Empire Lost

When Connor’s peaceful homeworld is suddenly attacked by a mysterious alien force, his life changes forever. Consumed by grief and driven by a burning desire for revenge, Connor enlists in the Union Marine Core, thrusting himself into the heart of a new and deadly battle. As the conflict intensifies, a chilling truth emerges: this isn't just another war—it's humanity's final test for survival.

After surviving his first brutal encounter with the alien Scourge on New Messa, Connor completes his training and earns the opportunity to join not only the Titans, but one of the Union's most elite units—the 1st Battalion, the Vanguard. But as massive fleets converge and humanity prepares for the largest military deployment in its history, Connor discovers that everything he's endured so far was merely the warm up. A ruthless galactic empire has set its sights on human space, bringing overwhelming force to what they believe will be an easy conquest.

Two years after the Battle of Atlas Prime, the Scourge have vanished, and some begin to believe the war may be over. Yet vast sums still pour into a war machine that may have nothing left to fight, and Connor Drake's face is on every broadcast helping to justify it.When new orders finally pull...