The Expansion

Series · 5 books · 2018-2019

By Devon C. Ford

Books in series

Recon

2018

Hundreds of years in Earth’s future sees the united global territories striving to colonize the Moon and Mars. The discovery of a clean energy source ended the world’s reliance on fossil fuels overnight, and years after the resulting wars, a new discovery puts the tenuous world peace at risk; that of faster than light travel. With humanity on the verge of travelling to new solar systems and all the humanitarian and scientific possibilities involved, a discovery by the reconnaissance team turns everything upside down. Join the small team of the reconnaissance mission who fight friend and foe to complete their mission objectives – no matter where it leads them or what the personal cost.

Contact

2018

The recon ship, the Ichi, made contact with alien beings deep in space, making new allies and new enemies. The hastily-built fleet makes for the Centauri system, desperate to catch up with the Ichi, and their arrival comes just in time to encounter the almost invisible threat of the war-like Va’alen. But the fleet soon discovers that what is dominant technology in one solar system is dangerously out of its depth in another. Finding themselves in the middle of an alien war, inadvertently picking sides in exchange for advanced technology, the true cost of war is brought home to them in stark reality and loss of life. It will take great courage and high-risk tactics to endeavour to cripple the Va’alen so the fleet can regroup and head for home. Leaving Centauri for Earth, and unaware of the scale of power and technology they will need to secure the system and all the resources it holds, Admiral Dassiova’s fleet, what remains of it, lands in deep water.

Conflict

2018

Battles have been lost. Enemies stranded. The Conflict continues. The Ninth Fleet returns to Mars after barely surviving its last brush with the Va’alen; their enemy now marooned in the Centauri system after a daring mission far behind enemy lines to destroy their gateway device. Re-armed, re-fitted and hopeful that they pack enough punch to take on the superior foe, the human fleet heads back to pit their new ships against the Va’alen swarm. But when they get there, they find the whole sector of space empty. As they begin building a space station as a foothold in the region, their recon ship, the Ichi, is sent ahead to explore, when a worrying discovery leaves Commander Brandt and her team stranded and cut off on the surface of a strange and hostile moon. Fighting against the clock, they face a danger the fleet might not survive, and treachery threatens everything they’ve built. After Contact there is inevitably Conflict. Continue the Expansion series today. From Devon C Ford, the best-selling author of the hit Post-Apocalyptic series, After It Happened

War

2019

The universe has expanded dangerously beyond belief The fracturing of order back home sends Earth into turmoil, the tension affecting both near and far solar systems. Suffering from the political situation and kept mostly in the dark, the former crew of the Ichi are scattered to other roles. Commander Kyle Torres, after the shocking discovery of the true nature of the Va'alen, is tasked with the difficult job of negotiating with the Kuldar. Meanwhile, Admiral Dassiova is kept away from the Centauri system for a mysterious and secret purpose even he doesn’t yet understand. The rest of the team who found themselves stranded on the forest moon are drawn back into a fight with their newest enemy, but they learn that not all of their enemies are alien. When the dust settles, the mission becomes clear. They are at War. Continue the epic military science fiction Expansion series today, with War, from the best-selling author of the hit Post Apocalyptic series, After It Happened

Alliance

2019

The future of the galaxy will be shaped by one battle. An alliance is at the crux of Earth’s success. Captain Kyle Torres, now back in command of the Ichi, hand-picks his crew for their most dangerous mission yet. They scour the galaxy, searching for the home world of the Va’alen, with the hope of destroying them once and for all. Their journey takes them to never before explored sectors of space, and the secrets they uncover lead to an alliance with an unexpected ally. Admiral Dassiova, recovered from his grievous wounds, fights to prove his worthiness as a leader, but the Va’alen have plans of their own. A desperate assault uncovers truths humanity never expected in the bid to bring peace and prosperity to humanity, and to draw territory lines across space to last forever. Will their haste to destroy their enemy blind them to the dangers of their new alliance? Complete the Expansion series and find out. Continue the epic military science fiction Expansion series today, with War, from the best-selling author of the hit Post-Apocalyptic series, After It Happened

Author

Devon C. Ford

Author · 38 books

Devon is from the UK, having lived in many places until finally settling in the Midlands. His career in public services started in his teens and has provided a wealth of experiences, both good and some very bad, which form the basis of the book ideas that cause regular insomnia. He first started reading for fun as an adult, having tried his hardest to avoid anything resembling academia growing up, and at that point the world became a far bigger place. He has been reading, at least one book at a time, ever since. His debut works, the After It Happened series, (Survival, Humanity, Society) were published in April 2016 followed by Hope (July 2016) and Sanctuary (December 2016). The first part of the series concluded with the release of Rebellion which was published in June 2017. Storming high into the charts with the first books of the After It Happened series, Devon launched into the top 10 sellers listings in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, and he made the decision to write full time shortly after the launch of Hope. Devon’s self-published beginnings caused a stir in the publishing world, and resulted in contracts with Podium Publishing for Audible, narrated by R.C. Bray (The Martian, Expeditionary Force, Arisen), before a publishing deal for kindle and paperbacks with Vulpine Press. Further works have seen the start of a multi-author series, sci-fi/post-apocalyptic cross genre, futuristic dystopian and alternative history zombie apocalypse. Spin-off books from the After It Happened world have been announced for 2018.