Bøger af Rick Partlow

So close to home...And yet farther away than ever. Cam, Vicky and the others follow the jump gate line into the Reconstructor systems, hoping to find the Northwest Passage back to Earth...back home. Instead, they find death and destruction. And an ancient mystery. Something has wiped out one world after another, not a fleet of aliens, not a natural disaster, but a single enemy. A remnant of an old war, a doomsday weapon in the form of an insidious contagion that could infect one of their own. And if it does, it won't just be the end of Cam and the crew of the Orion...it'll mean the end of the human race. Book 14 in the Amazon Bestselling Drop Trooper series by Rick Partlow is here. It's Military Sci-Fi the way it's supposed to be!

New systems...new allies...new enemies. Cam Alvarez and the crew of the Orion spent five years in hibernation, putting old enemies behind them, searching for the pathway home. When they find another network of wormhole jumpgates created by the Predecessors, Cam is sure they're on the right track. But there are other civilizations in this new part of the galaxy, and they already have their own plans for the network. Plans they're willing to go to war to protect. War with each other...and war with the human newcomers. Surrounded by enemies, and by friends who may be just as treacherous, Cam and his Marines find themselves in a familiar situation. The faces are different but war is always the same...kill or be killed. Book 13 in the Amazon Bestselling Drop Trooper series by Rick Partlow is here. Grab your copy today!

Grant Masterson is a man with nothing left to lose... A disgraced ex-cop, framed by a crooked politician, abandoned by his family, he's forced into the life of a bounty hunter just to survive. Tracking down a traitor who stole military grade weapons to sell on the black market, Masterson finds out things aren't as simple as the wanted poster made them seem. Because Delia Beckett isn't a traitor, simply a patsy, and the forces manipulating her may be the same ones responsible for Masterson's fall from grace. Can a beat-up bounty hunter and his robot dog find the truth chasing a fugitive in a backwater colony town? Or will their journey to Absolution be their last hunt? Find out in this scence fiction thrill ride from Rick Partlow, the bestselling author of the Drop Trooper Series.

It can really suck to work for relatives. Particularly when your uncle's an egomaniacal, power-hungry narcissist who wants to take over the galaxy.Former Recon Marine Randall Munroe has been working as a hired gun for the Corporate Council for years, doing the dirty work of its Director, Andre Damiani, because he's had no choice - and because Andre is his uncle. But when Damiani gets his hands on incredibly dangerous alien technology, it's time to fight back.Munroe has seen the lost wonders of the ancient alien race, the Predecessors, who vanished tens of thousands of years ago after terraforming hundreds of planets and setting up a system of wormhole jumpgates to allow us access to them. He knows that Damiani plans to use the technology to take over the Commonwealth government, and he's forced to go to the last person in human space he'd ever thought to ask for help: his mother.A powerful Corporate Council executive, Munroe's mother, Patrice Damiani, once tried to force him into the life she'd planned for him as her protege, and his response was to join the Marines. Now, they have a common enemy: if her brother Andre takes over the Commonwealth, he won't have any compunction about disposing of his rivals and enemies, and Patrice Damiani has been his rival since they were born.Munroe has his own problems, though. His handler, a former cut-throat mercenary officer named Calderon, has begun to suspect that Munroe and some of his team of door-kickers have been conspiring against Andre Damiani. Calderon didn't need another reason to hate and resent Munroe, and if he catches him, he won't hesitate to kill him and everyone he loves. This time, there's no way out for Munroe except a fight to the death....The 4th and final installment of the Recon Series from Rick Partlow, set in his bestselling Drop Trooper Universe. This is Military Science Fiction the way it's meant to be!

All Cam Alvarez has known is war.For three years, he's fought the marauding alien Tahni on one God-forsaken planet after another, leading a squad of armored Drop Troopers.But the war is about to change.Cam is an officer now, fresh out of OCS and taking charge of his old platoon, and things have reached a tipping point. Instead of fighting a desperate holding action against the enemy, the Commonwealth is finally ready to take back the human colonies the Tahni seized early in the war. To free the people the enemy have kept as human shields. However, victory comes at a price. Both for the hostage colonists and the Marines who fight to free them. When innocent lives are at stake, every shot fired is danger close...The Drop Trooper Military Sci-Fi Series continues with Danger Close. Grab your copy today!

His enemies are legion, his allies are few, and his only true friend is his robot Dog. Forced out of the Marshals and into the life of a freelance bounty hunter, Grant Masterson skirts the edges of the law, hunting down the ones responsible for framing him. When his latest hunt leads him to a conspiracy of cyborg cultists, renegade AI and genetically engineered psychics, Masterson may have to choose between his own survival...and his quest for retribution. Book 2 in a science fiction thrill ride from Rick Partlow, the bestselling author of the Drop Trooper Series.

Sandi. The prodigal, the outlaw, the rebel.Ash. The straight-arrow, the hero, the leader.Korri. The cyborg, the mercenary, the relic of an older time.Kan-Ten. The alien, the exile, the outsider.Together, they've worked openly as hired guns throughout the Pirate Worlds, fighting for lost causes, and for each other. Covertly, they've worked as freelance operatives for Fleet Intelligence, sabotaging the schemes of cartel bosses and always running up against the plans of their nemesis, Jordi Abdullah, the head of the La Sombra cartel. It's worked too well. Jordi is desperate, desperate enough to abandon his embattled home in the Pirate Worlds and try to create a new sanctuary for himself at the edge of Commonwealth civilization, on the Periphery world of Brigantia. His raiders have already cut the colony off from resupply and now his agents are fomenting unrest between the human and Tahni populations in an attempt to destabilize the planetary government and take over.While Sandi and Ash hunt down the raider ships in the asteroid belt, Fontenot and Kan-Ten take on Jordi's allies and pawns among the humans and the Tahni. On Brigantia, they encounter old friends and older enemies...the trick will be deciding which is which.Don't miss the explosive finale to The Acheron military sci-fi series.

No enemy is so dangerous as when you think they're defeated. The Hive Mind has deceived the Americans and the Thacians into believing they had the strategy that would destroy it once and for all...and instead, they opened the gates through to Thacia and, from there, into the United States. And the demons streamed through by the tens of thousands, too many for artillery and air support to drive them back. The Army and Air Force keep pouring on the hurt, but it's only a matter of time until they're forced to do the unthinkable...nuke an American city. Unless Wash Williams and Valon of Thacia can retrieve an ancient alien artifact that might shut down all the gates for good. Or it might just destroy everything. The third and final installment in the Gates of Eternity Military Sci-Fi Series from Rick Partlow, the bestselling author of the Drop Trooper Series. It's perfect for fans of Jasper T. Scott, Scott Bartlett, and David Weber.

Cam Alvarez was finished with war. But war isn't finished with him.Hausos is a peaceful farming colony. Once controlled by the Tahni, it's now settled by a collection of homeless refugees and war veterans, among them Cam and Vicky. Their life is pleasantly boring, quiet enough for demons from the war to nag at the corners of Cam's mind on lonely nights. He fights the demons back with willpower and alcohol, determined to make this place home.But the peace doesn't last. Serpents show up in their pastoral Eden, smugglers from the Pirate Worlds caching weapons on the farms of their neighbors, taking advantage of the colony's isolation and lack of law enforcement. Cam is worried but he's a civilian and it's none of his business. However, the smugglers are just lackeys for the real mastermind, a former colonel in the Tahni Imperial Army, leading a group of disaffected Tahni soldiers in a quest for revenge against the humans who toppled their society.Will Cam and Vicky be drawn back into the fight against an old enemy? Will fate finally catch up with them, here on their home front?The 5th installment of the bestselling Drop Trooper military sci-fi series is here!

Death stalks the edges of human space.Cam Alvarez and Vicky Sandoval have pursued the renegade, Tahni Zan-Thint, to his refuge in the outlaw cartels of the Pirate Worlds. On a planet of endless ocean and volcanic fury, Zan-Thint is coming ever closer to learning the secrets of the ancient alien weapons he's discovered. And if Cam and Vicky can't stop him, he'll unleash the wrath of a long-dead civilization on all humanity. Don't miss Book 6 in the Amazon Bestselling Drop Trooper series by Rick Partlow. It's Military Sci-Fi the way it's supposed to be!

From street criminal to war hero.From outcast to Marine officer.The journey has been a long one, but now it's reaching the end.Cam Alvarez leads his platoon of Drop-Troopers into the Tahni Imperium, into the final days of the war and the bloodiest battles yet. The Tahni will throw everything they have into the defense of their core worlds, and when that includes using their own civilians as shields, Lt. Cam Alvarez will have to decide whether to follow orders and fire on civilians or follow his conscience and risk his career...Rick Partlow's bestselling military sci-fi saga continues with this explosive fourth installment. Grab your copy today!

The war is over...or that's what everyone thinks. Cam knows better. The Skrela are wiped out, but only Cam and Vicky know the truth, that Dwight and the other AI like him created the monstrous enemy to destroy the Predecessors. Burdened with this terrible secret, Cam must somehow maintain the tenuous peace between the humans and the Tahni until he and his Marines can return home. But who can Cam and Vicky trust when even their closest allies might be enemies? Book 12 in the Amazon Bestselling Drop Trooper series by Rick Partlow is here. It's Military Sci-Fi the way it's supposed to be!

The war made him a hero. Now the Marines need him to be a leader.Cam Alvarez is a Drop-Trooper. A warrior-knight wrapped in the futuristic armor of a high-tech battlesuit, and he's one of the best. When he's promoted to sergeant and asked to become a leader, he faces a whole new challenge. The Marines are striking deep into enemy territory and the casualties are mounting. Cam is torn, knowing his job is to follow orders and carry out the battle plan, even if he doesn't agree with it. But his squad has become his family, and now he's being asked to lead his family into battle, knowing it will mean their deaths.Can a Marine squad leader come up with a better battle plan than the high command? And will anyone listen if he does?Grab the explosive second installment of Rick Partlow's newest Military Sci-Fi Series and find out!

The end is near... Cameron Alvarez and the crew of the Orion are hot on the trail of the Seekers, following the Predecessor faction on their quest to find the source of the Skrela infestation. But the crew is close to the breaking point, and their commander, Colonel Hachette, is long past it. The death of Sgt.-Major Campbell has left him devastated and unable to lead. And the only one left capable and willing to take command...is Cam. Cam leads them on the hunt for the legendary Womb, the world where the Skrela are created...and learns the horrible secret of who created them. A secret that might not just spell the end of their mission, but the end of everything. Book 11 in the Amazon Bestselling Drop Trooper series by Rick Partlow is here. It's Military Sci-Fi the way it's supposed to be!

Sandi and Ash never set out to be heroes.She joined the Fleet to please her mother, the Admiral. He signed up to escape the grinding poverty of the Housing Blocks. And the unlikely friends envisioned boring, peacetime careers as shuttle pilots. The Tahni Imperium had other ideas... Caught in the desperate fury of the Battle for Mars, the two young pilots wind up the last defense against an alien armada, but their war is just beginning. Recruited to fly the Fleet's newest weapon in this new war, they take the fight deep into the heart of the Imperium and battle not just against the enemy but against incompetent leadership and ineffectual tactics. Can the unconventional strategies of a pair of hotshot young pilots change the course of the war? And when the time comes that a choice has to be made between duty to command and loyalty to a friend, which of the two will be willing to make one last flight alone... From the author of the bestselling Drop Trooper Military Sci-Fi Series comes another tale of war against an alien menace known as the Tahni. Perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jasper T. Scott, and Scott Bartlett.

Go to war or go to jail.For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple. He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hitman, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy. Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there's one thing he's even better at than running street-con games, and that's killing the enemy. Wrapped in an armored battlesuit, Cam finds purpose amidst the horror and destruction of the war, and the opportunity for a new sort of friends and family...if he can break the habits of a life spent alone, trusting no one. And, if he can survive...Rick Partlow returns with another kickass Military Sci-Fi epic. It's perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jasper T. Scott, and Scott Bartlett.

Sandi Hollande is trouble...the kind of trouble that gets people killed. On the run from cartel bounty hunters, she turns to the only one left in the galaxy who gives a damn...Ash Carpenter, her old wingman.She'd saved his life in the war, so he owes her, and his ship, the Acheron, is the perfect way to pay off that debt. She wants to take it and get as far away as possible, but there's no way Ash is letting the Acheron go anywhere without him.Together, they play a dangerous game with the deadliest criminals in the galaxy...and hope they live to tell the tale.Don't miss the follow up to The Acheron from bestselling military sci-fi author Rick Partlow. Perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jasper T. Scott, and Scott Bartlett.

All's fair in love and war. Grant Masterson is used to working alone.For years, it's been him and his robot Dog against the universe, hunting down wanted fugitives for the bounty on their heads. But things have changed. He's working undercover for the Marshals Service, and he has a new partner, both in work and in life: Commander Allie Miller of Union Naval Intelligence. Working together, they continue the hunt for Nautilus, the mysterious criminalentity trying to bring down the Union. But when Grant and Dog try to help Allie take down a weapons deal Nautilus is trying to broker with terrorists bitter over defeat in a long and bloody war, will Grant's love for Allie become his greatest weakness? Book 3 in a science fiction thrill ride from Rick Partlow, the bestselling author of the Drop Trooper Series.

Sandi Hollande and Ash Carpenter are outlaws for hire.After they managed to rescue an innocent hostage from the clutches of two rival criminal cartels, they've gained a reputation, both with families who want to retrieve lost loved ones from places the authorities can't go...and with Fleet Intelligence.Sandi, Ash and their friends the cyborg mercenary Korri Fontenot and the Tahni exile Kan-Ten are commissioned by an Intelligence agent to retrieve information from a cartel spy that could lead to the location of the Fleet cruiser Metaurus, thought lost in the war with the Tahni. A cartel ship has spotted it drifting through a distant system, far at the edge of occupied space, and Sandi and Ash are the only ones who can be trusted to investigate without throwing up red flags for the wrong people to see.But the Metaurus isn't just a mystery...it's a graveyard, its crew slaughtered. And the thing that did it isn't human...and it isn't dead.Join the crew of the privateer Acheron for their next thrilling adventure!

The battle for Sparta has begun.Logan Brannigan has taken back his father's name and now he and Wholesale Slaughter fight to reclaim his father's throne. But deposing the traitor, Rhianna Hale, without bringing all of Sparta into a bloody and divisive civil war won't be easy. And while the Spartans fight among themselves, vultures circle, waiting for their chance to claim what's left. When former allies are forced into opposing sides, who can Logan trust to have his back…and who will deliver the Judas kiss?

Some enemies don't get mad. They get even.Logan Conner and Wholesale Slaughter won the day on Revelation, but the Starkad Supremacy doesn't like failure. If they can't beat Sparta on the battlefield, they'll make them fold from within.It's been over twenty years since the failed coup that killed the rightful Guardian and put Logan's father on the throne of Sparta, but the same resentments and family rivalries still burn bright. It doesn't take much for a dissatisfied political rival to be converted into an enemy agent.The traitors strike without warning, and in the space of a day, Logan is on the run, without his father, without his throne, without the Spartan military to back him up. The only friends he can count on are his brother, Terrin, his fiancée Katy, and the rest of Wholesale Slaughter.If Starkad and their allies think this war is over, they don't know Logan Conner.

Mercenaries with a mission. Logan Conner has given up the life of a warrior prince to become Jonathan Slaughter, a mercenary captain of a rough-and-ready band of mech-jocks for hire. Already legendary throughout the Periphery, their next job brings them head-to-head with the Jeuta, militant aliens who seek to loot and plunder isolated human colony worlds. The fearsome Jeuta raiders will task Logan to his limits, but they're only a sideshow to Wholesale Slaughter's real operation objective-locating a treasure trove at the legendary Terminus Cut outpost containing enough ancient Imperial technology to give his people a fighting chance