Guild Wars

In the aftermath of the Great Galactic War, the Veetanho assumed control of the Mercenary Guild's Inner Council, and with it, power over the guild's affairs. The Goltar were marginalized, and the Veetanho did everything they could to make the galaxy forget the Goltar had ever existed. The Goltar went quietly, pretending to sulk and accept their fate…but they never did. They worked in the shadows, amassing power and resources, always looking for the right time-and right opportunity-where they could re-emerge and strip the hated Veetanho of everything they owned. In the depths of the Spine Nebula-a fly-over region known only for the bad luck of its inhabitants and the dangers that lurks in its fringes-the Goltar have a secret weapon. Known only as the "Infinite Flow," it's the source of their riches, and the crux on which their plans rest. But when a shadowy group learns of its existence and comes to wrest control of it from the Goltar, the crew of the Midnight Sun is thrown into its defense, and they find out that they may not have known their employers quite as well as they thought they did. As the guild wars heat up, the battle for ultimate power may well be fought in the Spine Nebula…with the Midnight Sun Free Company in the middle of it!

It's always darkest before the light… Defeated in battle, the fractious alliance of Goltar, Spine Patriots, and the Midnight Sun Free Company are chased across the Spine Nebula by the Endless Night and their sea monster allies, the Tyzhounes. Abandoning the nebula is not an option. For the free trader skipper, Lenworth Jenkins, the people of its fifteen tormented worlds are the cause he's been searching for all his life. The Midnight sisters, Sun and Blue, can't abandon their people trapped in the nebula or its fabulous prospects of wealth and opportunity. On a water world behind enemy lines, Branco, the former Binnig spy, is dying. Can he make a difference one last time? As Endless Night stretches across the nebula, those who still resist must dig deep and believe that however dire the situation, this is the dark before the light.

Brothers look out for brothers. Usually… With the Merc Guild opening up contracts again, it's Zuul eat Zuul to get one as there are far more companies looking for work than there are contracts to be had. So when Taylor Van Zant gets an inside line on a 30-million-credit contract for Swamp Eagle Security, he races to Karma to throw his hat in the ring. Unfortunately, Taylor arrives to find that the other North Florida mercenary company-the River Hawk Defense Group -is also bidding, and Taylor is forced to watch as they steal the contract out from under the Eagles. Which might have been a good thing, Taylor finds out later, as the River Hawks return beaten and bloodied from it. But only half of the River Hawks returned…the other half disappeared. And if there's one thing Taylor stands for, it's solidarity with his mercenary brothers, even when they may not have done him a good turn to start with. So, with only a fraction of his company available, Taylor decides to go find out what happened to the missing people. It's what brothers do. But what he finds will make him rue that decision and draw him firmly into the Guild Wars. A bestselling Science Fiction/Fantasy author and speaker, Chris Kennedy is a former naval aviator with over 3,000 hours flying attack and reconnaissance aircraft. Chris is currently working as an Instructional Systems Designer for the Navy and is an advisory board member of Hampton Roads Writers.Chris' full length novels on Amazon include the "Occupied Seattle" military fiction duology, the "Theogony" and "Codex Regius" science fiction trilogies and the "War for Dominance" fantasy trilogy. Chris is also the author of the self-help book, "Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores." Catch up with Chris at http://chriskennedypublishing.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/chriskennedypublishing.biz. Follow him on Twitter at @ChrisKennedy110.