Kirjahaku

An abandoned colony world harbours a deadly secret that threatens all humanity. A generation ago, an unknown force wiped out the Earth outpost at Mu Arae. Then they mysteriously vanished, never to be heard from again. Or did they? When disgraced officer Hayden Kaine is exiled to an outdated military starship stationed on the fringes of the galaxy, his biggest worry is how he can rescue his career. But after the vessel is trapped in the quarantined star system, survival becomes his only concern. With the crippled ship hunted by a relentless enemy, Kaine unexpectedly finds himself thrust into the captain's seat; a role for which he is not ready, and which most of the surviving crew do not accept. While the enemy amasses an invasion force that will overwhelm the unsuspecting Grand Terran Confederation, Kaine must stave off a mutiny long enough to warn Earth of the danger. If he fails, the empire will fall and humanity will be doomed to extinction by a foe whose existence defies the laws of physics. If you love the science fiction of Rick Partlow, Scott Bartlett, or Jay Allan, try D.M. Pruden's rousing space opera adventure, Kaine's Sanction, the first book in the Shattered Empire series.

He only wanted to save humanity... They are coming and scattered humanity has no defence... Human civilization is in chaos. With the collapse of the interstellar jump network, the empire has no defence against the approaching Malliac horde.Hayden Kaine and the crew of the Scimitar discover an alien relic that offers one final hope. Faced with a terrible dilemma, they risk everything in a last-ditch effort to prevent the extinction of the human race. But when everything goes horribly wrong, the existence of the universe itself may be the price to pay for meddling with technology beyond their understanding.

An empire has fallen, and civilization tears itself apart.But there is a way to restore it all.Ten years ago, the Malliac invasion was averted, but at the cost of humanity's interstellar transit network. Trapped at the edge of human-occupied space, Hayden Kaine languishes in guilt and regret over his role in dooming a thousand worlds to permanent isolation. Then, after being lost for a decade, his old ship and crew mysteriously reappear, bringing with them an alien technology. Kaine seizes the opportunity to rejoin his companions in the hope they can repair the damage that has been done and restore the empire. But Scimitar holds the key to an even more valuable secret, one which is coveted by many powerful men and places the lives of his companions in danger. With time running out, Kaine must decide who he can trust, otherwise, not only will his friends be doomed, but the galaxy will be plunged into a civil war that will cost billions of lives.