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A strange planet holds a dark secretCarina Lin and her family of mages are trying to get to Earth aboard the colony ship, the Bathsheba, but they have one small problem: The ship's out of fuel.Carina travels to a planet in an unfamiliar region of the galaxy, hoping to exchange one or more of the precious ember gems for enough fuel to fill the starship's tanks.A shocking revelation awaits her, which could allow her to abandon her dangerous quest.But...
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Dark magic meets galactic warfare
Carina Lin has found her long-lost mage kindred, but her joy is tempered with pain. One of her half-siblings is a dark mage who is planning to lead a powerful clan to galactic domination.
Only mages can prevent the horrors that are about to unfold, but Carina faces an impossible dilemma: should she protect her family or defeat her evil half-brother?
Her decision leads her to discover secrets about mages she never...
3) Never War
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Deadly arrival
Life is never simple and especially not for Carina Lin. Bloodthirsty tyrants, savage aliens, and vicious adversaries are just a few of the challenges she's been forced to overcome on her galactic voyage to the birthplace of mages: Earth.
Against all the odds, she's made it.
Eager to discover if the planet is a safe place for her and her family to openly practice their 'magical' abilities, she travels to the surface. What she finds there...
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Humanity's first deep space colony. Humanity's last hope. Treachery and sabotage have dogged the early days of the Nova Fortuna colonization project, and worse problems lie in wait. The data the colonists received about their planet was wrong. No one knows what local predatory life forms threaten the colonists so Ethan makes it his job to find out. At the same time, geneticist Cariad tries to root out any remaining saboteurs while also working to...
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Do mercenaries and mages mix? Carina Lin has fought torturers, vengeful clans, and the forces of darkness to free her mage family, but her fight is not over yet. She returns to the planet where she discovered clues to mage history and lore, hoping to find the way back to Earth and a new home. But waiting for her is the clan she escaped, and they want nothing more than to enslave the mages and use them as weapons in never-ending clan warfare. She enlists...
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The black is a lonely placeCarina Lin, her mage family, and her mercenary band are on the final leg of their long journey aboard the colony ship, Bathsheba.But to reach their destination, they must cross a region of barren space, where habitable planets are few and friends are rare.If Carina is to reach Earth, the rumored birthplace of humankind and hoped-for sanctuary for the mage clan, she must defeat the terrors that lurk outside and within her...
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Space opera meets old magicCarina Lin grew up alone and friendless, a slum brat afraid of revealing her mage powers. Her life changed forever when she was picked up by a merc band and taught how to kill.The band's next mission is a doozy: rescue a boy taken hostage by one of the most powerful clans in the galactic sector.When Carina takes part she faces an impossible dilemma: abandon the child to his fate or save the kid and Cast, risking slavery...
8) The Gallant
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A gallant war. A deadly fate.
The Britannic Alliance is clawing its way back from annihilation with the help of King Arthur, revived from a three-thousand-year sleep, and former Royal Marine, Taylan Ellis.
Newly discharged, all Taylan wants to do is find her children and keep them safe.
If only life were that simple.
The Alliance is a long way from recouping its lost territories, and deranged cult leader, Dwyr Kala Orr, continues to prey upon...
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King Arthur in outer space?
Endless warfare has ravaged Earth. Billions are desperate to escape.
Driven from her home and severed from her children, Taylan Ellis enlists with the Britannic Alliance, hoping she can help regain her homeland and find her kids.
Her ship, the Valiant, picks up a distress signal that leads to the mummified remains of a Dark Ages warrior chieftain.
Then her commanding officer discovers the 'mummy' has a pulse.
Taylan...
10) Mercenary Mage
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Do mercenaries and mages mix?
Carina Lin has fought torturers, vengeful clans and the forces of darkness to free her mage family, but her fight is not over yet.
She returns to the planet where she discovered clues to mage history and lore, hoping to find the way back to Earth and a new home.
But waiting for her is the clan she escaped, and they want nothing more than to enslave the mages and use them as weapons in never-ending clan warfare.
She...
11) Dark Mage Rises
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A mage clan torn apart
Carina Lin escaped from captivity and freed her brothers and sisters, but she's been recaptured. Her jailers are the last people she wants to meet: the Dirksens. Carina defied this proud, vindictive family and they haven't forgotten.
She must break out before the Dirksens realize who and what she is.
Meanwhile, her siblings have been separated, and a galactic war rages. Dark magic is stirring and about to join the conflict.
Carina...
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Weird space holds a dire fate
Carina Lin has defeated dark mages, hostile aliens, and evil smugglers to bring her family halfway across the galaxy in her search for Earth.
But more obstacles stand in her way.
A strange star system awaits them en route, threatening to trap them within its confines forever. Carina must face the challenges of an extraordinary space station if she's ever to find a safe haven for the people she loves.
So begins the final...
13) Fatal Star
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Exotic space holds a dire fateCarina Lin has defeated dark mages, hostile aliens, and evil smugglers to bring her family halfway across the galaxy in her search for Earth.But more obstacles stand in her way.A strange star system awaits them en route, threatening to trap them within its confines forever. Carina must face the challenges of weird space if she's ever to find a safe haven for the people she loves.Fatal Star is book seven in the dark space...
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An ancient war re-ignitesWhen Taylan Ellis saved the life of the woman who wanted her dead, she unknowingly sparked a chain of events that promises to reawaken a war between ancient rivals.Blissfully ignorant of what she's done, Taylan has resumed her search for her children in the West Britannic Isles, among the cultish Crusaders, hostile invaders of her homeland. To remain anonymous, she adopts a bizarre disguise and mercilessly plays upon their...
15) The Fearless
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Space opera meets Arthurian legendThe Britannic Alliance has been brought back from the brink of disaster by Taylan Ellis, a Royal Marine fighting to win back her homeland.During one of the battles, the Fearless, the BA flagship, mysteriously disappeared and is now adrift in the Asteroid Belt. Taylan joins the expedition sent to find out what happened.What she discovers out there is another clue in the riddle of the reappearance of King Arthur. What's...
16) The Dauntless
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Peril on Earth and in outer space
The global war is over, but a new threat to human civilization has emerged.
What the threat is exactly no one knows, yet the Britannic Alliance is doing all it can to protect Earth. A new starship capable of interstellar travel, the Dauntless, is under construction.
Meanwhile, Taylan Ellis's search for her children continues. She must get to Australia to help in the hunt for the Crusader child traffickers, but...
17) The Defiant
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Forced to face an unknown fate
When Taylan Ellis found her kids, she thought her life of adventure was over. She looked forward to raising her children on a new, peaceful Earth, where the scientific revelations of friendly aliens are changing the world for the better.
The Britannic Alliance has other plans for her. Skein mappers, who chart the newly discovered connections between all things, say Taylan still has a role to play.
The Alliance asks...
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Kickass sci fi heroine versus deadly aliens.
Hostile aliens called Shadows threaten to destroy all humanity. Appearing as perfect copies of their victims, the aliens are nearly impossible to detect and difficult to kill. It's down to one woman to stop them.
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Chief Security Officer and Martian, Jas Harrington, is in a race against time, fighting to prevent the Shadows from taking over her starship and spreading their deadly infection to Earth.
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Kickass sci-fi heroine versus deadly aliens.Growing up as a Martian on Earth has left Jas Harrington solitary, quick-tempered, and with zero tolerance for fools. All plus points when working as chief security officer aboard prospecting starships.Jas' latest berth is aboard the Galathea, which trawls the reaches of the galaxy seeking precious minerals and rare resources. She thinks it's a routine trip. She's wrong.An inspection of a far-flung planet...
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Mars Born. The future of the galaxy hangs in the balance as the Shadows continue their invasion. Jas Harrington has escaped to the starship Bricoleur. In the brief respite from battle, she must decide how best to fight the Shadows, who kill and replace their victims.
Along with her companions, she travels to her birthplace, Mars, where she delves into her murky past and uncovers surprising secrets. In the midst of the declining colony world, Jas...
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