Renegade



Book 1 in The Spiral Wars Series, by Joel Shepherd
 * AUREALIS AWARD FINALIST: BEST SF NOVEL OF 2015
 * Formats: paperback, digital e-book, audiobook
 * Audiobook narrated by John Lee
 * See UFS Phoenix for officers and crew. See Phoenix Company for marines.
 * See Table of Contents

Synopsis
One thousand years after Earth was destroyed in an unprovoked attack, humanity has emerged victorious from a series of terrible wars to assure its place in the galaxy. But during celebrations on humanity’s new Homeworld, the legendary Captain Pantillo of the battle carrier Phoenix is court-martialed then killed, and his deputy, Lieutenant Commander Erik Debogande, the heir to humanity’s most powerful industrial family, is framed with his murder. Assisted by Phoenix’s marine commander Trace Thakur, Erik and Phoenix are forced to go on the run, as they seek to unravel the conspiracy behind their Captain’s demise, pursued to the death by their own Fleet. What they discover about the truth behind the wars and the nature of humanity’s ancient alien allies will shake the sentient galaxy to its core. (from Goodreads.com, Amazon.com, etc.)

The Books

 * 1) Renegade, The Spiral Wars, book 1
 * 2) Drysine Legacy, The Spiral Wars, book 2
 * 3) Kantovan Vault, The Spiral Wars, book 3
 * 4) Defiance, The Spiral Wars, book 4
 * 5) Croma Venture, The Spiral Wars, book 5
 * 6) Rando Splicer, The Spiral Wars, book 6
 * 7) Qalea Drop, The Spiral Wars, book 7
 * 8) more to come