Michael R. Hicks

Biography

Born in 1963, Michael Hicks grew up in the age of the Apollo program and spent his youth glued to the television watching the original Star Trek series and other science fiction movies, which continues to be a source of entertainment and inspiration. Having spent the majority of his life as a voracious reader, he has been heavily influenced by writers ranging from Robert Heinlein to Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, and David Weber to S.M. Stirling. Living in Florida with his beautiful wife, two wonderful stepsons and two mischievous Siberian cats, he is now living his dream of writing full time.

Where to find Michael R. Hicks online

Books

Red Legion (In Her Name, Book 10)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 100,090. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
After Reza Gard and Eustus Camden graduate from Marine training, they’re assigned to the infamous Red Legion, the dumping ground for the Confederation Marine Corps’ misfits and criminals. But surviving their new companions is the least of their worries as they’re thrown into combat against not only warriors of the Kreelan Empire, but terrifying forces of nature that nearly cost them their lives.
The Journal Of Avery Moore
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,110. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Crime, Fiction » Horror » General
Avery Moore is rushed to the hospital with a suspected case of appendicitis. But when he awakens after his procedure, he finds himself in a small white room, strapped to a table and his lips sewn shut. Then he discovers that his nightmare has only begun...
Mistress Of The Ages (In Her Name, Book 9)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 124,260. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Adventure » Action
In the final volume of THE FIRST EMPRESS Trilogy, young Keel-Tath and her handful of followers must face the might of the Dark Queen and the ancient evil unleashed from Ka'i-Nur. But the pain and suffering she must endure pale against the unspeakable betrayal that awaits her, and that will change the fate of her people forever.
Reaping The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 3)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 162,780. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
Jack Dawson awakens from the terrifying nightmare of the events in BITTER HARVEST to find his world under siege. Millions of people have already died, and billions more are at stake. As he and his companions face the enemy on the ground, brilliant geneticist Naomi Perrault is forced to strike a bargain with the devil as she races against time to develop a super-weapon that could win the war.
Forged In Flame (In Her Name, Book 8)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 92,350. Language: English. Published: February 17, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Keel-Tath, the child foretold by an ancient prophecy, has grown to be a young warrior in the confines of the Desh-Ka temple, where she has been sheltered by her old friend and mentor Ayan-Dar from the clutches of Syr-Nagath, the Dark Queen. But when Keel-Tath is forced to choose between sanctuary and her honor, she takes matters into her own hands in a world torn by war...
Bitter Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 2)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 132,460. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
A year after the Sutter Buttes incident. Jack Dawson and Naomi Perrault, having failed to find the elusive bag of lethal New Horizons seed, are fired and the secret agency established under President Curtis to study the harvesters is shut down. Little do they know that an unforeseen horror is about to erupt across the globe, one they may not be able to stop...
From Chaos Born (In Her Name, Book 7)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 83,440. Language: English. Published: March 15, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
For long ages, the Kreelan race has been ruled by war. Only the priests and priestesses of the ancient martial orders have prevented the utter destruction of their kind. But a newly arisen ruler, the Dark Queen, seeks to destroy the ages-old equilibrium. All that stands before her is a child of prophecy, a child destined to unite their race. A child the Dark Queen must kill at any cost...
Dead Soul (In Her Name, Book 3)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 92,770. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Three years after the brutal first contact encounter with the alien Kreelan Empire, the human Confederation is desperate, and President McKenna orders the military to deliver a victory to give humanity hope. But the overwhelming firepower that they plan to bring to bear on the Kreelans may not be enough. For this time, Ichiro Sato and his companions face the deadliest Kreelan warrior yet...
Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 1)
Price: Free! Words: 145,290. Language: English. Published: February 6, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.50 from 8 reviews)
FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson investigates the gruesome murder of his best friend, who had been pursuing a group of eco-terrorists. The group’s leader is a beautiful geneticist who claims that a major international conglomerate developing genetically engineered crops is plotting a sinister transformation of our world that will lead humanity to extinction.
First Contact (In Her Name, Book 1)
Price: Free! Words: 155,290. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
(4.58 from 12 reviews)
Young Midshipman Ichiro Sato joined the Terran Navy to escape a tyrannical father and find freedom among the stars. He had no idea when he boarded the survey starship Aurora for his first assignment that he and his crew would make humanity’s first contact with a sentient alien species. Little did he know that this fateful encounter would trigger a catastrophic galactic war...
Legend Of The Sword (In Her Name, Book 2)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 112,890. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
(3.00 from 1 review)
Six months after the alien Kreelan Empire launched its invasion of human space, the Confederation of Humanity is rapidly growing. The planet of Saint Petersburg, however, would rather see the Confederation destroyed. With a secretly built navy, they have lured the Confederation fleet into a trap, even as the Kreelans prepare another devastating attack.
Final Battle (In Her Name, Book 6)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 85,900. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
In the final book of the In Her Name: Redemption trilogy, Reza is caught up in a daring plot to assassinate the Confederation President, even as something goes terribly wrong in the Empire and its warriors lose their will to fight. Reunited with Tesh-Dar, Reza and his friends fight to save the woman he loves, with the fate of the Empire and Humanity hanging in the balance.
Confederation (In Her Name, Book 5)
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 119,260. Language: English. Published: May 31, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(5.00 from 5 reviews)
In Book 2 of the In Her Name: Redemption trilogy, Reza Gard is once again a stranger in a strange land in the Confederation. He is brought to Earth, where he is reunited with Nicole Carré. But there are dark forces at work in the Confederation, and Reza is a pawn in a power struggle that leads him to Erlang. A heartbreaking reunion awaits in a battle where he must choose between love and honor...
Empire (In Her Name, Book 4)
Price: Free! Words: 121,160. Language: English. Published: September 4, 2009 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.60 from 15 reviews)
EMPIRE is the coming-of-age story of Reza Gard, a young boy of the Human Confederation who is swept up in the century-long war with the alien Kreelan Empire. Captured and enslaved, Reza must live like his enemies in a grand experiment to see if humans have souls, and if one may be the key to unlocking an ages old curse upon the Kreelan race.