science Officer has done the impossible and stolen the Last Flagship. With the help of his friends, Javier will take his private war to Valko Slavkov and the pirates with a theft so audacious, so brazen, nobody could predict it. And so big that the Concord itself takes a personal interest. Book...

Icy cold revenge. The best kind. Unless it requires the purging fires instead. Javier owns the Land Leviathan. Now, the payoff. Javier and Zakhar’s retribution on Valko Slavkov challenges everyone to take sides: Walvisbaai Industrial, the Concord, and the Khatum of Altai. Worlds...

As Captain Navarre, the Science Officer rescued his greatest enemy and destroyed her captors. Now, someone else wants to hire the ruthless pirate Navarre, and Javier must take Sykora with him to help. Their mission? To raid the most luxurious starship in space: Shangdu, The Pleasure...

Jessica Keller’s conquest of an Imperial world drives the Fribourg Empire to seek a 25-year Peace with Aquitaine. Now the harder challenge awaits: an Invitation from the Red Admiral to his youngest daughter’s wedding. On the Imperial Capital world of St. Legier. Just her and the crew of...

Someone accesses the outer hatch sealing one of Suvi's information kiosks. She giggles at the prospect of customers. Company. A person. Yay! For an advanced AI, living at 20,000 times faster than humans, not having contact with anyone for 800 plus years has seemed endless. But what...

Henri sets out across space to find the perfect wood for his violins. However, star travel takes time, as humanity still digs itself out of the Great Darkness. On his quest, he gets help both from his shipmates and his muse, the unreachable lady of his dreams. Until his visions lead him to...

It was a brilliant afternoon towards the end of May. The spring had been unusually cold and late, and it was evident from the general aspect of the lonely Westmoreland valley of Long Whindale that warmth and sunshine had only just penetrated to its bare green recesses, where the few scattered trees were...

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Mr. Beecher, on presenting himself, was received with loud and hearty applause. He spoke as follows: The questions which have provoked discussion among us for fifty years past have not been questions of fundamental principles, but of the application of principles already ascertained. Our debates have...

THE ARRIVAL OH, Peggy, I am afraid! Why, Margaret! Yes, I am. I feel very shy and queer, going among strangers. You see, I have never really been away in my life; never in this way, I mean. I was always with father; and then – afterward – I went to Fernley; and though so many people have come into...