Nicholas Seafort Books in Order

Seventeen-year-old midshipman Nicholas Seafort joins the Hibernia on a voyage to Hope Nation. A disastrous rescue unexpectedly forces him into command, where hostile colleagues, navigational failures, and disease test his ability to protect the ship.

An alien attack and an admiral's betrayal strand wounded commander Nicholas Seafort aboard a vulnerable ship. With supplies running low and passengers and crew resisting him, he must prepare them to survive another assault.

Recovering from his injuries, Seafort serves as liaison between Hope Nation's wealthy planters and the United Nations Navy. The fleet's departure intensifies fears of alien attack and rebellion, forcing him toward a choice with grave personal consequences.

Back on Earth, Seafort teaches at the United Nations Naval Academy while struggling with fame, old wounds, and political pressures. A renewed alien attack forces him to confront another terrible decision about the lives under his protection.

Seafort's son Philip enters the dangerous lower levels of New York, where neglected communities face a worsening water shortage. As unrest threatens to erupt, the retired leader must return to the streets to find him.

As United Nations secretary general, Seafort faces competing demands from the Navy and environmental advocates on a damaged Earth. An explosive disaster brings new enemies and forces him to reconsider his obligations to family and planet.

Randy Carr holds Seafort responsible for his father's death while religious leaders struggle for power on Earth. The return of the fishlike aliens with claims of peaceful intentions complicates their conflict and the planet's political future.