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Admiral
Series · 9 books · 2016-2022

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#1

Admiral

2016

“I was on a dead ship on an unknown planet with three trainees freshly graduated into the Imperial Service. I tried to look on the bright side.” He is the last to wake. The label on his sleeper pad identifies him as an admiral of the Evagardian Empire—a surprise as much to him as to the three recent recruits now under his command. He wears no uniform, and he is ignorant of military protocol, but the ship’s records confirm he is their superior officer. Whether he is an Evagardian admiral or a spy will be of little consequence if the crew members all end up dead. They are marooned on a strange world, their ship’s systems are failing one by one—and they are not alone.
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Almayer Station

2020

Lieutenant Deilani already had trust issues. Now she has an appalling new assignment to inspect an independent mining station in territory that’s been recently annexed. The Demenis System might have become Evagardian space, but it’s populated by the Free Traders who got there first, all chafing at suddenly having to comply with quaint things like laws and taxes. Deilani’s a doctor, not a cop. She doesn’t care what these degenerates are doing as long as they’re doing it in compliance with Evagardian regulations, but it’s not that simple. She can handle dangerous people, but her training hasn’t prepared her to question the laws of physics or reality itself. The edge of space isn’t as lonely as she thought it would be; there’s something else out there with them, something no one understands. Time’s running out, and she’s on her own. There’s no one to trust, no rescue coming, and no way out.
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Free Space

2017

In the follow-up to Admiral, the intergalactic war has ended and hostilities between the Evagardian Empire and the Commonwealth are officially over, but the admiral is far from safe... "I'd impersonated a prince, temporarily stopped a war, escaped a deadly planet, and survived more assassination attempts than I could conveniently count. After all that, there shouldn't have been anything simpler than a nice weekend with a charming Evagardian girl. However, some corners of the galaxy aren't as genteel as the Empire, and Evagardians aren't universally loved, which is how I ended up kidnapped to be traded as a commodity. Their timing couldn't have been worse. I'm not at my best, but these people have no idea whom they're dealing with: a highly trained, genetically engineered soldier in the Imperial Service who happens to be my date."
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The Glory of the Empress

2018

From the author of Admiral and Free Space comes an exciting military science fiction novel about an eclectic mix of Evagardian soldiers on a mission to test a new weapon, but instead find something much more dangerous. The war between Evagardian Empire and the Commonwealth is at its peak. The Evagardians have developed a weapon that could change everything, but they can't use it until it's been fully tested. Targeting unsuspecting pirates in a newly annexed system, far from the worst of the fightingsean is supposed to be a safe way to determine if the weapon is ready for live combat. Everything about the mission is unconventional; the crew of twelve has been pulled from every corner of the Imperial Service, but it should still be an easy tour. After all, a few pirates can't possibly threaten Evagard's elite, especially when they're armed with the most powerful technology in the Imperium. But it's an unproven system aboard an experimental ship, and there are worse things than pirates waiting in the Demenis System. Far from the front lines, the crew of the Lydia Bennett is about to start a war of their own, and they're a long way from home.
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Innocence

2019

No one's sure if I'm a hero or a monster, but there's no question that I'm locked up in the most brutal penitentiary in regulated space. This isn't just a prison, it's entertainment: everything that goes on here is for the enjoyment of the fans whose subscriptions keep the place running. "You murdered twenty million innocent people," one of them tells me. And you know what? When he puts it like that, it sounds kind of bad. I've come a long way to get here, but I'm just getting started. The whole galaxy is watching every move I make and listening to every word I say, so the only safe place is my mind. That isn't very comforting.
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Snowblind

2020

The Admiral Saga continues. In exchange for her help with apprehending the Admiral at Shangri La, the Imperium has chosen to overlook Private Tessa Salmagard's indiscretions. She's back aboard the flagship with Ensign Nils and Lieutenant Deilani, and she has a once in a lifetime opportunity: the Empress herself is aboard the Julian, and Salmagard's unit has a chance to protect her. But Salmagard hasn't been herself since Shangri La, and she fails to re-qualify for active duty. Worse, she learns that the Admiral is alive and in New Brittia, dominating the galactic news cycle. Salmagard has twenty-four hours to try to salvage her career, and the Admiral's deadly predicament is a distraction she doesn't need. With the truth about the destruction of Little Norwich still clouded, and the shadow of another war looming, the future hangs in the balance. The Admiral is only one of the forces moving to influence the outcome of the Empress' peace talks. Meanwhile, another unstoppable Evagardian war rages in the shadows at the highest levels of the Imperium, but everything is coming out into the light.
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Sons of Evagard

2020

The Admiral Saga continues The destruction of Little Norwich is the most monstrous war crime in galactic history, and the Imperium is desperate to clear its name. Evagard needs the Admiral to disappear for there to be peace, but he’s in the one place they can’t get to him: Baykara City. Meanwhile, Tessa Salmagard’s career is over. Her heroics during the Sterling Station Attack mean nothing beside the suspicion surrounding her dealings with the Admiral. She’s a prisoner of the Evagardian task force in charge of damage control, on a collision course with the man who ended the war and ruined her life. The Admiral struggles to keep his dream alive in front of the whole galaxy while his own people will stop at nothing to see him silenced.
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Highest Hopes

2021

Sequel to Sons of Evagard The Admiral is on the loose with Griffith Karlson, a dangerous New Unity terrorist. Evagard is determined to stop them at any cost. Tessa Salmagard is also on the run, disgraced and suspected of treason because of her dealings with the Admiral. Her friends are gone, and her family is out of reach. All she has left are unanswered questions. What really happened to Little Norwich? Was Evagard behind it, or is the Admiral really the monster everyone says he is? She’s ready to do whatever it takes to find out, and she has nothing left to lose. Tensions are high and the Peace Talks seem doomed to fail. Salmagard, the Admiral, and the Empress are on a collision course, and there’s no time left.
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Clear Sky

2022

Tessa Salmagard knows too much. She saw a simple computer program used to ram a battlecruiser into a space station, killing millions. Then she saw her own government develop a weapon capable of genocide on an even greater scale. Her military career is over, but Tessa still has a mission: to ensure that weapons like that can never be used again. No uniform, no flag, and no rules.

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