The Messenger Books
Dash never asked to be a mech pilot, but fate has other plans. On the run and out of chances, he guides his ship and crew into the heart of a relic older than the galaxy itself—and find himself on the edge of an eternal war he never knew existed.The relic is a mech, lost to history and forgotten by all who remain. Built by an ancient race to be the ultimate weapon, the machine is capable of unspeakable destruction, and its discovery could unhinge the balance of power throughout known space.Worse still, the A.I. inside the machine speaks of an ancient evil that will soon arrive--a race whose power far exceeds anything humanity has ever witnessed.Only the Messenger can stand against them, the A.I. tells its new pilot. Only you can do what must be done.
The Messenger must prepare for war.With the Archetype damaged, Dash and his crew will need more than a quick fix to prepare for what’s coming. A secret facility known only as the Forge lies in cold sleep, built by the Unseen for the greatest war in history. Dash has no idea what awaits him there, but he hopes to find some kind of advantage in the war that is to come. Meanwhile, on a distant world, an ancient order of monks protects a long buried secret. They have guarded it for centuries, all in the hope that someday the Messenger might come and relieve them of their task. Dash has answered that call...and he will not be denied.
The Forge is coming back online, weapons hot and searching known space for signs of the Golden. When Dash and Leira repair a powerful scanner, it finds something unusual in a distant system—the remains of an ancient battlefield. Custodian tells of a fight lost long ago, leaving drifting debris around the faraway star. But the battlefield isn’t forgotten. A human colony has taken hold nearby, and on their world, a single, massive ship has crashed. And it is sending out a signal. In a race against the enemy, Dash and his team will try to salvage the secrets of a Golden ship, warn the colony of the oncoming war, and brace for impact as more enemies streak across the stars to hunt down the one person who can stop them. The Messenger.
As Dash and his team begin expanding the Forge, they must focus on Dark Metal as the one thing that can give them an advantage in the coming war.Using drones and a map from an ancient library, Dash and Leira must seek out the source of a transmission coming from far away.That source, however, is something far more valuable than they could have hoped: a fleet of ancient Unseen ships, waiting to be salvaged.With the Golden forces closing in, Dash will need to enlist more help as he prepares to engage the enemy. He must choose his next battleground, all while the Forge works to arm his team with new weapons that could turn the tide once and for all.
The Messeneger and his people continue their long fight against the Golden, but the war has just begun. When they discover reports of a missing colony ship, their search will uncover a crime so terrible that the battle lines will be drawn in blood. Following clues across the stars, Dash will bring the forces of his new navy to a cause that will only end in one of two ways: Total victory...or complete destruction. There’s only room for one winner in this ever-expanding galaxy. And Dash aims for it to be him. Experience the fifth entry to the exciting and bestselling series from Terry Maggert and USA Today Bestselling author J.N. Chaney. If you're a fan of Gundam, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica, you're sure to enjoy this epic space opera adventure.
Deep below the waters of a world covered in ice, the key to Dark Metal awaits. Along with it, a new threat that brings the war ever closer. In order to stop it, the Messenger and his team must confront a familiar enemy in a new place, but now the stakes are higher, and the battle's results will echo across the galaxy for ages to come. To cap it all off, ships are being stolen from unSpace with no explanation as to why. The Messenger has his work cut out for him, here in this dangerous new galaxy. But that's exactly the way he likes it.
The Verity are attacking, and no one is safe. Now at home in the Aquarian system, Dash and his team receive news from a dying ship. With thirty systems under their inhuman control, the newest enemy to free life in the galaxy seeks to engage and destroy the Messenger by any means necessary. The skyhooks are only the beginning of a secret plan to hide Dark Metal, but Dash, the Gentle Friends, and the rest of the Messenger's growing forces will find a way to fight back. Plunging into the swirling deep, Dash discovers an ancient plot to use drones, Dark Metal, and a device so advanced it is only known by one word: the Shroud. Join the Messenger and his team as they battle the Verity, strike out into the galaxy for new resources, and come ever closer to the truth about what the Unseen had planned for humanity all those years ago. From Terry Maggert and USA Today Bestselling author J.N. Chaney comes the seventh entry in the international bestselling series The Messenger. Experience the continued saga of a young mech pilot destined to save humanity in this ever-expanding saga.
Dash and the Realm are done playing defense. Now, they’ll take the war to the Golden. With new, more lethal weapons being added at every turn, the Forge goes into motion, advancing across the galactic arm in furious combat, leaving wreckage in the wake. But that wreckage has a purpose, and so does Dash. Until now, the war has been Golden allies throwing themselves in front of the Realm weapons, but that’s all about to change. When the Realm captures an alien ship, the pilot is not an enemy- rather, it’s an ally, if Dash can build a bond with the race, known as the Rin-ti. Ancient enemies of the Golden, the Rin-ti have only one favor to ask—free their people from Golden control, and reduce the local Golden fleets to rubble. If Dash can do that, he’ll have everything he needs to build a fleet that can challenge the Golden in their own territory. But first, he’ll need to win, and to do so, he’ll need all hands on deck for a fight that will change history.
The galaxy itself is under siege, and only the Messenger can save it. The Verity are in collapse. Clan Shirna is gone. And all along, the ships of the Cygnus Realm have been pushing back until only the Golden are left. Or so Dash thought. With the discovery of two new races and a sphere of stars embroiled in war, Dash hurls the Forge ever deeper into territory where no human can live free. The Golden are no longer merely advisors—now, they are present in the fights themselves, their silver ships gleaming with menace in a war that threatens to incinerate an entire arm of the galaxy. With mechs, and carriers, and a tough survivor named Jexin, Dash will strike at the first defensive line of an empire older than human history, and with it, set events in motion that can only end in victory for one side and the total destruction of the other. For Dash, the choice is clear. Only absolute victory will do, and he will spill his own blood to achieve it. One battle at a time.
Across a gulf of shattered stars, the final battle is about to begin. With the Realm advancing, Dash and his allies are faced with the full might of an enemy designed for one thing: to end all life. As the ships of the Realm push through the Cradle, the Golden defenses grow tougher, revealing entire fleets of ships, Harbingers, and new, more lethal weapons arranged in an impenetrable field of fire. From mechs to carriers, Dash and his allies must save those who have been enslaved by Golden technology, all while bringing about a final cataclysm. Even if he wins, Dash still has burning questions—and he’ll need answers from the only place that has them. The Unseen. Experience the epic conclusion to the bestselling Messenger series from J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert. If you're a fan of Gundam, Renegade Star, or Mass Effect, you're sure to enjoy this epic saga of mechs, starships, and the ultimate war for survival.
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.
The war continues past the galaxy’s edge. Far out in the black, Dash and new captain Lomas encounter the next lethal version of Deeper technology. Huge, armored beings are attacking inward, wrecking humanity in each shattering conflict. The Battle Princes are more than robots, and less than human, and beyond their fearsome ability, they carry a secret that could change the nature of human warfare forever. In pursuit of a would-be tyrant, Adan Kitzbuell, the Realm will fight beyond the known stars, into territory that demands new tactics. New weapons. And upgrades to the very machines that carry humanity into battle. Mechs. But victory comes with a cost, and each successive fight leads Dash and Leira farther into a place that is neither known or unknown- a place between stars and galaxies, a place in need of peace, and power. Here, in the darkness beyond stars, Dash will fight to unlock the true secrets of Dark Metal, all while waging a running war against beings who have one mind, and one purpose—the end of humanity. Forever.
Victory begins with an idea, and that idea forms in the place between galaxies. Drifting in the intergalactic deep, Dash begins the final push towards peace. From the depths of Realm lore, the Kingsport takes shape, one component at a time. But the war is not over, and the Deepers aren’t done. The space beyond our galaxy is far from empty, and the Arkubators, Deeper worlds, and other secrets begin to reveal themselves as the Realm forces fight their way, gate to gate, into areas never seen by humans. Dash will journey farther than any other human has ever gone—or so he thinks. What awaits him is a secret that will change everything humans know about their origins. Only two questions will remain: Can humanity win? And at what cost? Experience the thirteen entry in the international bestselling series from USA Today Bestselling Author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert. If you're a fan of world building, mecha style action, and rich character driven stories, you'll love this intergalactic epic.
When a ship emerges near the growing expanse of The 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 and Battle Princes attack across a massive front, leading fleets of Deeper craft that straddle the bridge between life and machine. Fighting over a span of light years that boggles the mind, Dash and his crew are drawn farther out in the big black than any human has ever gone——or so they thought, for a small beacon of humanity drifts, alone, frozen, and ancient, out where the light of days is more ancient than the history of mankind. Capturing the object, a secret is revealed, and the war, and Dash, will never be the same, for his mission just got a lot harder, and the enemy has changed their face yet again.With the Kingsport and Anchors under withering fire, Dash will lead his fleet into the teeth of an enemy force that has been lying in wait for a million years, and they will stop at nothing to turn humans into biomechanical servants who drift among the stars, dreaming of a peace that will never come.Unless Dash can win. And he always wins.
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?