Richard L. Sanders

On the surface, the galaxy seems peaceful. Humankind prospers from the Capital World to the far reaches of the Corridor. But to those who can see the signs, it's clear something is wrong. Long, dark fingers are pulling strings inside the military, making clandestine deals with enemy states to fulfill a dark design. Calvin is an intelligence agent working for the Imperial government. He's young, his methods are unorthodox, but he gets results. So when a former military hero steals a warship and threatens to start a war, Calvin is sent to eliminate him. But as he chases his prey across the stars, he realizes they are both pawns in a shadowy chess game that shakes kingdoms, divides empires, and threatens civilization everywhere. And if he is to uncover the mystery and expose the conspiracy he must confront—and embrace—the darkest elements of the galaxy and throw himself and everyone he loves into the line of fire.

Book 1 of 7

The Phoenix Conspiracy

The threat of civil war looms over humanity. Summers races to find the isotome weapons, Nimoux is trapped, Shen awakens to a strange new life, and Calvin hunts for the true puppetmaster. Desperate to discover the deepest layer of the conspiracy before it's too late. And in the shadows, Blackmoth brews a storm of chaos, hellbent on subjecting the galaxy to the dark design of his One True God.

The Phoenix War

On a dangerous spy mission, Calvin has been betrayed by an ally. Summers, Blackmoth, and Tristan race to recover the isotome weapons. Raidan has underhanded plans. Kalila and Caerwyn have drawn the entire Empire into brutal civil war. The Rotham seem poised to attack human worlds. And in the vast regions of Forbidden Space the Dread Fleet moves, charged with bringing to pass the Final Darkness.

The Phoenix Darkness

Death. Destruction. Despair. These are the hallmarks of the Dread Fleet. It is an unstoppable force that, when summoned to do so, will scourge the galaxy in a Holy Reckoning. It is up to Queen Kalila Akira, Calvin Cross, and the others to stop it. Meanwhile a dark figure lurks in the shadows whose path must cross Calvin's, it is an intersection that could end in death.

The Phoenix Requiem

Blackmoth attempts to detonate an isotome weapon near Kalila’s embattled fleet. Raidan threatens harm upon Capital World. Calvin leads his people into Forbidden Space. Rain and Calvin have begun an impractical romance, to Summers's dismay. Tristan demands what was promised. Shen must make a choice. The Dread Fleet’s campaign of death is underway. No one is safe. The Final Reckoning has begun!

The Phoenix Reckoning

The leaders of the Phoenix Conspiracy are poised to usher in The Hour of Ascension. And it is up to Calvin to expose the conspiracy before the Empire collapses in a firestorm of civil war. The Organization, the Akiras, CERKO, the Advent, the Phoenix Ring... it all comes down to this moment. And the question on everyone's mind is, can the Empire survive? Or will it be lost to the tempest.

The Phoenix Conspiracy Series #3

The Phoenix Crisis

The Phoenix Conspiracy Series, Book Two

The Phoenix Rising

The millions who live there call it Civilization. It's both a nation and a megastructure where they live peaceful and productive lives. Where The Lord Protector watches over them. Where they are free from vices like lust, gluttony, and family. Eric XXII is a model citizen. So he's shocked when, one day, he's kidnapped by a secret society and shown that his world is not all as it seems—and that he has powers beyond those of a normal human. As he tries to sort out the truths from the lies, he's thrust into a war of survival between this tiny sect of superhuman, true-believers and the unlimited juggernaut of Civilization itself. If that weren't enough, Eric discovers romantic feelings for the first time. For Bria. She's brilliant. She's irresistible. And she's taken... by the deadliest insurgent of all. Insurgents of Civilization was the first novel written by author Richard L. Sanders (The Phoenix Conspiracy) and it and its sequel, Insurgents of Wasteland, were completed in 2004, when the author was only 17 years old.

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