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Nathan B. Dodge

Cal’s father is a drunk. Letty’s rich parents fight all the time. Tony lived on the streets with his mother until she died. Opi’s stepmother wants her huge inheritance. Sasha’s foster family is abusive.

Kidnapped by aliens, they must train as the crew of a galactic fighter to combat an enemy that threatens the entire Milky Way.

They hate each other, but even if they don’t train well, they will still be sent into battle to die!

Novus Mundi Publishing

Shadow Warriors

Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were thrust together when they were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and forced to become a fighter crew to battle against The Horde—the most vicious, predatory enemy in all the Milky Way galaxy. At first, only Letty could get along with the rest of them, and they basically hated each other. However, due largely to Letty’s efforts, they became not only the top fighting crew in the Shadow Warriors, but also a close family that love and support each other. Due to Opi’s amazing strategic thinking, Letty’s organizational skills, Sasha’s unparalleled ability as a weapons officer, Tony’s crack talent as a navigator, and Cal’s icy nerve as a battle leader, they found a way to defeat a hundred-thousand-ship invasion force.

But wait: since Molethians don’t fight their own battles, the High Command, back on Molethan, put no credence in the story of two thousand Molethian fighters destroying a force fifty times their size. A bungling investigating committee wrongly put the enemy total at two thousand, and since the commanding officer, Commander T’Kell, lost one thousand fighters, she has been returned to Molethan and put on trial for incompetence.

Cal, Letty, Opi, Sasha, and Tony are called to testify in their commander’s defense. Can they save her career? They’ll need to do it quickly, as The Horde has sent out a new invasion of forty thousand new-style fighters, and they are nearly impregnable. If our heroes can’t save their commander, Molethan will almost surely lose the next battle, and their civilization will be destroyed. But even with Commander T’Kell back in command, can Opi and her crew find a way to pull off a miracle again? As they are frantically working to find a route to victory, the High Command is threatening to take over battle plans, which means the top navy commanders on Molethan may snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!

Ambush

Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were thrust together when they were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and forced to become a fighter crew to battle against The Horde, the most vicious, predatory enemy in all the Milky Way galaxy. At first, only Letty could get along with the rest of them, and they basically hated each other. However, due largely to Letty’s efforts, they became not only the top fighting crew in the Shadow Warriors, but also a close family that love and support each other. Due to Opi’s amazing strategic thinking, Letty’s organizational skills, Sasha’s unparalleled ability as a weapons officer, Tony’s crack talent as a navigator, and Cal’s icy nerve as a battle leader, they have found a way to defeat two major Horde invasions.

Opi, already becoming the chief strategist for an entire wing of the Molethian space forces, decides that an entirely new way of fighting Horde forces must be put in place. Her audacious plan is to search a central volume of the Milky Way through which The Horde always travels, discover the military bases they have no doubt established, and destroy them all. She is convinced that a huge base has been built by The Horde on the opposite side of the galaxy, very near The Horde’s own small galactic home, the Dwarf Spheroidal Sagittarius Galaxy.

In the meantime, a third Horde invasion of about 40,000 ships nears Molethan’s home planet. Using Opi’s old strategies, Molethian forces manage to destroy it, but the new, highly capable Horde fighters make this victory far more difficult. In addition, Tony is reported missing and presumed lost. Grieving over Tony, whom she loved, Opi refuses to succumb to her grief, immediately commissioning the search for the other Horde home bases in the Milky Way.

A search party finds the monstrous Horde base almost 70,000 lightyears across the galaxy. Molethan appeals to the other Alliance systems, and a major attack on the base is started, with Cal the attack leader. Things seem to be going well when suddenly, in the midst of the battle, a new enemy strikes, heavily damaging not only Shadow Warriors fighters but also many of the Alliance carriers. The fate of the battle hangs on a razor’s edge. Can the Alliance, led by Cal, Opi, and the rest of their team, manage to win over two opponents, or are they destined to be destroyed by the combined forces of two enemies?

Retaliation

The Shadow Warriors are a proven force in galactic battle but a new threat looms. 
 Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were thrust together when they were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and forced to become a fighter crew to battle against The Horde, the most vicious, predatory enemy in all the Milky Way galaxy. At first, only Letty could get along with the rest of them, and they basically hated each other. However, due largely to Letty’s efforts, they became not only the top fighting crew in the Shadow Warriors, but also a close family that love and support each other. Due to Opi’s amazing strategic thinking, Letty’s organizational skills, Sasha’s unparalleled ability as a weapons officer, Tony’s crack talent as a navigator, and Cal’s icy nerve as a battle leader, they have found a way to defeat two major Horde invasions. 

 Opi, already becoming the chief strategist for an entire wing of the Molethian space forces, decides that an entirely new way of fighting Horde forces must be put in place. Her audacious plan is to search a central volume of the Milky Way through which the Horde always travels, discover the military bases they have no doubt established, and destroy them all. She is convinced that a huge base has been built by The Horde on the opposite side of the galaxy, very near The Horde’s own small galactic home, the Dwarf Spheroidal Sagittarius Galaxy. 

 In the meantime, a third Horde invasion of about 40,000 ships nears Molethan’s home planet. Using Opi’s old strategies, Molethian forces manage to destroy it, but the new, highly capable Horde fighters make this victory far more difficult. In addition, Tony is reported missing and presumed lost. Grieving over Tony, whom she loved, Opi refuses to succumb to her grief, immediately commissioning the search for the other Horde home bases in the Milky Way. 

 A search party finds the monstrous Horde base almost 70,000 lightyears across the galaxy. Molethan appeals to the other Alliance systems, and a major attack on the base is started, with Cal the attack leader. Things seem to be going well when suddenly, in the midst of the battle, a new enemy strikes, heavily damaging not only Shadow Warriors fighters but also many of the Alliance carriers. The fate of the battle hangs on a razor’s edge. Can the Alliance, led by Cal, Opi, and the rest of their team, manage to win over two opponents, or are they destined to be destroyed by the combined forces of two enemies?

WordFire Press

Shadow Warriors: Retaliation: Retaliation

Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and trained to become a fighter crew to battle against The Horde, the most dangerous enemy in all the Milky Way galaxy. As they have continued to fight battles against The Horde, they have risen in the ranks of the Molethian space service, and now each has special responsibilities related to their talents.

Opi is the chief strategist for the Molethian fleet, assisted by Letty, who is often spokesperson for both Opi and the fleet admiral. Cal is the fleet attack leader, Tony is in charge of navigation training, and Sasha, in addition to schooling weapons officers, now stands in for Cal and leads many battle sorties.

In the last titanic engagement with The Horde on the opposite side of the galaxy, Alliance forces, led by Molethan, were attacked by a second enemy, which is now besieging members of the Alliance, and have substantially destroyed two planetary civilizations. Now, in addition to facing more attacks from The Horde, Molethan and the Alliance must search for and try to control this new enemy.

Eventually discovering that Horde forces and this new enemy might be forming an alliance, Cal is able to provoke a war between these two entities. In addition, at the behests of Opi and the Molethian High Command, Cal and Sasha lead a major exploration of The Horde’s home galaxy, attempting to scope the size and danger of their largest enemy.

At the same time, Letty is called to Earth to assist in convincing the many countries in the UN to join the Alliance. The five crew members are being pulled apart, and relations are beginning to fracture. As his major force explores the dwarf galaxy where The Horde originated, Cal, rejected by Letty, begins to reach the edge of control, damaging his relation with Sasha and leading to several questionable decisions during the exploration. Can this be the end of the close family that the five became?

Storm Clouds

The Shadow Warriors face two grave threats that could destroy the galaxy! 
 Heavy responsibilities and far-reaching assignments begin to fracture the relations of Opi, Cal, Letty, Sasha, and Tony—the five original crew members, all now high ranking officers. Now they have two enemies to contend with and a looming fourth war with these enemies. Can they maintain their close ties, or will the team be broken up permanently?

Shadow Warriors: Storm Clouds: Storm Clouds

Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and trained to fight against The Horde—the greatest threat in the Milky Way galaxy. They rise quickly through the ranks of the space service and accept increasing responsibilities that fit their talents.

While his friends take on leadership positions closer to home, Cal disappears on a mission to The Horde galaxy and is presumed dead.

Horde invasion fleets roam the Milky Way, looking for Alliance home planets.

Unfortunately, Earth is not yet ready to join the Alliance. When Letty tries to persuade them to join by meeting with one of its recalcitrant countries, she suddenly goes missing.

Meanwhile, a huge Horde Fleet shows up on the outskirts of our solar system, apparently planning a deadly attack against Earth. With Cal and Letty both missing, Tony, Opi, and Sasha rally together to lead Alliance forces into what may be their final battle!

Resolution

They were kidnapped teens, taken to an alien world and forced to fight in someone else's war. Cal and Letty are missing, and the Horde appears to be massing a titanic fleet to attack Earth. Tony, Opi, and Sasha rally together to lead the Alliance fleet in what may be both Molethan’s and the Alliance’s last stand. Can the remaining members of crew Red-17 lead Alliance forces to one final victory?

Shadow Warriors - The book series

Shadow Warriors - The book series

Shadow Warriors books in order

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