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Jack Foster Space Opera
Series · 5 books · 2021-2023

Books in series

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#1

Violent Graduation

2021

Violent Graduation is the first book in a brand new series. It’s easy to ignore dangerous issues while you’re studying at the Royal Space Navy’s academy, until a sniper attempts to assassinate you. The scar across the side of Jack’s head is the visible price. The risk to his friends at the academy is the hidden price. His challenge is how to balance the risks. The final stage of his training is a shakedown cruise on an old minesweeper, barely able to achieve FTL entry and exit. Midway through their cruise, the minesweeper collides with an ancient alien wreck, ripping the sides off the starship. Jack’s team of bots help seal the combined wreck to prevent air loss. Ghost, a nanolife form from the alien wreck, provides assistance. Jack and his girlfriend, Sofia, are the only survivors, and air, food, and supplies are critical. The countdown of days to survive is ticking. No wonder the Royal Family are angry. And there’s still a price on Jack’s head.
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#2

Rescue the Princess

2021

Jack suffered from an attack by the Blue Caps. He sued the RSN and won. He also sued the Royal Family and won. Now he’s acquired his own warship and his first mission is to rescue the princess. What? Yes, Sofia is missing. The Queen has taken an intense dislike to her daughter’s ambitions and Sofia has disappeared. Jack sets out to rescue her with the assistance of Black Company marines. The task is not as easy as it seems. Join Jack and his bot and AI friends as they search for the missing princess. First, they must survive sabotage and alien threats. In the meantime, has Sofia, battered and bruised, rescued herself?
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#3

Jack's Planet

2022

Jack's Planet is the third book in the Jack Foster Space Opera series. The first two books both took off like rockets - rewarding when you're writing Space Opera. Jack has undertaken to return rescued Tirarge, a hitherto unknown species, to their home planet. The first problem? The Tirarge cannot speak - they're telepathic. The second problem? They don't know where their home system is located. The third problem? Another starship is following Fearless, likely seeking revenge. Oh wait, there's another problem. Two other species also inhabit this unknown planet, and they can't speak, either. Surprisingly, that's not the end of Jack's problems. Jack, while sympathetic to the issues facing the planet and its people, has no standing apart from Fearless and his three bots and the Eagles and the SAC scouts and a squad of Black Company marines and a warrior squad of Tirarge and an AI or two... The rulers of the planet, ignoring civilized conventions, have a simple yet elegant solution. They re-name their world and nominate Jack as its new owner. They engrave the title to the planet on a massive diamond, a jewel worth more than Jack can ever dream of. The new name of this world? Jack Foster's Planet There are enemies on their way, possibly a GalFed destroyer or two, and a planet to protect. Join Jack and his team - ever increasing - in their venture to help their new friends against slave traders, and Jack's Planet against illegal mining.
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#4

Battle Stations

2022

It’s difficult to retain your focus – and indeed, your life – when Ghost is trying to strangle and freeze you at the same time. He’s tried it before and failed. Will he succeed this time? Who is attempting to attack Fearless? Count them. The native species on Jack’s Planet are protecting Jack and in turn, Jack has undertaken to stop the illegal mining that is polluting the atmosphere and the planet - his planet. He stopped it, that’s for sure. A major—and angry—GalFed corporation is complaining about the destruction of their multi-billion credit mining operation. They'll complain more when they discover Jack is confiscating the refined ore they've so industriously accumulated. GalFed Space Navy starships are more than interested. Fortunately, the Black Company’s destroyers provide support for Jack. An alien starship has been searching for Jack and it too, arrives. A Blue Cap admiral tries to demote General Van de Huis in an effort to weaken Jack’s protection of the planet. Space is getting crowded. Jack’s making enemies faster than he’s making friends. Well, almost. Jack Foster Senior is surprised when an old acquaintance arrives on another starship. She’s responsible for classifying the intelligent species as non-intelligent, opening the planet up to predators. Sparks fly. Jack and his retinue from his planet are summoned to Bester II to present his case for ownership of Jack’s Planet. It’s the Blue Caps against Jack Foster.
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#6

No End In Sight

2023

The enemy is coming… The identity of the foe is shrouded in mystery, their motives for seeking Jack's Planet unclear. As GalFed's stance wavers, Jack, Jenny, and Jack Senior must mount a defense against all who dare to claim a piece of their world. However, the real battle lies beyond the planet's borders, leading Jack Foster to the very heart of the monarchy in his quest for answers. Strap in for a pulse-pounding, action-packed finale as Jack Foster confronts the ultimate threat in this explosive conclusion to John Hindmarsh's epic space opera adventure.

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