The novel “Birthright: The Book of Man” by Mike Resnick was published for the first time in 1982.

Humanity has expanded into the solar system but to travel among the stars it’s necessary to get around the limit of the speed of light. That’s impossible, until someone finds a way to make the impossible possible. That technological leap allows humanity to expand throughout the Milky Way, establishing itself as the dominant species among the many existing sentient species.

The novel “Citadel” by Marko Kloos was published for the first time in 2021. It’s the third book in The Palladium Wars series and follows “Ballistic”.

Aden Jansen, as he calls himself now, thinks he can get some rest along with the rest of the crew of the merchant spaceship Zephyr but their choices have very serious consequences. Dunstan Park has received a promotion but not in the way she would have liked and being given command of a very special spaceship is a big surprise.

Color Sergeant Idina Chaudhary faces problems that are becoming increasingly severe, and the arrival of a new deputy high commissioner makes her job even more difficult. Solveig Ragnar has discovered what drove her brother to abandon their family and must decide how to handle this knowledge, especially in her relationship with her father.