First Colony Book 19 is out!

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General Sean Quinn leads a desperate mission to return Aczar refugees to their distant homeworld—a mercy run that spirals into something far deadlier.

The Aczar have emerged from their underground exile wielding orbital weapons that could challenge any fleet. Their revolution has freed them from ancient manipulation, but the refugees Sean escorts are branded traitors for choosing outsiders over their own people. There is no sanctuary waiting—only accusations and unknown consequences.

As diplomacy crumbles, Major Ethan Gates traces mysterious signals to a forgotten relic drifting in the void. What he uncovers could redefine humanity’s understanding of their greatest enemy.

In uncharted space, forgotten wars echo through the darkness. First contact may bring salvation—or annihilation.

Read Shattered Nexus Now!

Scott Aiello is on board to narrate this book and it will be out by the 1st week of December 2025.

I hope you enjoy Shattered Nexus – First Colony Book 19! After 19 books I’m so grateful for your continued support for these stories. There are more books to come in this series, and next year there will be a new series that I’m going to be working on.

As always, thank you so much for supporting my work.

~Ken

Forsaken Outpost Audiobook Out Now

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Forsaken Outpost – First Colony Book 18 is now available in audio!

Every Discovery Comes with a Price…

Stranded thousands of light-years from home after a hyperspace experiment goes catastrophically wrong, General Connor Gates faces a brutal reality: their ship is failing, supplies are dwindling, and home is an impossible distance away.

Their only hope lies with a manipulative alien prisoner who offers a dangerous bargain. Freedom in exchange for guidance to an ancient outpost with technology that could save them all… or doom the galaxy if weaponized.

Every step deeper into uncharted space reveals new perils. The massive alien station they discover—a relic adrift in the void—hints at a universe far grander and more treacherous than humanity ever imagined.

Meanwhile, across the stars, a dormant threat awakens—silently calls to those who can hear it. The Vemus nearly exterminated humanity once. Their return could mean the end of everything.

As Connor races to unlock the station’s secrets before time runs out, he realizes the true danger may not be the vast emptiness of space, but what followed them into it. Some enemies are too dangerous to leave behind, even five thousand light-years from home.

In this gripping space epic, betrayal is almost certain, but survival demands risk. Ancient technologies beckon with salvation and ruin in equal measure.

Can humanity’s scattered defenders outsmart beings who think in centuries rather than moments?

Forsaken Outpost is the 18th book in the bestselling military science fiction series, First Colony. Read the 18th book in this sprawling space opera today!

Narrated by the talented Scott Aiello, who continues to deliver a masterful performance bringing these beloved characters to life.

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As always, thank you for reading my books.

Until next time.

~Ken

First Colony is back!

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The wait for the next First Colony book is almost over. Pre-order for the ebook is now available.

Every discovery comes with a price…

Stranded thousands of light-years from home after a hyperspace experiment goes catastrophically wrong, General Connor Gates faces a brutal reality: their ship is failing, supplies are dwindling, and Earth is an impossible distance away.

Their only hope lies with a manipulative alien prisoner who offers a dangerous bargain. Freedom in exchange for guidance to an ancient outpost with technology that could save them all… or doom the galaxy if weaponized.

Every step deeper into uncharted space reveals new perils. The massive alien station they discover—a relic adrift in the void—hints at a universe far grander and more treacherous than humanity ever imagined.

Meanwhile, across the stars, a dormant threat awakens—silently calls to those who can hear it. The Vemus nearly exterminated humanity once. Their return could mean the end of everything.

As Connor races to unlock the station’s secrets before time runs out, he realizes the true danger may not be the vast emptiness of space, but what followed them into it. Some enemies are too dangerous to leave behind, even five thousand light-years from home.

In this gripping space epic, betrayal is almost certain, but survival demands risk. Ancient technologies beckon with salvation and ruin in equal measure.

Can humanity’s scattered defenders outsmart beings who think in centuries rather than moments?

Grab Forsaken Outpost Here!


The audiobook version of Forsaken Outpost will be out by 1st week of May 2025, and Scott Aiello is onboard to narrate. Less than a month after the ebook and print is released!

I hope you enjoy Forsaken Outpost – First Colony Book 18. These books are a lot of fun and challening to write. It’s a process I enjoy a lot, and I’m looking forward to writing to the next book. 

The ebook is available for pre-order and unfortunately Amazon doesn’t allow me to setup a pre-order for Print or the Audiobook. Maybe one day.

As always, thank you so supporting my work. 

Ken

The Return of First Colony – 17 Books and Counting

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The wait for the next First Colony book is almost over.

Being blindsided is never easy, even when you’re on the right track.

Experimenting with technology that stretches our understanding of the universe, Connor and a small group of survivors find themselves stranded on a ship far beyond known space.

The answers they seek may lie in a distant star system, but Connor is about to find out that not all encounters are by chance.

With a crew size too small on a ship that is barely holding together, can Connor find a way to bring them home safe?

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What’s next for me?

The audiobook for Pathfinder will be out the first week of January, and Scott Aiello is onboard to narrate. I’m very happy about that because I think Scott does an amazing job, and I like consistency with a series.

I’ll be working on First Colony Book 18, which is currently in the planning stages. A tentative release date will be near the end of February 2025. Since I just typed it, the book probably won’t be out until March.

I hope you enjoy Pathfinder – First Colony Book 17. The book was a lot of fun and challenging to write. It’s my own fault because I like to challenge the characters in new and interesting ways. Just when they think it’s safe is when the ground falls away from under their feet.

As always, thank you for supporting my work.

~Ken

Listen to Resurgence on audio today!

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Resurgence – First Colony Book 16 is now available in audio!

Dark secrets lurk among the stars. Are they ready for them?

General Connor Gates is leading a task force on the most ambitious exploration initiative to date. The crew aboard the ships are mix of military and civilian, and include his son, Ethan, who has grown into a well respected leader.

While exploring a strange alien world, the team investigating the wreckage of an alien ship is brutally attacked. The survivors barely escape and are now fighting for their lives and their sanity…including Ethan. They’ve been exposed to a dangerous contagion, and it’s going to spread.

Evidence surfaces that there are prisoners on the planet, and their fates are somehow linked to the survivors on the ship.

For Connor Gates, it’s all or nothing: rescue the people left behind and find a way to heal his son, or lose everything. But when a mysterious alien encounter presents an unthinkable choice, Connor’s decision will affect the future of humanity’s place in the galaxy.

They knew they weren’t alone in the galaxy, but no one could’ve predicted an encounter that would change all the rules.

Narrated by the talented Scott Aiello, who incidentally, was able to deliver this audiobook a month ahead of schedule. Thank you, Scott!

If you haven’t listened to Scott Aiello narrate the First Colony series, give it a try. Scott continues to deliver amasterful performance bringing these beloved characters to life.

Grab the Audiobook Here!

As always, thank you for reading my books.

Until next time.

~Ken