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What if the world always had magic? What if that magic was only available to a select few? What if magic only manifested on your seventieth birthday? Joe Vincent just turned seventy. He lives in suburban Gold Coast, where it’s peaceful, quiet, and far enough away from bushfires that only the smoke blows in on the prevailing wind. But did the world just change? Or was it him? Joe’s about to discover a whole world out there he didn’t know about. And catch the eye of the most powerful magic user ever. Merlin. He’s lived a normal life, but now a whole new one begins for him. A life in a...

Karen Drayson has a fleet. She has what she needs to support that fleet. But what she doesn’t have is peace of mind. Standing on a sand castle as the tide comes in is how she feels. Her worst nightmare has been building out there. And one day it will come for her. She knows that in a way, Terra has been through a total eclipse. And now, all that remains, is surviving Totality’s End. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage Tomorrow's Spacemage The Hunter Legacy Prequels 1969 Was That You? One Last Battle NPC...

They came from space. We don’t know who they are. We don’t know what they want. We don’t know why they keep coming back. We thought we could stand against all enemies. We were wrong. We thought the enemies we had were as bad as it was possible to be. We were wrong. But we do know one thing. We will adapt. One day we will be ready for them. And on that day, as with all days, There will be, the Dawn Patrol. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer ...

Merlin is now Emperor of the Sparta Empire. Which is exactly what he set out to do. And also is exactly what he’s always said should never happen. He had to be the challenger to get there doing it right, but acceptance is a fickle thing anyway. When he started the empire was but a trigger event away from a civil war. But has he become that trigger? Or will he be able to get society to step back from the brink? Now he must be the Unifier. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail...

James Bigglesworth is not a young man anymore. He’s risen as high as he can go, and achieved more than all his ambitions, and even dreams, had him striving for. But his early life as an ace pilot caused damage to his body, and he’s known for a long time he’ll die younger than most. Being the Marshall in charge of carriers and fighters, in a military where the carriers are also dreadnaughts, has allowed him to scale back his role in things, and keep his failing health a secret. His protégé Lacey’s rejection of the top CAG position has been a constant thorn in his side, and being ...

Where do you go after being Destiny’s Spacemage? What do you do after wielding an order of magic never seen in the galaxy before? Who have you become? And what is there left to do? Bud saved the Imperium, but didn’t cease to exist as he expected. Now unable to go home because he is actually there, he must find a new purpose. Some higher must want him in the past, but what do they want him to do? For Bud it comes down to one feeling, summed up by one word. Adrift. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage ...

They called Bud, Merlin. But he knows Thirteen is Merlin. 600 years after creating a new human colony on the edge of the galaxy, Bud finds he’s become the Merlin legend. And that’s not all he finds. Merlin may have been A legend, but not THE legend. But how did THAT legend start? Bud’s been cleaning up the higher’s mess for a long time. But now he’s A legend creating another legend, because THE legend must begin. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero ...

Liza Pound needs a solution to her Fox problem. They simply will not stop coming at her. But as her list of friends expands, so too does her list of enemies. And the more ships she gets to react with, the more get thrown at her to react to. It's time to stop reacting. Now is the time for some serious Tail Pulling.

The Keerah War is getting personal for the Dragon Host. Their original home world is out there somewhere. Answers which Bud and Willow seek still elude them. And now the tigers have made their job more difficult. The Dragon Host is taking the war to the tigers, and the Imperium must step up to support them. But Bud has a bigger worry. Just how will the Keerah react if they actually find the Dragon Homeworld?

The Owl war is over, but for Snark, normal isn’t what it used to be. He's on his way home from seeing Jane crowned Queen, and the Kingdom of Hunter's Run come into being. The war might be over, and the trade deal he made at the end of it might finally be enough for this wayward cat to be allowed back into cat society. The only thing faster than human ships, is the stories about their entry into sector ten, which ripple into the adjacent sectors. On the Cat Homeworld in sector eight, this triggers long awaited, and long stifled change. For a Warlord in sector nine, human tech would allow ...

It’s been a long three years for Jon Hunter. He’s been dead, to the future, saved the galaxy, been elevated to Imperator against his will, and lost his girlfriend. Four major wars in three years. Five, if you include the pirates that tried hard to kill him originally, and he does include them. A year ago he was tired, lost, and not wanting to command any more. He fought on anyway. Now the Trixone war is over, and the pressure is finally off him. But what happened to Aline still eats at him. He needs to know the truth. What better way to find your truth than to go Walkabout? He built an ...

"The galaxy isn’t done with you yet." Once a top pilot for the British Space Navy, he was a mercenary leader until he met Jon Hunter, then was promoted to space commodore, and busted back to squadron leader. He's been sitting on a beach for the last few months, pondering his mortality, and wondering why he's still alive. So what's next for Algy Lacey? It's time to put the band back together, and pursue one of the unanswered questions from the Rawtenuga war. Did any of the Giants survive? And if they did, where did they go? Algy doesn’t know why he needs to do this, just that something ...

Even an AI needs a day off once in a while. The Trixone and Rawtenuga wars continue to keep getting bigger, and as the Imperator’s primary AI, Jane is always in the thick of things. But comments of late have started her thinking about how even an AI can get stressed. Today is Halloween. And Jane’s having a day off. What could possibly go wrong? [This is a short story set on the last day of the events of Lieutenant Commander Spacemage.] The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail...

Out in the contested zone between Keerah and Ralnor space, there's a planet. On this planet is someone who needs rescuing. Thousands of light years from the nearest Imperium planet, it shouldn't be their concern. So why is it? Jodie Mills is the go-to marine colonel when you want something done, and the Peck twins are busy. But Jodie has a secret which has now caught up with her. Someone has to go, and who better than her? But how to motivate her into joining would seem to be the problem. She needs a team. Or does the team need her? What kind of group would contemplate such a mission?

Liza Pound has pulled on one too many tails. And no-one likes their tail being pulled, especially tigers. In the grand scheme of things, the foxes were never a serious threat. But now there is a real threat, and they've taken notice of who is now their biggest threat.

Imperator Hunter trusted Bonko when no-one else did. But with a reputation for being a pirate, why would anyone trust him? With an exemplary multi-war record, he should be trusted, but largely isn’t. I trust him. He’s my hero. He and his crew are heroes. When I needed someone, anyone, he was there. They were there. And here’s the thing: There’s a secret. One I’m not supposed to tell. And at the center of it, is Bonko’s Club. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail ...

On many occasions, I have been told by people in one way or another, that they came here for fun and do not understand why they are still here. Others are souls that have been here for millions, even billions of years, and are long past ready to return to the higher dimensions. Still others are here for specific work, tasks or recording of knowledge, now complete and they wish to leave. All have said, “I want to go Home !”. But they have one problem. They do not know how to leave. All are trapped in the cycle of reincarnation. To leave is to Ascend. The process is called Ascension. And ...

Sometimes saving people doesn’t work out the way you expect. Merlin found this out the hard way, after saving those left behind on a dying Earth. Their descendants came back with a magic based society, as invaders. A Timemage can go anywhere, and do anything. But how do you fix something gone this badly wrong? And fix it without changing anything which has already happened? Just going in and taking over never goes down well. Even when you are the most powerful mage ever. There’s only one way. Start at the bottom and work your way up, inside the system. One mage duel at a time. Merlin ...

Dianne "Rockmonster" Keaton has come a long way from being a cadet. She fought in the Trixone war, and then joined the reconstituted 266 Squadron. She's happy. She has her demons, but what pilot doesn't? But overall, she's content being where she is. Sooner or later though, you get called to step up. Especially in the Imperium. What is going on in the galaxy beyond Kelewan? Someone has to go and find out. It's time for Rockmonster Rules.

Karen Drayson is coming to terms with her new reality. Not that any of it seems all that real. The League of Worlds is giving her conflicting goals. While her admirals keep telling her she’s barely adequate. The only real part is her standing at the gates to her homeworld as their list of enemies expands. And wondering if today is when the admirals replace her. Looking up through the Glass Ceiling is one thing. But above it, is the Hard Ceiling. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage Tomorrow's Spacemage The...