The Science Officer Series

Javier lives quite happily on his long-range scout. Alone. Away from everyone, with his chickens, his fruit trees, and Suvi, an artificial intelligence who keeps him company and runs the ship. When space pirates attack Javier's ship, they get much more than they bargained for. Much more. Join Javier Aritza, a sarcastic and quirky hero, in "The Science Officer", a fast-paced, adventurous science fiction novella. The first story in "The Science Officer" series.  Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

Javier still tinkers with his machines, and tends his gardens and his chicken, despite being a slave, held by pirates.  Who are just starting to realize how important the Science Officer is becoming. When Wilhelmina returns, with news that the ship's Dragoon, Djamila Sykora has been kidnapped, all bets are off regarding who survives. And who doesn't. The Gilded Cage explores relationships, honor, the meaning of evil, as well as the importance of blowing shit up. This is the third novella in the Science Officer series, which starts with, The Science Officer and The Mind Field. Be sure to read the rest of the series as well!  Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

It seemed like a legitimate heist when someone hired Storm Gauntlet and her crew to go hijack some cargo. Pirate ships did that sort of thing. However, whoever hired them didn't count on the Science Officer's sneakiness. Paranoia. Whatever. The situation didn't make sense. No one would deliver cargo to a dead planet. It had to be a trap. Someone had set them up. But who? And why? The Doomsday Vault follows the adventures of Javier Aritza, Suvi, and the rest of the crew of Storm Gauntlet in a story with unexpected twists, as well as surprising consequences. This is the fifth novella in the Science Officer series. Be sure to read the entire series! Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

As Captain Navarre, the Science Officer rescued his greatest enemy and destroyed her captors. Now, someone else wants to hire the ruthless pirate Navarre, and Javier must take Sykora with him to help. Their mission? To raid the most luxurious starship in space: Shangdu, The Pleasure Dome. Be sure to enjoy all the books in the Science Officer series! Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

The importance of tea mugs cannot be overstated. Javier didn't start a war because of one, but only just. Instead, he decides to prove his point by having a special one made, just for him. The Science Officer. Who, though still a slave to the pirates, works diligently to take them through the upcoming mine field. Will they escape with gold galore? Or will they waken one of the "ghosts"? "The Mind Field" continues the tense, fast-paced adventures of Javier Aritza, Suvi, and the  crew of Storm Gauntlet through a twisted treasure hunt! Be sure to read the first in the series, "The Science Officer," as well as the rest of the series. Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

The Science Officer has done the impossible and stolen the Last Flagship. With the help of his friends, Javier will take his private war to Valko Slavkov and the pirates with a theft so audacious, so brazen, nobody could predict it. And so big that the Concord itself takes a personal interest. Book Seven in the Science Officer series and Part One of The Hammerfield Saga. To be concluded in The Hammerfield Payoff. Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

She disappeared more than eighty years ago. Lost forever to myth and legend like Excalibur tossed into the waters. When The Science Officer leads the crew to the last flagship of the Neu Berne fleet, they must risk awakening a Sentient warship if they want to go after the man who destroyed Storm Gauntlet. Just how derelict is the last flagship? Could it be a trap as well? The Last Flagship may just be the most daring caper for Javier Aritza, Suvi, and the crew of Storm Gauntlet, as well as the most surprising! This is the sixth novella in the Science Officer series. Be sure to read the entire series!  Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

Icy cold revenge. The best kind. Unless it requires the purging fires instead. Javier owns the Land Leviathan. Now, the payoff. Javier and Zakhar’s retribution on Valko Slavkov challenges everyone to take sides: Walvisbaai Industrial, the Concord, and the Khatum of Altai. Worlds will fall and lives will be lost before Javier’s wrath. Book Eight in the Science Officer series the conclusion of The Hammerfield Saga as well as the mini-series, "War of the Pirate Clans". Part of the Alexandria Station universe.

Having won, Javier sets out to explore the larger galaxy and maybe avoid the Concord until they get a little less pissed off.   But he'll need friends. So he goes looking.   A new adventure awaits you with four new Science Officer short stories, bridging the gap between the end of Season One (V1-8) and the beginning of Season Two: The Alien Seas.   Come make new friends and allies. The future is out there.

A hidden map.   A mystery that draws Suvi and Bethany into a deep conspiracy.   An advanced starship, abandoned forever among the stars like a Flying Dutchman?   Javier and the crew must race against their enemies to find it, because nobody knows what they might find out there.   Nothing can prepare them for what awaits.   ------------------   Buried Among The Stars, the latest Science Officer novel, reminds us all that space is vast, deep, and might be eternal.

A new mission takes Javier and the crew halfway across the galaxy, looking for friends and trade that will help them face the gathering storm.   Places like the ocean world of Ugen where they explore alien seas in a submarine.   But danger looms. When assassins strike, Del Smith must step up and become the one thing he's refused to become for over twenty years.   A hero.   Thus begins Season Two of The Science Officer: Alien Seas, the first novel in The Science Officer series!   Join Javier, Suvi, Zakhar, Djamila and a new crew aboard Excalibur as the adventures continue getting better.

Javier wants to see a megastructure: a small moon hollowed out and turned into a starship. All part of his plans for surviving the Rising Storm. Djamila accidentally meets an old enemy that everyone else in the galaxy has forgotten. Everyone except the Dragoon. For Djamila Sykora, it becomes a matter of honor. The Dragoon's Honor. Book Thirteen of The Science Officer, and part of Season Two.

Strangers arrive to hire Zakhar and Excalibur to help fight pirates.   However, they don't understand the full extent of their problem.   What they need is something more. Something bigger. Something sharper.   They need Captain Navarre.   Time for another con. ------------------ Captain Navarre, the latest Science Officer novel, reminds us all that while violence can sometimes get us what we want, the threat of it can move entire starship nations.