Blaze Ward Books in Order

Actor Horatio earns his living portraying legendary heroes who rescue princesses and defeat monsters. After he kills a real dragon, the familiar performance becomes a personal challenge as he tries to understand what actual heroism demands.

Driven from their ancestral land and hunted on the forest's margins, orks Shrike and Cullen decide to resist. They declare war against the elves who displaced them, turning a struggle for survival into an armed rebellion.

Wizard Kaleph spends his days on minor tasks in a desert border town. An ancient artifact brought by a money changer draws him away from that comfortable routine and into the dangerous wastelands of the Desecration.

After Brak breaks his treasured axe fighting a necromancer, Sleipnir sets out to find a replacement. The search attracts divine attention, opening an unexpected path for a half-troll warrior whose future suddenly interests the gods.

Jesilyria dreams of leaving peasant life behind, but refuses to abandon her responsibilities. A remarkable discovery in a cave offers a possible escape, bringing the promise of sorcery into her otherwise practical plans for the future.

After his family is massacred, Youngest Brother carries his clan's mysterious relic in search of revenge. To pursue the killers, he needs help from a human wizard, forcing him into an alliance across an unfamiliar world.

Alicia's ordinary life as a teenage ork revolves around magic lessons and her friend Ealisaid. A startling discovery sends her beyond those familiar routines on a quest to release the Northern Gods from their ancient captivity.

Brak is an enormous half-troll who receives little respect from the people around him. When an attack begins, the overlooked warrior faces a situation in which his strength suddenly matters far more than their low opinion.

Tor and Deadeye plan to steal a truckload of gold while outwitting familiar enemies. Their adventure pits them against Nazis in a world of dieselpunk airships and underwater bullet trains, where ingenuity matters as much as courage.

Hive foresees a catastrophe and must act before it arrives. Preventing disaster demands an extraordinary sacrifice and contact with humanity, drawing her toward beings whose power makes them the most dangerous gods she can face.

Driven from their forests by elves, the orks struggle to survive in the swamps. Shrike and Cullen fight for a peaceful home, but rescuing a maiden forces them to question familiar ideas about heroes and monsters.

A gigantic Nazi fighting robot prevents the Red Army from taking Berlin. Sergey and his tank crew must confront an apparently unstoppable weapon, risking their lives to keep it from changing the outcome of the war.

A band of adventurers recruits wizard Kaleph Sa'id for a journey through the desert. Before they can survive its dangers, these uneasy companions must learn to cooperate and decide whether they can trust their newest member.

A sequence of poems traces a relationship from the discovery of love to its rejection and aftermath. The desert becomes the landscape of emotional devastation, connecting the individual poems into a single account of loss.

Gods, dragons, and mortal champions struggle in an ancient conflict that reaches beyond the world's beginnings. This epic poem follows lovers, defenders, and betrayers as the Earthmother, the Blacksmith, and the Great Wyrm confront good and evil.

Traveling toward the Queen of the Night Elves, Suren and Enica cross the northern edges of Imperial Rome. An encounter with a deceptive thief tests their resolve and the magic they depend on to continue their journey.

An old mirror in his grandfather's attic reveals a world beyond the winter surrounding a young man. Drawn to the maiden he sees within it, he investigates the mirror's secret and the unexpected inheritance his grandfather left.

A clue to a fortune draws Bob and his companions toward ancient ruins on the edge of the Wastelands. His band of wizards, elves, and misfits must discover what the promised wealth will cost them.

Javier enjoys solitude aboard his scout ship, sharing the journey with an artificial intelligence, fruit trees, and chickens. When pirates interrupt that peaceful existence, they discover their apparently isolated target has resources they did not anticipate.

An oracle sends court astronomer Suren to rescue a half-elf from slavery in a fantastical Imperial Rome. Protecting her from their enemies is only the beginning: he also needs her help finding the Queen of the Night Elves.

Sergey struggles to keep his tank crew alive during the war when an assassin arrives from the future. Protected by a psychic descendant, he discovers that surviving the battlefield may determine the lives of generations yet unborn.

Jessica Keller saves thousands by disobeying an order during a space battle, only to face a court martial. As tensions with the Fribourg Empire rise, her willingness to defy authority threatens both her enemies and her career.

Ex-convict Rick Pine is building a new life as a bistro chef when a woman returns a mug he once lent an alien. Her arrival draws the exhausted restaurateur into trouble he would much rather avoid.

Jessica Keller's crews celebrate Moirrey's promotion and the many lives she has saved. A far more dangerous battle awaits, testing their resolve through fleet combat and covert struggles on Alexandria Station with no guarantee of survival.

After using her dreams to avert disaster, Hive sets her sights on communicating with the gods as an equal. The attempt reveals an unexpected secret and inspires an ambition that reaches beyond the frontier she already knows.

The senate sends Jessica Keller to hunt pirates threatening communities beyond the main shipping routes. With powerful political backing and her resourceful crew, she enters a remote system where naval action and interstellar maneuvering become inseparable.

After eight years in power, Angler prepares to leave office, but first must reveal a terrible secret to his successor. Handing an old enemy control of an extraordinary weapon could make him the world's most dangerous man.

Still a captive of pirates, Javier maintains his machines and gardens as the crew increasingly relies on him. News that Djamila Sykora has been kidnapped forces him into a dangerous rescue with uncertain loyalties and consequences.

Enslaved aboard a pirate ship, Javier asserts his identity as its Science Officer while guiding the crew toward a dangerous prize. Their treasure hunt leads into a minefield where forgotten threats could prove more costly than expected.

After a tsunami devastates the Pacific Northwest, prisoner Rick Pine cooks for a cleanup work camp and dreams of opening a bistro. An unlikely encounter offers unexpected help toward the future he hopes to build after release.

Stranded without reliable star charts, Piper must descend to an inhabited planet and steal the information her crew needs to return home. She dislikes fieldwork, and posing as a native promises challenges she has scarcely imagined.

Fairchild seeks the thrill of flying through enormous storms on Escudra VI. Ignoring warnings from scientists and signs of equipment trouble, she challenges a gathering tempest that may finally exceed her ability to escape it.

Night Elf assassins force Sleipnir the Centaur into a struggle for survival against his own kin. Escaping their pursuit demands more than fighting skill: he must abandon the life he knew and decide whether to become a hero.

An invitation to dine with Aquitaine's president brings Jessica Keller into a gathering of influential women. Behind the formal occasion lies an ambitious plan that could exploit the Fribourg Empire's dismissive assumptions about its opponents.

When her husband is arrested, an English barrister's wife loses the security of her position and faces the power of the government. Reinventing herself as Holly Breckenridge, she searches for a future in a rapidly changing century.

Kai Di discovers that her dead best friend secretly lived as a supervillain. While others celebrate the killing, grief and anger push her toward revenge against the supposed hero responsible, forcing her to reconsider good and evil.

After forcing the Fribourg Empire toward peace, Jessica Keller receives an invitation to the Red Admiral's daughter's wedding. Traveling to the imperial capital with Kali-ma's crew, she must navigate potential traps beneath the diplomatic welcome.

Kid Lexington hides his identity while posing as a famous hero's teenage sidekick, desperate to earn his teammates' respect. When a suspicious message arrives, he pursues the apparent trap in the hope of proving himself.

With the Moon within reach, Hive plans to leave Earth and find a world for herself and her daughters. Her foresight grows uncertain as the risks mount, forcing her to gamble on escaping humanity forever.

Caught in a fight between Captain Wintergold and MacChruim, skateboarder Jocelyn has no powers to protect her. Refusing to remain a bystander, she challenges a formidable villain and makes a choice that will change her life.

Years after leaving Katie, Cisco receives an unexpected plea for help. Dangerous men are watching her apartment, and rescuing her and her boyfriend means confronting their shared past as well as the threats gathering outside.

Norbert imagines a future of fame, power, and recognition as a formidable villain. His inventions rarely behave as intended, however, leaving his ambitions dependent on whether he can make his troublesome creations finally do their jobs.

Anna walks through the cold and rain, exhausted by inanimate objects that insist on speaking to her. As superpowered figures pass overhead, an unexplained compulsion drives her onward toward a fate tied to her uncertain sanity.

A cargo hijacking appears routine until Javier questions why anyone would deliver supplies to a dead planet. Suspecting a trap, he and the crew of Storm Gauntlet must uncover who hired them and what awaits their arrival.

After capturing a legendary flagship, Javier prepares an audacious theft to strike back at Valko Slavkov and his pirates. His friends join a private war whose expanding ambitions draw the attention of the powerful Concord.

With a formidable new asset in hand, Javier and Zakhar move against Valko Slavkov. Their campaign for revenge forces industrial powers, the Concord, and Altai to choose sides as the struggle threatens worlds beyond the pirate clans.

Javier leads his companions to a vanished Neu Berne flagship, hoping it will help them confront the man who destroyed their ship. Recovering it means risking an encounter with a sentient warship that may not be dormant.

Former actress Eva Kiesler leads a British intelligence team against a dangerous scientific threat in Manhattan. A warehouse investigation brings her face to face with extraordinary weapons stolen from her ally Dr. Slate, putting the city at risk.

Javier's ruthless Captain Navarre persona attracts a new employer after a successful rescue. Taking Sykora along, he accepts a mission to raid the luxurious starship Shangdu, where maintaining the deception is part of the danger.

British intelligence agent Eva Kiesler raids a Nazi mountain base to free a scientist whose secrets could change the coming war. With orders to prevent his recapture, she must lead him and her team to safety.

Color illustrations introduce Jessica Keller and her crew through their uniforms and personal histories. Alongside portraits of a dozen characters, this companion explores military insignia, medals, and design details from the world of the Jessica Keller Chronicles.

An enemy starship threatens Lincolnshire's navy, and conventional espionage has failed. Handsome Rob recruits a group of fading actors for an audacious theft, hoping performance and deception can succeed against the strength of an entire fleet.

Recalled to military service, Handsome Rob receives orders to destroy a criminal syndicate's hidden space station. Facing a fleet with little support, he reunites old associates for a mission that requires more deception than firepower.

After her mother's death, Angus is placed with a grandmother determined to separate her from her alien father. Confined to an unwanted life, she uncovers family secrets and fights to decide where she belongs.

Petra's powers are weaker than those of her family, but learning their secrets strengthens her determination to help others. Defying expectations that her twin would become the costumed fighter, she begins mastering her abilities in a troubled 1974.

In 2053, Nilsson and his well-connected friends travel through Belorussia seeking entertainment. Reports of a ghost draw them to an abandoned factory, where a casual investigation becomes a search for whatever is really frightening the locals.

Agent Eva Kiesler must prevent Nazi operatives from kidnapping an American rocket scientist. Backed by Nik Slate and her team, she races across the country to protect a man whose work could shape the future.

A devastating Buran attack on the imperial capital transforms the war in a single afternoon. Jessica Keller presses onward against a growing threat while uncertainty over her friends' survival makes the struggle increasingly personal.

After nuclear devastation, young Dale hopes to become a Park Ranger on the frontier between rival American factions. Across five stories, he learns from veteran Stan Hawkins while struggling to preserve order in a world still at war.

As the new Red Admiral, Jessica Keller must persuade Aquitaine to build a fleet and deploy it in support of Fribourg. Political resistance complicates efforts to confront their shared enemy, an artificial intelligence commanding a star empire.

A rare visit from Carl's wife brings a suspicious job for him and his partner Deke. Unsure whether she has betrayed them or been manipulated herself, they must escape the trap and identify whoever is behind it.

Akahana, a tree octopus sorceress, knows better than to refuse a god disguised as a goldfish. His request to help two lovebug crabs draws her into a task that may prove her greatest danger yet.

Escaping the Dominion's security bureau leaves Valentinian and Dave searching for refuge beyond its borders. In unfamiliar systems, they must work out how to rebuild their lives while navigating Wildspace and deciding what kind of people to become.

A charter transporting a band across the Dominion promises to advance Valentinian's ambitions as a ship operator. His newest crewman's military skills and unexplained past, however, threaten to turn a promising contract into something much more dangerous.

Valentinian follows a treasure map toward the desert world of Kryuome, hoping to find opportunity and allies. Dangerous aliens complicate the voyage through Wildspace while the relentless Widow tracks him and a member of his crew.

Phil Kosnett's crew has built a hidden base and captured ships behind enemy lines. Now the small force attempts something far larger: freeing an entire prison planet without the support of a conventional fleet.

Jessica Keller's wedding to Torsten Wald should mark a moment of happiness, but assassins threaten to plunge the galaxy into war. She must set aside her personal future to decide how far she will go to prevent disaster.

A propulsion failure strands the scout corvette CS-405 deep inside Buran's empire after a battle. With few weapons and a long journey home, its crew turns to piracy to survive their passage through enemy territory.

Akahana survives her master's death, although a familiar should have died with him. Seeking revenge, the tree octopus sorceress turns to a god disguised as a goldfish for help pursuing those responsible for her loss.

Jessica Keller drives her fleet against Buran, using surprise and relentless attacks to hold the enemy's attention. Her real task is to buy time for Moirrey's team to deploy a weapon that could decide the war.

Javier and Excalibur's crew travel across the galaxy seeking trade and allies against a growing threat. On an ocean planet, exploration gives way to danger when assassins strike and force Del Smith to confront his long-rejected heroic role.

Farouk al-Hashemi challenges religious authority by teaching the Quran to aliens and welcoming them as Muslims. The Grand Mufti of Taif sends an assassin to end his work, choosing Farouk's own brother for the mission.

A sudden arrest sends Handsome Rob after a notorious arms smuggler on another planet. With Mac joining his team, the mission tests how far they can disappear into assumed identities without losing control of the operation.

An attempted assassination forces Handsome Rob to flee his apartment with seconds to spare. Pursued through Puerto Peñasco, he fights to survive while uncovering betrayals that reach into the highest levels of the government.

An assassin nearly kills Greyson and Rachel, yet Greyson is assigned to investigate the attempt. Pursuing a blackmailer, a killer, and a former officer exposes a conspiracy that threatens to reveal the secrets he needs to protect.

Recalled from retirement, Greyson Leigh hunts an alien capable of killing people and stealing their identities. Working with a rookie amid police corruption, he must catch the murderer without exposing secrets that could destroy him.

Daniel and Ndidi turn a captured alien warship against the Sept Empire while Amirin and Hadi pursue the throne. As their rival ambitions threaten entire worlds, the coming confrontation will determine who shapes the galaxy's future.

A treasure map won in a rigged card game draws Valentinian back to Kryuome. His crew must evade hostile locals, mutants, and the Widow's warship while investigating a mystery that has remained buried for two thousand years.

Trapped underground with the Widow and her crew, Valentinian must bargain with enemies while cannibal mutants threaten from above. Competing schemes and fragile alliances complicate the search for answers aboard the long-forgotten vessel Princess Rualoh.

Daniel searches an ancient book for the truth about a vanished people while Kathra seeks safety for her star tribe. Their former imperial masters continue the pursuit, threatening to turn their search for refuge into a wider conflict.

Kathra seeks alien allies to help her people resist the Sept Empire, while Daniel struggles with an unreadable ancient book. Their enemy prepares a new warship, putting fragile partnerships to the test as the conflict spreads.

Daniel must exchange his life as a chef for the demands of war. Kathra sends a new ship to strike the Sept Empire, while ambitious opponents plan a conflict whose consequences could reach every inhabited world.

After his victory, Javier explores the wider galaxy while giving the angry Concord some distance. Four linked stories follow his search for friends and allies, connecting the pirate conflicts of his past with the adventures ahead.

Burned out by restaurant life, Daniel takes a job in deep space. His journey draws him into the struggles of Kathra Omezi's impoverished star tribe, whose small fleet faces an empire and the arrival of a conqueror.

An attack on Yisan threatens to divide the allies and hand Westphalia a decisive advantage. Lazarus answers a desperate call for help, but rescuing his friends requires a conman's skill before the alliance can advance toward Earth.

Growing up beneath a ruined Persian landscape, Yasmin dreams of the desert above her hidden city. An ancient American war machine and a mysterious traveler set her on a new path across seven connected adventures.

A concealed map draws Suvi and Bethany into a conspiracy surrounding an abandoned advanced starship. Javier and his companions race competing hunters to find the vessel, uncertain what its long isolation has left waiting for them.

Phil Kosnett's victory opens the Balhee Cluster to trade, but pirate commander Basant Utkin launches a rebellion against his own syndicate. Kosnett must rally new allies before the insurgent establishes a pirate kingdom of his own.

Egon takes up his hammer and shield because someone must stand against evil. Recruited by a charismatic Puck and an unlikely company, the orc ventures into the darkwilds and discovers the personal cost of defending the world.

First Centurion Phil Kosnett leads an expedition toward distant worlds between the galactic arms. At Vilahana, encounters with unfamiliar cultures and weapons become a crisis when enemies threaten a planet, demanding help from Kosnett and Ground Control.

Lazarus survives his ship's destruction only to find himself stranded in an unknown alien realm. To return home, the isolated captain must learn how to survive, build friendships across species, and navigate a widening galactic struggle.

Yasmin rebuilds the war machine Gawain with help from her companions, but new threats emerge across Persia. A radio message draws her into a struggle for humanity's future that demands leadership as well as skill in battle.

Lazarus returns with allies determined to stop Westphalian expansion, while refugees seek safety in Rio Alliance territory. Military resistance and political negotiations become equally urgent as his companions fight to protect displaced peoples and preserve their freedom.

Lazarus and Ajax possess overwhelming firepower, but victory requires more than winning individual battles. When Westphalia invades Innruld Space, the Species Underground must unite behind an unlikely leader to stop the enemy's advance and secure their freedom.

With alien companions at his side, Lazarus seeks human allies to expose the spies who nearly killed him. A disastrous visit to a pirate world puts further obstacles between the determined captain and his journey home.

On Biysk, pilot Fairchild discovers small dragons with a Bronze Age civilization just as humans prepare to colonize their world. Protecting them forces her to confront officials whose ambitions threaten a people they barely understand.

Visitors hire Zakhar and Excalibur to fight pirates, unaware of how large their problem has become. Javier revives Captain Navarre for another elaborate deception, using the threat of force to influence enemies beyond a single battle.

An invading fleet exposes the dangerous past beneath Yaumgan's peaceful appearance. Facing a threat to the entire Balhee Cluster, Phil Kosnett must unite reluctant allies and persuade former opponents that their survival depends on fighting together.

A visit to Gloran's emperor takes a darker turn when a pirate raid threatens to provoke war with Aditi. Phil Kosnett must decide whether to intervene as his diplomatic journey becomes another test of restraint.

Phil Kosnett's request to honor Morninghawk's captain at Dalou's capital triggers a political crisis. As the Hegemony risks collapse, the Shogun, the Emperor, and Aquitaine's navy must find a way to preserve an increasingly fragile peace.