Star Splinter by J G Cressey

Court-martialed and dumped on a reject raft bound for Earth, Lieutenant Cal Harper feels optimistic about a life where getting blown up, shot, or even eaten is altogether less of a concern.

Unfortunately, fate doesn’t favor the mundane. Crash-landing on a lethal planet, Cal must take his fellow passengers under his wing in order to survive and unravel the reasons behind their plight.

But the cause is far worse than any of them could have imagined, for theirs is a small part of a much larger crisis. Colonized space is under attack. Humanity is on the verge of chaos. And those who enjoy such anarchy are already beginning to thrive.

Yet Cal and his new companions will discover that mankind isn’t the true threat, not by a long shot.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

How hard can hunting pirates be? Surely just a case of following the path of destruction?

After eight months of searching, Cal and his crew haven’t come close to finding Kaia. Taken by pirates during the rescue of Federation survivors, her fate remains uncertain. But so too is the fate of humanity itself…

Following their invasion, the Insidions have remained eerily silent, letting their impact spread throughout colonized space. Riding on that building chaos, the pirates are proving increasingly organized. So much so that Cal fears a leader may have arisen—one powerful enough to unite the disparate clans.

But, Cal isn’t about to give up his search, not by a long shot, and his crew are sticking with him every step of the way.

Trouble, however, is brewing in ways few could have predicted, and fortunately or not, Cal and his friends have a talent for finding the worst of it.