The story follows Carter, a former Legionnaire, who works for a private military contractor with its own agenda on the planet Kublar.
Category - Space Opera
Books with a space opera theme: space warfare, interplanetary battles, and adventure
Ice World (Undying Mercenaries Book 16) by B. V. Larson
James McGill is caught up in another scheme involving Earth, a powerful public servant, and a fortune in galactic wealth that is sought after by many interested parties.
Into the Battle (Rise of the Republic Book 2) by James Rosone
A united Earth fights for New Eden, a mineral-rich planet in a faraway system, as it prepares to defend itself in a fight for survival against the Zodarks, a powerful alien species with an empire that spans the stars.
Into the Stars (Rise of the Republic Book 1) by James Rosone
Pros Story about humans being the instigatorsMystery of the humans is engaging and makes for interesting ideas about human originsSuspenseful space battles against an unknown enemySome focus on technology, namely...
No Quarter (Unification War Trilogy Book 2) by Joshua Dalzelle
Admiral Jackson Wolfe is tasked with hunting down the war criminal Admiral Kohl of the ESA for devastating a planet. Meanwhile, a secret cabal within the ESA is plots against the Federation.
To Hell and Back (Omega Force Book 13) by Joshua Dalzelle
Omega Force attempts to rescue one of its own crew members, Lucky, from itself as it ravages the frontier with its new, deadly body.
Altered Starscape (Andromedan Dark Book 1) by Ian Douglas
Pros Premise of the story—the fate of the ship Tellus Ad Astra—is intriguingPacked with a lot hypothetical science concepts like the Dyson sphereIncludes some more varied use of artificial intelligence Cons Antiquated...
Embers of War (Embers of War Book 1) by Gareth L. Powell
The Trouble Dog and her crew of misfits are sent on a rescue mission when they stumble upon a cover operation that goes wrong and leads to the discovery of an ancient secret.
Waking Gods (Themis Files Book 2) by Sylvain Neuvel
Rose Franklin continues her research on the giant robot and getting it to work when another one appears one day and attacks the planet.