Lost Starship Books in Order
Part ofVaughn Heppner Books in OrderExplore Vaughn Heppner's Lost Starship books in order, following Captain Maddox and an ancient alien vessel as they defend humanity against galactic threats.
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Lost Starship books in publication order
25 books
The Lost Starship
by Vaughn Heppner
2014
As the superior New Men overwhelm Earth's defenses, intelligence officer Captain Maddox seeks an ancient alien warship rumored to patrol a ruined world. Recruiting a crew of troubled specialists, he must find and reclaim the vessel before humanity loses its last chance.
The Lost Colony
by Vaughn Heppner
2015
Android impostors and new stealth technology threaten Earth's defenses as its fleet attempts to liberate captured planets. Grounded because of his partial New Man ancestry, Captain Maddox pursues a crucial discovery that may require Starship Victory and its crew to act independently.
The Lost Command
by Vaughn Heppner
2015
Captain Maddox searches for Professor Ludendorff to repair Starship Victory's weapons before rescuing an isolated fleet deep in enemy territory. The New Men also want the professor, while Meta's kidnapping and difficulties with the alien AI complicate Maddox's mission.
The Lost Destroyer
by Vaughn Heppner
2015
Returning from victory over the New Men, Captain Maddox encounters a massive ancient machine inside an ion storm. A traitor aboard Starship Victory has arranged the meeting, drawing the crew into a conspiracy that threatens their gains and humanity's survival.
The Lost Patrol
by Vaughn Heppner
2016
Captain Maddox takes Starship Victory into the Deep Beyond to investigate the expanding Swarm Imperium and its advanced technology. Far from help, isolation and disturbing discoveries threaten the crew's unity, requiring Maddox and AI Galyan to hold their mission together.
The Lost Earth
by Vaughn Heppner
2017
The Swarm opens a route across thousands of light-years and launches an overwhelming invasion toward Earth. Captain Maddox seeks ancient Destroyers as a last defense, but reclaiming those vessels risks releasing an imprisoned intelligence whose escape could worsen the catastrophe.
The Lost Planet
by Vaughn Heppner
2017
Facing the Swarm's immense fleet, Star Watch sends Captain Maddox to a lost planet reputed to hold powerful Builder technology. Professor Ludendorff's private scheme against an old rival remains hidden from the crew, drawing their vital mission into a dangerous trap.
The Lost Artifact
by Vaughn Heppner
2018
After defeating a Swarm invasion at enormous cost, humanity struggles with starvation, piracy, and political fragmentation. Captain Maddox investigates a conspiracy wielding a powerful alien artifact to undermine the Commonwealth, whose collapse would leave its worlds exposed to renewed invasion.
The Lost Star Gate
by Vaughn Heppner
2018
Captain Maddox joins a mission to destroy distant Builder nexuses before the Swarm can use them to invade human space. Disaster strands his crew in hostile territory, where an ancient alien menace and a waiting enemy fleet threaten any attempt to return.
The Lost Supernova
by Vaughn Heppner
2019
Reprogrammed androids mine unusual metals to build weapons for a genocidal assault on Earth. Captain Maddox discovers their base, but battle hurls his damaged starship thousands of light-years away, leaving him struggling to carry a warning home before the attack begins.
The Lost Swarm
by Vaughn Heppner
2019
Weakened by successive wars, Star Watch faces Lord Drakos's force of renegade New Men and hybrid Swarm creatures armed with Builder technology. Captain Maddox must capture him before a further alliance forms, while discoveries about Maddox's parents add personal complications.
The Lost Intelligence
by Vaughn Heppner
2020
An ancient alien intelligence called Nostradamus infiltrates Star Watch through human agents and extraordinary predictive abilities. Captain Maddox and Victory's crew discover the threat, but returning to warn Earth means facing a military organization already falling under its control.
The Lost Barrier
by Vaughn Heppner
2021
An attack through a portal sends Captain Maddox into unfamiliar worlds while protecting Professor Ludendorff. A treacherous Builder unit then traps Maddox and Victory behind an ancient barrier, where superior alien weapons threaten his hopes of returning to his family.
The Lost Secret
by Vaughn Heppner
2021
Captain Maddox races the New Men to locate a legendary Library Planet containing Builder knowledge. Ghost ships, spies, and other dangers complicate the contest, as access to its ancient vaults promises a decisive advantage for whoever reaches them first.
The Lost Tech
by Vaughn Heppner
2021
An ancient weapon turns asteroids into projectiles that destroy a populated Commonwealth planet. As Star Watch mobilizes every available resource, Captain Maddox and Professor Ludendorff must identify a weakness before the hidden device targets another world.
The Lost Nebula
by Vaughn Heppner
2022
Victory enters a strange nebula while searching for Valerie Noonan, last seen seeking survivors near the destroyed Adok homeworld. Captain Maddox encounters hypnotic attacks, hostile technology, and alien deception that threaten his crew with enslavement or worse.
The Lost Relic
by Vaughn Heppner
2022
Marooned on a hostile planet, Captain Maddox struggles to survive while an enemy team seeks a powerful ancient relic. Victory’s crew must confront beings thousands of years old to prevent the relic from deciding a long-running war.
The Lost Clone
by Vaughn Heppner
2023
Kidnapped Captain Maddox awakens far from Earth to discover a clone intended to replace him aboard Victory. The two join forces against cybernetic pursuers, determined to survive and warn Star Watch of an impending invasion.
The Lost Portal
by Vaughn Heppner
2023
Leviathan lures Captain Maddox and Victory into the Aquila Rift with reports of ancient doomsday weapons. The trap unleashes dangerous entities and strands the crew in underspace, where their survival may determine the fate of everything.
The Lost Task Force
by Vaughn Heppner
2023
An alien attack pulls an elite Star Watch task force through a rupture in space-time. Captain Maddox and Victory are ordered to investigate technology beyond human understanding and find a way to rescue the missing ships.
The Lost Cyborg
by Vaughn Heppner
2024
An alien cyber-spy targets Star Watch’s leaders ahead of an invasion, putting Maddox’s grandmother in danger. To stop the assassinations, he frees a powerful imprisoned telepath whose former loyalties make trusting him a desperate gamble.
The Lost World
by Vaughn Heppner
2024
With Maddox grounded on Earth, Valerie investigates reports of abducted personnel hunted on a jungle planet. Her small scout crew uncovers an ancient conspiracy, leaving her to attempt a rescue while stranded with dwindling air.
The Lost Battleship
by Vaughn Heppner
2025
An enemy assault fleet remains in Commonwealth space after Maddox closes a dimensional breach. Star Watch must relearn long-distance warfare, but political divisions and assassins threaten to prevent Maddox’s plan from reaching the commanders who need it.
The Lost Dimension
by Vaughn Heppner
2025
An escaped pilot warns Star Watch that conquerors from another universe have breached the wall between realities. Captain Maddox faces an enemy of genetically enhanced soldiers with devastating weapons, determined to prevent his Commonwealth from sharing their victims’ fate.
The Lost Maddox
by Vaughn Heppner
2026
Captain Maddox plans a raid into another dimension to stop an invasion led by his ruthless alternate self. His enemy counters with forbidden technology, trapping him in a strange reality while two universes hang in the balance.
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