Kirjahaku

Incident at Zyralin 4 is part of the Chronicle of the 12th Realm series, it predates the first book but sets the scene for the series as is usually the case for prequels. Political intrigue, corruption romance and loss are showcased in this rollicking adventure.Alan Dean is due for a promotion, to qualify he must demonstrate he can command a battle group, but in peace time there is little chance of this happening. When communication with the Coalition science station on Zyralin 4 is lost, a mission is hastily devised to investigate; this could be Dean's chance. He leads a group of three aging ships to investigate and the inspection reveals that all on the science station have died in horrific ways. The mystery of Zyralin 4 deepens when three unidentified battle ships are detected heading towards the group; then all comms to Earth are lost. Two months later, one severely damaged ship returns, the other two - destroyed. Why were the ships attacked in friendly territory? What happened on the science station? Serious charges are laid by Dean and a full military inquiry is launched, as answers must be found. Against a backdrop of political intrigue and rogue intelligence agents, finding the truth becomes the mission. Power and revenge may just be the real motives.

The world has been decimated by a biological weapon. Over 85% of the population is dead, the rest are rendered sterile. Now a small group fights back, but are they too late? Shanghaied is the story of this fight back, Shanghaied is fast paced and full of action. Set in the not too distant future and based on things that are being researched today.It has been said that our memories are what makes us who we are.So, who are we if we lose all our memories?Two people wake up not knowing who they are, where they are or how they got there.The world they wake up to is also unknown. The vast majority of the human race is dead - entire countries are uninhabitable.The cause? Human stupidity.Two scientists developed what they believed would be the holy grail of vaccines; a binary virus/vaccine that would fight all disease, ending massive suffering. Politics and greed, however, got in their way. Their vision of a universal savior for humanity was transformed into a weapon of mass destruction, the likes never before imagined. If it didn't kill, it rendered the recipient sterile. Anyone left alive is now doomed to a long, slow death.One man thinks he can fix the problem. Professor Reginald Denham finds a way to travel back in time and recruit healthy people for his dream of a human breeding program.But... the virus isn't finished. It fights back Any child conceived either dies in the womb or is so horrendously mutated, it cannot survive.In desperation, Denham returns to the past again, this time with a different agenda. Instead of "recruiting" another couple... he "shanghaies" them.This is their story.

A Freebooter Trader, Aaron Abraham has it all - wealth, success, freedom; but the thirty year estrangement from his family weighs heavily. A chance invitation and a favor for the Freebooter Prime provide an opportunity to return. Accompanied by his new and stunning first officer, Petra, they leave Argos bound for Earth.A strange encounter, an unprovoked attack and an explosion in hyperspace - a routine trip becomes a nightmare. They make it to Earth but are summoned to answer allegations of genocide on a planet no-one knew existed.Sinister forces plot to kill them and frame Humanity for more atrocities, forcing them into a deadly fight for survival - a fight to clear the Human race of the crimes others have committed.Filled with action, drama and even love, Reunion lights the fuse for this explosive, interdimensional adventure.

The sedition forces launch a new assault on humanity.An ancient weapon is put into play - one that could decimate the entire human race.To combat this evil, a new hero must arise - but will the cost be too high?Peace has reigned for nearly a year with inter-realm travel and commerce growing. Aaron and Petra's wedding approaches and everything starts to fall into place. JT's obsession with an ancient technology - automobiles - is giving new hope for Earth's embattled economy and his plans for a renewed tourism industry have even excited the terrestrial bureaucracy.Then task force Paladin, four of the Coalition's most powerful cruisers, return from the Badlands decimated by Raiders; something thought impossible. When Mondrac sees the damage to them, he races to the 12th Realm to investigate.Next, one of the five Peace Planets, Caprica, is attacked by a Raider force. It's a soft, strategically unimportant target but the Raiders lose two ships; to an armed private yacht. This pointless action is at odds with the Paladin incident, but are they connected?A new threat from the Sedition forces could decimate the human race, and military intervention is impossible. Aaron and Petra lead a rag-tag group of volunteers to infiltrate a secret facility and neutralise the threat. A simple job, sneak in, steal the data, and leave - undetected What could go wrong?The action, drama, and intrigue build until the final confrontation with evil, and the climax of this trilogy.

Independent Trade Ship Drake and her crew are six weeks from Earth, when Murphy's Law throws a spanner in the works. An improbable power failure occurs at the exact time a tiny tennis ball sized meteorite is heading towards the ship - the damage is catastrophic. Now Captain Joseph Jones has real problems not enough fuel to get to Earth, no colonies or outposts in the sector and the damage can't be repaired in space.The ship's navigator, Alison Thompson, discovers a possible solution. A free uninhabited M class planet, AG48-5, within their fuel range, but located right on the border with Krell territory. With no other alternatives, they start on the slow journey toward the possibility of salvation. But grounding the ship causes more damage; Drake will never leave the planet. Food will run short in weeks so a plan to tap the local flora and fauna is hatched.As the colony begins, Jones works to bring other Independent traders to, what is now known as Argos. His vision of a new and totally free trading colony seems so close, but the ongoing war between the Krell Empire and the Human Coalition causes some traders to hesitate. Events unfolding on Earth may end the dream before it starts.Against a background of political scandal, treachery and greed, the small group must survive.