The solar system is a powder keg waiting for a spark.

A covert operation on Venus goes sideways, forcing Lance Corporal James Aurelius into a battle for the most powerful secret in human history. His only allies: a secretive Naval Intelligence officer and a foreign operative he can’t trust. As enemies close in, one wrong choice could shatter the fragile balance of power.

But Aurelius isn’t the only one fighting to survive.

Corporal Guerra and his Marines spearhead an assault deep in hostile territory to pave the way for a major offensive.

Gunnery Sergeant Maduro drops into a meat grinder that will determine the outcome of the battle—and maybe the war.

Ensign Labelle faces an impossible choice when her morals clash with her orders aboard a captured enemy starship.

From the neon-lit floating cities of Venus to the blood-soaked warzones of Earth, Terra Ascending is a brutal, high-octane military sci-fi anthology packed with tactical combat, political intrigue, and gut-wrenching betrayals. Follow five intertwined stories as the system descends into chaos!