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Warstrider
Series · 7 books · 1993-2015

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Warstrider

1993

Dev Cameron was planning to join the Navy when he was drafted into the Guard - 'groundpounders' consigned to do the dirtiest work of interplanetary warfare. But before the situation can be rectified, the reluctant warrior's heavily armored unit is rocketing to the stars to do battle with the Xenos - an inscrutable, illogical and terrifying race of alien monsters committed to the annihilation of all other galactic species.
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Rebellion

1993

In the wake of a breakthrough in the struggle against the Xenos on its frontier worlds, the Hegemony turns its attention to the planet Eridu, where newly-encountered Xenos as well as brewing unrest among the colonists threaten the Hegemony's rule. The ensuing struggle will test loyalties and have a far-reaching impact on the future of human and alien alike. The second book in Ian Douglas' classic Warstrider military sci-fi series, originally published in 1993. The whole Warstrider series is being re-issued by War Planet Press.
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Jackers

1994

FUTURE UNCERTAIN—Once he was the gaijin champion of a cruel and oppressive Empire. Now Dev Cameron is a military commander for the rebellious, newborn Confederation—and at tentative peace with the galaxy's all-powerful rulers. — But treachery has shattered the uneasy truce, as the Imperial lords prepare to rain destruction down, upon the outpost of New America—delivering the final death blow to the still young revolution. And now only one incomprehensible act can save Dev Cameron and his cause: a miraculous link with an alien self that could change the course of the future...by transforming a man into a god.
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Symbionts

1995

Dev Cameron helped the rebel Confederation defeat the Hegemony forces at Herakles, but his experience merging with an alien Naga consciousness has changed him irrevocably, and the rebellion rages on. After the passive DalRiss unexpectedly attack the Hegemony, Dev and Katya Alessandro are sent to meet with the aliens to determine if they have a common enemy. Their mission is critical to the success of the Confederation, but the difficulty of understanding truly alien intelligences makes a meaningful alliance unlikely, and doubts about Dev’s capabilities loom even as he may be the only one able to make contact. The fourth book in Ian Douglas' classic Warstrider military sci-fi series, originally published in 1994. The whole Warstrider series is being re-issued by War Planet Press.
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Netlink

1995

Over twenty years have passed since the events of Warstrider: Symbionts. Contact with the DalRiss and Naga and their technology has radically altered human society, as has the constant struggle between the Hegemony and the rebel Confederation for control over the dozens of human-inhabited planets. But the Hegemony has a new technology that could suppress any resistance to Earth’s rule, and meanwhile, Dev Cameron and the DalRiss have discovered a new threat emerging from deep space that could cause the extinction of all life it encounters. The fifth book in Ian Douglas' classic Warstrider military sci-fi series, originally published in 1995. The whole Warstrider series is being re-issued by War Planet Press.
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Battlemind

1996

The Web, a vast machine intelligence of unbelievable power, is steadily consuming the galaxy, indifferent to any species that stands in its way. Fighting the Web brings together an alliance between disparate societies and alien civilizations to stand against it in battle. And overcoming the Web means discovering where it came from and what goals drive its single-minded advance, and learning what the future holds for intelligent life in the universe. The Warstrider series draws to a close with this final epic struggle for the fate of the galaxy. The sixth and final book in Ian Douglas' classic Warstrider military sci-fi series, originally published in 1996. The whole Warstrider series is being re-issued by War Planet Press.
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The Ten Billion Gods of Heaven

2015

A brand-new novella-length entry in Ian Douglas' Warstrider universe! Warstrider: The Ten Billion Gods In Heaven Decades after their declaration of independence, the colony planets that formed the Confederation remain outnumbered by Earth's Japan-dominated Empire. But a new discovery could shake the balance of power. A solar system-spanning fragment of the galaxy-wide artificial intelligence called the Web has been located within reach of human civilization, but no one knows whether it's peaceful, hostile, or entirely indifferent to events on a human scale. Confederation and Imperial forces race to make contact and attempt an alliance with the alien machine that could swing humanity's conflict one way or the other. But if this proves impossible, each force will settle for making sure the other side does not survive the confrontation, by any means necessary.

Authors

William H. Keith Jr.
William H. Keith Jr.
Author · 27 books

Bill Keith was raised in the mountains of western Pennsylvania, and served in the Navy as a corpsman for many years. In addition to writing fiction and non-fiction works, he is an award-winning illustrator/artist. He has also published under the psuedonyms: Ian Douglas (SF series: Heritage, Legacy, Inheritance, Star Carrier, Andromedan Dark) H. Jay Riker (SEALS:The Warrior Breed series) Keith Douglass (Carrier and Seal Team 7 series) Bill Keith Keith William Andrews (Freedom's Rangers series) Robert Cain (Cybernarc series)

Ian Douglas
Ian Douglas
Author · 27 books
Ian Douglas is a pseudonym used by William H. Keith Jr..
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