Download or read book Deep Space Warfare written by John C. Wright and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Leaders must dispense with "Buck Rogers" notions about operations in space and realize that policies there will have serious ramifications for geopolitics. How should nations view space? How should they fight there? What would space warfare look like and how should strategists approach it? Offering critical observations regarding this unique theater of international relations, a military professional explores the strategic implications as human affairs move beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Download or read book Lazarus Planet Assault on Krypton 2023 1 written by Nicole Maines and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the world in chaos and Lazarus raining from the skies, the Earth’s protectors from Krypton are hit hard. In this collection of epic vignettes from in and around Lazarus Planet, we’ll see heroes transformed, secrets revealed, and power unleashed. Can Power Girl free herself from the out-of-control Omen? Will Dreamer’s visions guide our heroes to the path of victory? Can Mercy Graves survive the transformation she’s undergone? And will Jonathan Kent ever be the same again?

Download or read book Betrayal written by Aaron Allston and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacen Solo and Ben Skywalker are ambushed and uncover evidence that a rebellion is brewing.

Download or read book The Stars at War II written by David Weber and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war wasn't going well. The alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted.

Download or read book The Shiva Option written by David Weber and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like some carnivorous cancer, the "Bugs" had overrun planet after planet ... The Grand Alliance of Humans, Orions, Ophiuchi, and Corm, united in desperate self-defense."--Jacket.

Download or read book A Dark Triad written by S. C. Coleman and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark Triad Narcissism, Sociopathy, and Psychopathy. Summary Through a series of miraculous events, an inhospitable star system, not far from earth, becomes a refuge. Over time, the planets in the star system become populated and an interconnected society forms. This system has a violent history and is built around corruption and intrigue. Those who live under the ever-changing governing powers must kill or be killed and lives are preserved through lies; this star system is called The Horus System.

Download or read book Micrond Staryards Ship Compendium 1 written by Philip Warnes and published by FSpace Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a catalog of starships for use with the Cepheus Engine (and Traveller). It features a range of ships that can also be used with the Far Frontiers worlds Philip has written. This book contains deckplans, schematics, writeups and Cepheus Engine specs for a range of character level starships and small craft. Plans include: • 35 ton Ship’s boat - plus Cargo variant - plus High Capacity Passegger Transport variant - plus Tanker variant - plus Deep System Life Boat variant - Ground attack fighter bomber variant - Heavy Ground attack fighter bomber variant • 10 ton light fighter • 60 ton Drop Capsule • 100 ton trader • 200 ton trader • 300 ton trader • 200 ton missile carrier • 300 ton military transport - plus Barracks ship variant - plus Frozen watch variant And a scenario idea along with a world map and system data is provided to kick start your use of some of the ships.

Download or read book Raising Caine written by Charles E. Gannon and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Three in the Nebula award nominated and Compton Crook award winning series. Science fiction adventure on a grand scale. Caine Riordan, reluctant diplomatic and military intelligence operative, has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kurs and HkhRkhs joint invasion of Earth. But scant hours after the attackers surrender, the mysterious but potentially helpful Slaasriithi appeal to Caine to shepherd a diplomatic mission on a visit to their very alien worlds. The possible prize: a crucial alliance in a universe where the fledgling Consolidated Terran Republic has very few friends. But Caine and his legation arent the only ones journeying into the unknown reaches of Slaasriithi space. A group of renegade Ktor are following them, intending to destroy humanitys hopes for a quick alliance. And that means finding and killing Caine Riordan. Assuming that the bizarre and dangerous Slaasriithi lifeforms dont do it first. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Trial by Fire: _I seriously enjoyed Trial by Fire. This ones a tidal wave¾cant put it down. An excellent book.Ó ¾Jack McDevitt on the prequel "Gannon's whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first (Fire with Fire). . . . The charm of Caine's harrowing adventure lies in Gannon's attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe."¾Publishers Weekly Starred Review ". . . definitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right.."¾Analog " . . . offers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era of Analog Science Fiction will remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel to Fire With Fire, it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action." ¾Daily News of Galveston County About Compton Crook award winner for best first novel,Fire with Fire: _Chuck Gannon is one of those marvelous finds¾someone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint.Ó¾David Weber "If we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive? Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact.Ó¾David Brin "The plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it."¾Jerry Pournelle "[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning."¾SF Crowsnest About Starfire series hit, Extremis, coauthored by Charles E. Gannon: _Vivid. . . Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . .Ó¾Publishers Weekly "Its a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote." ¾Analog About Charles E. Gannon: "[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF. . .[much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands." ¾Locus

Download or read book Ultimate Star Wars New Edition written by Adam Bray and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every significant Star Wars character, creature, location, battle, droid and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia. Packed full of information, stunning images, and now fully updated to include The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Resistance, plus an exclusive look at The Rise of Skywalker. All the saga's iconic characters are here, from Darth Vader to Ponda Baba and Leia to Luminara Unduli. Amazing vehicles are explored, such as the Millennium Falcon and Ghost. Extraordinary technology is explained, including all your favourite lightsabers, and key events in the epic Star Wars story are richly unpacked, with behind-the-scenes insights. Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is the ideal go-to resource for fans who wish to brush up on their Star Wars knowledge, and for a new generation of fans eager to start their journey into a galaxy far, far away.... © & TM 2019 LUCASFILM LTD.

Download or read book Helfort s War Book 1 The Battle at the Moons of Hell written by Graham Sharp Paul and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A planet-stomping space opera that bursts off the page like a tactical nuke.”—John Birmingham, author of Weapons of Choice The Hammer Worlds—the most brutal and oppressive interstellar government in the universe—have hijacked the Federated Worlds cruise ship Mumtaz, seizing its valuable terraforming cargo and damning its passengers to mining the moons of the prison planet known as Hell. For Junior Lieutenant Michael Helfort and the crew aboard deep space scout vessel 387, the mission is clear: infiltrate enemy territory, locate the Mumtaz, and rescue the prisoners. The odds are appalling, and the damage will probably be fatal, but victory is nonnegotiable–especially for Helfort, whose mother and sister were on the Mumtaz. And Michael Helfort will be damned if he’ll let his family rot on the moons of Hell.

Download or read book Star Strike The Inheritance Trilogy Book 1 written by Ian Douglas and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planet by planet, galaxy by galaxy, the inhabited universe has fallen to the alien Xul...

Download or read book Line War written by Neal Asher and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Line War is the fifth and final novel in Neal Asher's action-packed Agent Cormac series. Their worlds are ending . . . The human Polity worlds are under attack from Erebus, a renegade AI. And it’s now merged with lethal Jain technology, and isn’t afraid to use it. When Erebus kills millions, on a world of no apparent significance, Agent Ian Cormac is sent to investigate. He’s also secretly struggling with an ability no human should possess – and starts questioning the motives of his AI masters. Further indiscriminate attacks attract the Polity’s most dangerous individuals. Mr Crane, a brass killing machine, seeks vengeance. Orlandine, part AI and part human, hunts a weapon of appalling power. And Dragon plans to wake the makers of Jain technology from their ancient slumber. But can Erebus be stopped – or is this the end for the Polity?

Download or read book Shattered Peace written by Robert Wolff and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book In a universe that is almost always at war, a team of some of the most elite soldiers from the United States fights both on and off the battlefield for survival. They are the Spartans. Austin, the leader of the Spartans and Spartan Team 1, along with his wife and second-in-command, Sarah, and several other characters, fight to keep the team safe against their numerous enemies at home and abroad. The Spartans are unique not only because of their impressive combat skills but also because they have a mutation that keeps their bodies from ever aging, so they’ve been through the hell of war more times than anyone deserves to—constantly facing the threat of falling in the line of duty or being assassinated while at home. In Shattered Peace, as Team 1 completes mission after mission, a growing threat soon emerges and puts all their lives, along with the lives of all American soldiers, at risk. This unknown threat seems to know every move the team will make even before they do. Surviving the unknown threat while simultaneously facing the horrors of war will push Team 1 to their limits. About the Author Robert Wolff is twenty-five years old, born and raised in Minnesota, and recently moved to South Carolina. He has always been an avid reader of science fiction and military fiction, ranging from Star Wars to Tom Clancy’s works. Wolff receives inspiration from movies, books, video games, and TV, which he then uses to help create ideas for books. Outside of reading, Wolff loves to play video games, write ideas for books for fun, go to the range, and just relax. Since high school, he has been working on Shattered Peace on and off and only recently decided to take his book to the next level.

Download or read book Knife Soldiers written by Edward (Ned) Black and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if Earth was invaded by Aliens and humankind had forgotten how to fight? Frank Farrell a former marine veteran, is a police chief looking forward to retirement after thirty eight years on the job. That is until the morning he was transported six hundred years into his future by a programing accident up time. Not only that; due to future nanotechnology he arrives in the future forty years younger! He discovers that humanity had survived a terrible war that killed over two thirds of the Earth's population. But since then humanity has made tremendous strides in physics, and star travel spreading across the galaxy. The United Worlds of Earth now occupy one hundred planets and are pacifists that have forgotten how to fight; except for those who have a newly discovered gene termed Military gene. An incursion at the outer edge of the galaxy by a warrior alien race that landed on the human world of Planet Sunset must be repelled by a human military that has forgotten how to be ruthless enough to win in war. Can Frank Farrell show them the way?

Download or read book Soldiers written by John Dalmas and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alien migration fleet of 14,000 starships searches for a new home, its homeworld lost forever. When they find planets that can support them, they eradicate the human natives. But Earth's Commonwealth of Worlds isn't about to give up so easily, even if it has to create and train something it's not had for centuries: "soldiers".

Download or read book Planetary Assault written by B. Larson and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes defending those you love means risking everything and attempting the most dangerous task in the universe-making a planetary assault against a heavily entrenched enemy. It's grim and always ugly. But as long as men refuse to bow their heads to conquerors, they will take the fight to the enemy or die trying.Three masters of military science fiction have come together to tell harrowing tales of high-tech mayhem. In B. V. Larson's "An Army of One" the Macros of the Star Force series invade from the skies, forcing a nanotized assassin into a deadly decision. David VanDyke's "First Conquest" tells of a bitter battle as EarthFleet smashes into an alien star system in a desperate first strike to save humanity. Vaughn Heppner's Space Marines of the Doom Star series race to the Oort Cloud in "Cyborgs!" For them, the hour of desperation has arrived.Planetary Assault drips of glorious victories and grim defeats as humanity forces its way into the galaxy through sheer fighting ability. Despite their opponents, mankind will not be denied.

Download or read book Beyond the Gates of Antares written by Mark Barber and published by Winged Hussar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Markov's Prize is an isolated planet within the Determinate, cut off since the 6th Age. Its human population have thrived and advanced over the centuries but now, recently rediscovered, they find themselves simultaneously invaded by the aggressive and bloodthirsty Ghar Empire and the expansionist PanHuman Concord. The Ghar are looking to plunder the planet for resources and slaves while the Concord desire to assimilate the planet into their collective whole, believing it to be the best course of action for the Concord and the planet's people.