Space Opera & Sci-Fi Adventure
R. E. Tackett
Beyond the Edge of Known Space
R. E. Tackett is a 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, launches the Aethon and Beyond series: 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.
The Aethon and Beyond Series
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.