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Razor's Edge (Command Decision #3)

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Unlawful Orders: A Military Sci-Fi Adventure (Ransom's Renegades Book 1)

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The Ambush: A Hard Military Space Fleet Thriller (The Vanguard Calculus Book 1)

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