Every planet burned to a cinder. Not even a blade of grass left. No one escaped the terrible carnage the fate of every planet he checked.Using what he had, every tactic, every trick, determined to stop the annihilation of the humans in space, Captain Bohrs Trumble, with one ship fought back.
Their parents murdered, Harmon Penrose, his brothers and sister, are determined to bring the Braeden Naval officer to justice. Harmon understands hate can kill as surely as a gun, something he is determined avoid. He leads the assault against Braeden, challenging their queen to come to grips with reality. Her officer committed murder and must stand trial. Using guile, and cunning intellect, he will wreck havoc on the powerful nation. His six small corvettes are no match for Braeden's powerful fleet unless he can find a way to even the odds. Considered as intelligent as his father, Joshua Penrose, Harmon takes each opportunity to inflict pain on the most powerful navy to their distress. Using subterfuge, trickery and downright boldness, Braeden's Navy is upstaged and embarrassed. He get the Federation Supreme Court to hear him out and wins. Braeden ignores the court's judgement and must decide if the price is worth Harmon Penrose's retribution.
Ruled by a power maddened dictator, a cabal of very intelligent people takes up the challenge to defeat their oppressive leadership Led by Greg Trumble and Jessica Garcia, they must overcome the governments superior troop numbers and weapons.
The sole survivor to the attack on New Hope, Joshua Penrose takes legal possession of an abandoned Braeden corvette. Braeden wants it back. Prevented from porting on all but a few worlds, Joshua turns to pirating. Unlike others, he leaves his prizes with the means to survive. He never kills those taken. Hunted by Braeden's powerful Navy, he resorts to every means available to achieve his goals: that his home world be free to become a member of the Federation of Worlds. He'll do what's necessary to achieve his goal-and does.
Buck Fryman's twin sons, Dalton and Roman, along with Tommy Simms, Jr. set out to sow their wild oats before settling down to a life as royals. But matters don't always work out as planned. Trouble seems to precede them. finally, on a mining asteroid, Tommy offers a solution to a problem the Federation has never solved. Trials and trouble precede Dalton and Roman's efforts to make their mark.
A lab explosion changes the life of eight DNA scientists as they stop aging. To avoid exposing Earth's inhabitants, they decide to leave only to find they are not the first beings on 55 Cancri. And then the trouble begins.
