The Deep Black Books in Order

Captain Bayne returns from uncovering pirates at Ore Town to find Central Intelligence questioning his crew. Suspecting trouble within his own organization, he takes the Royal Blue on an unauthorized mission to discover who can be trusted.

Navy Ranger Captain Drummond Bayne is sent to impose order in the lawless reaches of space. A seemingly routine mission turns deadly, forcing his crew to adopt unconventional methods while trying to preserve the principles they once served.

Bayne and the Deep Blue's crew flee both bounty hunters and the Navy they formerly served. A mission reveals an extensive conspiracy, leaving them without refuge and forcing Bayne to confront a past he has tried to escape.

Bayne and the Deep Blue's crew find themselves trapped among enemies with no safe destination remaining. Forced into a battle that promises no clear winner, the captain must protect his people while confronting the possibility of losing his ship.

The defeat of pirate lord Parallax fails to bring peace when conflict erupts between the Federation Navy and the Byers Clan. Survivors must confront a wider war while preventing the remaining pirate lords from exploiting the chaos.

With the forces of the Void close to controlling the galaxy, Wilco and Hepzah search for Drummond Bayne, a man believed dead. Their bitter history threatens the cooperation needed to locate the galaxy's possible last hope.

Defeating the pirates leaves rival factions fighting over the galaxy, while an unfamiliar alien power suggests the deeper conflict has only begun. The remaining heroes search for a way to survive an enemy that appears impossible to kill.

Former friends and enemies return from the dead, changed in ways that make their loyalties uncertain. Hep and a new generation of captains must confront a widening war while deciding whom they can trust in the Deep Black.