M.F. Lerma Books in Order

Stranded in another galaxy after a slip tunnel collapses, Cole Riker's crew discovers a lost Earth seed ship with survivors aboard. Its apparent perfection raises troubling questions as he searches for a way to escape and return home.

Ex-smuggler Cole Riker searches for alien salvage under strict parole conditions. A routine recovery mission takes him into an unknown sector, where discovering an ancient alien lifeform could transform humanity's future if he survives the consequences.

Cole and his crew resume their mission after defeating Walton, only to discover a graveyard of Anypsian ships. Evidence of a new enemy forces him to weigh completing his assignment against intervening in a conflict far from human space.

Stranded far from home, Cole and his crew discover a civilization oppressed by Eternal leader August Walton. A brewing rebellion may offer answers, but escaping with his people means confronting a seed ship vastly stronger than their own resources.

When a Controller takes over Gray, Cole boards an occupied Anypsian warship alone to rescue his crewmate. With his co-captain injured and bureaucracy threatening their response, the crew must prevent a catastrophe that could reach across the universe.

Cole refuses to abandon his allies before their parasitic enemy is defeated. A damaged slip tunnel and a missing portal reveal hidden interference, forcing his crew to choose between returning home and finishing their mission in a hostile system.

With their original mission complete, Cole refuses to leave Gray’s people facing war alone. Joining forces with the secretive organization Chaos, his crew searches for a missing Anypsian while enemy schemes and Gray’s elusive memories complicate their task.

Back in human space, Cole searches for a way to stop Noth while separatists threaten the fragile peace. Confronting familiar human ambitions alongside a powerful supernatural enemy forces his crew to consider how far they will go to save everyone.

Noth has awakened, and Cole’s crew needs more power for the weapon that might stop him. When an ally is murdered and Cole is framed, their struggle to save the galaxy becomes tangled with a dangerous conspiracy.