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Devin, Lord Lyon strikes back!

Accompanied by a battleship, a task force, and an unquenchable thirst for good wine, he’s heading for nearest major Imperial base to kick tabbos and take names. Of course, no convoy would be complete without Dirk, Lee, Scruggs, Dena, Rocky, and Ana along in the Heart’s Desire. He’s off to visit mayhem on the...

The Revolution has Begun! Now what?

Devin, Lord Lyon has been pushed into rebellion, so he does some pushing of his own. While he’s shaking down the local banking aristocracy he sends Dirk and company to investigate a courier boat junction and gather some intel. When the local planetary governor uncovers their plot, he counters with a plot of his...

When a mercenary’s first mission collides with an AI’s rise to consciousness, the results will be…apocalyptic. A dead station orbiting a dead planet and your ex-girlfriend with a gun at your back…what could possibly go wrong? AI’s don’t have to be intent on world domination to kill you; sometimes, they just want to save fuel. A half-synthetic,...

Dirk’s old problems are gone. New ones are moving in!

Dirk and company can rest easy. The ship isn’t listed as stolen, Dirk’s warrant is cancelled, and in return they just have to do a tiny favor for Tribune Devin. How difficult can it be to update his ship’s weapons, find out what’s going on coreward, and help look into Scruggs’s warrant-- and...

The fighting may be over, but the war goes on. Quietly.

Fighting doesn’t always involve guns, and the upcoming elections for Imperial senate stress alliances that aren’t up for much stress. Admiral, Dashi, Jose, Marianne and their allies continue maneuvering for advantage. Lying, cheating and stealing are legitimate political tactics. But when...

Fleeing a smashed rebellion and near execution by their supposed allies, Dirk, Gavin, Dena and Ana abandon Scruggs and Lee during battle. When local medical treatment isn’t enough, Lee surrenders to the Imperials and arranges to surrender to Devin’s ship to save Scruggs’s life. When a botched meet-up leaves them all in Devin’s custody and...

Vive la Revolution! None shall pass! Or get paid.

Dirk Friedel used to be an Imperial Duke, now he’s a washed up freighter captain. When a shady broker offers him easy money to steal some obsolete cargo and transport it off-planet, he and his crew of amateur thieves jump at the chance. Who’ll miss a few crates of worthless supplies and some...

A new ship, new worlds, and new problems.

Jake and Nadine are searching for the last reported outpost of Imperial power. But times have changed since the abandonment. Bases are not where they should be, and people are where they shouldn’t. After getting shanghaied into local politics, Jake and Nadine find themselves in a civil war - on opposite...

The guilty flee, but everyone pursues.

Escaped Imperial officer Dirk doesn’t care his crew are runaways, revolutionaries, and alleged criminals, as long as they’re adequately competent and don’t kill each other too often. When a smuggling job goes badly wrong and they improvise, he’ll trade competency for just non-suicidal. If one crime causes...

The insurrection is over and everybody lost. Except Jake - he’s on the move with a new ship, a new destination, and a new crew - including some sexy francais girls! But his crew doesn’t trust him, Landing is burning, the admiral’s throwing his remaining weight around, and even Dashi’s big promotion doesn’t look like enough to save them all from...

Kill a man and you’re a murderer. Kill a million and you’re a statesman. Dirk should have killed more people.

Dirriken Friedel used his aristocratic connections to rescue his troops. He didn’t plan on starting a war or killing them himself. Now he spends his days in jail, waiting for an assassin sent by his dead officers families to end his...

Jake’s confused. There are shootings in space, fighting in the streets, and Nadine is being friendly. It’s the middle of a revolution but Jose is buying welding equipment, Dashi’s diverted him to look for a lost ship, and Nadine has volunteered to help. Strange, but Dashi always knows what he’s doing. But with alliances failing and allies...

Jakes back. He’s older, wiser, and better dressed.

He’s going to be the coolest spy ever, then he fails his pilot exam. Disgraced, Dashi sends him out hunting missing food shipments. It’s boring, but Nadine’s shadowing him. Is it to find out what he knows, or just to snoop on that slinky redhead free trader pilot he took to dinner?

Why is so much...

Novice spy Jake is ready to be a hero. His boss wants a delivery driver.

Jake tries hard, but spying is a tough job. When a botched pickup and a drunken indiscretion drop him in jail, he’s sent to serve his sentence in the Milita. His new commander wants Jake’s next tour to be out an airlock without a suit. At least his fellow conscript is...

The Galactic Empire disappeared a lifetime ago. Jake Stewart doesn’t care, he needs to earn a living.

He fled his station in the outer Belt, enrolled in the merchant academy, and snagged a scholarship. The future looks bright. But a crooked boss, some paperwork shenanigans, and a freeloading best friend put him in a bind.

When he’s accused of a...