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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

Joshua Dalzelle

Rick Partlow

M.R. Forbes

Ken Lozito

Mark Wayne McGinnis

Glynn Stewart

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Ruins of the Earth Sep 13, 2020

by Christopher Hopper , J.N. Chaney

( 63 )

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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 for 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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Starcaster Sep 6, 2020

by J.N. Chaney , Terry Maggert

( 106 )

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Magic. Steel. Blood. Victory.

The Earth’s navy is left drifting among the stars as Nyctus ships swarm, their purpose unknown as they continue their advance, burning one system after another.

Humanity's extinction seems inevitable.
But on one of the forgotten worlds, a boy is left behind, and he holds a talent unlike anything the galaxy has ever known.

Thorn Stellers is a mage, made to lead and fight. With a renegade division of warriors at his side, and with weapons far different from those of old Earth, Thorn stands a chance at standing up to humanity's enemies. For these mage-soldiers, armed with power that had once been thought the stuff of legend, the outcome is no longer certain.

Each Starcaster has a talent—except for Thorn, who has many. With his childhood companion Kira Wixcombe, he’ll confront a threat from beyond the stars, meeting them in the darkness with a light born of magic... and a lust for revenge.

Is his power enough? Or is Earth a forgotten memory, lost forever to history?

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Renegade Peace: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Renegade Star Book 16) Sep 20, 2020

by J.N. Chaney

( 8 )

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The epic conclusion is here!

As the Celestials make their way to Earth, humanity must make its final stand. The Union, Sarkonians, Eternals, and the free people of Earth must stand together or face extinction. But doing so will not be easy.

Despite all their preparations, all their work and steadfast resolve, Jace and the crew of the Renegade Star must scramble to unite the galaxy before the enemy arrives. They will need help from every government, rebel group, and anyone with a ship to step up and fight. That means calling on both soldiers and criminals, allies and enemies, all in the hope that they will understand what is at stake and unite together for the greater good.

Mankind's final test is about to begin. Will we rise to the challenge? Or will we allow our petty disputes and political vendettas to get in the way of our own survival?

Experience the conclusion to the international bestselling Renegade Star series. If you're a fan of Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, or Cowboy Bebop, you'll love this pulse pounding scifi thrill ride.

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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.”

Hex Division (Starcaster Book 2) Oct 11, 2020

by J.N. Chaney , Terry Maggert

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The war is heating up.

Fresh off their first major victory against the Nyctus, the Orbital Navy is moving forward in confusion. Starcasters, led by Thorn Stellers, are not trusted—magic has not replaced the power of steel and naval might, and humanity is at a crossroads.

As Thorn and Kira define their roles in the new navy, magic refuses to stay still. When Thorn discovers he has untapped power, Mol Wyant helps him use it.

The results will change every rule, along with the known galaxy, for Thorn Stellers isn’t just a magician of unknown power.

He’s a weapon of undiscovered fury.

With Kira, Mol, and a salty captain, Thorn will push the edge of warfare into something new. Something wild and deadly—a threat the Nyctus could never have predicted.

Using his power like a sword, Thorn carves open the first path to victory, using sorcery of such terrifying strength that it challenges the laws of physics.

But at what cost? Can his crew trust him, knowing he can change the nature of space and time? Can he even trust himself?

The battle for tomorrow begins today. Experience the second entry in the bestselling Starcaster series by Terry Maggert and USA Today bestselling author J.N. Chaney. If you're a fan of Mass Effect, Star Wars, and Old Man's War, you'll love this action packed scifi epic.

The Black Gate: A Mecha Scifi Epic (The Messenger Book 11) Nov 1, 2020

by J.N. Chaney , Terry Maggert

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The Cygnus Realm has found peace. Now, spreading among the new worlds of the Unseen gates, Dash and his people are building new lives, free of war and destruction.

Until one of the former Unseen planets shifts in orbit—a small thing, but worth looking into.

Close to this erratic world, something incredible opens, revealing a connection to stars so distant that they have no name on the Cygnus charts.

The Black Gate pulses in and out of existence, and when a massive pair of alien warheads comes through and destroys an entire orbital facility, Dash is left with no choice but to pick up the mantle of Messenger and fight once more.

He must go through the gate, find out who is responsible, and eliminate the threat at any cost.

But this is beyond anything he and his people have faced before... and it will take everything they have to stand against it.

Experience the exciting continuation in the bestselling Messenger series from USA Today bestselling author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert. If you're a fan of Gundam, Macross, or Knights of Sidonia, you'll love this epic scifi thrill ride.

Renegade Star: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure Aug 22, 2017

by J.N. Chaney

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They say the Earth is just a myth. Something to tell your children when you put them to sleep, the lost homeworld of humanity. Everyone knows it isn't real, though. It can't be.

But when Captain Jace Hughes encounters a nun with a mysterious piece of cargo and a bold secret, he soon discovers that everything he thought he knew about Earth is wrong. So very, very wrong.

Climb aboard The Renegade Star and assemble a crew, follow the clues, uncover the truth, and most importantly, try to stay alive.

Experience the beginning of a sprawling galactic tale in this first entry to The Renegade Star series. If you’re a fan of Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, or Indiana Jones, you’ll love this epic, space opera thrill ride.

Warning: This book contains action, cussing, and general badassery. Read at your own risk.

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Wayward Galaxy Sep 29, 2020

by Jason Anspach , J.N. Chaney

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The future isn’t what they expected.

A company of Army Rangers are sent on an interstellar colony ship to secure a foothold on a dangerous, alien planet through violence of action. Leaving behind a warring Earth flung headfirst into a conflict of mutual assured destruction, the Rangers and the accompanying crew of first colonists are guided on a 40-year journey by an unprecedented artificial intelligence.

But when they emerge from the frigid embrace of cryosleep, they awake to a nightmare, finding themselves greeted by the same ruthless enemy that brought about the ruin of Earth. Alone on a dangerous, alien planet and with no hope of rescue or relief, the military colonists are forced to finish the war they thought they’d left behind. And in an unknown galaxy, friends and enemies alike prove to be much more than they seem.

Wayward Galaxy is an explosive military science-fiction adventure featuring defective AIs, valorous soldiers, a brilliant scientist, and gritty combat written by Jason Anspach (Associated Press best seller and cocreator of Galaxy’s Edge) and J.N. Chaney (USA Today best seller and author of the Renegade series).

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The Renegade Aug 4, 2020

by J.N. Chaney

( 18 )

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Jace Hughes is a Renegade.

That means taking jobs and not asking questions, whether that involves smuggling, transporting runaways, or performing other, far less wholesome work. Whatever the situation, Jace is willing to do what it takes to achieve his dream and live the life he’s always wanted.

That is, until he comes face to face with an item of unprecedented value—something that could give him everything he needs to pay off his debt and be free.

The only problem is that selling it would also shift the balance of power between the two largest empires in the galaxy.
And spark another intergalactic war.

Unfortunately for Jace, he won’t have long to decide. Renegades, assassins, and government cronies are after the item, too, and unlike Jace, they won’t hesitate to kill.

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Renegade War: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Renegade Star Book 15) Jun 14, 2020

by J.N. Chaney

( 89 )

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The battle for the galaxy approaches.

Under the guidance of the mythological gods, Jace must travel to Sarkonian territory in search of a woman he has never met. She holds the key to unlocking the Gate of Eternity, and with it, a weapon that may end the Celestials war against humanity.

But nothing comes easy in a galaxy under siege.

Even with the Alliance behind him, Jace and the crew have their work cut out for them. There are secrets still left to uncover, and the next battle could change everything.

Experience the fifteenth entry in the bestselling Renegade Star series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.N. Chaney. If you're a fan of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, or Outlaw Star, you'll love this epic scifi thrill ride.

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Ruins of the Galaxy: A Military Scifi Epic Jul 27, 2019

by J.N. Chaney , Christopher Hopper

( 239 )

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The mission is simple. Escort an emissary to an intergalactic peace summit. Try not to get in the way.

Lt. Magnus and his 79th Recon Team have certainly handled worse, after all.

But when an explosion rocks the tower and sends everyone into a panic, Magnus and his asset find themselves cut off from the rest of the team.

Worse still, a dying alien chieftain gives them a priceless drive of intel, marking them for death.

The mission has officially changed.

With enemies on all sides, Magnus must do everything in his power to protect the emissary and escape the tower. There is no back up. There is no chance for failure.

The fate of the entire galaxy now lies in the hands of a Republic Marine and a diplomat.

All they have to do is survive.

Experience the beginning of this sprawling galactic tale in this first entry to the Ruins of the Galaxy series. If you're a fan of Star Wars, Galaxy's Edge, or Battlestar Galactica, you'll love this military scifi epic.

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Renegade Atlas: An Intergalactic Space Opera Adventure (Renegade Star Book 2) Oct 10, 2017

by JN Chaney

( 257 )

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The search for Earth has begun.

After barely escaping the Union’s grasp, The Renegade Star is off to parts unknown. Every member of its crew is a wanted fugitive. None of them can ever return home.

But all is not lost.

Thanks to Lex, a strange girl with a remarkable gift, the path to Earth has been revealed. According to ancient myth, Earth holds valuable treasures, lost technology, and endless secrets, ripe for the taking. Jace and his new friends have a chance to discover it all, but only if they can keep Lex out of the Union’s grasp.

Doing so won’t be easy. With enemies on all sides, the deck is stacked against them, but nothing in this universe comes easy when you’re a Renegade.

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