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After a priest’s murder, the killer claims Lucifer helped him, drawing Heaven’s attention to the fallen angel. Lucifer turns to detective Tom Statford to prove his innocence, leaving Tom to investigate a client nobody readily trusts.

Tom Statford guards the boundary between gods and mortals while working as a private detective in Virginia. A series of ritualistic killings pulls him into a case where catching a murderer may also mean preventing the world’s destruction.

A woman enters Tom Statford’s office claiming someone has murdered her and a fire god is still hunting her. The detective follows a trail involving organized crime and more bodies to discover who is using a deity as an assassin.

Tom Statford leaves his role as Keeper of the Conclave to build a quieter life with his family. An assassination attempt and attacks on his friends force him back into the dangerous divine affairs he hoped to escape.

Tom Statford travels to New Orleans to marry, but two deaths caused by dark magic interrupt his plans. A missing god with power over the dead sends the supernatural detective racing to discover who is behind the attacks.

Tom Statford awakens in a mental institution, accused of murder and told his memories of gods are delusions. With another patient threatening him, he must untangle his identity and find a way out before time runs out.

After escaping an asylum controlled by a mad god, Tom Statford finds deities living on Earth with diminished powers. He hunts the person who destroyed his life and took the woman he loved, driven by a desire for revenge.

A serial killer targets the exotic dancers employed by the Egyptian goddess Kadesh, leaving golden apples at the scenes. Tom Statford must identify the murderer before the killings provoke a conflict among the gods.

Tom Statford investigates killings that threaten a gang war across Virginia’s Seven Cities. Both factions worship the same god under different names, while an indiscriminate creature complicates a case tangled in the politics of displaced deities.

The Gnosis travels to a neutral station for peace talks with the Pahxin, offering humanity an ally against shared enemies. A force intent on sabotaging the negotiations threatens both crews and their fragile chance for cooperation.

The Gnosis heads to a frontier station to retrieve the last Orbat, only to find its technicians missing. Meanwhile, Christina Dawson hunts a traitor connected to the Tol-An and a military base occupied by mercenaries.

Humanity attempts to locate more powerful Orbs by connecting them with devices already in its possession. Aboard the Gnosis in hyperspace, the experiment unfolds amid hidden opposition, with no easy escape until the ship emerges.

Earth’s most advanced ship begins its maiden voyage as an alien fleet arrives seeking ancient technology behind humanity’s recent progress. The crew of the Gnosis must confront a devastating first contact and defend a world unprepared for interstellar war.

The Gnosis seeks a scientist who can explain why intergalactic terrorists are collecting advanced technology. A corporation pursuing the same scientist turns the investigation into a struggle against mutants, hostile environments and powerful warships.

When a battered friend appears on his doorstep, Tom Statford sets out to discover who attacked him and why. Following the trail reveals how little he can trust appearances, while his own luck continues to worsen.

An artifact mission leaves the Gnosis stranded on an alien planet, where desperate survivors from other ships threaten to seize it. Its crew searches an ancient facility for a way home before their enemies overwhelm them.

A powerful Orb lies hidden at an illegal mining facility on a planet wracked by destructive weather. With Pahxin support, humanity races to recover it before corporate mercenaries or the Tol’An terrorists claim it.

Teenagers in Hampton Roads die after declaring undying love, and Tom Statford suspects supernatural interference. The detective of the gods must discover who is driving them to despair before more young people become victims.

Captain Warren Miller takes the Leviathan behind enemy lines to investigate a hidden world rumored to restore life and vitality. Meanwhile, an imperial assassin uncovers a covert organization whose influence may reach into the government itself.

After humanity’s first encounter with hostile extraterrestrials, the Morrigan gathers intelligence in a devastated war zone. Its crew must navigate pirates, desperate civilians and abandoned worlds, pursuing vital answers with little hope of help if the mission goes wrong.

A year after an alien invasion, humanity uses salvaged technology to venture beyond its solar system. A distress signal draws its newly equipped crew into battle against experienced raiders, testing its hopes of building interstellar alliances.

The Leviathan joins an allied assault on the empire as Earth’s investigators close in on a traitor and a terrorist leader. A separate rescue mission amid a planetary battle could determine whether the coalition can prevail.

Earth’s resistance seeks support from the neutral Gellan people while terrorists, assassins and royal ambitions unsettle the galaxy. As rival forces pursue their own plans, a human starship risks becoming the spark that starts a wider war.

An unexplained sphere appears near Earth, disrupting power and abducting people around the globe. Captain Warren Miller urges the Space Agency to deploy its new battlecruiser, but the unfolding crisis leaves the defenders little time to respond.

Captain Warren Miller and the Leviathan join an assassin on a mission to expose a covert organization behind galactic unrest. As the empire struggles with an assassination attempt, terrorists on Earth prepare to strike the Agency itself.

After a former ally captures the resistance leaders, Captain Warren Miller races to discover where they have been taken. Another group attempts its own rescue to earn rebel trust, while an assassination investigation threatens the imperial throne.

The destruction of an ether facility threatens the energy source that makes interstellar travel possible. Captain Noah Markel and the Morrigan’s inexperienced crew investigate, suspecting an alien enemy is preparing an assault on human civilization.

Four Orbs give humanity and its allies a chance to locate the Tol’An base and end the terrorist threat. As they prepare their final attack, a desperate enemy raises the stakes to the destruction of Earth.

With peace finally in sight, the Gnosis crew prepares to return to exploration. But six mysterious Orbs reveal an ancient planet connected to decades of disappearances, drawing the Gnosis and Stalwart toward a potentially dangerous first contact.

Captain Warren Miller takes the Leviathan to Lantha station in search of allies against the royal empire. With Earth vulnerable and a dissident military commander being hunted, the crew must secure support before their enemies consolidate power.

Humanity prepares to attack the empire, but an assault on the Gellan forces its allies to change course. On Earth, Icarus Rising launches its campaign against the Agency, bringing the conflict to a critical turning point.

Earth’s resistance prepares to challenge the empire while enemy patrols search for its hidden base. As King Malnik tries to reclaim political control, investigators pursue terrorists determined to destroy humanity’s ability to travel among the stars.

Detective Tom Statford investigates when his attorney sister is accused of a brutal murder connected to her past. The evidence forces him to question her innocence and his own influence as a wider conspiracy threatens the world.

The Morrigan leads a united human armada toward the ervas homeworld, hoping a decisive strike will force its enemies to negotiate. Meanwhile, pirate captive Rita Peck prepares an escape as allies mount a dangerous rescue mission.

The Morrigan confronts a corrupt military commander whose defeat could unite two human nations. While its crew battles a formidable dreadnought and internal divisions, the isolated settlers of Gallik face an assault with little hope of outside help.

A battle leaves the Morrigan badly damaged and trapped in a distant system without reinforcements. Captain Markel and his crew must abandon their broader mission and concentrate on surviving an enemy force that outnumbers and outguns them.

Scouting a frontier system for information about the ervas, the Morrigan's team finds an occupied human settlement and resistance fighters. When a powerful planetary beam traps the ship, its crew must uncover the world's secrets to survive.

Following an ancient pilgrimage route, the Triton investigates a system with missing planets and discovers a pirate haven. Its search for the next clue draws the away team into a lethal game as a persistent enemy approaches.

Captain Noah Markel faces an impossible choice when a new military leader orders the Morrigan back to the Confederation. Elsewhere, an attack on a Gallik base leaves scouts missing and forces Major Oliver Peck into a dangerous rescue.

Commander Titus Barnes answers a colonial distress call and finds the Triton facing a superior unknown force. On a distant planet, two archaeologists uncover evidence of alien life, accidentally attracting enemies while cut off from help.

With human colonies being consumed by an unstoppable alien race, survivors look to the Passage for escape. This experimental gateway promises to carry their ships far beyond the invaders, if they can reach it before their civilization disappears.

Human colonists face relentless attacks from the Cavers while searching for the creatures’ origins. Captain David Warwick seeks an alliance aboard the Daedalus, but answering another culture’s distress call could create either a crucial friendship or a dangerous enemy.

Humanity and its allies prepare to invade the Kahl homeworld with help from an internal resistance. Three teams must complete linked missions while hostile security forces and a vengeful officer threaten the plan for a lasting peace.

An explosion cripples the Daedalus as Captain David Warwick battles boarders and struggles to restore power. While allied forces confront the Ghrell, another immense vessel enters combat and a discovery on Gaia suggests further danger ahead.

A stakeout goes wrong and an unknown enemy tries to kill Tom Statford, detective to the gods. As his deepest fears are confirmed, he begins questioning the foundations of his life while pursuing answers with unsettling personal consequences.

With crewmates trapped aboard a pirate fortress, the Triton is ordered to help civilians facing a Kahl invasion. The stranded team must find a way off the volatile vessel while avoiding criminals who treat lives as another commodity.

Humanity launches a final campaign to secure its new planet while criminal schemes threaten the colony's fresh start. Meanwhile, two human dreadnoughts join an allied offensive against the Ghrell, whose ingenuity could undermine their apparent military advantage.

An alliance against the Veldon faces sabotage from within as Gareth Weston scouts enemy territory. Elsewhere, a hunt for a rogue operative and negotiations with the Raldor threaten lives and the fragile cooperation humanity needs to survive.

Humanity’s allies prepare to confront the Veldon and uncover a secret that threatens all life. A small advance team must rely on incomplete intelligence, technology, and mutual trust to prevent a possible mass extinction.

Gareth Weston leads soldiers and criminals to a secret military installation, hoping to find an advantage against alien invaders. Meanwhile, Admiral Gaston's isolated fleet seeks allies and encounters an Earth survivor who may hold crucial information.

Investigators hunt the architect of a conspiracy against humanity before witnesses and evidence disappear. Far beyond familiar space, another human crew searches for allies while confronting a ruthless enemy, overwhelming odds and the prospect of receiving no help.

Edgar Bryce's crew reaches a remote listening post where an old friend has turned against settlers. Elsewhere, Aidan and Sibyl visit a cartel-controlled colony to investigate the admiral behind their arrest order as another invasion threatens.

Freelancer Sam Levine struggles to escape poverty through dangerous jobs in a hostile galaxy. When a high-profile assignment promises a better future, the opportunity draws him into risks far greater than the work he has survived before.

Aldo Cassidy’s team investigates a derelict alien vessel that may reveal vital information about the Gorlan enemy. Meanwhile, Caden Raines searches a fortress station under attack, where berserk raiders and a failing reactor threaten everyone aboard.

Two ambitious newcomers disrupt Carson Flint's quiet life at the Crossroads, and a disappearance plunges the community into danger. Elsewhere, an investigation into an explosion and attempted royal assassination risks reigniting hostilities between the Lumari and Commonwealth.

With a Gorlan attack imminent, Aldo Cassidy faces possible execution after his secret is exposed. Imprisoned separately, Sam Levine and his companions receive a dangerous chance to clear their records by joining an unlikely effort to save the empire.

Former freelancer Aldo Cassidy must rescue an alien delegation trapped at a besieged outpost. The mission could secure an alliance against invading forces, but political ambitions and conspiracies within humanity’s own ranks threaten the effort.

Aldo Cassidy’s team searches an alien station for a relic that might unite rival cultures. Signs of battle complicate the mission, while a hostage rescue and a crash on a criminal-controlled planet threaten other lives.

Tom Statford’s wife returns after seven years presumed dead, crashing through his roof and bringing accusations with her. She asks the detective of the gods to clear her name as a global conspiracy threatens their world.

Former Commonwealth soldier Carson Flint runs a saloon that shelters refugees, smugglers, and veterans. When a fugitive operative arrives carrying secrets, Carson must decide whether to protect old allies as an interstellar conspiracy threatens his refuge.

Newly promoted Captain Aldo Cassidy searches for a missing imperial vessel near a remote colony recently attacked by the Gorlan. Meanwhile, fugitives struggle against corruption and pursue the evidence that could finally clear their names.

Captain Bryce's team undertakes an operation that could prevent war between the Federation and Xinthal Empire. At home, escalating protests leave the Prime Minister besieged, forcing him to weigh a cartel representative's offer against danger from his own citizens.

As the Federation exposes corruption and tries to repair relations with its neighbors, a warning reveals a threat beyond the border. Captain Bryce and his team must stop an attack before it destroys the remaining chance of peace.

Retired soldier Raymond Kinnely works as a janitor for a military contractor when a lockdown exposes an alien artifact and a captive facing interrogation. Her appeal forces him to choose between safety and opposing his employers to avert disaster.

Carson Flint's group races to rescue the Commonwealth Prime Minister's abducted daughter as Thortan forces prepare an offensive. Meanwhile, Nell Brooks tries to arrange peace talks between former enemies before the approaching conflict destroys their chance at cooperation.

Flip and Sorsha investigate contradictory intelligence from the Collectors as a conspiracy against the Hostel erupts into violence. With assassins emerging and a hidden enemy directing events, their search for reliable answers could determine the colony's survival.

The Mahshi seize the Hostel and demand that Kesta Orat surrender Flip and Sorsha. Near the end of their mission, the pair must decide how to protect their captured friends while facing an army determined to seize valuable technology.

Flip and Sorsha seek a legendary artificial intelligence at a refuge for galactic outcasts. The Collectors offer cryptic answers, while betrayal within the settlement and enemies outside threaten a mission that could save an entire culture.

A Commonwealth representative asks Carson Flint to rescue an official's kidnapped daughter, drawing the Crossroads toward another galactic war. Elsewhere, an injured Shev Gaul struggles to escape a burning forest on a planet whose settlement is gripped by madness.

Carson Flint and Nell Brooks help security forces confront terrorists threatening the Lumari Collective. Elsewhere, Zeke Weston faces a civil war in Castus, where armed factions and an ambitious conqueror endanger the settlement.

Flip and Sorsha answer a potential ally's appeal over a crisis involving technology that could transform interstellar travel. Meanwhile, rescuing a damaged shuttle draws Torma and Frada into conflict with fanatics who may threaten everything they have built.

Sorsha and Flip visit an unfamiliar world seeking a Spark to power the Resurrection Box, but their recovery mission becomes a survival struggle. Meanwhile, kidnapped Kesta Orat and Bolst Losely must escape an enemy threatening their settlement.

Carson Flint and his companions attempt to prevent a coup while the Commonwealth struggles with internal division. Meanwhile, an assault on the Lumari homeworld forces a small defending force to hold out against invaders until reinforcements arrive.

Able Monroe and his two closest friends search Nevada for meteorites and discover something far larger beneath the ground. An ancient artifact carries them across the galaxy, turning their find into a dangerous pursuit of alien relics.

A fragile alliance offers hope of stopping the Mahshi before war consumes the galaxy. Flip and Sorsha face a fanatical enemy and an unexpected threat that turns a carefully planned operation into a costly struggle for survival.

Commander Cassian Reeve leads an asteroid survey that uncovers an ancient core. When drilling releases a pulse across space, humanity attracts the attention of alien factions and becomes entangled in a network it never knew existed.

Newly bonded to the sentient starship Vesper, Ethan Cross follows a distress beacon into danger. An attack reaches the ship in an unexpected way, testing their connection and their trust in the network surrounding them.