D. M Pruden

Dark terrors await on the frontier of space... When disgraced young officer Hayden Kaine is exiled to an outdated military starship stationed on the fringes of the galaxy, his biggest worry is how he can rescue his career. But after the vessel is trapped in a quarantined star system, survival becomes his only concern. With the crippled ship hunted by a relentless enemy, Kaine unexpectedly finds himself thrust into the captain's seat; a role...

In a galaxy on the brink of war, one man stands against an empire. Fifteen years after Earth's colonies declared independence, the shadow of Terra's ambition threatens to reclaim its lost dominion. The Grand Terran Confederation is back, armed with a new fleet and a relentless campaign to dominate the galaxy.Hayden Kaine emerges as a beacon of hope for the embattled colonies. As the formidable Confederation launches its ruthless offensive, Kaine discovers...

He only wanted to save humanity... They are coming... A scattered humanity has no defence... One last hope remains, but the cost may be too high... Human civilization is in chaos. With the collapse of the interstellar jump network the empire has no defence against the approaching Malliac horde. Hayden Kaine and the crew of the Scimitar discover an alien relic that offers one final hope... Faced with a terrible dilemma, they risk everything in...

She is forever tied to Mars in ways she can never imagine...Centuries in the future, Earth is dying and Mars struggles to survive. Governments and corporations compete for control of the one world which can secure the future of humanity.Melanie Destin wants to restart her life. Determined to find a way to emigrate to the newly terraformed Mars, she takes on a job that can pay her way there, but will forever intertwine her destiny to that of the red...

Saturn's moon, Rhea, hides many secrets… The Vault is the most secure archive in the Solar System, or so everyone believes. Melanie Destin desperately needs to get inside and knows someone who can help her. But when she gains access to the facility, what she discovers should not be possible. Something has destroyed the archive, and now it hunts her.With her ship sabotaged, Mel must survive long enough to escape Rhea with the secret she's uncovered....

Mars is a nice place…when it's not trying to kill you. Most spacefarers avoid Phobos Station. It is hard to get to and the locals would rather shoot you than be helpful. Melanie Destin has agreed to a simple task: Identify the person who receives a container the Requiem delivers to Phobos Station. When she learns the identity of the intended recipient, things becomes far more deadly. As the body count rises, Mel must find a way to protect her shipmates...

It's a soul-sucking job, but someone had to do it.Conman Ignatz Bauer considers himself an enterprising businessman and scrupulously avoids anything that resembles a common job. The very idea of working for someone else sends shivers up his spine. But when circumstances compel him to accept a commission to deliver an enigmatic package to an even more mysterious recipient, Ignatz discovers the true meaning of fear.With the ship in desperate need of...

What path will lead you to the future?What does the future hold for us? Benevolent aliens come to help us, or interstellar conflicts between warring star systems.The 14 short science fiction stories in this collection explore different paths that our future might take, many of which will test our concept of what it means to be human.Prepare yourself as you undertake a journey of imagination and inspiration that will challenge how you perceive your...

Millions will die, and it's all her fault...Mel Destin is desperate. Try as she might, a cure for the deadly nano-virus infecting Chloe Cabot remains elusive. With time running out and assassins hunting her across the solar system, she is forced into an unholy alliance with the only person who can help - the man who murdered her childhood friend.What she seeks is hidden on Ganymede, but while searching for it, Mel makes a terrible discovery: one that...

Armageddon Is Up For Auction... Dr. Melanie Destin's life is a mess. After losing her job as a medic aboard an old freighter, she is desperate to find something. In an attempt to start over, she accepts an interplanetary salvage job that will pay her enough to rebuild a new life for herself on Mars. When she learns the real purpose of the mission is to recover an apocalyptic virus, everything begins to unravel... Governments compete with corporations...