Owen Deathstalker never wanted to be head of his clan. But when his father is murdered and he himself is outlawed by the order of the Empress, Owen must face the fact that destiny has other plans for him...

Owen Deathstalker fights to win a war against an empire in this sci-fi epic from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green. Fate had made Owen Deathstalker a rebel hero in an empire choked by tyranny. Embracing his warrior lineage for the sake of freedom, he stoked the flames of revolution, gathering the forces that one day must strike against Imperial authority. That day has come. With his valiant compatriots Hazel d’Ark and Jack Random, Owen must now bring the uprising to a fiery conclusion. From the rebel strongholds of Mistworld and Virimonde to the Empire’s mighty heart on the planet of Golgotha, the fate of humanity now depends on a clash of arms across light-years of space. But Deathstalker’s desperate cause will need more than an army of courageous fighters to succeed—for the cunning Empress has some evil surprises to unleash...

Owen Deathstalker's greatest love has been abducted by a cult dedicated to the excesses of scientific experimentation. Stranded on Lachrymae Chrisi, Owen struggles to help a leper colony survive, waiting for the chance to rescue his love. Meanwhile, he is torn by his duty to fight in an intergalactic war.

The Hardy Boys need to protect movie star Anya Archer from attackers who want to blow up everyone at the Big Apple Awards.

It’s fight time for the deathstalker scorpion and the Sydney funnel-web spider! One animal is The Stinging Striker, and the other animal is The Web Master. Both fighters can inject potent venom. But which one will be crowned champion of the Attack of the Arachnids?

Owen Deathstalker defends his honor in this thriller in New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green’s epic science fiction series. Owen Deathstalker became a hero after the great rebellion against the tyranny of Lionstone XIV. But he and his compatriots have no chance to enjoy their victory before they are launched into conflict again—this time among factions quarreling over who will replace the deposed Empress. Owen and Hazel d’Ark attempt to escape the ensuing chaos only to discover that Humanity has problems more pressing than political squabbles as they encounter an even greater threat—an encroaching invasion fleet of alien origin...