Warchild Series by Karin Lowachee

Eight-year-old Jos Musey knows little beyond the safe haven of his family aboard the merchant ship Mukudori — until a ruthless pirate destroys his world, slaughtering the adults and enslaving the children. Jos endures a year of terror only to fall into the hands of Earth’s alien enemies, far beyond human space. Trained by an inscrutable warrior, Jos becomes weaponized against his own people... moreEight-year-old Jos Musey knows little beyond the safe haven of his family aboard the merchant ship Mukudori — until a ruthless pirate destroys his world, slaughtering the adults and enslaving the children. Jos endures a year of terror only to fall into the hands of Earth’s alien enemies, far beyond human space. Trained by an inscrutable warrior, Jos becomes weaponized against his own people. Now every new friendship or complicated loyalty might lead to a lethal betrayal, and Jos must choose if he should follow the man who saved him…or save himself. less

From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling debut novel Warchild comes a new action-packed adventure about a young man's journey into adulthood amid interstellar war.

Ryan Azarcon is the only son of an infamous spacecarrier captain, the grandson of a Joint Chief Admiral, and the "Hot #1 Bachelor" of his home station—he lives under scrutiny. After witnessing a terrorist attack, his grief-stricken face becomes his identity to the outside world. A year later he is still plagued by nightmares of bloody destruction that make him desperate to escape... moreRyan Azarcon is the only son of an infamous spacecarrier captain, the grandson of a Joint Chief Admiral, and the "Hot #1 Bachelor" of his home station—he lives under scrutiny. After witnessing a terrorist attack, his grief-stricken face becomes his identity to the outside world. A year later he is still plagued by nightmares of bloody destruction that make him desperate to escape. When his estranged military father takes controversial action in a long, drawn-out interstellar conflict, Ryan becomes the target for assassins. Forced to confront the violence and his own memories, he begins to question everything he thought he knew about the war and his father. Maybe the enemy is not who he thinks it is and he is not the only one in his family with a devastating secret. This is the definitive 2nd ebook edition with copyediting corrections by the author and new artwork by Joey Hi-Fi. less

Twenty-year-old Ryan Azarcon is still healing physically and emotionally from an assassination attempt, coming to terms with life aboard his captain father’s exiled military ship Macedon. He’s struck up a workable friendship with Jos Musey, a former spy and now peace negotiator with new alien allies and their human sympathizers, of which Jos is a part. Politics is one thing, but trying to navigate the fraught waters of complicated relationships is its own battleground... moreTwenty-year-old Ryan Azarcon is still healing physically and emotionally from an assassination attempt, coming to terms with life aboard his captain father’s exiled military ship Macedon. He’s struck up a workable friendship with Jos Musey, a former spy and now peace negotiator with new alien allies and their human sympathizers, of which Jos is a part. Politics is one thing, but trying to navigate the fraught waters of complicated relationships is its own battleground. Especially when the nature of it all begins to unexpectedly change. Under the Silence serves as an intimate continuation to the award-winning novel Burndive, the second published novel in the Warchild Mosaic. less

Pirate Protege At age four, Yuri Kirov watched his home colony destroyed by the alien enemy. By six, he was a wounded soul, fending for himself in a desolate refugee camp, and still a child when the pirates found him. Now twenty-two, Yuri is a killer, a spy, an arms dealer, and a pirate captain himself-doing life in prison. That is until EarthHub Black Ops agents decide to make Yuri their secret weapon in a covert interstellar power grab... morePirate Protege At age four, Yuri Kirov watched his home colony destroyed by the alien enemy. By six, he was a wounded soul, fending for himself in a desolate refugee camp, and still a child when the pirates found him. Now twenty-two, Yuri is a killer, a spy, an arms dealer, and a pirate captain himself-doing life in prison. That is until EarthHub Black Ops agents decide to make Yuri their secret weapon in a covert interstellar power grab. Released from jail, but put on a leash by the government, Yuri is more trapped than ever. Controlled by men even more ruthless than the brigands he's ordered to betray, Yuri is back again in deep space where his survival depends on a dangerous act: trusting a stranger's offer of help. .. less