Blair C Howard

Five years after physicist Mark Holder discovered the Slipstream Drive in 2058, humanity reached for the stars and began to colonize the galaxy. For centuries, humans continued to populate system after system without encountering intelligent alien life. Some twelve hundred years later, after...

The war against the Swarm isn’t going well. The governments of the Sovereign Star systems are riddled with treachery, treason, duplicity, and…defection. And the enemy is evolving. Enter the Imperator, an intelligent, technological alien entity unlike anything the USF has previously...

Fourteen months after first contact, as the Sovereign Star Systems prepare for another alien attack, Captain Richard Morian and the Avenger are ordered to Beta Arietis in the constellation of Aries where they hope to find new resources and perhaps even new allies to help with the war effort...

As the inter-dimensional enemy closes in on humanity’s last stronghold, the saga continues. Commodore Richard Morian and the crew of the Avenger find themselves at the forefront of the battle against the Blues. As they face off against unimaginable foes and navigate treacherous political...

In the footsteps of Asimov and Clarke. An epic interstellar adventure. The USF has assembled the largest battle fleet in its history as they prepare for the inevitable cataclysmic battle with the Swarm. Avenger, a Class C heavy battle cruiser, is sent on an urgent rescue mission to the planet...

The year is 3284, six standard years since the Swarm broke through from their own reality and invaded the Sovereign Stars. Their purpose? To eradicate all human life from the galaxy. To them, the very concept of independent thought is an anathema. Now, with the conflict raging on, neither side...

In Madison, Annie, and The Mystery of Forrest’s Cave, homicide detective Lt. Kate Gazzara faces the kinds of investigations that don’t just test her skill—they test her heart, her courage, and her limits.