Debt of Deceit
The Empire faces a hidden enemy unlike anything they have encountered before. Lurking in the shadows, Silizzeras agents seek to draw Humanity’s sector of the galaxy into a never-ending war. Yet now that their secret has been discovered, James and Christine can finally begin to work against their new enemy and wrest the Empire from their control.
Agent Rarmanca has other ideas, however. Both south and north of the Empire’s borders, and at its very heart, she has set in motion plans to cripple the Empire’s war machine and leave them open to Karacknid invasion.
James, Jonathan, Georgia, and Emilie must split their forces to combat this hidden enemy and put out the fires Rarmanca has started before they consume the Empire. Along the way, James will find the deceits of his past are finally catching up with him and the cost may be more than he or the Empire can bear.
Debt of Deceit is the seventeenth book in the military science fiction series; Empire Rising.
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D. J. Holmes
D.J. Holmes doesn’t write science fiction so much as he builds star empires one battle at a time. With a steady hand for military realism and a sharp eye for political intrigue, Holmes has carved out a loyal niche among fans of space opera and tactical warfare in deep space. His Empire Rising series, a sweeping twenty-one-book saga, charts humanity’s expansion into the stars through the eyes of Royal Space Navy Commander James Somerville—a character as principled as he is battle-worn.
Empire Rising
In a future shaped by starships and shifting alliances, Empire Rising delivers a galaxy on the brink—and dares readers to step into its war-torn heart. This expansive military sci-fi series begins not with glory, but with the quiet tension of a commander burdened by duty. At its core is James Somerville, a Royal Space Navy officer navigating the fine line between loyalty and survival as humanity stretches its reach across the stars.
Empire Rising consists of twenty-two books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
