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Shadows of the Void
Series · 12
books · 2016-2017

Books in series

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Starbound

2017

Kickass scifi heroine begins her journey to the stars. Jas Harrington is the sole survivor of humanity's worst colony disaster. After growing up in institutions on Mars and Earth, Jas travels to Antarctica to train as a deep space security operative. All she wants is to graduate college and leave her past behind, but it isn’t long before she faces familiar prejudice against Martian colonists. For once, fighting her way out of her problems isn’t an option...until it is. Starbound is the prequel to the fast-paced, action-packed Shadows of the Void space opera series. Join Jas on her journey today! “Great story! Whether a first-time reader, or one experienced in this series, a must read!” “...more than a couple of surprises that come your way when you least expect it.” “I loved the characters, and the plot dragged you right into it.” “Very well done, a great read.” “Can’t wait to start the next book.” Sign up for free books at JJ Green’s reader
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#1

Generation

2016

INFECTION - POSSESSION - GENERATION What if the alien who wants to kill you looks exactly like your best friend? Chief Security Officer Jas Harrington must protect her starship’s crew from hostile aliens. For the efficient if quick-tempered Jas, that hasn’t been too hard up till now. But the captain is drug-addled, and he’s hungry for the bonuses he gets from finding valuable resources on new worlds. When the captain won’t listen to Jas’ fears about a mysterious planet, he is compromised by contact with a strange life form. A life form that threatens to take over the entire ship and return to Earth, where it can spread its deadly infection. Now Jas is in a race against time, fighting to quarantine the alien infection and prevent the aliens from achieving their goal: Generation. She doesn't realize it yet, but as she fights to save her crew, the future of all humanity hangs in the balance.
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Stranded

2016

MAROONED – FORSAKEN – STRANDED Jas Harrington defeated the alien-infested officers who threatened to take over her starship, and she finds herself in command. But the ship is stranded after crash-landing on a planet inhabited by hostile life forms. There’s little hope of rescue, the crew is mutinous, and Jas isn’t convinced all the possessed officers died in the crash. Can she protect everyone from the dangers outside and within the ship? Is there a way to leave the planet? The aliens make their move, and only a miracle can prevent Jas and the crew of the Galathea from being stranded—forever. Stranded is book two in the Shadows of the Void space opera serial.
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Dawn

2016

A Dark Secret – A Deadly Shadow – A False Dawn After a hair-raising escape from a dangerous planet, Jas Harrington and the rest of her starship’s crew set out for the colony world of Dawn. Jas doesn’t know if the acting captain is being controlled by a hostile alien, or why they must go to Dawn before returning with their damaged ship to Earth. On the new world, they discover the horrible truth of what the aliens called Shadows do to victims caught in their traps. They discover what Dawn’s inhabitants are hiding. They discover that the planet’s security has been penetrated. As the Shadows draw near, Jas fights desperately to free the people of Dawn from their dark secrets. If she doesn’t succeed, no one can survive. Dawn is book three in the Shadows of the Void space opera serial.
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Shadowrise

2016

In the void, the Shadows lurk, waiting to arise. Jas Harrington and the crew of the Galathea have made it back to Earth. Now they face an investigation into the Shadow attack on the ship and the infiltration of the colony world of Dawn. They find that things have changed since they went away. Strange disappearances and odd behavior lead them to the question: have the Shadows invaded their home planet? When the former navigator Sayen Lee investigates, she’s taken hostage. Can Jas get her back? And can they find out what’s been happening on Earth before more lives are lost?
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Underworld

2016

The Shadows have invaded Earth, but no one’s listening. Jas Harrington’s returned to Earth after defeating the Shadows and escaping their clutches, only to find the hostile aliens have invaded her home planet. Everywhere she turns, Shadows are walking among Earth’s population unnoticed. They’ve infiltrated the government, and they’re building their Shadow traps, ready to launch a full-scale assault. Jas has to find a way to stop their spread, but she stumbles into Earth’s underworld subculture. Society’s rejects, the underworlders cross her at every turn. Can Jas prove that Earth is under threat and make the government fight back? Can she overcome the obstacles the underworlders put in her way? If she doesn’t succeed, the Shadows will overrun Earth and destroy humankind forever.
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Burned

2017

Mysterious, hostile aliens called Shadows are secretly invading Earth. It’s down to a Martian, a pilot, a navigator, and a colony brat to stop them. Since first encountering the Shadows while serving aboard a starship, ex-Chief Security Officer Jas Harrington has been fighting their menace. But Earth’s Global Government is incompetent, and it’s failed to stop the covert Shadow invasion. To convince the Transgalatic Council of Earth’s peril and enlist their help, Jas needs evidence that Shadows are living among humans on their home planet. With the help of her friends, she’s kidnapped a Global Government minister who she believes is a Shadow. When the Council see the minister, it’ll have to believe her. But Jas may have made a terrible mistake. Is the minister really a Shadow? If she isn’t, and Jas can’t prove that the invasion is happening, Earth will burn and fall, and the galactic empire will follow.
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Trapped

2017

Aliens are invading Earth, but the only ones who can stop them are trapped. Jas Harrington and her companions are battling the alien invasion of Shadows. The four friends have made it to a sanctuary, and they want contact the Transgalactic Council to ask for its help, but Shadows surround them. The aliens have blocked deep space transmissions, and Jas can't get a message out to the Council. If she can find a way to destroy the suppressor that’s blocking the signal, their troubles may be over. But time is short. The Shadows are doing everything they can to break through their defenses. If Jas and her allies fail at their task, no hope remains for humankind. Trapped is Book Seven in the fast-paced, action-packed Shadows of the Void space opera serial.
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Mars Born

2017

The future of the galaxy hangs in the balance as the Shadows continue their invasion. Jas Harrington has escaped to the starship Bricoleur, where she must decide how best to continue the fight. Along with her companions, she travels to Mars, her birthplace. Jas delves into her murky past and uncovers surprising secrets. What’s more, in the midst of the declining colony world, she finds aliens who might be the key to everything: the Shadows, where they come from, how they operate, and how to defeat them. The race is on to free the aliens and enlist them in the desperate battle to save the galaxy. Mars Born is book eight in the ten-book Shadows of the Void space opera serial.
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Shadow Battle

2017

Humanity is at war with invading aliens, and the battle’s about to go galactic. Security chief Jas Harrington has exposed the secret invasion of Earth by hostile aliens called Shadows. She hopes the Transgalactic Council can come to Earth’s aid, and she and her companions await the Council’s arrival at Ganymede Outpost. The galactic adventurers have with them the enigmatic organisms they rescued from a military weapons research station. When the Council members hear Jas’ story, they realize that the stolen organisms may hold the secret to defeating the Shadows. Meanwhile, in the deepest regions of the galaxy, the Shadow battle has begun. Jas and her friends are forced to split up in order to fight alongside their galactic allies. Jas enlists with the galactic fleet and is sent to serve aboard the space battleship Infineon. As the battle rages, it becomes clear that the allies face more threats than just the enemy’s ships. Shadow Battle is book nine in the Shadows of the Void space opera serial.
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Shadow War

2017

A galactic war. Star-crossed lovers. What could possibly go wrong? Jas Harrington has risen from a lowly ensign to the rank of commander in the Unity Alliance, which has been at war with the Shadows for the last five years. But her rapid promotion means little to Jas. She hasn’t seen the love of her life for the duration of the war, and she doesn’t know if he’s dead or alive. As the battle to decide the fate of the galaxy draws near, Jas readies her starship, the Thylacine, to play its part in defeating the enemy. The fate of humanity and galactic civilization hangs in the balance, and she hopes that if the allies win, the life she’ll lead afterward is worth fighting for. Shadow War is Book Ten and the final book in the fast-paced, action-packed Shadows of the Void space opera serial. Download your copy today! Sign up for a free copy of Starbound, the Shadows of the Void prequel, at JJ Green's reader group: http://jjgreenauthor.com/
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The Galathea Chronicles

2016

The first three books of JJ Green’s Shadows of the Void space opera serial, in one discounted bundle. Generation (Shadows of the Void 1) Humankind entered the age of deep space travel two decades ago, and Earth’s megacorps rushed to exploit the rich resources to be found on unclaimed planets. Prospecting starships roam the galaxy, racing to be the first to lay their hands on the new-found source of wealth. But unknown horrors lie at the reaches of the great expanse, ready to be awakened by unsuspecting starship crews. Chief Security Officer Jas Harrington’s job is to protect her shipmates from hostile aliens on new worlds. For the efficient if quick-tempered Jas, that hasn’t been too hard up till now. But her captain is drug-addled, and he’s hungry for the bonuses he gets from finding valuable resources. When the captain won’t listen to Jas’ fears about a mysterious planet, he is compromised by contact with a strange life form—a life form that threatens to take over the entire ship and return to Earth, where it can spread its deadly infection. Now Jas is in a race against time, struggling to quarantine the alien infection and prevent the aliens from achieving their goal: Generation. She doesn't realize it yet, but as she fights to save her crew, the future of all humanity hangs in the balance. Stranded (Shadows of the Void 2) The starship Galathea has crash-landed on a planet inhabited by deadly aliens, but Polestar, the megacorp that owns the ship, isn’t in a hurry to rescue the crew. Some of the officers were infected by the hostile life forms, and the company may not want to take responsibility or waste money on a lost cause. Unknown to Polestar, many of the possessed officers died in the crash. But Jas Harrington isn’t convinced that they were all killed. She thinks that infected personnel remain aboard ship, impossible to detect, and hoping to hitch a ride to a populated planet. Now the ship’s life support systems aren’t working, the one remaining engineer doesn’t know how to fix the engines, and the crew is threatening to mutiny. Can Jas combat the dangers outside and within the ship? Can she can get the Galathea off the planet? And if she does, how can she be sure she isn’t spreading the deadly aliens to the rest of the galaxy? Dawn (Shadows of the Void 3) Under orders from Earth’s Global Government, the crew of the Galathea set out for the colony world of Dawn, where the hostile aliens that infested their ship can be rooted out. Jas Harrington learns the aliens are called Shadows, and that there has been a conspiracy of silence surrounding the threat they pose to the galaxy. She also finds that there’s more to Dawn than meets the eye. On the new world, she discovers the horrible truth of what the Shadows do to victims caught in their traps. She discovers what Dawn’s inhabitants are hiding. She discovers that the planet’s security has been penetrated. As the Shadows draw near, Jas battles desperately to free the people of Dawn from their dark secrets. If she doesn’t succeed, no one can survive.

Author

J.J. Green
J.J. Green
Author · 40 books

J.J. Green is a British-Australian science fiction author who writes about ordinary people living with the challenges of existence in future societies—and some kickass sci fi heroines too. Her series include Star Legend, Space Colony One, Star Mage Saga, Shadows of the Void and Carrie Hatchett, Space Adventurer. J.J. was born in London’s East End within the sound of the church bells of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, which makes her a bona fide Cockney. She first left the U.K. as a young adult and has lived in Australia, Laos and Taiwan. She currently lives aboard her starship in Cambridge, UK, with her ship’s cat, called Black Cat, the cabin boy and the chief engineer. Sign up to J.J. Green's reader group at jjgreenauthor.com

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