Tyche's Flight. Ezeroc Wars, #1

A colony has fallen. The Republic is next. Nathan Chevell captains the free trader Tyche, an ex-military heavy lifter now flying under merchant colors. He's no pirate, but he's no white knight either. There's no business in helping strays. Grace Gushiken is a liar, a thief, and an esper-one of the Republic's most wanted. But when she stows away aboard Tyche, Nate finds himself dragged into something far worse than a smuggling job.
The doomed colony of Absalom Delta is deserted. The insect-like Ezeroc didn't come to talk. They came to consume. The Republic Navy tried to stop them and got torn apart. Now, Tyche is caught in the crossfire. Outgunned, outnumbered, and light-years from help, Nate and Grace have two choices: run, or fight a war they can't win. Because the Ezeroc don't stop. They don't reason. They don't fear. They just feed.
And if Nate and Grace can't stop them here, there won't be a next time. Tyche's Flight is the first book in Richard Parry's explosive Ezeroc Wars series. If you love high-stakes space opera with sharp dialogue, heart-pounding action, and a war that could end humanity, read it today!