Desert Called Peace Books in Order

Five centuries in the future, a terrorist attack destroys a soldier's family and drives him to become Carrera. Building an army to pursue revenge, he struggles with the danger of adopting the methods of those he fights.

Patricio Carrera deploys his private army to the mountains of Pashtia in pursuit of those responsible for his family's murders. As the campaign expands across nations, revenge remains elusive and the conflict increasingly erodes his humanity.

Carrera faces renewed threats after avenging his family: foreign invasion plans, criminal attacks, spies, and political rivals within Balboa. With his son fighting abroad and his forces under pressure, personal guilt complicates preparations for another struggle.

On Terra Nova, Balboa prepares to challenge foreign control despite its enemies' overwhelming population and wealth. The women of the Amazon Regiment become central to Carrera's military mobilization, as defending the country demands service from its entire population.

Carrera prepares Balboa for war against the vastly richer Tauran Union, determined to remove its security forces from his adopted country. Years of military planning position him to challenge overwhelming odds while shaping the conflict on his own terms.

Unable to strike his enemies directly, Carrera provokes the Zhong into joining the Tauran Union's renewed assault on Balboa. Their invasion must overcome Isla Real, a fortified island intended to make the attackers pay heavily for returning.

Balboa faces attacks from multiple directions as the Zhong and Tauran forces rebuild their offensive. With Cristobal besieged and an Earth fleet supplying enemy intelligence, Carrera must rely on years of preparation while trapped troops question his intentions.

With the Tauran expedition defeated, Carrera's forces turn toward the invading Zhong army while political rebellion shakes their enemies. Battles over supply lines and plans against remaining planetary and orbital bases push Balboa's war into a new phase.