Since we first looked at the stars, there has been a silence, no signs of alien life, no one who has tried to speak to us, a mystery that a long dead scientist called the Fermi Paradox.‘Where are they?’In 2118, the first daring mission to another star, Tau Ceti, twelve light years away is launched. Tom Hites and Harry Cosgrove command the Starship Endeavour on an epic journey to solve the Fermi Paradox. From the first, nearly disastrous steps on a distant world, their quest takes them further than they ever imagined. Out amidst the mysterious long abandoned worlds and ancient relics they discover, some strange, some wonderful and some deadly, that question they seek to answer becomes:‘Where are they now?’

The Great War spreads… One after another, the Kingdom's star bases have fallen before the Neo Hegemony and their coalition. Only one remains in the strategically vital Talos Rift.Valestra. Low on supplies, low on fuel and low on food - The base's only hope is a desperate resupply mission. The Kingdom fleet assembles the largest convoy yet, protected by dozens of warships and hundreds of fighters. Even with all the firepower the Kingdom can bring to bear, if only a single freighter manages to run the enemy's relentless gauntlet, then the relief operation will be deemed a success. Lieutenant Jason 'Rick' Richards knows he's the best Tempest pilot in the Kingdom. But there's an enemy out there who is his equal. Someone only he can defeat. Someone he must defeat. Hegemony pilot, Major Gan Corla's hatred for Rick burns strong. He has given himself body and soul to the Neo cause, but his hunger to take down his nemesis could overwhelm even that fanatical loyalty. Both will risk all to kill the other. Even the mission. Even the war, if need be. And while fighters and warships collide in ferocious combat, hidden in the dark, a new kind of warrior rises. Lieutenant Commander Nisha Draper and her stealth ship, the KSS Ghost, may be all that stands between the convoy, and the massive fleet of enemy reinforcements headed their way. For brutal dogfights, epic rivalry and massive warships clashing, download A Relentless Fury. Audio book available. Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer.

War has come to the Galaxy. The dark forces of the Neo Hegemony strike, sweeping across the worlds of the Arcadian sector and crushing all in their path.One system stands against the onslaught, the Kingdom of New Avalon. But the men and women of their expeditionary forces are trapped behind enemy lines on a besieged planet. Losing those troops will lose the war.Their only hope? A last-ditch rescue mission led by Captain Hal Cutter and his battleship, Achilles. Beset on all sides by lethal enemy warships, he must lead a rag-tag fleet of naval and civilian vessels across Hegemony held space to save the beleaguered Kingdom soldiers.In the skies and orbit, Lieutenant Jason 'Rick' Richards and the untested pilots of Viper squadron clash in a furious battle for supremacy against elite enemy fighters.And on the ground, Private Patrick 'Wink' Goble and his platoon must hold the line against a ruthless enemy commander and her overwhelming force of battle-tested mechs until salvation arrives.All will play their part in this desperate struggle for survival against impossible odds.The Great War has begun… Read the epic new military science fiction series from Ralph Kern, the best-selling author of the Locus series.

The Great War rages.The Reach. A vast barren tract of space lying between the besieged stars of the Kingdom of New Avalon and their distant allies. And it is the latest battlefield in the war burning across the void.Admiral Valin Sarven of the Hegemony fleet is as cunning as he is ruthless. A master tactician commanding the most powerful vessel in space, the battleship Behemoth. He is dispatched into the Reach with a single goal; to sever the long, tenuous supply lines linking the Kingdom to the Liberty Federation.Captain Hal Cutter and his ship, Achilles, join the flagship of the Kingdom's fleet, the legendary KSS Cronus, in hunting the monstrous vessel lurking in the dark.But nothing has prepared the proud Kingdom Navy for what they'll face as battleships clash in savage combat. And when Cronus is lost in the first brutal engagement, Cutter must play a deadly game of cat and mouse among the dim stars of The Reach.For these warriors, no quarter will be asked or given.It isn't just admirals, captains and officers fighting this war, though. It is often those below decks who pay the highest price. And two spacers, one on either side, learn that even amid the fires of war and hatred, an act of mercy may save a wounded soul.Turrets will roar and hulls will buckle in this epic tale of battleships clashing in the night.

THE COMPLETE LOCUS SERIES An epic tale of mystery, survival, exploration, intrigue and war. The cruise ship, M/S Atlantica is lost. On these strange and uncharted seas, where even the compass shows the sun rising to the west, Atlantica's passengers and crew must do what it takes to survive. UNFATHOMED Atlantica arrives in a strange new world. Unable to locate land, and with no way to contact home, they must find new allies, fend off relentless enemies, and discover the horrifying truth behind The Locus. EXPEDITION An expedition to the mainland discovers an unstoppable threat, and leads to a devastating new conflict for Atlantica and her fleet. A dark secret tears apart friends and families. OSIRIS The future of humanity will be decided as the fleet confronts the architect of the Locus. Not everyone will survive the desperate final battle. The Locus boxset contains all three action-packed novels in this best-selling science fiction thriller series: Unfathomed, Expedition and Osiris. Acclaimed for great characters, thrilling action, technical accuracy and compelling mystery and intrigue. Buy today.

The sins of the distant past echo far into the future.An uneasy peace settles over the strange new world into which the M/S Atlantica has been thrust by the Locus. The cruise ship leads her war-weary fleet on its first, tentative steps beyond simple survival. But an expedition to the mainland changes everything, sparking a chain of events leading to a devastating new conflict.For Karl Grayson, soldier, spy and traitor, there is no forgiveness for the murder and destruction he brought on the Fleet. Nor is his long mission over to hunt those responsible for the Locus and its terrifying repercussions. His prey will do anything to protect their secrets.Jack Cohen, who fought so hard to protect Atlantica, is caught between Grayson and his quarry. Cohen’s decisions will test his morals, and may cost him the woman he loves.Amid betrayal and lies, enemies become allies, old friends become the deadliest of foes, and the ships of the Fleet clash in battle.And this world may yet prove itself to be more hostile than they could ever have imagined.

The M/S Atlantica, one of the most advanced cruise ships in the world, is lost.Land has disappeared. Fuel, food and hope begin to dwindle.After months recuperating in hospital, US Marine, Jack Cohen hoped a Caribbean cruise would help him recover from the horrific injuries he sustained fighting in the Middle East. Instead, when the ship is attacked, he is once again thrust into battle to protect Atlantica against the ruthless enemy hunting her, and the insidious threat already aboard.On these mysterious and uncharted seas, where even the compass shows the sun rising to the west, Atlantica's salvation may lie with a U.S Navy warship which is as lost as they are. Together, they must pool their resources and use every means available to defend themselves while discovering what has happened to them.And the rest of the world.Unfathomed, a military science fiction thriller which will appeal to anyone who enjoyed Lost, BSG or The Last Ship.From the international best-selling author of Endeavour and Erebus.Please subscribe to my mailing list, which I host in collaboration with a number of other leading authors: www.scifiexplorations.com

The sins of the distant past echo far into the future.An uneasy peace settles over the strange new world into which the M/S Atlantica has been thrust by the Locus. The cruise ship leads her war-weary fleet on its first, tentative steps beyond simple survival. But an expedition to the mainland changes everything, sparking a chain of events leading to a devastating new conflict.For Karl Grayson, soldier, spy and traitor, there is no forgiveness for the murder and destruction he brought on the Fleet. Nor is his long mission over to hunt those responsible for the Locus and its terrifying repercussions. His prey will do anything to protect their secrets.Jack Cohen, who fought so hard to protect Atlantica, is caught between Grayson and his quarry. Cohen’s decisions will test his morals, and may cost him the woman he loves.Amid betrayal and lies, enemies become allies, old friends become the deadliest of foes, and the ships of the Fleet clash in battle.And this world may yet prove itself to be more hostile than they could ever have imagined.

Since we first looked at the stars, there has been a silence, no signs of alien life, no one who has tried to speak to us, a mystery that a long dead scientist called the Fermi Paradox.‘Where are they?’In 2118, the first daring mission to another star, Tau Ceti, twelve light years away is launched. Tom Hites and Harry Cosgrove command the Starship Endeavour on an epic journey to solve the Fermi Paradox. From the first, nearly disastrous steps on a distant world, their quest takes them further than they ever imagined. Out amidst the mysterious long abandoned worlds and ancient relics they discover, some strange, some wonderful and some deadly, that question they seek to answer becomes:‘Where are they now?’