John Wilker Books in Order

Stranded far from Earth after an experimental journey, Wil Calder assembles an unlikely alien crew. A job stealing from a supposedly impregnable criminal storehouse draws them into a galactic conspiracy they are poorly equipped to expose.

Wil and the Ghost's crew enjoy privateering for the Harrith government until an old friend calls them out of hiding. With a bounty already hanging over them, their next effort to help puts everyone back in danger.

After setting out to rescue Bennie's sister, the Ghost's crew accepts another deceptively simple job from Xarrix. Working in territory outside Commonwealth control, they face an ambitious warlord and an unwelcome minder assigned to watch them.

Hired to retrieve someone from Earth, Wil returns to a homeworld the Galactic Commonwealth forbids outsiders to visit. The target and Earth's secret projects complicate the mission, leaving the Ghost's crew struggling to escape without sacrificing one of their own.

Wil and the Ghost's crew transport technicians to a remote research outpost, only to find it nearly abandoned and dangerously unfamiliar. Meanwhile, Maxim is abducted, leaving Bennie to mount a rescue without the rest of the crew.

A customer encountered in a bar sends the Ghost's crew toward the outskirts of the Galactic Commonwealth. The resulting quest offers the possibility of a worthwhile payoff, but first Wil and his companions must survive the dangers along the way.

The Ghost's crew is hired to protect a delegate at a summit of the Commonwealth's most powerful businesses. When one delegation moves against its competitors, Wil and his companions race to uncover a dangerous corporate plot.

Jax Caruso survives with a fast ship, two droids, and whatever work keeps imperial attention away. A promising job becomes a moral test when he discovers that his well-paying client may have put him on the wrong side.

Wil and the Ghost's crew take a security job aboard the Galactic Empress on its maiden voyage. What promises luxury and easy work turns dangerous as trouble develops on the ship while war spreads beyond the Commonwealth's borders.

An overheard conversation turns Jax's celebration into a scavenger hunt across the empire. Eager to leave Kelso station and make money, he drags a reluctant Naomi into a search haunted by memories and possibilities from the past.

Data from a corporation's horrific experiments has been stolen, and the Ghost's crew is hired to retrieve it. Help arrives from unexpected quarters, but conflicting loyalties and betrayal threaten both the mission and the wider Commonwealth.

Jax and Naomi accept a job escorting Kelso station's governor to an imperial summit. Pursued by the Crimson Orchid over their earlier exploits, they soon draw another determined enemy when a mysterious imperial agent joins the chase.

Bennie takes an aspiring young knight under his reluctant wing while the rest of his crew is away. Political manipulation and an organized crime syndicate force the pair to rescue an innocent woman without relying on their usual teammates.

Wil and the Ghost's crew return to the work they know best: a heist. When events put one of their own in mortal danger, they must confront their past and turn to an old friend before time runs out.

Jax and Naomi agree to help a man they meet in a bar, then discover a powerful corporation considers him its property. Their unpaid rescue becomes a flight across the empire with a ruthless company determined to reclaim him.

The Rogue Enterprises crew accepts a security assignment for a political agitator, only to face repeated attacks. With the Galactic Commonwealth already coming apart, they must protect their client and discover who wants him silenced.

Naomi's estranged parents ask for help, drawing her and Jax into a resistance operation against a secret imperial laboratory. As civil war begins, they must stop a project that could supply the emperor with limitless soldiers while protecting their passengers.

Fragments of an asteroid survive humanity's attempt to destroy it, bringing an alien threat to Earth. Fifteen years after the impact, giant fighting machines defend the damaged planet against invaders capable of transforming its environment.

Wil and his team escort Earth's first ambassador around the Galactic Commonwealth before his appointment. A shadowy group wants humanity excluded, while a theft threatens Maxim's wedding and sends part of the crew on a separate search.

With their ship damaged and repair money scarce, Jax, Naomi, and Rudy join bounty hunter Ahmad Russ. A rare target could restore the Osprey, but the crew’s work and Resistance connections leave them with difficult choices.