The Origin Series

The First Strike
A prequel short story from The Origin Series

Humanity’s first blow against the Xenari should have been a moment of triumph. For Captain Sandra Ramirez, it feels more like the beginning of a nightmare.

Strapped into her Nova interceptor, Ramirez leads her squadron on a daring ambush against a Xenari supply convoy — a strike designed...

In the distant Sombrero Galaxy, humanity is on the brink of extinction, losing a centuries-long war against the merciless Xenari. With their homeworld already destroyed, the last survivors—aboard the warship The Ayda and the colony ship The Last Hope—make a desperate attempt to escape using untested jump technology. But their escape goes...