Find them, kill them, or die trying.

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When the Solus Hegemony’s profit margins are threatened, expendable soldiers are called in to foot the bill—one bloody conquest at a time.

Noah Rivers is one such soldier. Raised from birth with a single objective; obtain eternal glory through death in service to the galaxy’s most notorious corporate empire.

Rifle in hand, Noah arrives on the distant world of Kilmori ready to fulfill his ultimate purpose, but not even the Solus could have predicted what lay hidden in the sands of the harsh, desolate, alien world.

This baptism by fire changes everything Noah thinks he knows about the galaxy, and himself. To snatch victory from this devastating new calamity will require blood, sweat, tears… and a brutal edge.

The Kilmori War begins.

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Run, fight, run.

The Solus Hegemony is an empire without borders, an insidious force of undisputed power with limitless resources at their disposal… and their sights are set on one man.

Escaping death through the eye of the needle is just the beginning for Noah “Edge” Rivers.

How can one man make a difference against such a dauntless enemy?

The mysterious ramblings of a young woman point to an answer; one that is buried deep within the folds of a conspiracy the enemy will stop at nothing to protect. Noah’s attempt to pierce the veil results in a gauntlet of destruction that sets the galaxy ablaze.

The truth is buried in the fog of war. Survival is not guaranteed.

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The only hope of severing the ties with the Hegemony demands living by the dagger’s edge.

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Victory or death.

Reeling from the bitter sting of betrayal, Noah Rivers is out of options when the Solus Hegemony drops the guillotine.

All roads lead to death, save one.

But is it possible to make an unbreakable empire bleed?

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One man thought so. He forged a new soldier and set him on the path to singlehandedly destroy an empire. As that path narrows, the only option is to take the fight straight to the heart of the enemy.

Staring down the barrel of impossible odds and a war that won’t end until he’s dead or the Solus Hegemony is destroyed, a startling revelation changes everything. Noah Rivers must face his past to achieve the unthinkable.

Victory or death awaits the one who embraces the legacy of history’s edge.

Book 3 of this action-packed Military Sci-Fi Series from author Pacey Holden. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, Joshua Dalzelle, and Marko Kloos.

Sometimes, it takes killing to make a living.

That fiancée? She’s married—to another guy.

The family business? His parents sold it.

Jack Bennet returns from the war to find the life he left behind has moved on without him. The only option he has to make endsmeet lies in a military surplus junkyard starship. What’s a former Combat Search and Rescue soldier to do?

Fix up the ship, hire the cheapest pilot—a notorious drunk—and take the first contract that comes up: collect a bounty on one of the most ruthless killers in the Pirate Worlds, a place crawling with thieves, cutthroats and con artists whose primary language is violence. Jack must abandon his nice guy persona, or exploit it, if he is to survive.

What could possibly go wrong?

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The galaxy’s most reluctant bounty hunter uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the very peace he fought a war to achieve.

Jack Bennet has done the impossible: collected on a bounty in the notorious Pirate Worlds.

He’s earned himself a nice boost to his reputation, a hefty payday...and a cult of enemies hellbent on revenge.

Reaching out to a friend at Fleet Intelligence lands Jack an offer he can’t refuse, but to collect, he’ll have to take the plunge back into the viper’s nest. In the Pirate Worlds, the only rule of law is a brutal hierarchy written in blood by thieves, murderers, cartels, and con artists running deadly games on their way to the top.

And this time, they know Jack’s name.

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Personal vendetta. Raging conspiracy. Doomsday scenario. A bounty hunter’s worst nightmare has come true.

As Jack’s reputation increases, so does the size of the bounty on his own head, but that’s not the worst of it:

The conspiracy he’s uncovered points to a doomsday scenario, an impending act of depraved violence with steep collateral damage—and it’s set to happen right on his home planet. As his list of enemies grows longer, bolder, and more desperate, the escalation of violence threatens to drag a secret war into the public limelight. Jack begrudgingly works with Fleet Intelligence to run his discovery to ground and strike before it’s too late—or his home planet will fall, and if it does…

It may not end there.

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A tragic loss leads to a dead end… and the threat of a new war.

For Jack Bennet, thwarting catastrophe on his home world came at a price he wasn’t willing to pay. Unable to navigate the pain, he falls into a destructive lifestyle until his girlfriend—and Fleet Intelligence handler—uncovers reports of a new imminent threat: one that can only be solved by a bounty hunter of Jack’s caliber.

Far removed from the safety of Commonwealth law, someone is smuggling weapons in the Tahni colony worlds. There, Jack finds a thin military presence presiding over a powder keg just waiting for a spark to set the whole thing ablaze. One bad decision could lead to a Tahni uprising, and a third war neither side is prepared to fight.

No plan survives contact with the enemy, and soon the line between friend and foe begins to blur. The hunt for the smuggler requires Jack to walk the firing line between apathetic military personnel and combative Tahni colonists, and to face a side of himself he thought he’d left behind him.

The war is over, but if Jack can’t capture the smuggler, it won’t stay that way for long.

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When losing the game isn’t an option, it’s time to rewrite the rules.

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Tired of the Fleet Intelligence game, Jack signs up for a routine bounty hunting mission. A simple bag and tag is turned on its head when he uncovers evidence that links criminal activity with a company his family is heavily invested in… a company ran by his ex-fiancee and her husband.

To run this lead to ground, Jack is forced to put his scheming skills to the test, threading the needle between family, friend, and foe. The simple investigation devolves into a brutal war between the genetically-augmented Predecessor Cult and the advanced bionics of the Evolutionists—with Jack caught in the middle. Rival factions slaughter one another with impunity as the investigation turns into a race against time; a race Jack has no hope of winning… unless he is willing to do the unthinkable.

One thing’s for sure; a bounty hunter that doesn’t plan for a double-cross will fail every time.

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Experience the fifth installment of the explosive Military Sci-Fi series from bestseller Rick Partlow, author of Drop Trooper, and debut author Pacey Holden.

When an ancient evil threatens the galaxy, all that stands in the way is a bounty hunter with a plan… but no plan survives contact with the enemy.
 

Jack walks right into a trap, inadvertently giving the Predecessor Cult exactly what they want; the means to unleash a devastating new threat. Without immediate and decisive action, a bitter new reality will manifest, with ramifications from which the galaxy may never recover.

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A threat of this magnitude cannot be thwarted by a lone bounty hunter.

From murderous cyborgs to conniving pirates, white-collar civilians to Fleet Intelligence commandos and battle-hardened marines—no one is immune to the call to arms. In the face of imminent disaster, Jack must call in every favor, exploit every connection, dig deep within himself, and fight to the bitter end.

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The stage is set for one last war, and this time, the fate of the galaxy itself is at stake.

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A Military Sci-Fi with a Twist.

The Shadow Man was there when Milune was destroyed, wielding a power that ordinary folk should not behold. But frightened children are rarely believed.

With Abraham’s mother dead, his father tries desperately to build his sons a new life on a new world. There are friends, enemies, romances, and the usual embarrassments of teenage years. But Abraham dreams only of revenge – against the vile riskar, destroyers of Milune.

Enamored by tales of the great campaign against the riskar, Abraham signs up, the realities of war and the dynamics of camaraderie molding a simple farmboy into a deadly and intuitive soldier.

But there are truths still to emerge, and The Shadow Man is no longer the distant memory of a frightened child. Nor does he hover at the edges of Abraham’s dark dreams.

In fact, he is much closer than Abraham could have imagined.

THERE ARE DEEPER TRUTHS TO BE LEARNED...
...in this mind-blowing expansion of the By Blood Or By Star universe.

Longarm Detective Djet Rincon struggles to follow in her father’s footsteps as a manhunt for a missing Marine unfolds amidst the murky world of intergalactic politics and off-the-books ops.

But the Marine she seeks is Abraham Zeeben, whose righteous grievances are turned on their head as he trains under the auspices of the elusive Ghost Society.

Scattered across the worlds of the Human Collective are the Pathfinders, embracing biotech augmentation and a contentious post-human ideology. They are the true enemy; their words are a call to arms.

While both Djet and Abraham grapple with the secrets of their respective families, they are set upon fractious paths, their fates inexorably intertwined with the machinations of the Pathfinders.

And a greater war looms.