Space Opera & Sci-Fi Adventure
RE Tackett
Beyond the Edge of Known Space
RE Tackett is a commissioned Tennessee Colonel Aide-de-Camp, U.S. Navy veteran, and lifelong storyteller with a passion for exploring humanity's place among the stars. He served as a Radioman aboard both ballistic missile and fast attack submarines—experiences that shaped his understanding of isolation, duty, and deep-space environments, all themes woven into his fiction. His debut novel, Project Phoenix, launched the Aethon and Beyond series, and its sequel, Project Genesis, continues an epic journey through advanced technology, ancient secrets, and what it means to remain human in a galaxy on the brink of transformation. Tackett lives in Tennessee, where he continues to build new worlds for readers who like their sci-fi character-driven and their stakes cosmic.
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Project Phoenix
Ethan Cole had a knack for fixing broken drone parts and narrating his solitary life like a budget documentary. But when a planet-wide blackout hits, every screen in his apartment comes alive with the presence of Aris — an advanced synthetic intelligence from a dying alien world. Chosen to bridge the gap between ancient legacies and an emerging cosmic threat, Ethan is upgraded and thrust into the pilot's seat of the Aethon.
Project Genesis
Ethan Cole thought coming home would be the easy part. Instead, he uncovers a decades-buried secret: the technology fused to his body isn't human — it's ancient, it's alive, and someone has been hunting his bloodline for it. As new threats close in from every side, Ethan and the crew of the Aethon must outrun the past to survive what's coming.
The Ranger Ascendant
After burying his father, Jack Mercer inherits something impossible: a living starship and a wisecracking AI scout that helps lead him into a legacy he never asked for. What begins as one man's search for answers pulls him into the ranks of the Rangers — peacekeepers of a galaxy far stranger than he ever imagined. The first clues surface later this year. Book One arrives in early 2027.