Darklanding Books in Order

War veteran Thaddeus Fry becomes sheriff of Darklanding, a frontier mining settlement where his predecessor’s headquarters were bombed. Navigating company interests and alien residents, he must respond to a mine collapse that threatens hundreds of workers.

Sheriff Thaddeus Fry answers TerroCom’s call and leaves Darklanding for combat, accompanied by Maximus. Returning to military service forces him to weigh his loyalty to fellow warriors against the frontier community he has begun to call home.

An Unglok murder draws Sheriff Fry and Deputy Mast Jotham into Darklanding’s hidden economy. Their investigation exposes dealings that threaten the fragile peace between the planet’s native inhabitants and the Company’s workers, making justice a dangerous pursuit.

Rumors of easily gathered exotic resources bring a flood of prospectors to Darklanding, followed by businesses eager to profit from them. The frontier settlement faces rapid change as greed and the promise of wealth disrupt its community.

Darklanding’s future looks uncertain as its company representative, madam, and mine foreman pursue separate rescue schemes. Sheriff Fry, his deputy, and Maximus struggle to hold the town together while Dickles’s independent plans attract dangerous attention.

An ancient alien threat emerges beneath Darklanding, forcing residents and TerroCom soldiers to defend their home. Sheriff Fry faces difficult choices about whom to rescue and trust while the community’s survival and its relationship with the Ungloks hang in the balance.

A hunter from Maximus’s home planet arrives in Darklanding, determined to kill the pig-dog and claim his secret. Sheriff Fry and his alien deputy must outmaneuver the pursuer to protect their companion from a relentless enemy.

Miners grow restless and unfamiliar visitors arrive in Darklanding, where Sheriff Thaddeus Fry struggles to establish order. With an Unglok deputy and a persistent pig-dog beside him, he faces an adversary intent on destroying the settlement.

An ore-carrying bullet train is derailed in a sophisticated heist, leaving Sheriff Fry to investigate who could challenge SagCon’s technology. A corporate investigator arrives with a separate agenda, complicating a crime whose motives reach beyond stolen cargo.

Low-altitude racing transforms Ungwilook into a temporary sporting destination, bringing money, rivalry, and crime to Darklanding. When a wealthy champion crosses Sheriff Thaddeus Fry, the lawman carries their confrontation into the skies above the racetrack.

A runaway’s family troubles become more dangerous than Darklanding suspected, while SagCon investigators pursue their own interests. The arrival of an investigator tied to Sheriff Fry’s past raises questions about the girl’s grandfather and his intentions.

After the costly fighting on Centauri Prime, Melborn creates Terror Command and seeks a training ground for its soldiers. Darklanding’s affairs grow more complicated when the Company representative’s father, SagCon’s board chairman, personally intervenes.