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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?

Featured Sci-fi: Too Old to Die the Complete Series by John Walker

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Featured Sci-fi: Too Old to Die the Complete Series by John Walker

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Gareth Weston feels old.

After a lifetime as a soldier, he’s retired to a quiet part of Earth where he expects to live out the rest of his days in quiet tranquility. With the universe at peace, he experiences a sense of uselessness.

Long hikes in the woods only go so far in keeping him busy and active.

But sometimes, fate isn’t content to allow obscurity to set in. When a mysterious force descends upon Earth, Gareth learns how battered his body has become. What starts off as a threat to his small community swiftly escalates as the invaders obliterate major cities.

With few chances for survival, and only a rogue doctor as an ally, Gareth must find a way to escape his home.

If you enjoy seasoned heroes, high-stakes action and stories of resilience against impossible odds, then you’ll love Too Old To Die, the complete 9-book sci-fi adventure from John Walker.

Featured Science Fiction: Owning a Spacebar by John Walker

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Featured Science Fiction: Owning a Spacebar by John Walker

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When Carson Flint traded his Commonwealth military badge for the quiet life, he thought he’d left his battles behind.

Two years of running a saloon called the Bulwark, a volatile hub for refugees, smugglers, and the occasional war-weary soldier, was the peace he’d been looking for.

He’s never had it easier, or been so bored.

But when a fugitive Commonwealth operative arrives with dangerous secrets and a war criminal on his tail, Carson’s sanctuary quickly becomes a target. Drawn back into a world of interstellar conspiracy and dangerous militias, Carson faces a decision that could alter the fate of not just the Bulwark, but perhaps the entire galaxy: risk everything to help old allies or turn his back and let the chaos close in.

The Bulwark may have given Carson an escape from his past, but adventure and old debts are calling.

If you enjoy reluctant heroes, unexpected twists, and high-stakes galactic intrigue, then you’ll love Owning A Spacebar, the latest sci-fi adventure from John Walker.