The Catalyst

Name: The Catalyst
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Targon Tales

Book 1

Chris ReherFeb 2014

Chris Reher

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It's no easy tour of duty for Lt. Nova Whiteside when her interstellar transport is taken by pirates and she is then tagged for termination. Could it have something to do with the mysterious alien they were transporting? Having gone from merely MIA to technically AWOL, any chance of escape leaves her no choice but to rely on Sethran Kada, a former lover, for help.

Unfortunately, she realizes that they are now on opposite sides of an escalating war between the Commonwealth Union of Planets and an increasingly dangerous rebel alliance.

In trying to find who is threatening her life, they discover a plot to destroy a distant planet - a world inhabited by creatures that are the key to Nova's survival - and a conspiracy that threatens the stability of the Union Commonwealth.

The Targon Tales:Sky Hunter
The Catalyst
Only Human
Rebel Alliances
Delphi Promised

Targon Tales - Sethran
Quantum Tangle 1
Terminus Shift 2
Entropy's end 3

Themes: Space Opera, sci-fi, galactic empire, rebels, pirates, first contact, space marine, aliens, space exploration, star gate, treason, military, female protagonist, female hero, soldiers, pilots, space ship, environmental destruction, virus, space fleet

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Quantum Tangle: Targon Tales - Sethran 1

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Dropping out of subspace into the wrong galactic sector, Sethran Kada wakes up with a headache and an extraordinary alien aboard his ship. She implores him to help stop the abductions of her people, a newly evolved species emerging from subspace. Their dangerous potential has caught the attention of rebel factions as well as the ruling Commonwealth. When contact with her kind turns pilots into casualties, the Governors fear an imminent invasion engineered by their rebel enemies.

Pursued by Air Command, Seth heads deep into rebel-controlled territory to recover the stolen entities and keep this deadly weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Things get personal when his alien visitor begins to transform his mind and his life, turning the rescue mission into a fight for survival for all of them.

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Themes: Space opera, first contact, alien invasion, galactic empire, military sci-fi, alien worlds, space adventure, space travel

Sky Hunter

Book 0

Air Command pilot Nova Whiteside is assigned to a remote outpost to guard the construction of a tethered orbiter, Skyranch Twelve, against rebel sabotage. The difference between the well-ordered Union air fields and this dusty garrison is made painfully clear when she runs afoul a brutal commander of ground troops.

While trapped behind enemy lines during a bloody uprising she meets Djari, a human civilian whose trust in the governing Union is shattered by what he has witnessed.

Indeed, not everything out here seems to run according to protocol and Nova soon suspects that more than farming is being done aboard the Skyranch. When she uncovers the treacherous and illicit schemes taking place, it seems that local riots are the least of their troubles.

This is the first of the Targon Tales series, which can be read in any order.

Themes: Sci-fi, space opera, space elevator, military, rebels, space pilot, Targon Tales, female protagonist, aliens, galactic empire, space marines, space station, space tether, science fiction series, first in series, space fighters, exoplanet, rebellion, soldiers, future, insurrection, insubordination, hostages, treason, Free, freebie,free science fiction

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Publisher

Chris Reher

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Published on

Feb 28, 2014

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Pages

210

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ISBN

9780991698523

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Features

Flowing text, Original pages

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Language

English

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Genres

Fiction / Action & Adventure

Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure

Fiction / Science Fiction / General

Fiction / Science Fiction / Military

Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera

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