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Desa Kincaid has spent the last 10 years in pursuit of a man whose experiments have killed over a dozen people. Blessed with the power to transform ordinary objects into devastating weapons, she journeys through trading ports, backwater towns, forests, deserts, and the haunted remains of a dead city. But can she stop her enemy before he unleashes something terrible on the world?

Desa Kincaid set out to save her world from the machinations of a madman. She failed. Now, she finds herself a prisoner in her own city, navigating a web of political intrigue. Hope beckons in the form of the mysterious Spear of Vengeance, a weapon forged by the gods. To recover it, Desa will take a journey into the very heart of the ancient world and confront an enemy more powerful than any she has faced so far...her own guilt.

On a mission to recover an escaped alien life-form, young Justice Keeper Anna Lenai pursues the felon into uncharted space - and finds the lost home world of her ancestors. While Anna tries to adapt and survive in a strange, hostile environment, she accidentally uncovers a conspiracy that will shake their world to its foundations.

Three years have passed since Jack Hunter changed the course of history. Now, a terrorist threatens to fracture the delicate alliance between Earth and Leyria, and Jack finds himself neck-deep in a world of danger and scandal. Allegiances shift as conspiracies surface, and distinguishing friend from foe will be the most difficult test Jack has ever faced.

The Ragnosian fleet has secured the planet and now stands poised to begin the final invasion. In a desperate attempt to save her people, Anna Lenai tries to negotiate with the ruthless Admiral Telixa Ethran. But the Ragnosians have an ace up their sleeve, and as added insurance they have taken thousands of people hostage. Jack Hunter must lead a mission to find and disarm the weapon before millions of lives are lost. Meanwhile, Anna’s team infiltrates the Ragnosian stronghold, attempting to free the hostages and bring an end to the senseless war.

The Ragnos Confederacy has spread through the galaxy, taking system after system. Now, they are poised to strike the final blow against their enemies.

Anna Lenai and Melissa Carlson are on their way to Salus Prime: a low-tech planet in the grip of the Ragnos Confederacy. Together, they must build a resistance movement to overthrow Ragnosian rule and prevent their enemies from gaining a stronghold from which to attack Leyria.

Grecken Slade’s devious plan has thrown the galaxy into war. With the three major spacefaring civilizations at each other’s throats, the Justice Keepers are hard pressed to maintain order.

Simmering tensions boil over as the Ragnosians attack the colony world of Alios, beginning a war with Leyria. Jack, Anna, and Melissa must defend a planet full of civilians from a hostile invasion force. Meanwhile, Slade’s origins are revealed, as he hatches his plan to assassinate the prime council—a plan that will irrevocably change the political landscape of many worlds. The Overseers will soon move their final pieces into position...and the galaxy will never be the same again.

As the SuperGates open, civilizations once separated by unimaginable distances can now interact for the first time. And, of course, what follows is tension. In a desperate attempt to preserve the fragile peace, Antaur calls a summit to discuss a potential alliance with Leyria. Jack Hunter and Anna Lenai are assigned to protect the delegation from mercenaries loyal to Admiral Telixa Ethran. Melissa Carlson investigates a growing fascist movement on Leyria, hoping that her world can change course before it’s too late.

Something evil is terrorizing a small Leyrian town, and Anna Lenai and Keli Armana are sent to investigate. Soon, they come face-to-face with a deadly enemy. Meanwhile, on a mission to the edge of known space, Jack Hunter is pursued by starships from the other side of the galaxy. Soon, he realizes that the ships belong to the ruthless Admiral Telixa Ethran. Harry Carlson must choose between his love of law enforcement and his love for his family. But there are forces in this world that will hunt him down - no matter what he chooses.

Jack Hunter's greatest adversary, the man who pushed him to his limits, was a terrorist who brought a city to its knees. It took everything Jack had to capture him the last time, and now, that man is loose again. But Leo isn't interested in simply killing Jack. No, what he really wants is to make Jack suffer. To break his spirit. Keli Armana wishes to return to her people, to a world where she can use her telepathic skills without restrictions, and she tries to persuade Ben Loranai into leaving with her. But is Ben willing to betray his own government?

Melissa Carlson was thrilled to enter the Justice Keeper training program. Now, she has begun a new life on Leyria: an idyllic planet that has overcome poverty and prejudice. But something dark simmers beneath the surface, as a terrorist group threatens to bring back the social unrest that the Leyrian people fought so hard to vanquish.

Something lurks at the edge of known space. Strange sensor readings in the outer solar system force Anna Lenai and Jack Hunter to investigate a military installation. There, they discover a secret plan to develop the ultimate weapon. Meanwhile, Jena Morane struggles to expose the treachery of Grecken Slade. The secrets she uncovers could lead to war between Leyria and its aggressive, space-faring neighbours. Surrounded by enemies from all sides, can the Justice Keepers maintain peace in the galaxy?

The disgraced justice keeper Grecken Slade conducts a campaign of terror to gain control of the "key": a mysterious piece of Overseer technology. Facing him is Jena Morane, who leads a rag-tag band of resistance fighters to protect innocent civilians from Slade's wrath. Meanwhile, Jack Hunter and Harry Carlson search for the three ciphers that will grant them access to the key and the secrets buried therein.

Operative Jena Morane is the kind of Justice Keeper who can't resist the urge to poke her nose where it doesn't belong. Bored with her current assignment, she flies off to investigate strange readings from a neighboring star system. But something is lurking in deep space, and what she finds there will haunt her until the day she dies.

A piece of ancient Overseer technology has been found. Anna Lenai must travel to a small town in Tennessee to recover the device before it gets to the wrong hands. Meanwhile, Jack heads to Leyria to contact a professor who has studied the Overseers, hoping to keep the man alive long enough to get some answers. What they're unaware of is that Wesley Pennfield has returned to Earth, seeking revenge on the people who took everything from him.