The Kurgan War Series

When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth's far-flung colonies are in danger. The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are ready for. Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.

Newly promoted Captain Michael Sheridan finds himself leading a company of untried Marines against their enemy, the Kurgans, dug in on Illum Prime. Fighting for survival, Sheridan and his mentor, Master Sergeant Alan Cole, must do all they can to keep their people alive not only from the Kurgans but from traitors hidden in plain sight. From the deserts of Illum Prime, to the depths of space, the Kurgan War continues.

Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are back. This time the stakes couldn't be higher. When word of a brutal Kurgan prison planet reaches Earth, the men and women of the Sixth Fleet are sent into action. From a smuggler's hideout, to a prehistoric planet to a deadly fight with the dreaded Kurgan Imperial Guard, the struggle to survive continues.

As the war grinds on, Captain Sheridan and Master Sergeant Cole find themselves assigned to look after Komada, a Chosen defector. With a religious fervor Komada inspires more Chosen warriors to take up arms against their former citizens. Pushed by his superiors, Sheridan must get these soldiers ready to undertake hazardous missions in Kurgan space. Deeply suspicious of Komada's motives, Sheridan and Cole are not sure if he and his disciples can be trusted. With Earth about to take the offensive, the members of the Ghost Company are about to find out if they are able to take the war to their home worlds.

Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are dispatched back to Earth to track down a man who should be dead. Before too long it becomes apparent that they are trapped in a deadly game of revenge. From the depth of space to the streets of Rome and beyond, the fight for the truth has begun.

Michael Sheridan and Alan Cole, stuck deep in Kurgan space, find themselves at odds with Komada, the enigmatic Chosen religious leader. With the war dragging on, Sheridan is growing disillusioned and seeks to find a way to end helping Komada ferment his civil war. When an unexpected visitor arrives on Kandara-Minor everything is suddenly changed. With an old nemesis still on the run, Sheridan and Cole are drawn into a battle which could decide the outcome of the war.

Frustration with the pace of the peace talks between Earth and the Kurgan Empire leads the Federation President to order the immediate repatriation of human colonists and soldiers still being held on rebel Kurgan planets. During one of these missions, Michael Sheridan and Alan Cole come across a derelict spaceship. Reported lost during the First Kurgan War a century ago; it soon becomes apparent that the key to a lasting peace in the future lies in the past.

When the Kurgan Prince Regent's children are sent to pay Admiral Kaar a courtesy call, Sheridan and Cole find themselves drawn into the complex and deadly feuds that exist among the Kurgan royal bloodlines. From a state dinner onboard a Kurgan ship to the jungles of a forbidden planet, the stakes have never been higher and the consequences more deadly.

In the final chapter of the highly popular Kurgan War series, bitter foes are forced to work together to defeat a new enemy that threatens to overwhelm and destroy both species. With time running out, Michael Sheridan, and Alan Cole venture deep into Kurgan history and mysticism to find a way to halt the Thlazians before all is lost.

In this penultimate story of The Kurgan War, Michael and Tarina Sheridan arrive at the Kurgan homeworld to join Ambassador Sheridan in signing the peace treaty finally ending years of bloody war. However, before the treaty can be signed the Kurgans are attacked by an aggressor species who ruthless slaughter millions. Michael Sheridan realizes that to protect Earth, he must join with the Kurgans and try to find out who or what was behind the attack.