MEET KEN LOZITO
Ken Lozito is a bestselling author of the First Colony series. A story about humanity’s first interstellar colony and the people brave enough to journey into the unknown.
Ken has written over twenty novels, including the Ascension series and the Safanarion Order. He writes heroic tales, redemption stories, the last stand, and just good old-fashion adventure stories with rich and interesting characters. From first contact stories to exploring the universe, Ken’s books have made readers lose precious hours of sleep while they read just one more page.
Ken worked in IT Security for almost twenty years before becoming a full-time author. When not writing, he enjoys hiking, reading, playing with the dog, and binge-watching shows on Netflix.
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FIRST COLONY
GENESIS: First Colony Book 1
A mission gone wrong. Innocent lives have been lost.
Escaping wrongful imprisonment wasn’t something Connor had in mind, but being put into stasis aboard Earth’s first interstellar colony ship was something he couldn’t have prepared for.
For three hundred thousand colonists, the new colony brings the promise of a fresh start…a second chance. Connor might be the wrong man for the colony, but he’s the right man to see that it survives what’s coming.
Genesis is available as an ebook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
NEMESIS: First Colony Book 2
Earth is lost.
Seven years ago the New Earth colony received one final message from Earth…a warning. First, a global pandemic, then the emergence of a new species. A war for survival ravaged the Sol system. Now they are coming for the colony.
Many colonists don’t believe it, but Connor does. They must prepare. They must fight. But how can they survive something that killed every person back on Earth?
Nemesis is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
LEGACY: First Colony Book 3
Hold the line.
After narrowly defeating the invading enemy fleet, there is evidence that the attack isn’t over.
Thousands have died and all that stands between human extinction and the invaders are the remnants of the colonial military.
Legacy is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SANCTUARY: First Colony Book 4
The colony is still recovering from its war with the Vemus, but now they face a new threat. Something is causing a major upheaval among the creatures of New Earth, and the Colonial Defense Force is in trouble.
A new discovery sheds light on what happened to the alien race that inhabited New Earth, and their fate may affect whether the colony survives. As the scientists race to unravel the mystery, hordes of super-predators are rushing toward colonial settlements, and Connor must find a way to stop them before all is lost!
Sanctuary is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
5DISCOVERY: First Colony Book 5
Exploring New Earth should be a thrilling undertaking. Instead, the more the colonists learn about the planet, the more alarmed they become. Alien ruins hint at a species who fought great wars among themselves and disappeared centuries ago.
When Connor Gates discovers a hidden bunker, he finds something he never expected. Everything the colonists have learned about New Earth’s previous inhabitants is wrong. Connor must race to unravel the mystery. The colonists must face the possibility that they are not alone and that New Earth was never theirs for the taking.
Discovery is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EMERGENCE: First Colony Book 6
As the colony grapples with the realization that New Earth is not as uninhabited as they’d once thought, tensions between the colonial settlements rise to new heights, and the Colonial Defense Force finds itself caught in the middle.
When Connor uncovers evidence of a militant colonial faction secretly exploiting the NEIIS, he has to investigate. Connor learns that some of the colonial settlements have been holding back discoveries of their own. He’d thought the NEIIS were a threat to the colony, but he was wrong. They all were, and the truth is beyond anything Connor could have imagined.
Emergence is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
VIGILANCE: First Colony Book 7
They’ve spent years exploring this world, but they were living on borrowed time. Only they didn’t know it.
Six months ago, Connor learned what the alien race that populated New Earth feared—a mysterious enemy who nearly brought about the collapse of an entire civilization. To help the colony prepare for this new threat, Connor rejoins the Colonial Defense Force.
Vigilance is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
FRACTURE: First Colony Book 8
Colonel Sean Quinn is stranded in another universe, along with two thousand people under his command. They've been hiding from the enemy long enough, now it’s time to return home. Outnumbered against a superior foe, Sean must risk everything in a daring operation, but the mysterious enemy has a few surprises of their own.
Fracture is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
HARBINGER: First Colony Book 9
A colony divided.
The Krake, a mysterious enemy who has brought about the collapse of entire civilizations, is hunting for New Earth.
Connor Gates, former elite soldier and now general of the colonial military, must find a way to protect the colony, which seems all but impossible when both humans and aliens alike are ignoring the very threat that should be uniting them all. To forge a future for the colony, Connor must risk everything.
Harbinger is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
INSURGENT: First Colony Book 10
As Connor secretly searches for the enemy homeworld, he launches clandestine military operations to liberate other worlds in hopes of gaining allies before the enemy can find the last human colony.
The humans cannot hope to compete with the enemy’s vast empire, but with the discovery of a new ally, Connor believes their luck has finally changed.
Insurgent is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
INVASION: First Colony Book 11
For years, Connor and others in the colony have unraveled the mysteries of New Earth and the global catastrophes that nearly destroyed its previous inhabitants. Their work led to the discovery of other worlds beyond the known universe.
It became clear that many of those worlds had been attacked by an interdimensional invader that left untold amounts of manipulation, hardship, and annihilation in its wake. It’s only a matter of time before the colony becomes the next target.
Invasion is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
IMPULSE: First Colony Book 12
Over the years, Connor has pieced together evidence of a mysterious group of aliens who roamed the multiverse and have been to New Earth.
Setting off to make new discoveries about them is straightforward enough, but this is New Earth, and Connor Gates has a knack for finding trouble.
For over twenty years, Connor and Diaz have been friends. They’ve survived two wars and have seen the best and the worst of each other. When a terrorist attack takes the life of Diaz’s son, their friendship will be pushed to the breaking point.
To find who is responsible, Diaz is willing to cross as many lines as it takes. Connor will do everything he can to protect his friend, even from himself. It’ll take everything he’s got to find who is responsible while preserving a peaceful coexistence with New Earth’s inhabitants.
Sometimes protecting your friends is a lot tougher than fighting your enemies.
Impulse is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
INFINITY: First Colony Book 13
Venturing into the unknown means pushing the limits of everything thought possible.
10 years ago, the Ark II departed on a long journey through interstellar space, but shortly after they reached their destination, all communications ceased. All attempts to re-establish contact have failed.
Utilizing prototypical FTL technology that he invented, one brave man will lead a small expedition into the unknown to discover the colony’s fate.
The challenges of establishing the first interstellar colony nearly destroyed humanity. What new challenges will the second colony bring?
Science Fiction for those who long to explore!
Infinity is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
EXPEDITION EARTH: First Colony Book 14
One last mission…
After a long and exalted military career, General Connor Gates thought he was finally ready to retire. He was wrong.
When interstellar probes sent to Earth’s star system report back 40 years earlier than expected, the colonists learn that humans somehow survived the cataclysmic events of the past…but so did the enemy.
The colonists owe their lives to the sacrifice made by the people of Earth, but the survivors are struggling and the colonists have the technology to turn the tide. Someone must lead an expeditionary force back to Earth. Connor might have been ready for retirement, but Earth calls, promising answers to what happened so long ago.
Can Connor and his friends survive one last mission and pay back the huge debt of sacrifice made long ago?
Expedition Earth is available as an eBook
& paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ASCENSION SERIES
STAR SHROUD
They’ve been watching us for hundreds of years.
Now they need our help.
Earth is not safe.
Zack is good at finding things, but when he discovers a global conspiracy, life as he knows it is over. Sometimes the truth doesn’t set you free. It traps you instead.
Star Shroud is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
STAR DIVIDE
Lost!
After initial contact with an alien entity leaves Kaylan unconscious, she wakes up to discover that she’s now in command of the Athena mission stranded in a star system far from Earth.
The ship’s computer is malfunctioning and former hacker and astronaut trainee, Zack Quick, is the only one who can fix it. If he can’t figure out what’s wrong, they have no hope of getting back home.
Star Divide is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
STAR ALLIANCE
A daring rescue resulted in one of their own being captured. A soldier desperate to prevent the enslavement of humanity.
Held prisoner by a vicious alien whose race is determined to conquer the galaxy, Zack wakes to find that he is cut off from everything. Zack must figure out a way to escape his captors and a prison full of dangerous aliens to get back to his ship. Did his friends even know he was still alive?
Star Alliance is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
INFINITY'S EDGE
Earth’s time is running out.
Sixty years ago a plan was conceived to help humanity survive its first contact with an alien race. Now it’s time to put that plan to the test. No country can stand alone. The world must unite if there is to be any hope of survival.
Infinity's Edge is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
RISING FORCE
Eight months have passed since the Star Shroud barrier was engaged to protect the Earth, but it won’t last, and humanity is scrambling to build a fleet.
Cut off from home, the crew of the Athena has taken refuge on the Boxan colony world, a last safe haven for the creators of the Star Shroud. When Kaylan forms a psychic link to a mysterious Boxan soldier fighting gruesome battles on a dying world she has to act even if the Boxans refuse.
Rising Force is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ASCENSION
Earth’s greatest protection will become its biggest threat.
When the Confederation gathers a grand armada ostensibly to liberate Earth from the Boxans, the crew of the Athena must stop them before it’s too late.
Ascension is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
FEDERATION CHRONICLES SERIES
ACHERON INHERITANCE
On a dying world along the galactic fringe, Quinton Aldren awakens in the body of an archaic android that’s barely operational. He has only vague memories of who he was and no idea what has happened. Everyone is gone and autonomous mechs are hunting for him.
As remnants of the old federations struggle to survive after a devastating war, old alliances are eradicated, leaving warlords and mercenaries to fill the void. When a powerful mercenary discovers Quinton’s origin, he’ll stop at nothing to capture and enslave him.
Acheron Inheritance is available as an
ACHERON SALVATION
Quinton Aldren thought he could leave his past behind him . . . He was wrong.
First came the development of a Personality Matrix Construct—PMC, transferring human consciousness into a machine. It changed the galaxy and the way wars were fought. Then something went wrong with PMCs and the Federation Wars toppled the galactic order. PMCs became a menace to be hunted and exterminated.
Acheron Salvation is available as an eBook, audiobook & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
ACHERON REDEMPTION
Sentinel warships were the answer to the Federation Wars...or so they thought.
Quinton thought the Sentinels were malfunctioning fleets of warships left over from the Federation Wars, but they’re much worse.
The Sentinels are a menace, terrorizing spacers across the galaxy in their hunt. But change is coming, and spacers across the galaxy will have to choose whether to fight for their future.
With Sentinel fleets preparing a major incursion, Admiral Quinton Aldren must get the new Alliance space navy into fighting shape. But how can he build an armada when most spacers believe he’s the enemy?
Quinton will fight. All that remains is how many spacers will join him to fight for humanity’s future.
Acheron Redemption is a fast-paced science fiction novel in the classic space opera and military sci-fi traditions by Amazon Best Selling Author Ken Lozito.
Acheron Redemption is available as an eBook, audiobook, & paperback - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
SPACE RAIDERS SERIES
SPACE RAIDERS (Space Raiders Book 1)
After years of searching, Nathan Briggs is finally on the verge of making an incredible discovery. Unfortunately, the aliens have other plans.
When Nathan stops a brutal attack on an unsuspecting victim, he gets more than he bargained for and sets into motion events that will change his life forever. They told him he should’ve run away, and maybe they were right.
Nathan is about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime.
Aliens are real. He has something they need, and they’re not the only ones hunting for it.
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Bestselling Author Ken Lozito in this brand new science fiction series. If you’re a fan of old school heroes and villains in a galaxy full of unknowns, then this might be the adventure for you.
Space Raiders is available as an eBook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
FORGOTTEN EMPIRE (Space Raiders Book 2)
Nathan Briggs left his old life behind, but the galaxy has many secrets...
A chance encounter with a strange creature puts Nathan on the trail of a lost civilization that predates everything else in the galaxy.
For thousands of years, many have abandoned the deadly search, but there are powerful forces that will do anything to possess the promised technological marvels that will change everything.
Determined to uncover the truth, Nathan joins the hunt, but when the race for the ultimate prize turns deadly, it will test the loyalty of his crew. To the victor goes the spoils, while the others become yet another tragic end, lost while pursuing the forgotten empire.
Forgotten Empire is available as an eBook, paperback & hardcover - and free to read in the Kindle Unlimited Program.
DARK MENACE (Space Raiders Book 3)
The adventure continues in Book 3 of the Space Raiders series!
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Bestselling Author Ken Lozito in this brand new science fiction series. If you’re a fan of old school heroes and villains in a galaxy full of unknowns, then this might be the adventure for you.
Pre-order Dark Menace as an eBook.
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