Bøger af Jamie McFarlane

A team of grumpy old vets answer the call to war and undertake an impossible rescue when a secret mission, deep in hostile alien territory, goes terribly wrong. The US Army's Zebra Company has been tasked with an impossible, secret mission to establish a presence on planet Fimil Prime . With a no-holds-barred budget, and the help of friendly alien allies, Mission Black Turtle is launched, sending the fortress-class Angry Arc and two hundred of Earth's finest soldiers into the great unknown.A living embodiment of SNAFU, the mission falls off the rails when the highly advanced Quarr challenge Zebra Company's arrival by fielding a host of genetically engineered warriors to ruin the day. Cut off from supplies and reinforcements, a beaten and beleaguered Zebra Company barely survives as a well-supplied Quarr army wages a grueling war of attrition, taking unimageable losses to run humanity off planet. Never ones to back down from a challenge, Albert Jenkins and his elite platoon of grumpy old vets mount up again, bringing their own brand of sarcastic justice to Fimil Prime. The big question? What can a platoon of old vets do against an army of genetically engineered aliens? It's a question AJ and his friends are all too happy to answer. Buy Junkyard Commandos today and kick the Quarr back to parts unknown.

A world-shattering invasion. A long-dead rumor. A death-defying risk to save humanity. If the Kroerak Empire had a soft spot, Liam Hoffen would have found it by now. After years of fighting the blasted bug invaders, he's all but thrown in the towel. To make matters worse, intercepted enemy plans show the empire's next attack could wipe them off the map.Rumors of a Kroerak weakness are their world's only hope of survival. It's too bad the keepers of the secret have long since turned into space dust. With time running out and alien bounty hunters in hot pursuit, Liam and his crew must venture to a long-forgotten planet. They'll risk everything for a long-shot defense against certain annihilation. Pursuit of the Bold is the start of a standalone trilogy in the Privateer Tales saga, a series of high-spirited space operas. If you like eccentric crews, exotic alien locations, and twists and turns you won't see coming, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's action-packed 13th book in the Privateer Tales epic.Buy Pursuit of the Bold to set your course for an impossible interstellar mission today!

The bugs have arrived, and the invasion of Earth has begun. An intrepid group of friends will stop at nothing to defend their home. A massive fleet of aliens arrived weeks back and have been battling it out with the combined fleets of mankind's most powerful nations. The war for humanity's very existence has begun and it's not going very well. With supremacy in orbit, the Kroerak empire has started the second phase of their invasion by sending in their armies. Lester Knight, Jeremy Tinker and Clara Daws have grown up in the sleepy little town, Elm Bluff on the western border of Iowa. Nothing much exciting every happens in Elm Bluff until suddenly it becomes a buffer between two armies. The town has only one chance of survival and that's if it can be cut off from the bugs. Read Uncommon Bravery and discover just how far a group of friends will go to protect their home.

Trapped in a far-off galaxy, Liam Hoffen receives news that a massive Kroerak fleet has found its way to Earth. Knowing an invasion is imminent stuns our explorers, but there's nothing they can do when they discover the interplanetary Trans Loc system has been shut down to stem the tide of invading bugs.As if things couldn't get worse; Intrepid is then seized by an overzealous alien government and the crew is relegated to the backwater planet - Zuri. When a chance discovery, that could end Earth's desperate war comes to light, our heroes find they will stop at nothing to return home. That is if there is anything left.Blockade Runner, the eleventh installment of the Privateer Tales saga, is an exciting mix of fleet combat, mechanized infantry battles and non-stop space opera action. While this completes the Kroerak story arc, it exposes a new struggle against a corrupt government - the Confederation of Planets.

He thought the bloodshed was over. The true terror is just beginning...Captain Liam Hoffen has no time to relax after defeating the Mendari. Hastily organizing an expedition to their home world, he brings his beleaguered crew across the stars to install the new leadership. But as soon as he arrives, a massive prototype warship slices into their path and threatens the entire mission.After a daring confrontation, Hoffen pushes through to the planet. But once there, he discovers a terrifying weapon of mass destruction was launched at the end of the war. And the Mendari people are mind-controlled from revealing any secrets... including its deadly course.Can Hoffen break through the horrific mental manipulation and stop an apocalyptic attack?Black Cutlass is the nineteenth standalone novel in the galaxy-spanning Privateer Tales military science fiction series. If you like desperate heroes, fast-paced action, and explosive battles, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's thrilling space opera.Buy Black Cutlass to voyage into danger today!

Liam Hoffen and Nick James are back in the next, exciting installment of Jamie McFarlane's Privateer Tales. After fighting space pirates and rescuing a damsel in distress, nothing sounds better than shore leave at Puskar Stellar on Mars where Liam can reconnect with his girlfriend. But neither their newest crew member, Marny, nor the Mars Protectorate Navy is ready for them to spend much time relaxing.Their old nemesis, Harry Flark, found a new mining station to pillage and the crew of Sterra's Gift has been hired to transport a covert operative into Flark's lair. This is the perfect opportunity for them to set things right if it helps to bring him down. The big problem comes when Liam and Nick discover Flark is expecting them and has no intention of letting them get away with their lives.Like white knights on silver steeds, Liam, Nick, Marny and a passel of new friends fight their way across the solar system, making a name for themselves and their mission.

Chasing his twin sister through an unstable wormhole connects Quinn Hoffen with long-lost family struggling to overcome unscrupulous brigands... When a fishing trip on the Gnard Sea of Grünholz ends in catastrophe, Jennifer James is pronounced lost at sea. But, when evidence of foul play is uncovered by her persistent son, the family will have to choose if they'll risk everything and go against the growing corruption within their home of Neo Firma. Knowing better than to blame fate on his arrival on Neo Firma in the middle of his long-lost family's crisis, Quinn Hoffen will have to make a hard decision. Will he follow in the footsteps of his outsized parents and set himself against the evil before him? Does he measure up against his father's greatness? Or will he lead his friends to disaster and destroy a family struggling to simply survive. Brigand's Choice is the first book in an action-packed, space opera series. If you like high risk, high adrenaline gambits, clever twists and turns, and heroes who don't have everything figured out just yet, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's fast-paced science fiction adventure. Buy Brigand's Choice to help Quinn knock back the brigands who would seek to rule the day! The Afterwar Saga is an independent series set in the Privateer Tales universe.

Modern day wizard, Felix Slade, has long guarded his deepest secret even from those closest to him. Each time Felix uses magic under pressure, he's barely able to hold on. It's as if there's a dark part of him that wants to get loose and he's afraid that if he ever lets go, there will be no turning back. To make matters worse, there's a growing part of him that wants to do just that. For Felix, life would be simpler if not for his dreams. Having been raised by positive, earth witches, Felix is unable to turn away from a cry for help. In a dream, Felix sees a young witch abused by a rogue wizard. Night after night, Felix is always too late to save the young witch as her very life essence is drained. What's worse is that Felix is losing control while dreaming, endangering friends and family as he sets fire to his home. In Wizard Unleashed, readers will follow Felix to an entirely new realm, where the mystery of his origins will finally be revealed. With the lives of the people he loves most on the line, he'll have to face his most powerful adversary ever. Himself. Interview with the Author

When aliens threaten his country, one grumpy old vet will take the fight to the stars.Albert Jenkins would like nothing more than to putter around his junkyard, selling parts and working on old cars. When an alien spacecraft is shot down by US Air Defense and crash lands on his newly rebuilt home, he's dragged back into the fight of his life. Lightyears away, a war for the control of Earth looms and humanity's freedom hangs in the balance. Previously kicked off Earth, the Korgul are back and they are willing to destroy any who stand in their way.To join the action, AJ lacks just one thing, a spaceship. With only a junkyard full of old parts, he'll need help to get his plan off the ground. Fortunately, he's got a plucky, pop culture loving, nano-sized symbiote who's managed to roll back the damages of eighty years of hard living. With dogged determination he'll repurpose an old, reclaimed shuttle and build a spaceship so he can join the fight one more time.Buy Junkyard Spaceship today and send AJ to the stars to kick some alien butt!

Could elves be attending school with human children? Could you be an elf? In this fast-paced fantasy adventure, anything is possible.Fourteen year old Tig Parnassus is the smallest kid in his class, enduring bullying and solitude even though he's known these kids for most of his life. One day, in the middle of Algebra class, his sixth sense tells him something is terribly wrong. After a mad dash, he arrives home to find his critically wounded father accompanied by family he didn't realize existed. To make matters more interesting, his beautiful aunt insists that he is an Elven Prince of the House of Parnassus.A greedy, power-hungry wizard has awakened an ancient evil and pulled it into our world. Tig is thrust through a portal into the magical Faerie world of Gaeland. The portal reveals a world filled with elves, gnomes, demons, and even a dragon. Along with two new friends who are discovering their own elven heritage, Tig must not only find a way to return his father to health, but save Gaeland from demon domination.In Lesser Prince, the lives of three kids are changed forever when they discover that magic is part of who they are. The power of family and friendship gives them courage to stand firm in the face of evil.

With a price on their heads, grumpy old vets will risk everything to bring alien assassins to justice.Someone is killing off the old team of vets who repelled Earth's first Korgul invasion. With the end of a war precious few even knew was happening, life's been peaceful. Of course, Albert Jenkins isn't a bit surprised when that peace is shattered by the sounds of rocket propelled grenades fired over the Georgia swamps. To make matters worse, when he reports the alien's foiled attack to the Army, he's ordered to keep things quiet and stop causing trouble.The problem is AJ has only one gear and avoiding trouble isn't in his makeup. So instead of sitting around and waiting for the next RPG to be tossed his way, he takes to the stars and starts tracking bounty hunters the only way he knows how - up close and personal.Junkyard Veterans is the fourth installment of the popular Junkyard Pirate series.Buy Junkyard Veterans and help AJ put alien bounty hunters in their place.

An alien invasion. A home-world destroyed. Can an embattled captain survive a daring fight to save the remnant of his colony? Privateer Liam Hoffen can't wait to reunite with his family. But after he emerges from a 20-year stasis, he's shocked to discover a hostile enemy has razed his home and exiled his people. With his foes dependent on a gas-mining platform to keep their ships fueled, Liam's last-ditch hope is to cut off the vicious aliens with the help of a brother he never knew he had...Armed only with ancient combat-damaged clunkers, he and his stubborn sibling must lead a dangerous assault on the enemy's critical resources. Grossly outnumbered and far from reinforcements, Liam fears he'll have to put everything on the line to defend the people he loves from annihilation. Can Liam stop the powerful adversary from killing his family and taking over the system?Incursion at Elea Station is the 17th standalone book in the epic Privateer Tales space opera saga. If you like intergalactic crusades, spirited sibling rivalry, and underdog heroes, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's riveting sci-fi adventure. Buy Incursion at Elea Station to climb aboard for a rollicking thrill-ride today!

A critical food shortage. A colony under siege. Can he save his people before they're extinguished from the galaxy?Captain Liam Hoffen aims to expand Elea Station into a thriving community. But after an enemy armada attacks his struggling station, limited resources threaten the entire population. With no other options, Hoffen must abandon his people in search of supplies deep in marauder territory.Barely surviving his first battle, the bold captain is forced to partner with a double-dealing pirate to navigate treacherous space. But his fears multiply when he discovers the scarce provisions he needs demand trade with a once-defeated nemesis he swore never to trust.Can Captain Hoffen return with life-giving rations before his station is annihilated?Freebooter's Hold is the eighteenth standalone book in the expansive Privateer Tales space opera saga. If you like cosmic twists and turns, cunning heroes, and impossible odds, you'll love Jamie McFarlane's gripping adventure.Buy Freebooter's Hold to undertake a risky intergalactic mission today!

When you are old enough to finally become an Earth Mars citizen, everything should be perfect. Right? Not for Liam Hoffen. He's stuck on a mining asteroid called Colony 40, helping his father work a claim that is never going to pay out. His best friend, Nick James is set for life in James' Rental business and Liam just discovered that the girl he's known forever thinks he's pretty great and now she's leaving for the Mars Naval Academy. Liam dreams of sailing the stars. Whenever he gets the chance, he jets into space and floats, wishing to be free of the asteroid that has claimed him. What he doesn't realize is that fate is about to change everything. Sometimes you have to lose parts of yourself to gain the stars, and Liam discovers that while it isn't easy to literally lose parts of yourself to the pirates who attacked your home, gaining the stars is worth everything. He and Nick are about to find out what the real world has to offer and they end up meeting exciting people along the way.

Vietnam vet Albert "AJ" Jenkins never dreamed he'd have his own starship.When a pile of scrap rocket parts falls and crushes the overweight curmudgeon, he thinks it's finally the end. But just as he's about to take one final breath, a snarky extraterrestrial offers him one last chance. AJ's life in return for the alien sharing his body. With a little coaxing from his new inner resident, AJ's broken carcass improves so much that even an old flame is impressed. But his bright outlook fizzles when he discovers he's at ground zero of a galactic conspiracy to strip Earth for all it's worth. Will AJ's rusty military skills stand a chance against alien invaders or will humanity fall? Junkyard Pirate is the first book in a found spaceship space opera series. If you like grizzled soldiers, unlikely heroes, and intergalactic conspiracies, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's fast-paced alien adventure. Buy Junkyard Pirate to dive into the fight for Earth today!

A looming alien horde. A buried alien weapon. One last chance to save humanity. Liam Hoffen and his crew may have squashed a few alien bugs, but they're nowhere near ready for the coming swarm. Left for dead on a backwater planet, Liam must crawl through ancient alien ruins in search of an advanced weapon. Piecing it together is the only way to hold the Kroerak forces at bay until reinforcements arrive... if they arrive at all.Marny Bertrand has never left a crewmember behind, and she's not about to start now. When she discovers Liam is still alive, she'll put everything on the line and mount a reckless rescue mission. If she can't reach her friends before their defenses fall, enemy droves will get their claws on the only weapon capable of saving humanity. Fury of the Bold is the second book in a standalone trilogy in the Privateer Tales epic, a series of high-octane space operas. If you like quirky crews, bold space battles, and alien artifacts, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's rollicking 14th book in the Privateer Tales saga.

Celina Dontal just escaped eighteen months of captivity at the hands of Alexander Boyarov and his crew, members of the brutal Red Houzi Clan. That should have been the hard part. It was only the beginning. When she tried to contact her younger sister, Jenny, Celina received shocking news. The one person in the universe that Celina loved and lived for, was missing, and no one could tell her what happened. A vague mention of passage booked to the metropolis of Puskar Stellar on Mars was the only clue Celina unearthed, but Jenny hasn't responded to any of Celina's messages. Celina has no friends on Mars and to make things worse, Boyarov is skating on thin ice with the Red Houzi. He lost their ship and prisoner. Retrieving both as quickly as possible is the only hope he has of preserving his own life. He's on the hunt. If there is to be any help for Celina and Jenny, it will have to come from strangers. Puskar Stellar is a big city and finding someone who is trustworthy can be a slippery quest. Fool Me Once, a standalone novella, is the second story in Jamie McFarlane's Privateer Tales.

There's a hero in all of us. And one scientist is willing to kill to find it... Dorian Anino thought her research would change the world. The discovery of the so-called "hero-gene" taught her and her team that it was possible for some humans to have incredible strength, speed, and agility. But when Dorian discovers that the gene only expresses in people on the brink of death, her team can't help but be disappointed. Except for Dorian's protégé, who opts to poison the water supply to unearth more heroes... Luc Gray is a hero through and through. But when the squadron leader loses a pilot and then his command in quick succession, he has no idea what to do next. Without a mission, he jumps at an assignment from Dorian to investigate the pilot's death. But when the mission puts him in grave danger, Luc is about to find out just how much of a hero he is... To defeat a scientist who wants to play god, Dorian may just have to create her own team of heroes... On a Pale Ship is the first book in a new series in the Privateer Tales universe, a set of military sci-fi space operas. If you like amazing tech, superhuman abilities, and interstellar action, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's powerful tale.

A scouting mission gone bad. A life-changing loss of time. Can a privateer team navigate a bloody revolution to find their way home? Liam Hoffen is used to straightforward missions going off the rails. But when he emerges from a crash-landing, one look tells him he'll need more than a simple repair job. Having spent years inadvertently trapped in stasis, life has done more than pass him by... it's dumped his entire team into an alien revolution. Stranded on a rugged world hundreds of thousands of light years from home, Liam and his crew are immediately swept up in incomprehensible planetary politics. Choosing the wrong side to defeat a fresh menace could be the difference between life and death. Can Liam find a way off the planet before it becomes their final resting place? Privateers in Exile is the 16th standalone book in the Privateer Tales series of military space operas. If you like alien firefights, galactic power-plays, and gritty heroes, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's rocket-fueled adventure. Buy Privateers in Exile to wake up to an extraterrestrial battle today!

He's a Vietnam vet, with a new lease on life. To fight an out-of-this-world invasion, he'll need a little help from his friends...Albert Jenkins never cared much for bureaucrats and politicians. So when the Galactic Congress refuses to act on the illegal invasion of Earth by parasitic aliens, he does what any self-respecting vet would do - he steals a spaceship. But when AJ and a snarky pop-culture loving alien companion are pursued by space cops, he does the only rational thing he can come up with. He strategically crash lands on a junkyard moon. When he finally make it back home with what he hopes is a cure for the occupying parasites, he discovers the situation is worse than expected. The microscopic invaders have redoubled their efforts to strip Earth of critical resources, yet undiscovered by humanity. Knowing that time is in short supply, AJ calls on his network of crusty yet elite buddies from 'Nam. Fortunately, it does not take much convincing to get these aging patriots to saddle up one more time to kick some alien ass. With youth restored, this elite squad of old vets will pit themselves against an unseen enemy. The question is - can they put an end to this global invasion once and for all?Old Dogs, Older Tricks is the second book in the wild Junkyard Pirate space opera series. If you like sarcastic heroes, hilarious extraterrestrial sidekicks, and ragtag military units, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's epic adventure.Buy Old Dogs, Older Tricks and jump right back into the action!

Deep in debt and stranded, a suicide mission may be this crew's only hope...Liam Hoffen thought saving the world would cut him and his friends some slack. Instead, they're bankrupt, shipwrecked, and fugitives on a backwater planet. So much for gratitude... But, after discovering an ancient Kroerak ship, Liam sees an opportunity to locate the home world of the vicious alien species. When they set out to uncover the mysteries of the ship, things are looking up until he finds out the truth: every other crew who tried to solve the mystery was never heard from again...Corsair Menace is the 12th book and the start of a new standalone arc in the Privateer Tales saga, a series of captivating space operas. If you like plucky planetary explorers, exhilarating combat scenes, and modern takes on classic sci-fi adventures, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's electrifying addition to the expanding Privateer Tales universe.Buy Corsair Menace today to journey into the unknown reaches of space!

A retreating alien enemy. Civilization's new beginning. A terrifying threat could postpone his victory lap... forever. After discovering an indefensible weapon, Liam thought he had the Kroerak invaders on the ropes. But as he and his crew root out the last alien strongholds, he comes face to face with the staggering damage the invaders wreaked on the crew's nearly-inhospitable home worlds. When the battle-scarred survivors call on Liam to lead their broken civilization out of the rubble, he can't bear to turn them away. But Liam knows better than anyone, if he doesn't squash the source of the infestation, the Kroerak forces will be back-and next time, there will nothing to stop them. Liam's victory lap could be cancelled altogether after he uncovers a skin-crawling new menace of catastrophic proportions. If he can't balance leading his people and battling the gathering swarm, then humanity and the Confederation will be the ones exterminated. Judgment of the Bold is the third novel in a standalone trilogy within the 15-book Privateer Tales epic, a series of adrenaline-fueled space operas. If you like intergalactic showdowns, alien invasions, and audacious crews, then you'll love Jamie McFarlane's rip-roaring sci-fi saga.