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Summary

When a planet-sized alien ship invades from across the void, a small space crew set out to track down an old manuscript that might contain some clues how to fight the enemy. 

Stats

Genre: Adult science fiction

Series length: Three books

Violence: Moderate science-fiction violence, such as the destruction of ships via advanced technology

Magic/Supernatural: Moderate supernatural

Romance: Light to moderate subplots

Christian/spiritual element: Light to moderate explicit elements

Recommendation: Science and tech geeks, intellectual readers

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​Star Trek.

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Opening Lines:

It came as an envoy to the Master's will. 

Across the Deep Reaches it came, bending to the will of the Master... and in turn bending all before it to that smae will. 

​The Master declared that it was Malum, and thus it was so. 

Edge of Oblivion (The Chronicles of Sarco, Book 1)
by Joshua A. Johnston

A Forgotten Past. A Terminal Future.

Earth has emerged from a cataclysmic dark age with little knowledge of its past. Aided by the discovery of advanced alien technology, humanity ventures into the stars, joining other sentient races in a sprawling, prosperous interstellar Confederacy.

That peace is soon shattered. Without warning, the Confederacy comes under attack by an unstoppable alien force from the unknown regions. With hopes for civilization's survival dwindling, Commander Jared Carter is sent to pursue an unlikely lead: a collection of ancient alien religious fragments which may - or may not - hold the key to their salvation...

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The short, golden, stubby grass crunched uncomfortably under Nho's feet as he picked his way up the path that wound through the Bvaso Mountains. As it was so many years before, the path was strewn with rocks that could twist an ankle or stub a toe if one wasn't paying attention. The sun overhead beat down with that same merciless power that only worsened under the humidity. And the wind was light, carrying a strange organic scent that triggered endless memories in Nho's mind. The sense of familiarity here was almost overpowering. 

Into the Void (The Chronicles of Sarco, Book 2)
by Joshua A. Johnston

A new ship. A perilous journey. 
 
Humanity and its allies have survived the terror of the planet-ship known as Malum. The Confederacy, badly beaten but not destroyed, is slowly rebuilding from its brush with oblivion. 
 
Now Navy officer Jared Carter has a new task: to track Malum’s path back across the Great Void and determine what threat its makers still pose to the Confederacy. At his command will be the most powerful ship in the Navy and a brand-new escort fleet. But dangers loom in the unknown regions ahead—and even aboard his own ship.  Facing the darkness before them will require all the faith and courage he and his crew can summon . . . ​

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Weivu slipped cautiously through the shadows. The Vestis Underdome, like all underdomes on the homeworld, was a vast labyrinth of dim silhouettes, foul air, and large machinery. The Aecron felt the way forward with his hands, not trusting his old eyes to keep him from tripping over a random conduit or other unexpected obstacle.

Through Chaos (The Chronicles of Sarco, Book 3)
by Joshua A. Johnston

A singular evil. An unlikely salvation.

Captain Jared Carter and the Navy cruiser Hattan have helped liberate an alien race from the clutches of darkness, but at a terrible cost of lives and ships. While regrouping, they receive word that a shocking fate has befallen the Confederacy during the Hattan’s distant campaign. Jared and his crew face the prospect that their home as they knew it is no more.

Danger now threatens them on two fronts: ahead, in the empire of the Domain, and behind, in the warring factions of the former Confederacy. The Hattan battle fleet must split up in hopes of combating both evils—their separate destinations leading to a singular enemy . . .