Only Human

Captain Nova Whiteside has earned her place in Vanguard—an elite military task force charged with neutralizing a terrifying new threat.

A weapon capable of devastating entire planets has fallen into rebel hands. Their orders are simple: find it before their galactic empire burns.

But as Nova hunts rebel forces through remote outposts and lawless systems, she uncovers a disturbing truth. The weapon wasn't stolen. It was delivered.

At her side is a Delphian commander—one of an enigmatic species whose secrets may hold the key to everything. Nova is drawn into a web of political manipulation, hidden agendas, and personal loyalties she can no longer ignore.

Then Air Command issues a clandestine directive—one that betrays everything she thought she was fighting for.

Now Nova must decide: Is she a soldier who follows orders… or a woman who follows her conscience?

And if she chooses wrong, she won't be the only one who pays the price for being only human.

"This space opera at its very best" (From over 400 Amazon reviews) "... great adventures with real diverse people who interact the way we would like to do. Can't wait to read the rest of Nova adventures."

Books by Chris Reher - Space opera, first contact, alien invasion, galactic empire, military sci-fi, space travel, free first in series

Nova Whiteside - The Targon Tales

A character-driven space opera following an Air Command pilot navigating rebellion, politics, and shifting loyalties across the Targon Commonwealth.

0 Sky Hunter - a Prequel

1 The Catalyst

2 Only Human

3 Rebel Alliances

4 Delphi Promised

Sethran Kada - The Targon Tales: Sethran

A government agent pretending to be a rebel — or a rebel pretending to be a government agent. Sometimes even he isn't sure anymore.

1 Quantum Tangle

2 Terminus Shift

3 Entropy's End

4 Killian's Maze

The Outbounder Chronicles

Explorers and prospectors push beyond the edge of human space, where habitable worlds are rare and every journey into the unknown carries risk.

Metamorph

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