Skyler Ramirez Books in Order
Explore Skyler Ramirez books in order, with short summaries and a guide to the series and standalone titles to help you choose where to start reading.
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Skyler Ramirez books in publication order
25 books
Saving the Academy
by Skyler Ramirez
2023
Struggling naval cadet Brad Mendoza discovers a mysterious boat and becomes entangled in a conspiracy against Prometheus’s royal family. With little academic success or discipline to recommend him, he must rely on friends to help protect the academy.
The Worst Pirate Hunters in the Fringe
by Skyler Ramirez
2023
Brad Mendoza and Jessica Lin accept a job protecting frontier farmers from pirates despite having an unarmed ship and almost no resources. Their improvised campaign uncovers further complications, forcing them to depend on ingenuity and each other.
The Worst Rescuers in the Republic
by Skyler Ramirez
2023
With Brad Mendoza imprisoned and holding a secret that could reshape the galaxy, Jessica Lin assembles an unlikely rescue crew. Their damaged pirate ship may be their only chance to reach him before his captors break him.
The Worst Ship in the Fleet
by Skyler Ramirez
2023
Disgraced after a disastrous civilian casualty incident, naval officer Brad Mendoza accepts command of a failing starship. His new executive officer Jessica Lin brings hidden troubles, forcing him into a struggle to save both her and his unwanted command.
The Worst Spies in the Sector
by Skyler Ramirez
2023
Presumed dead and nearly out of supplies, Brad Mendoza and Jessica Lin accept a lucrative passenger-and-cargo run. Their customers have deliberately chosen them, drawing the former naval officers into a conspiracy that demands skills neither expected to need.
Battle for Poe
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
A routine patrol brings Captain Brad Mendoza and Commander Katherine Henderson to a mining colony under attack by six pirate ships. With only their battlecruiser to oppose the fleet, they must find a way to protect the colony against overwhelming odds.
Bells and Bullets
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Christmas at the Promethean Naval Academy brings Brad Mendoza into an assassination plot against a future queen. Chance encounters entangle him with hidden enemies, and protecting the royal target soon becomes inseparable from keeping himself alive.
Rogue Agent
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Assassin Heather Kilgore investigates a dead defector found outside an embassy with her name in his pocket. The case reopens a personal betrayal while hidden loyalties and an escalating interstellar dispute threaten to plunge her nation into war.
Siege of Jalisco
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
An ambush leaves Brad Mendoza commanding five small surviving ships in the blockaded Jalisco system. Unable to call for help, he must confront a superior enemy fleet while rebel troops kill civilians on the planet below.
Suicide Mission
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Ordered onto an apparently impossible assignment, royal assassin Heather Kilgore discovers that completing her mission could start a war. With another assassin pursuing her, she must decide whether loyalty means obeying her orders or defying them.
The Worst Detectives in the Federation
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Brad’s ex-wife asks him to find a vanished naval task force and the man she left him for. A mysterious note persuades Brad and Jessica to investigate, drawing them between hostile fleets on the brink of war.
The Worst Fugitives in the Star Nation
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Jessica Lin disappears while Brad Mendoza is pressured into capturing a dangerous target. Hunted by criminals, bounty hunters, and their own navy, the separated partners struggle to save each other and uncover the larger conspiracy surrounding them.
The Worst Traitors in the Confederacy
by Skyler Ramirez
2024
Brad and Jessica discover a traitor among their friends while attempting to rescue a duke’s sister. When the assignment entangles them with royalty, revolution, and an old enemy, the person who betrayed them may become indispensable.
Assassin's Flight
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
Hunted by her own agency, Heather Kilgore escapes to the Outer Rim to stop an arms manufacturer fueling interstellar war. A crew of specialists helps her attempt a dangerous infiltration of a corporation protected by its own army.
Awakening
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
Orson’s dream of leaving Earth becomes a desperate escape when a fugitive encounter puts an advanced AI in his head and his sister in custody. Stealing a spaceship brings him new betrayals and an increasingly controlling digital companion.
The Kaelen Extraction
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
When a former crewmate dies mysteriously, Billy Firebrand reunites his once-feared mercenaries for one last mission. Their damaged ship and accumulated troubles leave them poorly prepared for hidden enemies and a threat that could ignite galactic war.
The Worst Admiral in the Star Cluster
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
Newly promoted admiral Brad Mendoza escapes his responsibilities by chasing slavers with Jessica and their crew. The apparently straightforward mission becomes a trap, leaving them hunted by a better-equipped enemy determined to destroy them both.
The Worst Mercenaries in the Border Systems
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
Meeting mercenary Billy Firebrand, the hero Brad Mendoza thought was fictional, brings unexpected trouble. A manipulative princess, blackmail, and a kidnapped president draw Brad and Jessica into another dangerous assignment with little chance of going according to plan.
Yonder in the Stars
by Skyler Ramirez
2025
Seeking revenge for his father’s murder, frontier gunslinger Gav Brigham rescues a stranger whose enemies come from beyond his world. His personal quest becomes a fight against alien forces and technology that could destroy every human settlement.
The Calypso Enigma
by Skyler Ramirez
2026
Billy Firebrand and his fractious mercenary crew follow a slim lead to Calypso in search of a missing scientist and a dangerous bioweapon. Instead of answers, the world offers further mysteries that threaten to pull the group apart.
The Worst Carrier in the Resistance
by Skyler Ramirez
2026
Brad Mendoza receives an advanced carrier and a troublesome fleet for a vital mission behind enemy lines. Sabotage, unreliable personnel, and a powerful opponent’s interference threaten his command, forcing him to improvise another unlikely route to survival.
The Mauroan Gambit
by Skyler Ramirez
2027
Billy Firebrand’s crew finally locates the elusive Tammie Gleason, only to discover a more dangerous conflict than expected. With a hostile planet threatening their survival, the fractured mercenaries must work together before events endanger the entire galaxy.
The Worst Raiders in the Expanse
by Skyler Ramirez
2027
With the war apparently lost, Brad Mendoza and Jessica Lin venture into wild space seeking a way to save their nation. Elsewhere, their allies must persuade an admiral with his own agenda to support a desperate attempt at victory.
Death Patrol
by Skyler Ramirez
Sent on a remote patrol after trouble involving an admiral's dog, Ensign Brad Mendoza discovers a devastated system and an abandoned station broadcasting distress. An unhelpful artificial intelligence and a dangerous robot dog complicate the crew's search for answers.
Serena
by Skyler Ramirez
The battlecruiser Midway races to stop a Martian invasion, carrying Earth's hopes of survival. When its artificial intelligence, Serena, begins behaving strangely, a crew member questions the information controlling their mission and searches for what the ship is hiding.
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