Author: tomshepherd
Secrets of Rahjen hurls a mixed cast of humans and aliens into a web of politics, intrigue and murder.When a predatory star nation lays siege to powerless Rahjen—the last seat of the ancient, fallen Galactic Empire—Mark Bricchetti, Dr. Tanella Jennings, and a team of 21st century humans are swept up in a desperate gambit to save galactic civilization and protect their home world, Earth.What the … Earth.What the figurehead Galactic Empress does control is the banking system for every known star-faring race, plus a vast trove of weapons and technology held in safekeeping below the old Imperial summer residence known…
Tyler Matthews and brother J.B. face their greatest challenge, battling murder charges against an innocent human in the bizarre, game-like legal system of the Ounta-Kadiis League. Meanwhile, the Terran Commonwealth is locked in mortal combat with the New Galactic Empire.The outcome of Bertie Winther’s trial will determine which side gets access to vast new asteroid fields chock full of exotic … exotic ores. Assassins and spies lurk everywhere, and now sister Rosalie—the sweet-smiling, professional killer of the Family—has been apprehended for murder, too.Soon Tyler, J.B., Suzie, and Mr. Blue are wrestling four capital cases while trying to prevent Hideki Tsuchiya’s…
“Take your Star Lawyers, go to Pirate Space, and defend that rogue who betrayed your family,” Admiral Bianca Matthews told her son, Tyler.Star Lawyers Corporation must defend a known criminal in Pirate Court to prevent ancient technologies from falling into the hands of expansionist star nations, which will lead to a new era of galactic war. Only pirate Captain Flavio Tavares, who faces terrible … faces terrible judgment by his peers, can lead Tyler Matthews to a derelict starbase abandoned by the collapsing Galactic Empire long ago. The HOUSE OF THE SILENT MOONS orbits a remote gas giant amid hundreds…
What terrible secrets will Tyler Matthews and his Star Lawyers discover within the Forbidden Sanctuary on the mysterious, sacred planet Adao-2?Can the legal team from Matthews Interstellar Industries learn the truth in time to save M-double-I’s century-long quest to open Jump Gate Omega, bridge the 2.5 million light years to the Andromeda galaxy, and prevent economic ruin and war in the Milky Way? economic ruin and war in the Milky Way?While Tyler, J.B., Rosalie and Lucy (her shapeshifter cat) battle pirates and religious fanatics, Suzie and her holographic A.I. colleagues—former ladies of the night, re-purposed as legal assistants and starship…
Without Jump Gate Omega, the Terran Commonwealth may not survive.Tyler shook his head. “Specify, Dad. What do you want us to do?”His father glared at him. “Go to the Rim, sue those amphibious bastards for everything they’ve got, and get Jump Gate Omega on track again!”If the new Matthews Corporation Jump Gate fails to span 2.5 million light years to the Andromeda galaxy, the heavily invested … Andromeda galaxy, the heavily invested star-faring civilization of the Milky Way will face economic ruin and brutal war.The Star Lawyers must run a gauntlet to the Rim, dodging pirates, politicians, prelates, and predatory…