Tom Dell'Aringa

John MacAlister's latest job ends the way most of them do—on fire. Discharged from the Star Corps and scraping by on bad contracts, John's got one asset left: Alvis, a salvaged robot prototype with relentless logic, stubborn ethics, and zero patience for John's impulses. Freedom from a lunar...

John MacAlister finally has a respectable life. Naturally, he's about to ruin it. Steady work. A budding relationship. A reason to stay put. None of it's enough to kill the itch.

As his warship comes under attack by a devastating alien horror, a drug-addicted recruit stumbles upon a secret super soldier compound. In his hand is the one hope to save the ship. But to do it, he’ll have to face his crippling fear of the alien Sasori that lies on the other side of the hatch...

As long as anyone can remember, the cave goblins attack the Christmas elves on Christmas Eve at the North Pole. This Christmas Eve, as the night grows dark and the attack becomes imminent, one small goblin is lonely, hungry, and cold. Seeing the light and warmth of the elven camp, he steals away...