A sixteen-year-old boy and his four girl companions prepare to venture into the stars aboard a self-built biosphere ship in a derelict spacecraft system.
Kenneth Hammond
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A sergeant on his second combat tour fights through insurgents in a city convoy ambush to rescue a captured soldier.
A young colonist drops into an alien wilderness to complete his ranger initiation test, facing local dangers like a creature trapped in carnivorous vines.
A shuttle pilot and his engineer crash-land on a planet after a near-collision with an unpowered Ducal ship, setting the stage for an imperial bodyguard tale.
A space pilot and his crew encounter a hostile fleet attacking a planet while transporting ore, drawing them into a military conflict.
A war orphan and ship repair technician salvages a wreck from a starship graveyard to build his own private raider against a ruthless empire.
A combat veteran turned chauffeur protects a wealthy woman and her young daughter while investigating a suspicious tailing car.
A troubled sixteen-year-old boy is struck by lightning and discovers he has developed powerful psychic abilities.
An eighteen-year-old martial arts prodigy survives an explosion and awakens in a strange new world, guided by a mysterious amulet and his Zen training.
A bastard noble's son becomes a thief-taker in a port city, using his wits and clubs to capture criminals and bring them to justice.
A young baron trained in the blade-dance faces elves and political intrigue as kingdoms prepare for war.
A lone shadow walker stalks a cruel noble's manor by night, stealthily navigating walls, shafts, and guard patrols to reach an unseen objective.
A young street urchin trained by his foster mother, a master thief, navigates a war-torn city while honing his skills in acrobatics, languages, lockpicking, and blade-work.
A bastard son of a king returns from years of travel to find his kingdom in decline and must survive as a lowly laborer while hiding his royal blood.
A young ranger ventures into haunted orc-infested forests to hunt trolls in their mountain lair.
A nineteen-year-old orphan from a northern mountain settlement ventures south seeking work as a scout among mercenary companies in a dangerous fantasy world.
A street-born thief with a unique ability to sense magical signs breaks into a mage's shop and discovers a hidden study filled with wonder, leading to an unexpected encounter with the wizard Silver.
A young street orphan begins his life as an apprentice pickpocket in a thieves guild, learning the craft under harsh mentors.
A skilled adopted assassin of a beast-handling clan discovers a dark conspiracy among clan masters and must choose his path.
A linguistically gifted young man joins the Special Forces and is rapidly promoted during the Vietnam War, facing the brutal realities of combat.