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Terminal Lance Lucky Lee Savage likes his life. Sure, doing PT hungover is a pain, but no one can dodge responsibility like he can - or sweet-talk the cooks into giving out double rations.

No longer bound to Earth or the Core Sol System, the human race has expanded into the far beyond, seeding itself throughout the final frontier. It has been a time of great expansion, hope, and progress. These remote colonies, some found at the fringes of the Outer Rim, rely on supplies brought to them by deep-space commercial shipping vessels, which transport the needed goods and commodities to keep humanity alive and thriving in the most remote and austere locations.

Meet James Cooper as Vesha Celeste continues her journey with Yesha Alevtina and learns about his recruitment and contributions. He becomes the third figurehead of the new organization called Pathway LLC. To help build all that Eliza and Yesha had envisioned during part two of this series, James works with two brilliant young scientists. As an extraordinary architect, he brings with him 96 well-trained employees and their family members and significant others to help learn the nuances of nano-programming with massively efficient results.

A century ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. Over decades of bitter war, humanity slowly pushed them back. Eighteen months ago, a truce was struck. The aliens disappeared. Humanity stood down. But there are those who will never trust the aliens. The captain of the aging battleship Walker Pierce is one of them. He has spent months in disputed space, against the wishes of his superiors, looking for proof of alien treachery, afraid of what he might find. Because this time, if the aliens return, humanity won't be so lucky.

Five years after the destruction of Rydon (the Ranger home world), there is not much in Known-Space that is just. Ranger Kyle Marcus Knight is determined to make the Universe safe and restore justice, even if he must do it alone. (Rangers are extremely arrogant).

Nuclear fallout was destroying planet Earth, so after the nuclear war, the leaders of the world decided that the only path for human survival was to leave our dying planet and establish life somewhere else. After surviving the many perils of space travel, a teenaged boy named Casey, alongside his friends, would soon discover that their ship could no longer land safely and would crash into Andromeda. After setting foot on the mysterious planet, Casey and his friends uncover a massive secret about the planet that could either cause another war or end it.

Siouca is a member of the advanced Wanderer civilization. What does Siouca want? The quest to unlock the secrets of interstellar travel leads a Roranian crew on an epic journey across space. Saved by a dying machine-lect, stranded in a failing ship, faced with an ultimate choice. Were they too eager in their attempts to reach the stars? The fractious Primals are the ancient, all-powerful rulers of the Creatites. Their origins are shrouded in mystery although Storytellers recite their legends.

In today's news, people have been gathering by their television and iPads in the millions. Just like the takeoff for the moon, this one means just as much to many. The launch of the ultimate journey vehicle, Space Ghost, will definitely be one small step for man and one giant leap for humanity.