ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN. OR MAKE ONE UP REALLY QUICKLY.

Slim Taggart has stolen plenty of things in his short life. That's what happens when you come from a family of planet-hopping thieves.

But when he somehow finds himself in possession of a shard from an ancient alien tech known as the Emberling, things start getting hotter than he likes.

Before Taggart knows it, a half-dozen criminal syndicates are on his tail, desperate for the powerful payload.

And that's before he manages to take aboard a motley crew of characters who each openly admit they'd kill for it, too.

Luckily, Taggart has a plan. He always does.

He just hasn't quite figured out what it is yet...

Exiled is the first book in the Emberling series, an action-packed carnival ride of a space opera that will leave you breathless.

Note: This is an homage to classic pulp sci-fi. If you're looking for hard sci-fi, look elsewhere. But if you're looking for adventures on alien planets with even more alien creatures, this is the series for you!

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Their fortunes are spent, frittered away on junk food and alcohol. Their crew is dwindled down to its last three members. The galaxy has all but forgotten about them.

Two years have passed since Captain Nemo rose to the heights of galactic infamy only to crash and burn in spectacular fashion. Hiding out in the galaxy’s bloomhole, the three remaining members of The Unconstant Lover’s crew are broke, desperate and ready to murder one another at the slightest provocation.

That’s when they stumble upon the greatest heist the galaxy’s ever seen, all planned and packaged just for them.

That heist will see them robbing blind the most feared megacorp in the galaxy – the impregnable Gitter Consortium. It will take all of the crew’s cunning, firepower and profanity to escape this one with the booty on board – and they’re two men down.

The greatest challenge the cutthroat crew faces, however, is not spice rangers or planetary blockades or corporate secrets – it’s themselves. With seven years of bickering and backstabbing under their belts, it will be a miracle if these three space pirates can pull together enough to pull off this one last job.
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2024 Silver Medalist - Military Writers Society of America

Check out Steal the Reaper, the thrilling debut of Todd Hosea's gripping new series. Dive into a heart-pounding blend of military thriller and sci-fi adventure that will keep you riveted with unexpected twists. If you're a fan of global technothrillers and beyond, grab your sample today and prepare for an exhilarating ride!

A mysterious spacecraft has crashed in a remote region of North Korea, setting off a geopolitical firestorm. The ship is now in the hands of a tyrannical dictator who will stop at nothing to unlock its secrets and bring the West to its knees. As tensions rise in the wake of this threat, North Korea's Supreme Leader is unaware that a small, prototype vessel, known as the Reaper, lies hidden within the wreckage. Its ingenious purpose could either save humanity or lead to its extinction.

Meanwhile, Captain Ava Tan is recruited for the boldest mission in military history: Steal the Reaper. Her orders are to infiltrate North Korea—the most isolated country on the planet—avoid triggering World War III, and pilot an alien vessel that is light years beyond anything she has ever flown. It is a suicide mission that will test Ava's courage and force her to decide where her loyalties truly lie. Earth's fate hangs in the balance and the clock is ticking.
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I was a loser who chose to stay behind and help when humanity bailed on a dying Earth. A cosmic afterthought, clinging to a fading hope that I could get a girl to notice me for my selfless act. When that blew up in my face and she tried to steal my cruiser-class starship, I decided enough was enough. Driven by my inheritance—a map to worlds untouched by human greed—I decided to do what I always wanted to do: blow this popsicle stand and say hello to the great unknown.

My name is Logan Pierce, and I was supposed to be exploring those hidden realms with my AI buddy, Steve. But fate had other plans. A distress call dragged me into a cosmic nightmare filled with aliens, pirates, and power-hungry rulers. Now, I’m caught in a high-stakes game where the fate of humanity might depend on my ability to save a couple of strange aliens and not screw up the order of the galaxy. Things weren’t going so well, and I may have just stepped in it…

2014 GRACE AWARD Winner in Speculative Fiction
2015 IndieBrag Award Winner

Awarded the Crowned Heart for Excellence - "Prepare for an adventure that flies from moment to moment with breathtaking speed and intensity!" - Penelope Anne Bartotto for InDtale Magazine

Human life has value.
The poor living in the gutter are as valuable as the rich living in a manor.
The scoundrel is no less valuable than the saint.
Because of this, every life a reaper takes must be redeemed.

Raven has lived by this first tenet since she was trained by her father to become a reaper. But since his death, she’s been spending years redeeming the lives she’s taken. By her count, she’s even and it’s time for that life to end. If she settles down and becomes a wife, she might just feel human again. But on the way to the life she thinks she wants, the baron of New Haven asks her to complete a task which she cannot ignore… Just when Raven decides to give up on her life as an assassin, she’s pulled right back in.

This is the complete Steampunk Fantasy novel - all four parts of the serial in one volume! Also includes bonus features not found in the episodes ~
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