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Featured Sci-fi: Spacebar (Books 1–6) by John Walker

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Spacebar: The Complete Series by John Walker

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Carson Flint left the Commonwealth’s wars behind for the quiet life of running a saloon on the edge of nowhere.

The Bulwark sits on Castus, the last neutral ground in a galaxy that tore itself apart. Smugglers, refugees, and war-weary soldiers drift through its doors, and Carson keeps his corner of it calm by staying out of everyone else’s business.

Then a dying man stumbles in carrying a secret worth killing for.

The stranger came out of Commonwealth service, hunted across the stars, holding something the Thortan warlords will level a settlement to reclaim. When their guns reach Castus, neutrality means nothing, and the Bulwark stands between a ruthless militia and a discovery that could reshape a galaxy.

Carson only wanted a quiet life. But some doors, once opened, pull you toward the adventure of a lifetime.

Includes Books 1–6.

Featured Sci-fi: Starship Express (Starship Express Book 1) by John Walker and Ethan Kramer

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Starship Express by John Walker and Ethan Kramer

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Nelson Tuckey tells the best stories in Sunningdale Psychiatric.

Alien worlds. Impossible deliveries. A ship he calls The Lost Princess. Reed is just an orderly, but he listens anyway. The stories keep the old man calm. And besides, everyone knows they’re not true. A space courier locked away on the fourth floor? Please.

Then the old man dies. And leaves Reed a shoebox.

Inside: pages of coded notes written on napkins and torn menus, addressed to “the boy.” Suddenly, the memory games Tuckey made him play don’t feel like games anymore. And buried in the mess of scribbles is a set of coordinates pointing to a clearing in the middle of nowhere. Reed should throw the box in the trash and go back to his shift. Instead, he gets in his car.

Some stories are just stories.

This one turns into the adventure of a lifetime.

Featured Sci-fi: Shipwrecked Far From Home the Complete Series by John Walker

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Featured Sci-fi: Shipwrecked Far From Home the Complete Series by John Walker

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Seth Levy thought civilian life would be the easy part. He was wrong.

When a freak accident strands the retired Marine on a brutal alien prison planet, he discovers a galactic conspiracy, a corrupt empire, and an underground rebellion fighting for survival. Forced to navigate a universe of hostile empires, zealot warlords, and bioengineered monstrosities.

Seth is thrust into a conflict that could determine the fate of entire civilizations.

Alongside a misfit crew of rebels, former enemies, and AI allies, he must face mercenaries, monsters, and military forces as they fight to uncover buried truths and ignite a revolution.

The galaxy doesn’t need another hero. But it’s about to get one anyway.

If you like war-hardened protagonists, sprawling space operas, and relentless action, then you’ll love Shipwrecked, the explosive sci-fi adventure series that proves no one cages a Marine for long.

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Featured Sci-fi: Conscript the Complete Series by John Walker

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Featured Sci-fi: Conscript the Complete Series by John Walker

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Sam Levine thought scraping by on Mars would get easier with time.
It hasn’t.

Once full of promise, he now survives as a freelance operator in the Empire’s shadow—taking jobs no one wants just to stay afloat. It’s not the life he imagined, but it’s predictable. And predictability keeps him alive.

Until a high-risk offer lands in his lap. One job. One payout. A chance to finally break free. Against his better judgment, Sam takes the risk.

He has no idea what he’s stepped into.

As the Empire fractures and an alien threat presses at its borders, his gamble becomes tangled in forces that could decide the fate of entire worlds.

Sam never wanted to matter on a galactic scale.
But the galaxy may not care what he wants.

Featured Sci-fi: No One Left Behind The Complete Series by John Walker

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Featured Sci-fi: No One Left Behind The Complete Series by John Walker

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Edgar Bryce thought his war was over. Then he heard the signal.

Once a decorated soldier, Bryce now roams the stars as a freelance prospector, trading danger for solitude. The battles may be behind him, but peace has never come easy. He’s drifting until a strange signal pulls him off course.

A hidden transmission. A plea for help. A distress call from human prisoners long thought lost.

The authorities won’t act. Peace is too fragile. Diplomats would rather look away. But Bryce remembers what it means to wear the uniform and the unspoken vow that comes with it.

He’ll have to do the impossible: form a team, cross the border, and bring them home.

Because some promises don’t expire. And some missions… choose you.


This box set includes all six books in the Veterans Code series:
Veterans Code
Veterans Gamble
Veterans Honor
Veterans Duty
Veterans Wrath
Veterans Legacy

Featured Sci-fi: Artifact (Old Man’s Comeback Book 1) by John Walker

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Featured Sci-fi: Artifact—Old Man Comeback by John Walker

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Veteran soldier Raymond “Flip” Kinnely believed his battle days were behind him.

Now, in the quiet twilight of his life, he toils as a janitor for a powerful military contractor, far from the chaos of war. But when he arrives to find his workplace in lockdown, his routine is shattered.

An otherworldly artifact has been discovered, harbored deep in the compound. As his employers attempt to understand how it works, a mysterious prisoner stands on the verge of a brutal interrogation. Through a chance encounter, Flip hears her plea for help. Drawn to her vulnerability, he discovers she may be the only thing standing between Earth and a coming disaster.

Flip must decide: will he walk away and condemn an innocent to torture and death? Or stand against his ruthless employers?

In a moment when age and experience weigh heavily, can one former warrior summon the courage to defy the odds?