The Expansion Series

Wars make unlikely allies. When his ship is damaged, retired assassin Gau Shesharrim finds himself stranded on a hostile world. To repair his ship, he will have to sneak into a jungle spaceport crawling with Terrans and their scaly Urd allies. An impossible task. Until help comes from an unexpected source. Arkk just wants to evade the Urd hunting him. A chance encounter with Gau offers him temporary refuge, and something more: a way to get justice for his slaughtered paddock. But first they have to get off-planet. Can Gau and Arkk work together to escape before their enemies catch up to them? Shadow Game is a story of serendipity, retribution, and empowerment set in the thrilling universe of the Expansion space opera series.

The war should have ended years ago. Professional assassin Gau Shesharrim wants to retire. But as his desperate colony's best operative against the superior Terran forces, retirement is easier said than done. For six years, Terrans and Osk have fought for control of the barely habitable planet Olios 3. The Terrans should have won easily: their Expansion fleet outclasses the Osk in ships, weaponry, technology. Operatives like Gau have held the line through espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, but every failed mission brings them closer to defeat. Gau's commanding officers are gambling his life on one more mission. If he can assassinate General Shanazkowitz, leader of the Terran forces, it might turn the tide. The bitter, war-weary Gau accepts the assignment with one hope in mind: that it will end the conflict. But what Gau discovers on the mission could be his colony's doom.  Absence of Blade is the first volume in the Expansion space opera series, a sci-fi epic that reads like a thriller.

Shomoro Lacharoksa's life depends on turning an enemy into an ally. Just months after the assassin Mose Attarrish surfaced in Neo-Chicago, her intelligence networks reveal his next target: Shomoro herself. The High Council wants to throw him into the darkest pit on Teluk for his crimes, but Shomoro sees another way: Recruit him to her team and turn the Terrans' weapon against them. But Shomoro's life isn't the only thing at risk. She bought her fragile sanctuary on Teluk with the promise to create countermeasures against the next Terran nanoweapon, and at least one Council faction is determined to protect its investment at any cost. As Mose's arrival looms and Shomoro's alliance is drawn into the Council's schemes, fault lines appear between her and the people she relies on most. If she can't win them to her side, Shomoro may lose not just a potential ally, but the ones she already has. Alliance of Exiles is the second book in the Expansion Space Opera series, where your worst enemy may be your closest ally.

Sometimes to reach light we must brave shadows. Shomoro's alliance has plucked Mose from the Project's grasp, but her work is just beginning. Now she must find a way to free him from the nano that keeps him chained—and keep him out of the hands of Council factions who want to experiment on him once they discover his true nature. Mose wants nothing more than to help her. He sees the glimmer of a new life beyond the horizon of freedom. But even if Shomoro succeeds, the Project may pull him back in. Because trouble is brewing in Diego Two: under Gau's command in all but name, the Djandjer-Pralsh faction is building toward their most ambitious strike at the heart of the Church. And what they uncover will send shockwaves through the Expansion and beyond. Get the third book in the Expansion series, where the deals made in the dark will give shape to the light.

Betrayed. Abandoned. And sent to a city at war.   Shomoro paid the price for defying the High Council. With her status revoked, the surarchy she once served has summoned her to explain her fifteen-year absence. Now she must find exonerating evidence, or face the surarchy empty handed.   It won't be easy. Her best lead is in Diego Two, a city afire with civil unrest after the Djandjer-Pralsh's failed revolution.   But the greatest threat is still to come: embittered by the deaths of his comrades, Gau has enlisted the warlike Urd in his scheme for revenge.   And what he brings to Diego Two will be a disaster no one can prepare for…   ASHES OF VICTORY is a thrilling science fiction adventure where the fires of defeat loom over every triumph. Get ASHES OF VICTORY today!

Launch into 1000+ pages of sci-fi action and intrigue with the Expansion series box set! Includes the first three volumes of the Expansion series, a bonus novella, and an exclusive short story.   Discover the series readers are calling "riveting", "thought-provoking", and "great for anyone who loves Avatar or Firefly".    The war should have ended years ago.    Professional assassin Gau Shesharrim wants to retire. But as his desperate colony's best operative against the superior Terran forces, retirement is easier said than done.    For six years, Terrans and Osk have fought for control of the barely habitable planet Olios 3. The Terrans should have won easily: their Expansion fleet outclasses the Osk in ships, weaponry, technology. Operatives like Gau have held the line through espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, but every failed mission brings them closer to defeat.    Gau's commanding officers are gambling his life on one more mission. If he can assassinate General Shanazkowitz, leader of the Terran forces, it might turn the tide.    The bitter, war-weary Gau accepts the assignment with one hope in mind: that it will end the conflict.    But what Gau discovers on the mission could be his colony's doom.    If you like thought-provoking sci-fi that moves at a thriller's pace, you'll love the Expansion Series. Dive into the action today!   The box set includes: Book One: Absence of Blade Book Two: Alliance of Exiles Book Three: Accord of Shadows Shadow Game: An Expansion Series Novella   Bonus: Visible Elements: An Expansion Series Short Story   What readers are saying:  "All around I loved the imaginative worlds, the cool technology, and the heartfelt message of the story. Great for anyone who loves Avatar or Firefly."   "Intelligent and thought provoking. I have a very short list of authors that are my "standouts" and Caitlin Demaris McKenna has made that list."    "Hard Sci-Fi in a unique and wonderful world."   "Enthralling, well-written science fiction."    "A riveting read - I almost felt like I was part of the story."