Andrew Moriarty Books in Order

Jake Stewart escapes his remote station and wins a scholarship to a merchant academy. His promising new life falters when a dishonest boss, manipulated paperwork, and an unreliable friend threaten his chance to earn a living.

Aspiring spy Jake wants adventure, but a failed assignment lands him in jail and then the militia. With a commander who wants him dead, surviving his sentence becomes more urgent than proving himself a hero.

After failing his pilot exam, Jake is assigned to investigate missing food shipments. The supposedly dull task grows complicated when Nadine follows him, leaving him uncertain whether she is investigating his work or his romantic interests.

As revolution spreads, Jake is diverted into searching for a missing ship with unexpected help from Nadine. With his allies pursuing conflicting plans, he must navigate a crisis in which nobody’s intentions are entirely clear.

An Imperial officer’s attempt to save his troops ends in disaster and imprisonment. Awaiting revenge from the families of dead officers, Dirriken Friedel faces the consequences of using privilege in a collapsing empire.

Escaped officer Dirk commands a crew of fugitives and revolutionaries who can barely cooperate. When a smuggling assignment unravels, keeping them alive becomes harder than keeping their crimes hidden from their pursuers.

Jake sets out with a new ship and crew after a disastrous insurrection. But his crew distrusts him, Landing is burning, and powerful figures continue maneuvering, threatening to overwhelm his apparent fresh start.

After a rebellion collapses, Dirk’s crew is separated and Scruggs needs urgent treatment. Lee turns to Imperial custody for help, while a failed reunion pulls the others into a dangerous encounter with Devin.

Former duke Dirk Friedel now captains a struggling freighter. An apparently easy job stealing obsolete supplies offers badly needed money, but his inexperienced crew must navigate a deal that promises more trouble than profit.

An Imperial senate election tests fragile alliances as Dashi, Jose, Marianne, and the Admiral maneuver for influence. An unexpected development after the vote forces every faction to choose between loyalty to the empire and self-interest.

Jake and Nadine search for the last known Imperial outpost, finding a region transformed since its abandonment. Drawn into local politics, they end up on opposing sides of a civil war neither intended to join.

Dirk’s ship and name are finally cleared, but Tribune Devin expects repayment. Upgrading weapons, investigating events toward the core, and examining Scruggs’s warrant turn newfound security into another collection of dangerous obligations.

Newly rebellious Lord Lyon sends Dirk’s crew to gather intelligence at a courier junction. When a planetary governor uncovers the operation, their reconnaissance becomes a contest against an opponent preparing schemes of his own.

Jake and Nadine return to Delta expecting a break from trading, only to learn Dashi has been killed. Their search for his murderer demands answers, careful planning, and a reckoning with their desire for revenge.

Lord Lyon leads a battleship and task force toward an Imperial base, determined to strike back. Dirk and his companions accompany the expedition as their rebellion moves from local resistance toward a larger military confrontation.

Lord Lyon takes his rebel fleet toward the Imperial core to rescue his sister, the captive Empress. With the navy preparing to destroy him and his financing running out, an uneasy alliance offers a dangerous opportunity.