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J. N. Chaney is a USA Today Bestselling author and has a Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He fancies himself quite the Super Mario Bros. fan. He migrates often, but was last seen in Las Vegas, NV. Any sightings should be reported, as they are rare.

Renegade Star Series:

Renegade Star
Renegade Atlas
Renegade Moon
Renegade Lost
Renegade Fleet
Renegade Earth
Renegade Dawn
Renegade Children
Renegade Union
Renegade Empire
Renegade Descent
Renegade Rising
Renegade Alliance
Renegade Evolution

The Variant Saga includes:

The Amber Project
Transient Echoes
Hope Everlasting
The Vernal Memory

The Last Reaper Series:

The Last Reaper
Fear the Reaper
Blade of the Reaper
Wings of the Reaper
Flight of the Reaper
Wrath of the Reaper
Will of the Reaper
Descent of the Reaper
Bastion of the Reaper

The Fifth Column Series:

The Fifth Column
The Solaris Initiative
The Forlorn Hope

The Orion Colony Series:

Orion Colony
Orion Uncharted
Orion Awakened
Orion Protected

Renegade Prequels:

Nameless
The Constable
The Constable Returns
Warrior Queen

Ruins of the Galaxy Series:

Ruins of the Galaxy
Galactic Breach
Gateway to War
Void Horizon
Black Labyrinth
Imminent Failure

The Messenger Series:

The Messenger
The Dark Between
Star Forged
The Silent Fleet
Rise of Empire

The Sol Arbiter Series:

Sol Arbiter
Intrinsic Immortality

The Resonant Son Series:

Resonant Son
Resonant Abyss

Other Books By JN Chaney:

Their Solitary Way

Short Stories:

The Other Side of Nowhere
The Forever Family

Jasper T. Scott

Rick Partlow

Jamie McFarlane

Nick Cole

Mark Wayne McGinnis

Jason Anspach

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Sentenced to War Feb 28, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee

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Sit in prison or join the military. The choice is yours.

Convicted of a minor traffic violation, Rev Pelletier is conscripted into the Perseus Union Marine Corps . . . for up to a thirty-year term of service.

Anxious to get back to his civilian life and job, Rev opts for a shorter term as a Marine Raider taking the fight to the enemy.

But with extremely high mortality rates, can he and his friends survive until their term of service is over?

Download Sentenced to War now to follow Rev through perilous battles as he fights to hold back the alien invasion. If you're a fan of Old Man's War, Starship Troopers, or Armor, you'll love this military scifi thrill ride.

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Song of Redemption (Sentenced to War Book 3) May 16, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee

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In the midst of humanity’s greatest fight for survival, old rivalries threaten to pull allies apart in a rush for rumored alien tech.

With the newly weaponized Sergeant Reverent Pelletier and his Marine Raiders at the tip of the spear, only they stand a chance at holding the shaky alliance together long enough to meet the enemy.

The Centaurs are on their way to destroy the very birthplace of human civilization: Mother Earth itself.

Humanity's end may be upon us. . . but only if Rev and his team fail to do the impossible.

Experience the thrilling third installment in the international bestselling series from USA Today Bestselling Authors J.N. Chaney and Jonathan Brazee. If you're a fan of gritty military scifi action and characters who refuse to quit, you'll love this series.

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Children of Angels (Sentenced to War Book 2) Mar 28, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee

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The war has only just begun.

While rescuing a world from Centaur control, the Marines discover that not all humans on the planet are slaves. The Children of Angels believe their masters have been sent by the gods to lift up mankind.

Humanity now has two enemies, one from the farthest reaches of the Galaxy and the other from within.

The Children must be crushed before they open the door, delivering the human race to the greatest enemy we have ever known.

Buckle up and strap in. The second entry in the Sentenced to War series is finally here. If you're a fan of Old Man's War or Starship Troopers, you'll love this epic military scifi thrill ride.

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An Uneasy Alliance (Sentenced to War Book 4) Sep 16, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan P. Brazee

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The war is over. Peace has at last descended over the humanity . . . or so it would appear.

The Centaurs may no longer pose a threat, but a new war is on the horizon, though it hides in the shadows of two empires.
Rumors of alien tech have set governments against each other, and with attention focused on defeating the Centaurs, criminal elements have gotten their tentacles firmly entrenched in the very fabric of civilization.

Staff Sergeant Rev Pelletier of the Perseus Union Marine Corps has now been assigned to the Home Guard, the elite unit made up of members from each military force in human space.

A new age is upon us. An age of exploration, treaties, and new enemies. But with tensions rising, can the Home Guard function as a viable, unified force to combat the growing lawlessness throughout the galaxy?

Rev, Tomoko, Bundy, Ting, and the rest return in this exciting fourth entry in the ongoing Sentenced to War series from USA Today Bestselling Authors J.N. Chaney and Jonathan Brazee. If you're a fan of gritty military scifi action and characters who refuse to quit, you'll love this series.

Sol Arbiter Complete Series Boxed Set Jun 6, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Jia Shen

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"They call us Arbiters. We arbitrate conflict to keep the peace."

In 2853, humanity has established a presence across the solar system. Linked by a network of FTL gateways called Boson Apertures, travel between the 7 colonized worlds and thousands of space colonies takes only hours.

The Sol Federation is the final authority, and the Arbiters travel the system to maintain order.

Arbiters Gabriel Anderson and Tycho Barrett have just been sent to intervene in a growing crisis on Venus. Information is limited, but they know two things:

Tower 7 has gone completely dark, and security androids are killing civilians.

No one knows what has become of the tower's 520,000 residents or who is responsible for the mysterious assault, but the priority of the mission is clear.

Tycho and Gabriel must breach the tower, investigate the missing civilians, and locate the one responsible... all while trying to stay alive.

Witness the beginning of an expansive scifi epic in this first entry to the Sol Arbiter series. If you're a fan of Altered Carbon, Dredd, or Blade Runner, you'll love this cyberpunk thrill ride.

This set includes books 1-5 in the Sol Arbiter series.

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Dark Origins (The Messenger Book 14) Jun 13, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

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When a ship emerges near the growing expanse ofThe Kingsport, the captain tells a chilling story--Deepers are among humans,across the galactic arm in the region Dash began his march to greatness.

The enemy is not standing still. Bishops andBattle Princes attack across a massive front, leading fleets of Deeper craftthat straddle the bridge between life and machine.

Fighting over a span of light years that bogglesthe mind, Dash and his crew are drawn farther out in the big black than anyhuman has ever gone----or so they thought, for a small beacon of humanitydrifts, alone, frozen, and ancient, out where the light of days is older thanthe history of mankind.

Capturing the object, a secret is revealed, andthe war, and Dash, will never be the same, for his mission just got a lotharder, and the enemy has changed their face yet again.

With the Kingsport and Anchors under witheringfire, Dash will lead his fleet into the teeth of an enemy force that has beenlying in wait for a million years, and they will stop at nothing to turn humansinto biomechanical servants who drift among the stars, dreaming of a peace thatwill never come.

Unless Dash can win. And he always wins.

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Infinite Crown: A Mecha Scifi Epic (The Messenger Book 15) Nov 1, 2021

by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

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In the deepest black between galaxies, another enemy waits, and it is the only thing that can cause The Corruptor fear. As the Realm grows around a Kingsport that is now more massive than any human creation, Dash will find common cause with a race who lurk in the shadows, well beyond the edge of known human space.

With ships of a new design, the Realm will turn outward, striking into territory long held by the Deepers and their unholy creatures, wrapped in technology as old as the stars themselves.
But the universe is shrinking, thanks to Realm scientists and the efforts of Kai and his brethren, who find that secrets still remain in the hidden places where humans store memory, and history—and weapons.

Pursuing Pavel Hu into the darkness, Dash finds the truth about human history, and just what it means to end a war that has raged since before Earth was civilized, and when the sun itself was young.

The Deepers have nowhere to go but ahead, and in their way is the most powerful fleet ever assembled—

But in the final battle for galaxies far and wide, will Dash and his mechs be enough?

Valley of the Dead (Ruins of the Earth Book 5) Jul 4, 2021

by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney

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There’s no going back to Earth.

The only way forward is through hell.

After the explosive events surrounding MPF6’s destruction on Karkin Four, Wic and his team of daredevil operators join forces with the rebel force known as the Blood Guard. While the Phantoms desire to help relocate human refugees to safer worlds, they’re forced to confront a more pressing objective: cut off the head of the beast and keep the Androchidan Empire from enslaving another world.

Wic is immediately flung into the heat of battle, driven by retaliation, a need for justice, and the need to send a message to all other deviant species who’d wish to take advantage of the innocent: don’t even think about it.

However, when a convert mission goes sideways and key Blood Guard operatives turn up missing, Phantom Team must decide just how far they’re willing to go to stop an alien species from wreaking havoc in the galaxy.

Tensions mount as the empire’s high command closes in for the kill. Lies spread, secrets abound, and betrayal runs like blood in the streets. Will Sir Chuck provide critical intel in time to save the team? Can Wic pull one more hat trick against a world-conquering foe?

Find out in Valley of the Dead, the fifth nail-biting, white-knuckle episode of the acclaimed Ruins of the Earth series by Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney.

Gods and Men (Ruins of the Earth Book 2) Nov 8, 2020

by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney

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Humans are herded like sheep for the slaughter.

And their only hope for survival lies with a team who just left the planet.

Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic’s origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire.

But as the scope of the alien specie’s operation becomes apparent, Phantom Team realizes they can’t standby as humanity is culled into submission. Efforts must be made to slow the enemy’s progress, if not stop it altogether.

Under Wic’s leadership, the team devises a plan to infiltrate and neutralize part of the Androchidan’s operation. Allies are made, and resources are acquired. But when enemy spies find evidence of collusion, it is only a matter for time before the Phantoms’ hopes of thwarting the enemy are dashed.

Will Wic and his elite team of warriors succeed in reversing the tide of the Androchidan invasion? Or will they succumb to the unrelenting power of the most notorious slaver operation in the galaxy?

Join bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney as the Ruins of the Earth hit series continues with Book 2: Gods and Men. Read what fans call “the best military sci-fi of the year,” and “Galaxy’s Edge meets Expeditionary Force.”

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Decayed Legacy (Ruins of the Earth Book 4) Apr 25, 2021

by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney

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A chance to save millions.

An enemy hellbent on stopping it.

And one team tasked with the impossible.

In the wake of defeating Gornath of the Ontishog above the streets of Manhattan and saving Earth from a devastating plague, Wic and Phantom Team believe their work is done. But Major Insarka Kindesh has other plans for the heroes and invites them back to Karkin Four.

Phantom Team cross through New York’s origin ring to find the Blood Guard orchestrating covert operations against an Androchidan Empire in the throes of war. But galactic battle is not this trip’s focus. Instead, Insarka reveals plans for Wic’s elite team to help rescue millions of humans waylaid on a backwater planet.

When evidence of the plan falls into enemy hands, Phantom Team finds itself marooned in enemy territory with empire forces pitted against them. Moreover, the humans Wic was charged to save are in more jeopardy than ever.

Will Phantom Team find a way to return countless human refugees to Earth? And will Sir Charles avoid being tossed into a bucket of flounder? Or will Wic and his heroic team of operators finally meet their end at the hands of the cruelest aliens the universe has ever faced?

Find out in Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney’s next edition of the runaway hit series Ruins of the Earth Book 4: Decayed Legacy. For fans of Galaxys Edge, Expeditionary Force, and District 9—the fate of humanity waits for you.

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Wayward Galaxy 2 Jul 13, 2021

by Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney

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Coming this summer, the sequel you’ve all b-b-been waiting for...Their foothold established, Reach and the soldiers sent to secure Amir have only begun to repair the destruction inflicted on them by hostile neighbors when a terrifying new threat emerges from the deep woods and dark jungles of Amir itself… something so lethal and evasive, not even Brody can seem to take it down.New threats and old enemies arrive as more mysteries of this new home world are uncovered, and with them, clues to humanity’s own mysterious past.Wayward Galaxy 2 is the explosive sequel to the blockbuster first book that had science fiction listeners and readers alike calling for more. Don’t miss this next installment featuring the gritty combat of Galaxy’s Edge combined with the world building intrigue of the Renegade Star series and performed by the award winning R.C. Bray.

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Ruins of the Earth Sep 13, 2020

by Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney

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A secret buried in the Antarctic.

A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years.

And a Brooklyn-born Master Gunnery Sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out.

Patrick "Wic" Finnegan's last op as a Marine Raider before retirement sends him to the frozen Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands. The only reason he's here?

He owes a favor to an old friend—but that doesn't mean he has to like it.

When Wic finally sees what the team has uncovered, he can't believe his eyes, nor is he prepared for the violence to come.

Soon, the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.

From the Antarctic tundra to the streets of Manhattan, Wic and his team will be pushed to their limits as they fight to hold back Earth's ultimate threat.

The odds are against them. Governments are toppling. And the Earth is falling into ruin.

Join bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney on what readers call a "non-stop, break-neck thrill ride into metaspace." For fans of District 9, Expeditionary Force, and Galaxy's Edge, this is one military sci-fi thriller you won't be able to put down, and the official prequel to the hit series Ruins of the Galaxy.

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