Empire Lost Saga

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A Marine's Path

Empire Lost Book 1

It is in the future…

At the dawn of the third millennium, humanity has crossed the vast expanse of space, carving out new nations and unlocking incredible technological advancements once thought impossible. But even among the stars, war endures.

When Connor’s peaceful homeworld is suddenly attacked by a mysterious alien force, his life changes forever. Consumed by grief and driven by a burning desire for revenge, Connor enlists in the Union Marine Core, thrusting himself into the heart of a new and deadly battle. As the conflict intensifies, a chilling truth emerges: this isn't just another war—it's humanity's final test for survival.

That humanity begins to learn about its past.

For readers who crave Military Science Fiction grounded in grit, Epic Alien Invasions, and Towering Power-Armored Warriors, Empire Lost delivers a pulse-pounding saga of vengeance, brotherhood, and the cost of survival in a galaxy at war.

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Vanguard

Empire Lost Book 2

After surviving his first brutal encounter with the alien Scourge on New Messa, Connor completes his training and earns the opportunity to join not only the Titans, but the Union's most elite unit—the 1st Battalion, the Vanguard.

But as massive fleets converge and humanity prepares for the largest military deployment in its history, Connor discovers that everything he's endured so far was merely the warm up. A ruthless galactic empire has set its sights on human space, bringing overwhelming force to what they believe will be an easy conquest.

But underestimating humanity is a deadly error.

Yet in the shadows, something far older stirs. An enemy from humanity's forgotten past watches the coming war with cold, calculating eyes. They thought their work of extermination was fulfilled millennia ago.

Now they've discovered their genocide was incomplete.

These are merely the first shots in a war that will shatter everything humanity believes about its place in the universe. And Connor Drake stands at ground zero.

Witness the explosive second entry in the Empire Lost series. If you're a fan of Starship TroopersSentenced to War, or Old Man's War, this is the series for you.

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Crucible

Empire Lost Book 3

Two years after the Battle of Atlas Prime, the Scourge have vanished, and some begin to believe the war may be over. Yet vast sums still pour into a war machine that may have nothing left to fight, and Connor Drake's face is on every broadcast helping to justify it.

When new orders finally pull him away from the cameras, he accepts them without hesitation. What those orders set in motion takes him further than he's ever been, into territory no amount of experience could have prepared him for.

Connor Drake built his reputation doing the one thing he's always been good at. What comes next will ask for something different entirely.

However, the quiet never lasts. Old enemies are moving again, and new ones have been patient. When the shooting starts, Connor finds himself exactly where the Union needs him, in command of Marines counting on him to be something he's still learning how to be.

Pick up the third installment in the Empire Lost series from author Kirk Richardson. If you're a fan of hard-hitting military science fiction, authentic combat, and stories that don't pull their punches, you'll feel right at home.

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