Mike Shepherd

The aliens attacking the planetary system of Alwa are an enemy unlike any Admiral Kris Longknife has ever encountered before. She doesn't know who they are, only that they worship a being known as the Enlightened One and are unafraid to sacrifice themselves against her fleet. But Kris faces more than just the fanatical behavior of an alien armada. A saboteur has unleashed an epidemic that has infected seventy-two career military women-including Admiral Kris Longknife.

From the Nebula Nominated and New York Times Best Selling Author comes the long lost story of how Launa Obrian and Jack Walking Bear met, got to know each other, hit and did not hit it off and learned to train together. Here's the story that was referred to in the other books of the trilogy, but you've never had a chance to read before. Follow these two courageous troopers as they prepare for an insane mission even as the world around them descends into its own insanity.

Vicky Peterwald is no longer just the heir apparent to an imperial dynasty. She survived naval training and proved her mettle in combat to help the starving people of the ravaged world of St. Petersburg. Now, she is truly a Grand Duchess, leading a growing battle fleet in a rebellion against the tyranny of her stepmother, the Empress.

The Peterwald Empire is in the midst of civil war. On one side is the tyrannical Empress, on the other is the last person Kris ever wants to see again—Grand Duchess Vicky Peterwald. Due to their shared history, the Emperor believes Kris can mediate between the factions and bring about peace. But before Kris even begins her mission, she survives two assassination attempts on her family home world. Someone doesn’t want her interfering in the Empire’s affairs. Is it Vicky, the Empress, or a traitor among her own people...

This collection of 4 short stories under one cover: Maid Goes on Strike, Ruthie Longknife's First Christmas, Among the Kicking Birds and Bad Day.

A search for her lost friend leads the female space warrior into a galactic hellhole with no way out.

That's Grand Admiral Sandy Santiago. She's a gal with a problem. Can a mere mortal fill the shoes of not just a Longknife, but Kris Longknife? She's got birds and cats and murderous aliens to deal with. Oh, and Granny Rita. Thank God she has several of Kris' team to help.

Für Kris Longknife wird ein Traum wahr: Sie erhält ihr erstes Kommando über eine Raumstation. Dazu wird sie allerdings in das entlegene Sternensystem Chance versetzt, eine Beförderung, die zugleich einem Exil gleicht. Doch Kris ist nicht untätig, und bald kommt sie einer Organisation auf die Spur. Die verbirgt auf einem einsamen Planeten höchst fortschrittliche Alien-Technologie, die in ihren Händen eine extreme Gefahr darstellt -

Six huge battleships incoming. Only 12 tiny mosquito boats to defend with. How many of them can we make die!

Admiral Kris Longknife has enjoyed her desk job - for five full years! She hasn't dodged an assassination attempt from the Greenfeld Empire for nearly four. Still, the attempts on her life are getting more and more frequent. Huh? Then, after one very bad day of budget fights, Kris comes home to find someone she never expected to see, certainly not in the foyer of Nuu House! Not playing with her kids! He has a job offer for Kris! A job everyone wants her to take. Kris thought she'd done everything, but here's something entirely new!

Kris Longknife ist in die Navy eingetreten, um aus dem Schatten ihrer mächtigen Familie zu treten. Ihre ersten Missionen sind nicht besonders aufregend. Obwohl sie alles tut, um einen guten Ensign abzugeben, hält eine Eigenschaft sie davon ab: ihre Neigung, vorzupreschen und Fakten zu schaffen, ganz gleich, wie gefährlich das sein mag. Eines Tages findet sie heraus, dass die ranghöchsten Offiziere ihres Schiffs in eine Verschwörung verstrickt sind. Ihr bleibt nur eine Möglichkeit: Sie muss die Besatzung auf ihre Seite ziehen und eine Meuterei anzetteln ...

Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, Lieutenant Kris Longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the newest, fastest, and deadliest attack ships in the fleet. But Kris’s training tour has not gone unnoticed by her enemies—and their hired assassins...