B B Irvine: 22 books

Conflict (2176) Book 02: Lieutenant ChenXiu-Li is nearly killed in a science experiment, but Wolf Lobo is along and he resets the fuse delay: she survives the test blast. It was sabotage, so staying on IWG-SS JOHN A. WHEELER is now dangerous for Xiu-Li. On a sector inspection tour, Admiral Custer...

Captain Ecurba is almost killed by an unusual alien assassin, just the prelude to the hunt for a Qet artifact rumored to be on Deepstrike. The object offers legitimacy to anyone seeking to lead the seventy eight billion Qet within the Qet Sphere, and has attracted the attention of the Qet-Qeti, also...

Found in an old shoebox, this exercise in academic satire features the section in which an obscure medieval author travels with Geoffrey Chaucer and the pilgrims to Canterbury, as Chaucer chronicled in The Canterbury Tales. Leopold LaPied was there, although he did not make it into the Tales. Included is an afterword, commentary, and updated afterword.

Qet Contact (2180): On PORTAL Platform diplomatic duty, Captain Xiu-Li Chen and her first officer, Commander Ecurba, foil an assassination attempt against the Qet-Qeta, the leader of seventy eight billion Qet, then escape back to SAS JAGUAR with a wounded Ecurba. This is merely the first action of...

Greatstar Lost (2181): Captain Xiu-Li Chen would never have dreamt an assassination attempt at a Memorium Ceremony six months earlier was planned by the Qet leader herself. Despite later tactical analysis that concluded it must have been, the motive is still unknown, and humans cannot easily imagine...

Captain Ecurba is nearly killed by an enraged Niv bodyguard whose apparent death starts an investigation into a plan to imprision Ceti Cats to harness their unique abilities to cross objects across interstellar space distances. While Ecurba continues his search on planet Deepstrike for the Cat Penning...

Silk In A Firesuit is an uncoventional romance set in modern times between two intelligent, action oriented young women. Opposites may not only attract, but also complement each half, and having their own dreams and pursuits keeps both halves interesting as a whole. Add in car racing (in Europe, and...

Robert Kinross is pulled back into the sort of work he had hoped he was long done with, starting with a brutal ride to the interview and not getting much better once his car is bombed. He is forced to flee Russia via a harrowing border crossing, then make his way with the Russian billionaire's half-sister...

Darkeyes (2178) Book 03: Lieutenant Commander Chen. After crashing into a river during a rescue on Jade, Xiu-Li nearly drowns. “Jool” is rescued by Cara Delaridel (a Niv who has run away to join the IWG to fight the O.P.P.) who is coaxed into it by two Tau Ceti Cats. Cara is a specialist in reconaissance,...

The first book of an epic series following the career of a Space Fleet crewperson from "crewper" to Captain of a starship.It is 2173, one hundred sixty years in the future, and humans using faster than light travel have colonized nearly a dozen nearby star systems. No alien intelligence has been discovered...

VICTORY Saved (2179) Book 04: Commander Chen. In July 2178 as John A. Wheeler continues evaluating the survey planet it first visited in 2173, Wolfredo Lobo and Cara Delaridel explore an old alien structure on Deepstrike. It is an encounter of the unusual kind, one that throws them close together. March...

Phase Change (2180): Commander Xiu-Li Chen, after mulling over her situation en route to a metting with Admiral Matisou, is made a captain in Space Aliance Systems Space Fleet at last. Captain Xiu-Li Chen is given command of a new COURIER Class ship, SAS JAGUAR, and an operational mission to act as...

After a helicopter flying the U.S. Secretary of State crashes in early December 2012 during a “beyond secret” mission in eastern Afghanistan, Army Lt. Michelle “Hawkdove” Paris must keep her alive and out of enemy hands until they can be rescued from hostile territory. This is not what happened,...

Sam Oliver never expected the British science consortium he worked for would ever need his skills as a former Air Force Pararescue specialist, but early one rainy December morning they call him. A science expedition to Antarctica needs someone who can climb, knows how to live and work in polar climates,...